Quote Originally Posted by t_ross33
. I've heard of guitar teachers that can shred, but have trouble playing in a live setting because they never play with other musicians :
Tell me about it! Our local jam is infested with blues-rock noodlers channeling Jimi Hendrix. I get compliments from punters and other musos for playing pretty basic rhythm parts that hang with the bass and drums. I may take a solo once or twice a night in that situation, there's far too much of that going on already.