- Classical Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
Guitar Quotes
How guitarists actually describe their own instrument.
These guitar quotes come straight from musicians, one describing a piano-or-guitar foundation as the backbone of an entire career, another comparing how guitar cuts through a mix differently than organ. For the emotional side of playing, see Passion quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Rock
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rock guitar has been around for decades now, and there are so many strong traditions, and so much of it is just burned into my fingers. So, nine times out of 10, when I pick up the guitar to jam something, it sounds pretty cliche.
- Joy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
I often use dropped D or C - I even go all the way down to A. What can be really cool is drop a guitar down there and have the rest of the band continue in standard tuning. It gives it a lot of power and texture.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing guitar when I was, like, 5, and I picked up playing drums when I was 6 years old.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Puberty hit me very hard, and I basically had no use for school once I discovered the guitar.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I took one guitar lesson, and they wanted me to play 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' or 'Michael Row the Boat Ashore,' and that was the last guitar lesson that I ever took, so I taught myself what I wanted to know.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020