Mr. Hyde

[Eddies cellmate]

I'm sorry, but I've just now finally gotten around to downloading your 'Eruption' recording.

As a bass player, I'm always very impressed with anyone who can play like that. Over the years, when I've played guitar, I've always found it to be too dainty for me. I tend to me ham-handed and try to ....manhandle the guitar like I do on the bass. Of course, a guitar won't put up with that like a bass will. I have a real hard time making the switch.

Anyway, it sounded great, and while you didn't quite 'nail it', it's impressive anyway. Anyone who can even come close to sounding like old VH rocks in my book.

P.S. Sometimes towards Christmas, I may be ordering myself a Ty Tabor model Yamaha. I want to get better at the guitar because it's hard to develop chord structures on the bass. I like to play bass, but I like to write on the guitar, and if I'm ever going to really get my writing going, I'll need a good instrument to do it on. So, in other words, get ready...you'll be subjected to my guitar playing soon. uke:

 

[Mr. Hyde]

Thanks Ec. Eruption was one of the first things I learned way back. I've forgotten how most of it goes but it was fun to give it a try again.
I find that playing bass hurts my ability to play guitar as well because of the extra strength needed to play the bass. I pretty much suck at both now anyway but every once in a while I'll pick up the guitar and momentarily have a flash of the way I used to be able to play.
It will be nice to hear you do some guitar work. You might try putting a heavier guage string on your guitar to give you a little bit of resistance. Before I got back into playing heavy music I had 13's on my guitar tuned to standard pitch. I couldn't bend notes very easily but it was just what I needed to learn a new way of playing and it helped me to develop some new techniques.
I have 9's on my guitar now because I'm trying to get back some speed...but...well, I won't whine anymore about that.

 

[Eddies cellmate]

Originally posted by Mr. Hyde
Thanks Ec. Eruption was one of the first things I learned way back. I've forgotten how most of it goes but it was fun to give it a try again.
I find that playing bass hurts my ability to play guitar as well because of the extra strength needed to play the bass. I pretty much suck at both now anyway but every once in a while I'll pick up the guitar and momentarily have a flash of the way I used to be able to play.
It will be nice to hear you do some guitar work. You might try putting a heavier guage string on your guitar to give you a little bit of resistance. Before I got back into playing heavy music I had 13's on my guitar tuned to standard pitch. I couldn't bend notes very easily but it was just what I needed to learn a new way of playing and it helped me to develop some new techniques.
I have 9's on my guitar now because I'm trying to get back some speed...but...well, I won't whine anymore about that.

Thanks anyway, but I'll be lucky if my playing is anywhere near "nice". One thing I do have in my favor on the guitar is rhythm, I tend to play tighter than some guitar players just from my habits on the bass. Once you're used to trying to really lock onto a rhythm, it's a habit that never leaves you. Of course, that makes me sound stiff, too.

Yea, I really can only play 13's. In fact, usually when I want to learn a guitar part, I start out by learning it on my classical guitar. The nylon strings are easier for me, and I can play it with my fingers. Then, if I really want to, I'll transfer it to the electric.