Originally Posted by: kimbobI know a guitar player that can do Stevie Ray, Yngwie and Steve Vai solos note for note, but he is one of the worlds biggest egotist' and all around duppa judda's(polish for a__hole):eek:. This guy is destined to play his extrordinary solo's, solo, because nobody can stand him or will get on the same stage with him because he's a dink.The point I'm trying to make is, nobody cares how good you think you are. Your attitude is very important if you want to work in a band. Your personality will take you just about as far as your talent will.

i respect this post alot becuase the person he described is the classic guitar virtuoso in a classic situation of fate. im not that great in the grand scheme of things, but i can definitely hold my own as a compitent guitarist, but i think that my experience in a number of bands will shape who i become down the road. the fact that you can sweep pick flawlessly at 160 bpm matters little when no one wants to play with you. ive found that the higher expectations you have of "your" band, the less poeple are interested in it. ive played in some pretty ****ty bands, but ive had loads of fun, and ive played a ton of gigs. sure, playing for teenage punk/hardcore kids isnt the most aspiring crowd, but at least youre out there, putting your music on the front line, getting your thoughts out with a guitar and mic, and doing it. whenever i hear people brag so much about ability, and theyre sitting in the "guitarist wanted" seciton of a forum, i just have to laugh a little to myself becuae theyll probably never actually be in a band. its because they expect things to run flawlessly, and have all of their ideas recorded perfectly and exactly how they want on their demos, ect. then (if they actually find a few guys that will put up with their egos) they hit a brick wall when they play a show and the song they worked on for weeks came out simply average, and the blistering solo you thought would wow the entire audience...didnt.

to make a long story short, you would be most unwise to sacrifice 100% of your youth in your bedroom jamming, all the while knowing that you could be the next rockstar, then sacrifice a little talent by getting out there and starting a real band. if you want all your ideas to yoruself, and you think your tough-**** enough to do it all yourself, go solo by all means. but dont blame anyone else when youre 40 something and you regret being 19 and getting in a band and having fun with your talent and creativity.