Quote Originally Posted by Monkus
Exactly...I had confidence issues early on so I would play really softly, so I didn't "attack" the music as I should. So right for me was getting it to sound like it should in my mind. I totally agree with you.
To better explain my comment, this is something said to me by one of the fretters here. I only changed "...easier for you to play like Strum" to "...easier for you to play like you"

It's printed and sitting near my gear.

Regardless of who you are, your level of experience, or how much you think you might suck... NOBODY can play like YOU! Your playing is unique... and that's what makes it an art and not a logical exercise.

Why sound like Clapton... the world already has one of those.

Why work so hard at trying to sound like SRV or Hendrix or whoever else... already been done... by SRV and Hendrix and whoever else!

Wouldn't it be easier for you to play like you? You already know how!

Embrace your own muse... don't waste your time coveting others.

I will let the author speak up if he so chooses.