Man, I love my guitar. We should just team up and create a thread about a guitar world of utopia. No, not fruitopia, but utopia. Yah'mean?
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Gotcha, dude! I won't even argue with you. I will tell you that I get bored, quick. Playing scales from my scales sheet would probably do me the best, but, hell, I know some from heart that I have worked on, but, shit ain't comfortable, yet. Yeah, I know. "KEEP TRYING!!!!" Well, you know. "BULSHIT!," yet I still do, anyway. So.....

FarrahMoan said:

Not lookin for arguments, just adding my

When I started I found it a challenge to try to listen to the radio and figure out every song as it came on. While I wasn't right on every tune, I did find the key so it kind of sounded right. The other thing is that scale runs, arpegio runs and the excercise part are critical to practice everyday, sometimes when you hit a wall or are feeling like you're not going anywhere. Pay somebody with a good teacher reputation to give you some lessons. It doesn't mean that you have to stick with the person for a year or anything but sometimes just talking to someone with experience and a guitar in your hands will change your perspective.

edit -I've been playing for a long time and I still make it a point to do this.
[Edited 8/9/07 13:02pm]

Slave2daGroove said:

I am surprised you didn't chew me up and spit me out about that little mishap in bold. But, I get where you are coming from, actually. Now, that you've re-worded it a bit.

FarrahMoan said:

Why would I chew you up over wanting to quit? That's on you. The world is full of quitters with instruments collecting dust in their basements. Be original and see something thru, if you love music the way I do that and persistence is all it takes. It's also the difference between a listener and a musician, it takes work and some people are just too fuckin lazy. I need the funk everyday, I need the drummer to give me some and more importantly I also have to pay my bills. So I'll be practicing at 10 PM when the works done, then I'll be mixing the last band rehearsal until 1 AM.

The choice is yours everyday to get up or lay in bed. If you want to lay there, don't be wasting my time.

I've been playing guitar for 22 years now. My babies:

Fender Stratocaster '96 USA baby blue
Fender Jazz Bass '91 ocean green
Yamaha CPX-5S TMB acoustic
Keiper Les Paul

I ordered a new Fender G-Dec30 Amp yesterday. It arrives in 5 weeks. Can't wait.

Christaro said:

how much did that run yah?

So I'll be practicing at 10 PM when the works done, then I'll be mixing the last band rehearsal until 1 AM.

The choice is yours everyday to get up or lay in bed. If you want to lay there, don't be wasting my time.

Slave2daGroove said:

Sounds like my motto my friend. I work 50 hour weeks at my Job as an Audio Tech. But when Im home my time is spent practicing on my Guitar,trying 2 take the crown that Stevie Vai has. Big hopes I know..but hey..its motivation.

Bishop31 said:

Everyone's got their something. I'm just doing the 50 hr week and trying to run a band and be a better musician. Very achievable goal as long as I can keep the girlfriend happy too.

Slave2daGroove said:

...as Shakespeare said "Ay, there's the rub"....my missus does not really understand my guitar habit either. In fact I don't really know that many people who understand my music obsession full stop! I was chatting to the missus the other day about listening to music and really listening to music...I take a track and can listen to it over and over, from different angles, perspectives, just focusing on what the drummer is doing for example, or the bass player etc etc..and I always enjoy. There's so much more to pull out of great pieces of music, I think alot of the richness of it goes over alot of people's heads!
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