Throwing Shapes

[Boxcar Willie 84]

I need to get acclimated to this crazy onstage technique of throwing shapes. Any advice??

[chemical_ali]

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what is throwing shapes?

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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That's what I'd like to know!

[Chameleonfong]

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Originally posted by Boxcar Willie 84:
That's what I'd like to know!

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Huh?! What you talking about?!

Anyway, how's life?! And did you receive my mail?

FOng

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Fong! I didn't get your mail bud, try and resend...life is ok. How was Japan?

[Chameleonfong]

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Ethan,
i just drop you a PM.


FOng

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Can nobody tell me what throwing shapes is???! [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[jjw]

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throwing shapes is just what it says,,lol,,

most guitarists see SHAPES as they play

ok...now play a major sounding shape/line on two strings

try the root/2/maj3rd/4th and 5th

now play that in its root postion,now move that postition say a min 3rd up,and then again another min3rd position change..it goes out of key BUT it sounds fine as your ears have been introduced to the original (in tune)position so when it goes out it creates the tense harmony.then resovle it near the ned of the solo..or look an idiot

same with arps/scales......throwing shapes around to me(and others )is just playing

or are you refering to slinging guitar over your neck and back????lol easy stuff both ways(watch out for the singer,i nearly took an old singers eye out with a backwards guitar throw one time!!he wasnt happy)locking strap nuts are needed

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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So THAT'S what it is. I will have to do that with the Ibanez, since the Rhoads is rather heavy and the suede on the bottom of the strap isn't conductive to movement.

[VitaminG]

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From the last paragraph of this page:

""throwing shapes" is slang for showing off, but also for striking a pose, voguing, stylin', etc. It's also said of guitar players, from what I can gather, when they strut and fret onstage. It's kind of a self-referential writerly title for what I was doing here, which is to say, just playing and fncking around."

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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see pics section of website for examples.

use link in sig
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[saven_g]

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hope you dont mind dreamland

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Dreamland_Rebel do you guys ever play down here in Charlotte? I would definitely come see you guys if you did.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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not usually.

we mostly just play in raleigh. our cd release party is this friday night (Oct. 10th) at the brewery.
its our first cd and its being put out on tribunal records. we can't realy afford to tour unless we got some backing.

hey its only and 2.5 hour drive. why don't you come up and see us?

~JW

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Friday I have plans, but maybe at a later date I can make it up there...I have lots of friends that go to NC State who'd give me a place to crash for the night.