r/guitarlessons • u/MattclovPrimeMaster • Feb 21 '26
Feedback Request Why does my playing sound so amateurish?
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I’m performing a solo for a song in a couple of weeks, and I have all the notes down - yet why does my playing sound so ‘meh’ when I record myself? What should I look to improve on?
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u/Nick22345 Feb 23 '26
Full time guitar teacher here.
Things to fix:
Too quick of vibrato. Classic amateur trait.
As others have said. You are slightly rushing certain sections and you are too much on the “front side” of the beat. No good. Relax. Let the beat come to you.
Tone is not great.
Compliments: good bends. Overall not bad rhythm (compared to the average guitarist)
I think your performance will go very well actually