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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Maybe the better question is... When do YOU consider someone a good guitar player?
Backstory:
I have a few snobby guitarist friends who act above me, act like I don't know how to play guitar, and I'm really confused... it's really easy for me to learn songs and come up with decent riffs and I actually know a few non-power chord chords and I can tremolo pick really well, finger pick a little bit, play decent slide guitar, and can tap and do all that other extended technique bullshit pretty well. The only thing I can't do is bust out an insane shred solo. I can play some pretty technical stuff, like Beefheart and Hella stuff, yeah I'm sloppy at times but not too bad.... I've personally asked one of my snobby friends and he said everything I play sounds like Interpol (?!) and it would only sound good if it was through a million effects. Then he showed me 10 new drop-d riffs that everyone around us thought were badass. And I don't personally care if I'm considered a good guitarist, this isn't about me, it just inspired me to ask what YOU guys consider "good".
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Unfortunately, in this age of Dragonforce and Guitar Hero Rocks The 80s, that is being seen in many quarters as the pinnacle of guitar playing.
I dunno...I don't really think I'm that good a guitarist, but I'm always having people come up to me after shows and tell me how much I rock. I guess it's because the leads, fills, and occasional solo bits I come up with seem to complement whomever I'm playing with pretty well.