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Topic: Trying not to make a face |
Bill Duncan
From:
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 6:26 am |
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I have been making a conscious effort lately to not make a face when playing. I've been told that my most intense faces are when I go nearer the bridge. Now that I've become aware of it, I try not to do it.
But, I'll be darned if I can get those high notes without screwing up my mouth, and showing my teeth. It really is hard to play and not make strange faces.
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Don R Brown
From:
Rochester, New York, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 6:35 am
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Bill, there's a reason why some steelers wear a black cowboy hat pulled low over the face!  |
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Lee Warren
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 6:39 am
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Hi Bill,
All I can say is, don't add a wah wah pedal to your rig.
They cause great facial distortion with many users!
Lee
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Curt Trisko
From:
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 6:55 am
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| haha, that's good stuff. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 8:05 am a good question.............
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The only time I make an even uglier face than the one that was God given......
is when some really beautiful woman dashes across the dance floor, headed directly at me, only to have her complain that "YOU never smile"...... Gee's! |
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Bill Duncan
From:
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 8:10 am
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I think I probably look more like the bottom left of Lee's pictures.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 11:26 am
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I wouldn't worry about it. When I get INTO it, I make faces, and my body moves like Stevie Wonder. I used to make fun of him, but I realized he's dancing in place.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 11:34 am
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I wouldn't worry about it, either...those expressions are your natural emotions being brought to the surface by your music. Unless you're playin' with the Dillard's...if you feel it, show it !!!
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 12:41 pm
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Huh? Have you ever WATCHED Rodney's face? The Dillards were no pokerfaced bunch.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Douglas Schuch
From:
Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 3:49 pm
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| Huh? Have you ever WATCHED Rodney's face? The Dillards were no pokerfaced bunch. |
I think perhaps he is referring to "the Darlings", as portrayed by the Dillards, on the Andy Griffith show. They acted almost zombie-ish.
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 3:56 pm
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I was indeed referring to Briscoe Darling and his fired up boys.
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 6:20 pm
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| Anybody remember Dana Carvey's rock guitar player routine? |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 10 Apr 2014 7:21 pm
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| If it's a God-given natural part of your performance - go with it...nobody will hold it against you...displaying genuine focus and emotion when playing is part of the art. |
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Walter Killam
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2014 6:51 am
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I'm convinced that accurate "lip action" is required for an amazing solo.
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