雙語閱讀美文：只有吉他手會明白的事情

摘錄：很多人甚至禁止任何人觸碰自己的寶貝。這都是可以理解的,當你考慮到經驗豐富的吉他手的儀器完美的適合他們,和任何較小的調整可能會破壞他們花了數年時間創建的設置。此外,笨拙的吉他處理可能會導致一些嚴重的事故,再多的道歉都無濟於事。

1. You understand pain is part of success

Most people who have never taken a serious shot at learning to play the guitar are not aware how painful the process can be. Your fingertips blister and chafe. Your wrists, forearms, and shoulders hurt and cramp up. Your back kills you. And yes, after a while, your head can even begin to ache. Still, as time goes by, you overcome the pain and reap new skills that allow you to shred like never before!

你明白痛苦是成功的一部分

大多數人從來沒有認真學習彈吉他的人不知道學習吉他是多麼痛苦的過程。你的指尖起泡和摩傷。你的手腕、前臂和肩部受損害和抽筋。你的背部會殺死你。是的,一段時間後,你的頭甚至會開始疼痛。然而,隨着時間的流逝,你克服痛苦和獲得新的技能,讓你前所未有的撕碎!

2. You see the irony in guitars used as ornaments

你看到吉他用作裝飾品的諷刺

Anyone who struggles with gathering enough money for gear like I do will feel the pain of seeing a guitar hung on a wall with no intention of ever using it to play something. A guitar is not a decoration. There is absolutely no reason to leave it hanging on a wall. If you bought it, grab it sometime, and spend some quality time with it. It might become your new best friend.

像我一樣爲存足夠的錢買裝備看到牆上掛着的一把吉他會感到的痛苦,從來沒有打算使用它玩什麼。一把吉他不是裝飾物。絕對沒有理由把它掛在牆上。如果你買了它,在某個時候拿着它彈,多花一些時間。它可能會成爲你的最好的朋友。

3. You are aware of the hardships of being in a band

你意識到組成一支樂隊很困難

My friend once said: “Being in a band is like being in relationship with 2-4 people at the same time”. And yes, a band break up is just that, a massive break-up where nobody gets spared of drama. There is an awful lot of talking, bickering, compromising, trash talking, behind the back talking, and all out shouting matches throughout the course of a band’s life. Things get even crazier when money starts to go around. This is why experienced guitarists hone their people skills because they know they are going to need it.

我的朋友曾經說過:“組成一支樂隊就像在同時與2 - 4人的戀愛”。是的,一個樂隊分開,是沒有人能倖免的戲劇。有大量的討論,爭吵,妥協,垃圾話,背後話 ,大聲吵吵嚷嚷是一個樂隊的生活。事情變得更瘋狂當開始需要錢。這就是爲什麼有經驗的吉他手磨練他們的人際交往能力,因爲他們知道他們將需要它。

4. You notice when people can’t play in movies or videos

你注意到當人們不能在電影或視頻彈

Lil Wayne is the freshest example of that — with an added bonus of having the audacity to let his “solo” really be heard live. We can debate about style until kingdom come, but the fact is that his skill isn’t even should definitely sit down and practice some more before the next live solo.

李爾.韋恩就是最明顯的例子——一個幸運的機會讓他“獨奏”真的被聽到。我們可以討論風格直到天國來臨,但事實是,他甚至不是基本的技能。他應該坐下來和實踐在下一個獨常來臨之前。

5. You know what cable hell means

你知道電纜到底意味着什麼

If you have proper gear, you have miles of cables to go along with it. This is where proper “cable hygiene” needs to kick in or you are set on a course for disaster. Imaging playing a gig and losing 5-10 minutes on finding which damn cable stopped working! Now, that’s awkward.

如果你有合適的裝備,你有幾英里的電纜陪同。這就是正確的電纜衛生需要支付爲你的生活帶來一場災難。想象在一個小型演唱會上演奏和失去5-10分鐘來查找哪一段電線壞了!現在，這太尷尬。

6. You keep an eye on non-guitarists handling your equipment

你留意非吉他彈奏者處理設備

Some guitarist twitch even when other guitarists mess with their gear — let alone people who never held a guitar. Many even forbid anyone from touching their baby. This is all quite understandable when you take into consideration that experienced guitarists have setup their instruments to fit them perfectly, and any minor adjustments might destroy that setup they spent years creating. Furthermore, clumsy guitar handling can lead to some nasty accidents that no amount of apologies can atone for.

一些其他吉他手甚至會帶着吉他一起用膳,更不用說那些從未握過吉他的人。很多人甚至禁止任何人觸碰自己的寶貝。這都是可以理解的,當你考慮到經驗豐富的吉他手的儀器完美的適合他們,和任何較小的調整可能會破壞他們花了數年時間創建的設置。此外,笨拙的吉他處理可能會導致一些嚴重的事故,再多的道歉都無濟於事。