The Lead Guit just goes f#*$ing crazy

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:50 am

Alright, lately ive been playing with this dude, who is a really good guitarist, and ive written a few progressions and we are trying to work them out and do something with it. But when he goes to solo it doesnt sound good at all, he is just everywhere basically with no idea or so it seems. How do i go about telling him to back off without sounding like an asshole. Maybe I am just being a jerk, but i listen to the playback after we record it and while we are playing and i just want to be like what the fuck was that? Any advice or previous situations you have had could help me would be nice.

Thanks

i-am-me · Post by **i-am-me** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:02 am

or you joking? if this is any normal guy, you telling him to calm down a little bit with the lead won't offend him. tell him that you're trying to help him, and that you're telling him something that other people wouldn't have the courage to tell him.

whats the worst that could happen? he'll storm out and say "FUCK YOU!" haha.

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:08 am

true, its just hard because he is better than me with technical skills by far, but there is no melody to the leads, its just noise, ill say something, it just sucks because he is immensely talented and if his skill could fit it would be really nice

J_Wyse · Post by **J_Wyse** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:58 am

It doesn't matter how good your technical skills are
if you can't make MUSIC with them!!

Jim

c_tietze · Post by **c_tietze** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:07 am

If you ask respectfully to tone it down a little bit so you can hear what's going on that should be fine, right? You're not being a dick, to learn, everyone has to take criticism, it's often how we learn - form our mistakes.

Peace,

C

jellyfish · Post by **jellyfish** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:13 am

I would lay out the song with him. Go over the structure of the song before you play it so you are both on the same page when playing. Give him nods to indicate where he should fill in, nod again when it's time to finish it up. I do that on stage quite a bit if it's a new song and I have no clue what Im doing with lead.