What are these kids taking to get so advanced so soon?

[Trem]

In hindsight I wish I never knew that tab existed, but it's too late now.

I used to collect every guitar magazine and tab, and you know what, ..i couldnt be bothered to read the shit, i always just ended up learning songs by ear, and sometimes i'd go back and check on a part or something i didn't think sounded right, but reading tab was just mind numbing.

[sixx_ gunner]

how many of you have watched and learned from the DVD's by Doug Marks "Metal Method"? I have watched a few clips on youtube and its interesting. He has been seeling this thing for years.....must be working? Opinions?I agree the slow down software helps ALOT as well... I have found the internet THE best source of info/teaching by far~

[Trem]

I bought the 1st Metal Method cassette in 84 before i even had a guitar

[stevoc]

Make him play the same stuff on a clean valve amp as he does on the Spider and you might hear a big difference

+1 - I notice that sometimes myself with my own playing.

[Endrik]

They may have speed and technique but most of them lack on soul, melody, enegy and most of all the heart for music..

unfortunately it's true in most cases.... with shitty gear, learning everything by ear and being on your own... that builds character... it takes longer time to improve technically but there's a lot more coming out of your guts.
music is a very old and primitive thing... it comes out from the deepest human instincts... well it used to be like that... your personality and the environment you came from helped to define what you are saying with your music.
now with all these ready to go kits and tons of easy material you can burn like a mofo in a couple of years, but it's all shiny outside and inside is empty like Santa Claus' bag on December 25th. With "Be a guitar god in 30-days" sort of material you don't even have a change to build some foundation. Some may call you a hot shit but you aren't going to playing something like "Machine Gun" anytime soon.

[GodOfRhythm]

I don't believe that. It's just that with the internet there's an overexposure.

There's just as many (if not more) talented kids out there today, who can make music from the heart and from the gut, it's just that they're more drowned out by masses of other guitarplaying kids or w/e.

[horns666]

Make him play the same stuff on a clean valve amp as he does on the Spider and you might hear a big difference

Yep, we also play my Uberschall..The Marshalls are MUCH more forgiving. With a slight hand adjustment for palm muting and such..he's good to go. With the fuggin' Bogner you MUST hits all the G spots just right..pings and all.

This shit is crazier than the 80' with all the exposure, popularity, competition, ect..due to youtube, myspace, guitar hero and ect. The popularity will fade once again..but there will be die hards..like us.

In the 80's all you had for the kids was MTV..they liked whatever they fed 'em.

This is not very complicated.

[Trem]

maybe they are drinking this stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs

[Jacksons Shred]

I want to know what kids were taking back then! Jeff Loomis was insane after 2 years, Marty did Speed Metal Symphony after only 6-7 years, Becker was signed to Shrapnel by 15 years old (Yes..15).

[Tim]

Yep, we also play my Uberschall..The Marshalls are MUCH more forgiving. With a slight hand adjustment for palm muting and such..he's good to go. With the fuggin' Bogner you MUST hits all the G spots just right..pings and all.

He's a lucky kid You must be ranked high in the "cool Dad" tables.

[Danno]

It's also true that the bar is so much higher for kids today. Being able to play guitar just isn't that notable an achievement anymore. When I was a kid Jimmy Page was new, people were just starting to absorb Hendrix and a lot of people didn't take the electric guitar seriously as an instrument. In some ways there wasn't a lot of pressure around playing. It was pretty spectacular just that you had an electric guitar and could play Smoke on the Water. Now with all this electric guitar history behind us, and all the resources that are readily available, young players today have to really stand out.

[horns666]

That's very true.

[metal_reaper]

I started playing a year and half ago with an ibanez gio series (lefty), which is constantly out of tune (that's how I learnt to tune a guitar haha ) and a harley benton practice amp. Well I upgraded to a line6 spider3 (which I regret the day that I bought it) and to an old kramer focus 2000.

Now I'm back using my ibanez since the focus has a crappy action and needs something under the nut or the neckpocket, and 5 months ago I bought a marshall head (6100LM) but it misses a cabinet

I ain't got luck in guitars, let's see if today I made a right decision in ordering a DK2l.

[horns666]

Bruno ..welcome. The Marshall 6100s are nice. I had a '92 blue annivesary head when it came out. Why did you hate the Spider. Did you try to play in a band with it? They are great for practice/recording..in a band or gig..nahhhh.

Ohh My freind bought a Kramer Focus when they came out in the 80's..It was a terrible sounding guitar. He took the floyd off for his G & L so it and collected dust..man, that was a long time ago.

[metal_reaper]

Yep I tried to play with a band. And, I mean, the EQ is weak, the distortion is weak, and I am always using presets because I can't get the job done with little low end. But I'm getting a metal muff, I heard really good thing about it.

Man, even the floyd is crappy, dusty and make noises when I use the tremolo. Not to talk about if it stays in tune. After a song, I have to fine tune it. It doesn't completely go out of tune but hell...must be the age.