Do Guys play better guitar

Hi,

Do you think guys play better guitar than girls ;) ? If Yes why do you think so ?
If no then why not ?

Best regrds,
CC :cool:

In my experience, very few women play guitar. Some are good, some are bad. There are only a couple of female guitarists I can think of, but whether that means anything I have no idea. One of my old girlfriends was a very good classical player - I've only ever seen 2 women shred though....

At my school, boys got the choice of guitar, cello or trumpet ( :eek: ) and girls got the flute, violin or treble recorder - maybe sexist. Maybe the guitar is seen as more of a guys instrument?

Maybe it's called '**** rock' for a reason.... girls don't like shred?

Of course guys are better. Duh!

Originally Posted by: iihollyOf course guys are better. Duh!

Hahaha, you are such a ****-stirrer.

There are so many more guy players than girl players that you can't even compare it. As it stands, guys are better. That doesn't mean guys are inherently better, it just means they win by numbers alone.

Also, I think there's more motivation for guys than girls. Guys can play any genre of music and no one thinks anything of it. Guitar-wielding girls seem to be pretty much kept out of rock, for some reason.

And it's common knowledge that chicks dig guys who can play guitar.

Originally Posted by: copperchimneyHi,

Do you think guys play better guitar than girls ;) ? If Yes why do you think so ?
If no then why not ?

Best regrds,
CC :cool:

I guess guys play or attack the guitar harder than girls and guys practice alot more hours during the day instead of washing and blowdrying their hair! So Guys are better. :p

Originally Posted by: DAMAGED ONEI guess guys play or attack the guitar harder than girls and guys practice alot more hours during the day instead of washing and blowdrying their hair! So Guys are better. :p

Yeah, like I know. I mean like I barely have time to practice between make up, clothes, boys (especially those hott ones playing gutiar), and Cosmo!

what about butches?

Originally Posted by: copperchimneyHi,

Do you think guys play better guitar than girls ;) ? If Yes why do you think so ?
If no then why not ?

Best regrds,
CC :cool:

Oh man, this is a dangerous thread. ;) As far as a I know, there is only one thing that girls can do that guys cannot; childbirth. I don't know of anything that guys can do that a motivated woman could not do as well if not better.

I think it's a question of motivation. If you love what you do, press yourself to do it better today than yesterday and even better tomorrow, anyone can accomplish great things. Regardless of their gender.

So I guess in the end, it would seem that more men are motivated to play perhaps than women. It doesn't mean they're naturally better.

I dunno, I'm just a dumb, middle-aged guy. What do I know?

Originally Posted by: hunter60. I don't know of anything that guys can do that a motivated woman could not do as well if not better.

Scratch good ole left n' right in the mourn. :rolleyes:

The women of the appalchian mountains in the late 1800's played a finger picking style that was considered at the time to be the feminine way of playing guitar. Completely unmasculine to play like that. Later in the mid 1900's a man learned that style of music and became very famous for playing it. His name was Merle Travis. Chet Atkins, Doc Watson and John Lenon patterned their style of playing from Merle. How many players have been inspired by them? If it had not been for the mountain women developing a type of finger picking, guitar playing would not have evolved to what it is today. Then of course their is Mother Maybelle Carter that taught Johnny Cash all kinds of stuff.
So in conclusion, not only have women been instrumental (pardon me) in styles of playing, but in my opinion are at times better than male players.

Originally Posted by: elklanderccScratch good ole left n' right in the mourn. :rolleyes:

Ah man, there's a joke there but decorum forbides me from taking the shot... :)

Yeah, this thread could get dangerous. I think iiholly has her castration scissors out and ready to rock...and I believe it would be a well deserved de-masculinization. (I most likely butchered the spelling of that word, but so be it.)

Its a rather silly question. Not many chicks play the guitar. And those who do seem to have a different approach to it than men. Heck, the women I have heard play have all been pretty good.

Yep, silly question.

Kaki King.... one of the only chicks who play guitar I can stand. In fact, I love her music. she was one of my major influences to get into percussive acoustic stuff.

however, Im sorry, but I just dont like chick bands... they usually sound way too cliche to me.

Originally Posted by: rockonn91Kaki King.... one of the only chicks who play guitar I can stand. In fact, I love her music. she was one of my major influences to get into percussive acoustic stuff.

however, Im sorry, but I just dont like chick bands... they usually sound way too cliche to me.

Aww you can say it, just don't sound that good. :p

I could care less on what gender plays what instrument, if it sounds good I'm gonna like it. I could make an endless list of bands that have guy guitarists that I hate, so for now I'll just say Emo bands :p . Joan Jett has a few good songs I like.

Before posting this 'silly' question I wondered if I should post my thoughts too.

I dont think girls can do less better than guys :cool: , however , I feel that guys try harder. I was reading through an article which stated that guys are better at competing and they try harder when they are competing against girls. Does it mean that if your sis plays guitar, you will naturally play better than her?
Guys tend to be more aggressive and more individualistics hence do better at playing individual instruments. On the other hand girls would take inclusive approach and make a great band .... Unfortunately, I do not see any high flying girl bands to support my theory. Instead we see very good quality female guitar players individually. This has turned my theory upside down

When I play my guitar , my girl just looks at me :rolleyes: . When I ask her to play something on Keyboard she tries but never hard enough . Maybe she is just (un)happy to hear my guitar ;)

DO you agree with my theory ?
Best regards,
CC

Originally Posted by: rockonn91Kaki King.... one of the only chicks who play guitar I can stand. In fact, I love her music. she was one of my major influences to get into percussive acoustic stuff.

however, Im sorry, but I just dont like chick bands... they usually sound way too cliche to me.

amen to that...

chicks with acoustics...best turn on for me..

Originally Posted by: copperchimneyI was reading through an article which stated that guys are better at competing and they try harder when they are competing against girls. Does it mean that if your sis plays guitar, you will naturally play better than her?

Between classic sibling rivalry and the fact that guys hate to be 'beat by a girl'.... yeah, you'd play better than her - or die trying! :D

There's no way that if a guy and a girl practice the same way for the same time that one is going to be better than the other. Guys usually have bigger hands - maybe that might help, but otherwise no difference. Guys may generally be competitive, but guitar playing isn't a competition.

Based on the numbers, maybe women in general don't want to play the guitar? If they did, and women played as well as men, then we'd know more female guitar players. Something must be up or we'd have a Doris Satriani....

So, either:

Women don't want to play guitar, or
They're not very good at it for reasons unknown

????

Originally Posted by: copperchimney I was reading through an article which stated that guys are better at competing and they try harder when they are competing against girls.

hmmm, thats probably true most the time.

however, my girlfriend is alot more competitive when it comes to organized sports than me, while when it comes to anything notsoorganized (i.e. pinball, board games, frizbee golf, etc) im a hell of alot more competitive than her.

perhaps the same thing applies here, just in reverse.

like, alot of girls I know want to learn the guitar, get one for christmas, learn a few chords, and stop there. the desire to learn the trade is there, but the guitar-carrying competitive gene isnt dominant in woman, as it more commonly is in men.


...so the moral of this story is that guitar is carried in the genes.
...and Ive proven no point. :p

I like KT Tunstall... she's a samplin fool!