The hardest thing to do is to criticize a budding musican or musican wantabee... Must be done with tact...

Take said offensive player aside and say, "Hey, when I first started jammin' with folks someone was kind enough to tell me that blending was waht jamming is all about... You seemed a little loud out there... Hey, I understand... Been there myself on occasion..."

That is all that needs to be said... The offending party will get it and think he or she was playing fine, just too loud, and tone it down so that the offensive notes aren't a distraction...

B~