Metronome and Its Importance

[Ace]

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I never use one and I play fine.

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Ask any of the people who come to my shows and tell me all night how much I shred! Ask anyone in my band. Ask anyone who I've toured with. Ask anyone who's bought my CD's. Ask anyone who I've worked with, either as a guitar tech or as a bandmember or hired gun. I never claim to be the best, but I think I can hold my own...
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[jjw]

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If like ace your used to playing with drums then the metronome is not realy needed.The only time i have ever used one is when i was a full time student at the Guitar Institute in London-that was in the early 90's and i havent used one since(or infact bought one)Most of my learing new lines involves using my natural tempo of my brain and right foot that taps out the ryth-then i might push it a lil further past my safety net by playing the same phrase during a solo with drums-
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[agquake]

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I never use one and I play fine.

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I'd like a second opinion please. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/band.gif[/img]

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Ask any of the people who come to my shows and tell me all night how much I shred! Ask anyone in my band. Ask anyone who I've toured with. Ask anyone who's bought my CD's. Ask anyone who I've worked with, either as a guitar tech or as a bandmember or hired gun. I never claim to be the best, but I think I can hold my own...
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[Ace]

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Not a problem!! My MySpace page is a good place to start!!

Ace's MySpace page

[Twisteramps]

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I think it's more important to practice to a backing track with full instrumentation. You'll get the tempo, but also have to deal with fills, snare/kick drum, etc.

Pete

[horns666]

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I will not work with or use a drummer that can not play to a click..

if a drummer can't play to a click track...then he's a hack..IMO

meter is very important....

if you "think" your timing is fine..

try playing one of your own songs you wrote without a metronome...and then play it PERFECTLY to a click track...you may be a little surprised.

Took me four friggin' hours to lay down rythm tracks for four songs to a click ...

I like a real uber-tight "mechanical" sound...when we didn't play to a click...we sounded like a freakin' punk band..

there's a big difference for sure!

[achren_git]

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yep, i agree with horns. If you're not playing to a metronome, you may be just practicing mistakes- the metronome forces you to play to a steady beat, not what you think is a steady beat. You'd be surprised how common it is for players to speed up for easy parts and lag on more difficult sections (even slightly).
Sometimes whole bands do this! It will seem fine to them as they play it, but although the audience may not be able to pick out exactly what's wrong, it will make them feel uneasy about the song.
Some of you may say that this exactly what they want, because it is to do with the feel of the piece, but I've found you can actually get more feeling from emphasising notes within the rigid time structure that a metronome gives, rather than playing completely freely.
I've also found that simply practicing the same exercises with a metronome gives the biggest improvement for learners (myself included!)

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[Endrik]

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my metronome is some good cd to jam along with

[kurwamac]

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play with methronome are very good becaouse after few years of play you stay in tempo without this