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Hi all

Do you have a guitar face, like when you are concentrating.
Do you rock your head from side to side?
Do you make a face of some type?

Does it help? lol

RicksPick

RicksPick wrote:

Hi all

Do you have a guitar face, like when you are concentrating.
Do you rock your head from side to side?
Do you make a face of some type?

Does it help? lol

RicksPick

You mean like a "War Face" according to Gunnery Sergeant Hartman?

That's a really good question. My wife says I bite my lip when I play. I think the only look I have is pure panic when I play in front of strangers!

Jokingly I would say of course it helps. you have to have a face for everything you do.

realisticly I would still say yes it helps. If thats what it takes to get you into the groove of the music and opens you up to it, then it helps.

I'm sure I do. I think probably everyone does and not just for guitar for everything that we do that takes a bit of concentration or dedication or love. You got to get your mojo working you know what I mean?:P

Keep Playing
Ric

Here's the picture that my avatar was taken from.

A friend of mine was doing a gig at local tavern and I dropped in to play a few with him. My wife shot this picture during an extended lead at the end of Pink Floyd's - Wish You Were Here. I just kinda locked into the grove and ran with it. A few seconds after the picture, I looked over at Joe and said; "Whoa, sorry man, we can end this now". His reply was; " Oh... okay... damn... I was just listening". :laugh:

At any rate, I think those "guitar faces" just happen when you're feeling the music.

(click on the picture for a bigger version)

At least your not afraid to play in public.
I can't even get a permit to practice in private. They keep giving me something about noise pollution...

AndyT wrote:

At least your not afraid to play in public.

Yeah well... I was when I started out, but that was 30 years ago. B)

Haha, I hear that me playing guitar live looks like I'm being electrocuted, and after the initial shocking bolt, I stumble around all disoriented. But I usually stay on time.

-Dale