When you pick up your guitar.....

[RitchieDarling]

What I play....

Invariably, "Beware Of Darkness" by Spock's Beard.

Ritchie

 

[Spudmurphy]

cold, cold,cold by Little Feat, or Long Distance love by the same.

Then I pick up a plectrum and noodle about - just some Pentatonic blues stuff.

 

[NorM]

La Villa Strangito

and

On The Pipe

 

[wolfbone07]

"Brother John" by Joe Satriani
or
outro picking extravaganza from "Highlang Wedding" by Steve Morse

 

[Eilif]

An ancient Chinese piece called "Tu-Ning".

 

[peat]

Blimey! That's a pretty serious quick noodle!!!

hehe

 

[fogman]

devil went down to georgia..............

You play fiddle???

 

[tommyindelaware]

You play fiddle???

na.....but the intro & the head are a great string crossing exersise. worked it all out w/ harmonys too....but i can't find anyone around here that can practice it long enough to get the string crossing down . i guess the piece sucks....& i can't realize it !!!!



may spring it on vinny.....
he don't practice anymore either though.......he's reallly turned into a slacker in his old age !!!!!!

 

[PugNinjas]

Well, when I am at a music store I don't feel like getting engaged in a cutting heads duel with the other people shredding away so a long time ago, I started playing tv show theme songs. I always manage to get some strange looks and most of them allow me to stretch out while still having a laugh.



Pug

 

[Spudmurphy]

An ancient Chinese piece called "Tu-Ning".

 

[SteveB]

I usually run chromatic stuff until I'm warmed up.

Or else, I end up playing Boston's "More than a feeling" to test the tuning of the open chords.



If tuned to drop-D, I end up playing "Pleadies" by King's X, or "Everywhere I Go I see you there" or whatever that song title is by the same band.

 

[slukather]

I don't normally play covers much anymore, when l pick up my guitar, l might play a Toto or King's X tune, most of the time l play originals.

Scott.

 

[Roubster]

I just play whatever the hell comes through my fingers. I really dont think much at first when I pick up the guitar, about WHAT to play. I just think about having good tone and good feel...basically just improv over whatever is running through my soul at that point or throughout the days happenings. After that I start playing some Morse, and that's about it. I need to learn more songs dammit!!!! hahaha

 

[caucajun]

either L. skynyrd's "i know a little" or J. reed's "the claw"

 

[Filthy_Phil]

I'll almost always start with Albatross. Or Top Gun Anthem.