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So I "teach" myself. BUt thats' a misleading term. I learn stuff from online writers, from friends I jam with, from the occasional guitar magazine.

And even if you have a regular teacher, the work of learning to play is all yours.

Even if you never have a teacher, you have many teachers, in the people you play with, the people you listen to, the people you talk to about it.

How good am I? A lot better than I was. Not as good as I'm gonna be.

Whether you're self taught or have a teacher or teachers, how good you can get isn't dependent on that. It's dependent on other stuff. Jimi Hendrix was self taught, for the most part. And a guy I know had ten years of lessons and sucks nearly as bad as me.

It's not about the teacher, its' about the student.

Best,
Ande]]> Guitar Players Discussion Ande https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-359951 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-359935 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:50:47 +0000
How well do you think you play? Hehe, Iet me put it this way: I'm going to be learning for all of my life. New worlds open to me every now and then so i think i'm ok. But.. There are SO MANY different styles that you can't really be good if you consider yourself as a musician who's playing guitar rather then a guitar player:)

Have you ever considered taking lessons? Why/why not? Well, it's never too late to take some lessons.. :)]]> Guitar Players Discussion MarcMM https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-359935 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-358734 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:23:00 +0000 How well do you think you play? Eh
Have you ever considered taking lessons? Why/why not? No - just do not like the idea

I have been playing a long time, i know a fair amount of songs that are mostly chords and strum. I know some harder riff based tunes like SRV Lenny, but I am a slave to TAB as i do not understand chord structures and such. I just recently bough Griff Hamlins Blues Guitar Unleashed DVD set and are working through it. THAT is helping a TON. I am finally starting to understand the fret board. This little bit ok knowledge has brought the fun back into guitar for me.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Bigfoot21075 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-358734 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-357617 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:10:46 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-357617 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-357468 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:55:44 +0000



X.C.Z]]> Guitar Players Discussion Zepeda91 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-357468 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-356622 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:32:07 +0000
Been playing around 5 years, I like the way I play for the most part (I just finished Classical Gas) and it's something I'm glad I took up. Music has taken me farther than I ever hoped it would.]]> Guitar Players Discussion SGinCYQX https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/4/#post-356622 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-355863 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:19:43 +0000
I've considered taking lessons from a real person, but I could never get the money together. Besides, I can work on what I want at my own pace.]]> Guitar Players Discussion estrago1 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-355863 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353651 Sat, 29 May 2010 05:11:13 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Gchord https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353651 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353288 Mon, 24 May 2010 16:10:38 +0000 something. Honestly I think each player is their own best teacher.
Garth~]]> Guitar Players Discussion GarthWebber https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353288 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353203 Sun, 23 May 2010 03:31:47 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion tinsmith https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/anyone-self-taught/paged/3/#post-353203