5 Ways To Regain Your Guitar Playing Inspiration

5 Inspiration tips to get you going again!

There have been so many times, that I've just wanted to take my guitar, put it on the tracks and watch a train run over it. Then there are the times that I'm so upset I wouldn't have the energy to put it on the tracks because I lost all my inspiration. Here are some tips to get you back on the fretboard.

1. Jam to a song you know how to play.

Seek And Destroy by Metallica is my life savor. Everytime I was at a loss of inspiration, I'd play it, and my inspiration meter overloaded and the top blew off! When you play a song you know how to play, you get that vibe of energy, and you're reminded of the reason you picked up guitar.

2. Try adding fills to songs you already know.

I remember I'd use to play Beat It by Michael Jackson a lot, trying to nail the solo. When I failed miserably, I would try and fill the ending with a solo until it faded. After a while, you'll find exactly where to play and how to make it flow with the song. That's always a good feeling.

3. Try playing some basic arpeggios

This may not sound like a lot, but basic arpeggios can sound absolutely beautiful, even if you play random notes in them. No matter how many different ways you play them, they're always right.

4. Try doing some fun stuff with your guitar!

There are a lot of techniques which can be used in weird goofy ways to give you a laugh. Weird effects on your amp, WAH WAH bashing. Have fun with it! That's one of the best parts of playing guitar, you can have so much fun with it! If you have an amp with a rack of effects, mess with them. Be like Tom Morello and invent your own crazy effects!

5. Watch other famous guitarists live, or a documentary of your favorite band.

I can't even begin to tell you how inspiring Metallica is to me. All of them just give off such a vibe of inspiration that makes you want to play until your hands fall off! Guitarists like Steve Vai, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Kirk Hammett, and Joe Satriani (just to name a few). All have HQ videos of them playing live. Watching live videos is one huge inspiration boost for me. Because, when you think about it, that could be you one day. That idea in itself is such an inspiration for me it's crazy. Metallica's Some Kind Of Monster and A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica is a huge inspirational documentary for me. It shows you how a real band is just like a family. Families stick together no matter what That's what Metallica did. They're just a group of people who started playing and got lucky. Look where they are now? One of the most well known bands in the WORLD. It could be you, never doubt yourself.

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The Yamaha LL6 Acoustic Guitar and the Properties of the Wood Used in Its Manufacture

An insight into the probable durability, longevity and ageing affect on an instrument can be gained prior to purchase due to the common use of certain woods in the manufacture of the guitar. As woods are the most critical components in both the construction and final sound of a guitar it should be viewed as an important element when deciding on whether to purchase an instrument. The Yamaha LL6 uses Rosewood for its back and sides and has a solid spruce top, the heavy and oily Rosewood chosen primarily for it's comfort to the human touch with the mellow tone projection being rounded out by the dynamic response of the Spruce.

The majority of the sound produced by the Yamaha LL6 will originate from the body and includes a strong fundamental with muted high frequencies from the Rosewood whilst being enhanced by the more resonant and high frequency attack of the spruce. This instrument has a tremendous open mid-range and full low end with excellent sustain and pronounced reverberant tonal quality caused by the delays of certain harmonics from the Rosewood. The clear highs and lows and amplified sounds produced due to the Spruce help to propel and increase the volume and tonal qualities of the more muted Rosewood.

The Yamaha LL6 top has been produced using Yamaha's proprietary A.R.E. (Acoustic Resonance Enhancement) technology which uses precision controlled humidity and temperature to manipulate the molecular properties of the wood to produce the characteristics of instruments that have been played for years. Instruments made with woods processed this way produce a tonal richness that is equivalent to having a brand new vintage instrument.

The Neck, Bridge and Fretboard of the Yamaha LL6 are comprised of woods that will bear up well to repeated contact with a guitarists oily fingers. The use of the heavier woods on the neck will provide protection to the instrument, in the long term, from the high tensile strain imposed on a guitar which has steel strings. The overall sound of this instrument is given a top level which has a warmer, smooth tone and thanks to the ebony both a feel that guitarists like and a dampening of string vibration. To help maintain the complexity and variety of tones produced and to condition of this instrument consideration should be given to both environmental conditions and proper maintenance of the body. For a further construction and design breakdown please see my Yamaha LL6 Review.

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