heymisterk Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 ...that was the headline for a FB ad for guitarsecret.com, or something like that. I couldn't help but laugh: I don't know many guitarists who try to improve their skills for the purpose of belittling and shaming and laughing at fellow guitar players. :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 If someone plans to learn guitar for the sole purpose of humiliating other players that person is in for a string of disappointments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I can see that working here in Nashville, sadly, "Positions" are highly contested even in Church music, It'd be funny if the other guy is still better after you try to "humiliate" him, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 The more I think about it, the more bizarre and comedic scenarios I concoct in my head: I picture a guy clicking on the ad as he licks his lips and thinks, "Revenge is mine..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDuff Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I once had a guy claim he could beat me at guitar. I assume he was probably right since I wasn't even aware that you could win or lose at guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 - I learned tap runs, - Sorry dude we play folk music, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 That's why I learned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Humiliator: and his victim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Imagine some jerk showing-off his talent or lack of it, and then this guy walks into the jam. Talk about a humbling experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 We have a guy on this forum who constantly humiliates other guitar players with his pyrotechnic fretboard magic- and that's none other than guitarist extraordinaire Jake "Ludnuts" Ludwig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If I'm playing along with someone with less ability I'll always play such that they can still join in and enjoy themselves. Why would any decent person want to humiliate anyone? An ad which promotes this attitude would ensure I'd never buy the company's product. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Wait a second. In the last week we have had how many "This guy is over rated" and "Jimi was the greatest of all time!" and yet you guys can't understand the concept of guitar playing as a compition ? Hell, we have guys on here that won't listen to a guitarist because he plays with the wrong pedal or with a solid state amp or because his record was recoded after 1990 and used a compressor or because he plays a blue guitar! Every time some moron magazine puts out a Top 100 or Worst 100 list player go nuts shouting "But my favorite isn't on there!". While I personally don't see music and playing as competition it not hard for me to believe that others do. I see it every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyMoon Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If I'm playing along with someone with less ability I'll always play such that they can still join in and enjoy themselves. Why would any decent person want to humiliate anyone? I agree totally, as much as I like Hendrix he was sort of a dickwad when it came to other guitar players, Stevie Ray on the other hand, as brilliant as he was would always let they other guy shine for he had nothing to prove...either way RIP to both of them........................altho, in Jimi's defense it could be that being a Black performer back then he may have felt he had to do more to overcome opinions...who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Makes me think of a story I heard once. Country music Hall of Fame member Lester Flatt wasn't the best guitar player. That was no secret. One time he was backstage at a festival and was listening to guitar players go on and on about who was a great guitarist, who had the best and most expensive guitar, etc. Lester finally got up out of his chair, walked over to the table and said, "Well,...I'll just put this money making son of a *@#$ back in the case." Lester-1 The Rest-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namvet Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 With my skill level, I'm the humiliatee. Never could understand the rush of making someone else look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I can make myself look bad, with almost anyone! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namvet Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I can make myself look bad, with almost anyone! CB Right there with you. I can make myself look bad without any help what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If I'm playing along with someone with less ability I'll always play such that they can still join in and enjoy themselves. Why would any decent person want to humiliate anyone? An ad which promotes this attitude would ensure I'd never buy the company's product. P. I agree, humiliating someone's ability on guitar is not what we play guitar for, just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I loved this movie.... I was being sarcastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It's behavior that is overly influenced by too much testoserone. Sort of a "mine is bigger than yours" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 If I'm playing along with someone with less ability I'll always play such that they can still join in and enjoy themselves. Why would any decent person want to humiliate anyone? An ad which promotes this attitude would ensure I'd never buy the company's product. P. I like this additude. The mark of a good musician or guitar player is how GOOD you can make the others in the band sound, not how bad. If in the corse of a performance, one can make another sound their best, (or heck, better than they are!), or make EVERYONE'S abilities seem good, THAT is the measure that makes one guitarist superior to another (if we are going to measure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Makes me think of a story I heard once. ... Lester finally got up out of his chair, walked over to the table and said, "Well,...I'll just put this money making son of a *@#$ back in the case." Classic! Thanks for sharing that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 If you're only for yourself, (eventually) you'll be by yourself! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Humiliator: and his victim: That's awesome. I haven't seen that movie since it came out on VHS! That's so 80's... Ralph Machio going all "Yngwie" on Steve Vai. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 That's awesome. I haven't seen that movie since it came out on VHS! That's so 80's... Ralph Machio going all "Yngwie" on Steve Vai. Hilarious. It is hilarious that you can tell they increased the speed of the tape while he is playing and that Steve Vai has to purposely hold back to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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