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Drinking hindering your playing,..

#44
I save drinking for social occasion (simply because I can't afford it!) so I'm always sober for practice. At band rehearsals I'll have a few cans of cider if I can... I'm normally driving or pretty skint so that's rare too. Also when I'm rehearsing there's not much time to stop and chugg away so I don't really get tipsy, but I can feel it affecting me. Before a gig my absolute limit would be two pints. It's more of the atmosphere of the gig that makes me feel worse, I also start feeling paranoid that I've already had too much so I worry that I can't play so my overall performance suffers. Although it does make me a little more talkative and I feel like I can chat to the audience between songs and not be too awkward.
 
#46
Maybe I sound stiff, but I don't like to mix the two at all.
I don't even drink after I'm done with a gig...If I did I would be a borderline alcoholic.

I leave it to social occasions and I have more then enough work.
 
#47
Moderation is the thing to try and keep in mind (not easy), but if you are predisposed to alcohol, either genetically or otherwise, I'd try and leave it alone full stop, give it a break for a while, and see how you feel?
 
#48
Rallypoint_1 said:
No beers while practicing for me(not in a band). I found if I had some beers before and then practice, bass lines would sound terrible.
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See, the trick is to always drink while practicing. Then, come show time, you'll sound bad if you DON'T have a few beers in you.

I forget who said it, so I'll attribute it to my old philosophy teacher... One should study (practice) in the same mindset in which one will test (perform).
 

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