Another guitar advice thread...

[xFkx]

well you tense up, when you try to play something, but you're kinda afraid to fuck it up (hence zack's mentioning it's also a mental thing)

i've played with this bass player who wanted to get good and fast quickly, when I told him to try playing slowly and relaxed, his pick started to fall out, goes to show that what he had learned to was to rely on tensing up and the famous pick deathgrip to acctualy play... stuff like that happens

 

[ratsapprentice]

I don't get what your trying to say.
Your post makes it seem as though you think I'm lying or something

Playing at faster tempos is fairly comfortable, playing slow is extremely uncomfortable. Obviously not an issue for you, but I can assure you I am in that situation.

 

[AntonioPetrole]

how do you hold your pick? I know WAYYYYY to many guitarist who learned to hold a guitar pick incorrectly and struggle from it

 

[ratsapprentice]

99% sure that isn't an issue at all.
Zack has been kind enough to give me some help btw