Re: What does your playing LOOK like?
when i practice, i go for elegant hand / arm motion ... good positioning and technique ... posture, etc ... all the mechanics ...
then, when i perform ... i try not to think too hard about that stuff ... just like my note choice, i try to let the good stuff i practice seep in without forcing it ...
i know i play way better when i am more elegant ... i get better control of my vibrato that way (instead of spastic strangling) .. my sweeps are more clean and clear ... my legato has more dynamics and my up strokes are not weak ... also, i can more effortlessly go back and forth between chord (fragments) and single notes ...
when i am sloppy, i suppose i could kid myself into believing i am getting more 'vibe' but if i am being self honest, it seriously reduces my creative dynamic range ... i can do gritty rock blues riffage, but nothing very expansive