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Jimmy was an innovator but also an extremely sloppy player. I can play his parts note for note better than he ever could. That's true for a LOT of people playin
by luckydata 8y ago
Jimmy was an innovator but also an extremely sloppy player. I can play his parts note for note better than he ever could. That's true for a LOT of people playing the guitar for fun at this point in time. Take a look at this to get an idea of what's "technically proficient" nowadays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj0CjV1QxtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj0CjV1QxtQ
these are almost all folks making youtube videos, not exactly rockstars (with a couple exceptions).
- chosenbreed37 8y ago> Jimmy was an innovator but also an extremely sloppy player. I can play his parts note for note better than he ever could. Hard to argue with that. Except to say that ultimately it's not always the virtuosity that captures people's affections. Some have postulated that soon we'll have music made by machines. Perfect pitch and tempo. But it would appear that the irregularities in human performances actually produce the music we all enjoy listening to.
- luckydata 8y agoAgreed, but here we're talking about how difficult it is to become "technically proficient" and my answer to that is "not very with current tools and education methods". The biggest obstacle for most people is drive and interest. If you spend the time, you will get good at playing.
- joejerryronnie 8y agoGood point, if you're talking technical proficiency rather than pure artistry you may be right.