Guitarist Stage Moves?

Question:Alright, basically I feel like discussing stage moves that guitarists do. Which ones do you think look awesome, are fun, or are just plain stupid. I'm always up for a good powerslide. However, I've never taken the risk of doing the swings (I don't want to get drilled in the back of the head, or break my guitar).

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Alright, basically I feel like discussing stage moves that guitarists do. Which ones do you think look awesome, are fun, or are just plain stupid. I'm always up for a good powerslide. However, I've never taken the risk of doing the swings (I don't want to get drilled in the back of the head, or break my guitar).

Check out Pete Townshend of The Who:

- Jump in the air and hit the chord as you land
- Swing your arm in a circle, like you're bowling, and play the notes on the upswing.

Jimi Hendrix:

- Put the guitar behind your head as you play
- Play with your teeth

Billy Zoom of X;

- Loosen your guitar strap so the instrument is almost on the ground.
- Stand with your feet 6 feet apart
- Grin like there's no tomorrow

Eddie Van Halen:

- Hold the guitar so the neck is perpendicular to the floor
- Throw the guitar forward so it circles around your body, and the strp makes it land back in your hands

In general:

- Wear your guitar on your back like a backpack, with the head pointed at the floor
- Point the head in one direction and look off in the other direction.
- Make a face like you're in ecstacy (Santana)
- Squat down near the floor and walk like a duck (Chuck Berry, this has become a little passe)
- Play with violin bow like Jimmy Page

Some guitar moves are simple enough to understand and are still good.

The "angle back" routine is often used in air guitar competitions. That is, you lean back as you do a spectacular guitar run.

I liked especially the crouched walk that Chuck Berry invented when he did the song "Johnny B. Goode."

Of course, KISS had been known for signature guitar stage moves.
One awesome thing is pyrotechnics spinning on one of the guitars (or shooting out sparks or gerbs). The "guitar slamming" KISS does is awesome and stupid at the same time. You lose hundreds of dollars on a sacrificed guitar.

The knee slide is also power with certain rock groups. Or, of course, the famous "jump" to end a song is still popular.

Rub that guitar up and down on the amps.
Buy a cheap chunk of junk guitar for destruction on stage, you can even strategically saw part way through so it snaps clean, then patch it back up for the next show-this was a Hendrix trick.

I personally love Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple attacking the cameraman who got between him and the audience one time.

Don't forget to whip your head around, miming the notes, wincing on the really high notes.

streaking acros the stage will always get u attention