Who Actually LIKES Their Guitarists?

[BritPicker]

I like the guitarist in my band very much. And our drummer too.

Playing with them is a lot of fun. We find one another entertaining.

My wife calls them my "boyfriends"

 

[blendermassacre]

I like the guitarist in my band very much. And our drummer too.

Playing with them is a lot of fun. We find one another entertaining.

My wife calls them my "boyfriends"

ah. my wife calls the act of me hanging out with a guy friend of mine " rubbin' dicks". :scowl:

 

[pklima]

Best guitarist I've ever played with is in a children's church choir (he's about 30, I'd guess), of all things. Plays tasteful fills/leads that add color and variety to the song but never hogs attention.

 

[ribafish]

I like my rythm guitarist, cuz hes not your usual guitard...he actually likes to hear the bass^^
The drummer is also cool, so we always jam for at least an hour and a half after the 'official' practise is over(when the singer and solo guitar leave)

 

[wagstaff]

I enjoying playing with my guitarist, he knows how to EQ his instrument, he knows how to play. He's obviously practised a lot.

Only issue I have (which I always tell him) is that he overlays his guitar parts while record a hell of a lot. Not just double tracking, that I can understand, but he overlays with chords in several positions while overlaying a lead part or two.
The average number of guitar tracks on our EP is 10 song.
Now, because he has so many parts in songs it sort of limits what I can play without much bass getting in the way of many guitars and the vocals.
Bare in mind. The line up is 1 guitar, 1 bass, drums and vox.
He's not 10 people!

Other then that, he's a great guy and he's very business minded.

Mark

 

[STARKEY97]

all my guitarist in 3 separate bands are very cool--- the mandolin blues player can be especially inventive. It is the the piano player i want to lend lease to Brazil

 

[Phalex]

I love my guitard. He's one of the best guitards I've ever have the privilege of playing with. Plus he a heck of a nice guy.

 

[hrodbert696]

The lead guitar in my band is great. He's older (64, I'm 39), been through a lot, is really quiet and dedicated and reliable, plus plays great solos -- not crazy shredding, just really well-chosen musicality.

 

[JimB52]

My guitarist and I were colleagues and work friends for 7-8 years before we played a note together. He is a very talented graphic artist, extremely funny, humble, smart, wife's not a PITA, has tons of friends w/ hot wives that come to our shows, and is a scratch golfer.
Oh, and we both enjoy picking on our drummer.

 

[Haysoochreesto]

i like both my guitarists. the one is isreali and can play cliffs of dover, which is pretty remarkable for someone going into 5th grade. he's alot better than most of the highschoolers and college kids i play with.

What?

 

[jpTron]

I really like my guitarist. We're both quiet people and I thought that it would create a huge stalemate with any writing, decisions, conversations, hanging out, etc. But when we're all together we just jam and chill and have fun. He's flexible about his gear and settings to accommodate the band as a whole. He's a good dude with no ego.

 

[tony_clifton]

Our guitarist plays more on his own than many 2-guitar bands, and in a good way.
I have to adjust my bass parts often to get out of his way or things become a mess. I love his playing and if I have to drop some notes/fills/whatever to open up some sonic space I gladly do.

I see my band as a team and I don't want all the eyes on me anyway. It sounds better this way and everyone benefits from that.

 

[grimniggzy]

My guitarist is my brother as well. He's pretty cool... I guess. Haha.

 

[Cosmo_Smallpiece]

Until a couple of weeks ago I would have said that I'm in two bands with 4 guitarists in total and we all get along fine.

Unfortunately in one of those bands we were trying to learn a new song and one of the guits was making such an awful cat strangling cacophony of the intro that the drummer couldn't come in right, so I couldn't start in time, and after half a dozen failed attempts the guit in question went off on one, swearing and shouting that it was all my fault because I "didn't know when to come in"

So I handed in my notice with that band the same night. One thing I won't tolerate is being sworn at so I'm going to play the last gigs they've got booked until they get a replacement for me.

He's generally a harmless old codger. His playing is a bit jingly jangly and his timing and rhythm are a bit dodgy but if the rest of the band drown him out the band always worked.

The other band is still going great though. We all get along fine and respect each other as musicians. It's a cliche but IME it's always seemed to be the least talented individuals who are the most temperamental and prone to bitchiness and tantrums.

 

[BassMaster4s]

I love the guitarist in my current band. Besides being extremely talented, He's also very creative. He generally writes the backbone to each song we do, and can write about 20 quality songs a month if he wanted to. He also knows theory better than anyone else I know, and likes to have a prominent bass in the mix. I couldn't ask for more.

 

[electracoyote]

As a person, I like him very much. As a player, about half the time.

 

[zachoff]

I do. I like my drummer too.

 

[6jase5]

As a person, I like him very much. As a player, about half the time.

In the same boat. An amazing player to boot, but stubborn.

 

[TheDude007]

I have to chime in here. The two bands that I've been in (actual band setting, not like high school symphony or jazz) have been some of my best friends that I have. The first band I played trombone and trumpet in and our guitarist, bassist, drummer and sax player turned into some of my best friends. They all knew each other from childhood, grew up in the same small town and all moved to the big city together. I got lucky and landed the gig when I moved home from college and one of my old friends worked with the drummer and heard they were looking to put some horns in the mix. The bass player got me my current job where he and the guitarist both work. The guitarist is now my boss and one of my best friends.

There was one more player I didn't mention...they keyboard player. He was the one with the ego problem that eventually led to the downfall of the band.

After that band broke up last November, I went bandless for a couple of months. The old drummer started jamming with three of his friends from his work that all play guitar. I just happened to pick up a Hofner and he asked me to come sit in and jam with them to see how it went. I've been playing guitar/bass a little here and there since about '98, but I didn't have chops at all. I did have plenty of music theory though, and it translated over quite easily. The band is going swimmingly now, my chops have gotten a LOT better, and we're probably a month or so away from playing out. All 3 (yeah you read that right...3) guitar players in this band are very cool humble dudes. We cook out at each other's houses and get together on the weekends.

I would say I've been really lucky, but really I wouldn't play with anyone that's a big bummer anyway.

 

[bassphreak]

I like ours. He is the singer and rhythm. He has a strong preference for bass and always wants me higher in the mix. Great attitude, personality and same demented sense of humor. What's not to love. Gotta a great drummer too. We just need to find a solid lead that fits with the three misfits we have already