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Location: Newington, CT | What are your strengths / positives as a guitarist or musician?
My answer:
I can play very fast. I love the guitar, love to play and am highly motivated. That doesn't ever seem to diminish, even when I'm exhausted. When I get warmed-up, I can make some REALLY nice sounds. When I get inspired, I can play things that make me say, "Wow! I didn't know I could DO that! That was COOL!" I have a great deal of confidence when I improvise. When I get into it and get going, I can rip through some really delightful solos. I've even produced music -- with this odd style of mine -- that I enjoy listening to regularly. I learn quickly and tend to assimilate new guitar skills fairly easily. Sometimes -- only sometimes -- I have great feel and touch, and I can do some really wonderful things. This gives me hope that one day I'll be able to do it regularly, if not necessarily on command. I have LOTS of musical ideas to develop, and am pretty creative. I feel at home, at ease, comfortable with the guitar in my hands. I can play electric or acoustic. I know what is my "ideally configured guitar," to a fine level of detail. I'm a voracious learner. I want always to grow, to improve, to mature, to expand my musical horizons, to be smarter. I'm cute as a button.
And, last but not least: I've found an extremely valuable resource for information, advice, feedback, learning, coaching, encouragement and more in the Ovation Fan Club. Oh, and I'm not really cute as a button.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I can tune a guitar by ear. |
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Location: SoCal | I have special backs put on my Ovations made of kevlar. Heavy as hell, but bullet proof for when I'm working in south central..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Moody, get serious will you ...
What's GOOD about you is that you are a gun toting republican and in my mind that gives you a free pass on all your negatives.
Now go practice your damn guitar. At least change some strings or something. |
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Location: chicago | I think the most important question is are you having fun,sounds like you have that part down Alan,Im guessin' thats about 99% right there.I dig your guitarplayer videos!Jeff |
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| One positive is that I haven't given up. That's about it right now.
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Location: NJ | I'm a good friend |
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Location: On the Coast - Halfway between SF & OR | I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
I sleep all night and I work all day
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Location: Chicago | I stick to who/what I love for a LONG time. |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Somebody has the signature: "Playing guitar is like petting a puppy, you don't have to be any good at it, to enjoy it." That could be my sentence.
I'm not a great player, but I really enjoy playing a good sounding guitar, that is the best satisfaction for me after a hard days work.
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Hey, I've forgotten the most important:
I've to help anybody
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Location: Right now? | Hmmm....
I make a helluva good shrimp & scallop fra diablo? Ummm ... Ohhhh .... musically ... (I'm sorry) let's see:
I TRY really hard and practice ALL THE TIME? Does that count?
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I can tune a guitar by ear. Now THAT'S impressive.
I have to use my fingers... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | You haven't seen my ears !!! |
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Location: Denmark | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by Gallerinski:
I can tune a guitar by ear. Now THAT'S impressive.
I have to use my fingers...
Bandwise I believe that my greatest capability is the combination of listening and improvising without destroying anything and, when the red button is pushed, stepping forward getting quite expressive.
Finally I am manic about how song arrangements are written - so I write them myself, and the band mates have nothing against that. |
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Location: GA USA | My main strength as a musician is that I'm pretty good at singing harmony. I think it's from listening to a lot of Loggins & Messina when I was young. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Speaking of tuning by ear....I put strings on a guitar yesterday. Tuned it up manually until it sounded "about right", put on the clip-on tuner, and it was dead on. Weird. |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | I'm a musician and I can STILL pay my mortgage..!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I have nice guitars.
A decent ear.
Fair voice.
Maybe most of all I'm fine with sitting in the basement and listening to good music and trying to copy it. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I make other people sound good.
By playing, and then leaving the stage. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
I'm pretty good at singing harmony. Pfffft, now there's an understatement!
Originally posted by dark bar:
... it was dead on. Weird. Yeah, but did all the tuna buttons line up? 
Originally posted by War Eagle:
I'm a musician and I can STILL pay my mortgage..!! Kieth, now that true braggin' rights! 
But as to Alan's question... nuttin'. I just love music, good folk and Ovations. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I can play in such a way that others are left with the impression that I know what I'm doing. Unfortunately, I really don't. I also own a whole bunch of guitar neon. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | have had a few good guitar ideas back in the day |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | If the Professor doesn't know what he's doing, that's the best fake job I've ever heard! Kudos to you, Brad! :D
As for me, hmmmmm......I can play basic bass when needed, finger-pick and strum well enough to blend into a crowd, but not stand out in it; I guess my best points are the vocals--I LOVE to harmonize; it's just so much more fun than singing lead. I seem to be able to blend with just about anyone, 'cause my voice doesn't have a lot of overpowering qualities of its' own--I don't have one of those voices that gets you a lot of attention, like Joisey Goil #2 or Otto, but that's o.k. Where would Diana Ross have been without the Supremes? ;)
Oh, yeah......there are a few people who think I've written some pretty good songs, too; I know that "a few" doesn't sound as good as "lots of," but they are people whose opinions mean the world to me, and that's what matters......
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Location: Newington, CT | Great answers, everyone. When you all attack a topic seriously, you give REALLY thought-provoking, profound, knowledgeable, responses. Lots of learning, experience and intelligence in this group! And there's lots of learning to be had just by reading this forum! Thanks, everyone! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I'm not a trained musician, but people ask me to sing and play. Guess I do something well enough. I can't read music either, but if you give me the chords and a tempo, I'll pick it up fairly quickly. But oddly enough, a truthful answer that would only come from me doesn't involve singing or guitars.
I've always liked to write, and that includes music. I put great effort into devising lyrics that can be read aloud almost as easily as they can be sung. I've discovered if it sounds good with the spoken word only, there's a better than average chance they'll hold their own lyrically as well. (Hope that makes sense.) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | :D People who don't play the guitar think that I am good at playing the guitar. :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I do all my own stunts... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
:D People who don't play the guitar think that I am good at playing the guitar. :D You nailed it OMA. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | I have a face for radio. ...and I'm thinner and taller than in real life |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know when not to play. Which when playing with others, is pretty frequently |
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Location: Nahant, MA | I personify the triumph of enthusiasm over skill (or talent for that matter)... |
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Location: T-Town | Nothing at all. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | i breathing |
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Location: Flahdaw | I, Claudius |
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| I made my first few dollars (very few -- $3! :) )Saturday at a music jam at a farmer's market. I must be doing something right, as I wasn't expecting to get anything! ;) .
Actually, the $3.00 means alot as I have been in one of those "I want to chuck it all in" moods regarding my guitar playing. This little sign gives me some encouragement at least.
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Guitarzannie:
I made my first few dollars (very few -- $3! :) ) That's $3 more than I've made playing guitar in the last 25 years |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Carol:
I personify the triumph of enthusiasm over skill (or talent for that matter)... But enthusiasm DOES, usually, precede skill!
You're a future virtuoso! |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Don't be modest. You're probably requested more too. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | I have (maybe) the coolest member number...? |
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Location: Flahdaw | I choose not to number my member, but if I had to it would be #1 |
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| to the original poster , Thanks for explaining me but you forgot one thing. I can build my guitar from scratch. :) |
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Location: Regensburg BY, Germany | Great about me? My modest but anyway great choice of three (soon to be four or five) Ovation/Adamas models that makes me sound (and especially look) way better than I would without them. To quote OMA:
Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
:D People who don't play the guitar think that I am good at playing the guitar. :D I love this saying. How about making it a bumper sticker and offer it in the merchandise section? |
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Location: Corpus Christi, TX | I spend hours and hours watching lesson videos and playing the guitar in my mind. I can really hit them licks and make the guitar sing and even cry sometimes.
Then, like my golf game I pick up the instrument and my dream is shattered.
Play on or as in my case hack on, it is better than the alternative.
Edit: - There's a song in there somewhere Title = Playing Guitar in my Mind |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | AstroDan, that is a nice number but I think you studder a wee bit too much. |
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| Originally posted by Glen C.:
make the guitar sing and even cry sometimes.
When I play, people start to cry (just kidding) :) .
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I play funny guitar.
People often laugh when I play,
Those who stay. |
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Location: closely held secret | Don't be modest, Phil. We laughed when you didn't play, as well. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | My wife, my kids, and my grand kids. oh ... and my guitars. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Just as long as you're laughing.
It's a small mission in life, but it's mine. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by Waskel:
Don't be modest, Phil. We laughed when you didn't play, as well. And Waskel wasn't even there when he walked through Miles' screen door. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by schroeder:
I sing better than moody. Ha! that is great!
Even better when you've accually met the two of them. |
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Location: Miami | What's so great about me? YOU GUYS ARE! I have a bunch of friends voting for me on a daily basis!
Other things that are so great about me:
- the man upstairs
- the kids
- Iris (the girlfriend) (did you see her comment on the tutorial? LOL! Do I pick 'em good or do I pick 'em good?)
- my job
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by ''Jukebox Joe'' Tuñón:
What's so great about me? YOU GUYS ARE! I have a bunch of friends voting for me on a daily basis!
Other things that are so great about me:
- the man upstairs
- the kids
- Iris (the girlfriend) (did you see her comment on the tutorial? LOL! Do I pick 'em good or do I pick 'em good?)
- my job
- and of course, my O's You sound like a happy guy, Joe! Good to hear! |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Originally posted by Waskel:
Don't be modest, Phil. We laughed when you didn't play, as well. And Waskel wasn't even there when he walked through Miles' screen door.
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(Just kidding! I figured out the door was closed!) |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Originally posted by schroeder:
I sing better than moody. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Two of several OFCers that I have not had the pleasure of meeting, but are on my list. Longing for those bygone factory tours. |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | What great about me.....Nothing. My disability has not stopped me from writing and playing and recording. I won't let it. I try to write good solid songs. They don't have to be great because If I can touch one person with one song my job is done. I will still continue to write and record to be able to touch one more person. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | My wife and children...absolutely! Everything else is just stuff... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Two of several OFCers that I have not had the pleasure of meeting, but are on my list. Longing for those bygone factory tours. Mark, you already met everybody worth meeting.
The rest of them on your list are just fly by nighters. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by stephent28:
Mark, you already met everybody worth meeting.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | There are plenty more, several of which have disappeared from the board. I might not have any other reason than to see if my impressions were anywhere close. |
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