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I’m thinking I made a big, confusing, non-clarification.
As I re-read all the answers, it seems I may have mistakenly lead you all(?) to believe I meant playing FASTER when I used the term “throttle it up”. And/ or that I’m not payin’ any attention to how it sounds.
If so– I am truly sorry….. I should have seen it and clarified it earlier.
As I mentioned by far the most of my guitar-time is still very regimented and exacting- (oh- those are bad words– maybe “scheduled” or “planned”?). I just do this “extra stuff” at the end—- for the pure fun of it!– (and it is FUN!!!!)
Instead of “faster”– what I meant by that was to just take a song I “know”– and just play it without restraints of any kind. Tryin’ whatever pops into my head….. WHILE I’m playing it . There is no “planning” of any kind. Stayin’ within the song’s chord progression and melody– but swerving all over the road, so to speak. Still in control within the song, of course, but with fingers flyin’, slidin’, and hammerin’ on and pullin’ off, and strings a-bendin’— tryin’ all different kinds of new stuff. I’m “in the zone”😎, baby!!!!
Sort of a “letting go of the edge of the pool” or a “taking your hands off the handlebars” feeling. To me it feels kind-of “liberating”.
Anyway– sorry for the lousy job of making my own thoughts more clear.
I’m pretty think-headed—– sometimes it takes awhile to see the simplest stuff.
Please forgive me— I’m maybe gonna start reading my posts a day or two ahead of time— before I actually post them- (but what the hell fun is THAT?)😜
the old coach