The first step is to learn about the industry that you are seeking to enter into and don’t listen to anyone that hasn’t actually “lived in the industry”. If you want to tour the world, don’t take advice from anyone who has not done that. If you want to sell records worldwide, don’t take advice from anyone who has not done it himself/herself.
So, rather than trying to explain exactly how to become a pro guitarist and make it in the real world, I would like to share some practical tips that can save you time and help you grow faster. These tips can help you achieve the skill level of a pro guitarist.
Practical Guitar Tips
1. Play guitar all the time. Always have a guitar handy and try to play every day for at least 30 mins.2. When playing live, be respectful to the sound guy. Remember, he has the power to make you sound terrible. Be nice and he’ll return the favor. Don’t muck around while he’s trying to dial in the bass or drummers sound. Don’t do annoying things like crank up your mic’ed amp after a sound check without telling him.
3. When picking out a guitar, don’t pick one because it looks cool. Pick one that feels good in your hands.
4. Get your guitar setup professionally. I knew someone who was struggling to play his strat because the trem bridge was way out of wack. A few twists of the screwdriver and suddenly he could play all the chords he was working on.
5. If you have ever played live, you’ll understand the immense value of always bringing a toolkit with you.
6. Don’t hang you thumb over unless you are muting or doing Hendrix style chords. If you keep your thumb in the back-middle of the neck, your hands will be more free and flexible.
7. Just enjoy it. If you simply enjoy playing, everything else will come in time.
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