Practice

[lfmn16]

Then he should know better than to waste his time spamming this forum with his useless facebook page.

This is the third thread I've seen his spam in.

 

[campersand]

The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

I agree. One of the most important skills I've developed over the years is the ability to notice what I need to work on. In essence, to become my own teacher.

Start by playing through a song. It can be one that you already know or you can learn a new one. Pay close attention to your playing. The first thing you don't play PERFECTLY (which will probably be within the first few seconds of the song), stop and play it again. If you don't nail it on the 2nd try, you have a new exercise.

Focus on slowing down that specific spot and figuring out what you need to do differently in order to master it. Once you figure out what you need to do, do it--slowly--over and over and over...until you can do it up to tempo. Expect this process to take days if not weeks.

Repeat.

This should keep you busy for at least a few years.

 

[sammyp]

you're missing some "settle down and enjoy" ....chill out ....stop practicing scales and modes for a while and only learn a few tunes and lines from bands or artists that you yourself love ...not the bands you're in!

get the Victor Wooten video where he's teaching a bunch of players and generally teaching music....or get his novel ...take it in, smell the roses and relax and love to play! shun pressuring yourself for ingenuity for a while! this is essential in our development!