Great advice, thank you. One thing I learned quick was to not compare to the folks on jootube that have practices 8 hours a day for 10 years. Once I got passed that ego I was and still am having a blast jammin. I can't recall not playing now if that makes sense.
Yeah the skill comes just from playing and practicing. And dirty little secret, a lot of people are really good technically, but can’t “hear” for shit. Two different gifts/skill sets, and they aren’t necessarily guaranteed to come as a package deal.
Ie, lots of great players with shit tone (because they don’t use their ears and/or they’re “married” to certain gear because of the confirmation bias I previously noted).
And conversely, lots of lesser technical players but they can hear.
Theoretically, it’s best to be both.
On the other hand, I do think there are some fairly steady truths. Like, I just think tube amps sound better than solid state. Period. Some of those hybrid amps are really great though, too.
I like all your responses. My father never let me use any of his pedals until he felt I could handle getting the feel for how to create the sound I want out of any standard issue. He always said those items are a crutch for beginners and should be used when you know how to play. It helped my playing tremendously.
Your dad did you a favor. I did something similar. I never picked up or even touched an electric until I had pretty much mastered an acoustic. It took a few years. But when I finally did, it was easy because my hands had already been trained on the meat grinder LOL.
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