https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:36:50 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73649 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 07:02:00 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion SteveoBoutToRock https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73649 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73594 Sun, 24 Oct 2004 06:04:15 +0000 Motivation??
It's one thing to pick up an instrument. It's quite another thing to keep playing it.
There's an article in http://www.scena.org this month on Motivation.
"According to a study done in France in 1995 only one per cent of violinists with approximately 10 years of training will eventually make a career of it...less than four per cent of this group will play the violin as amateurs, while 95 per cent will never pick up the instrument again."
"...a substantial number of young music students quit within the first 18 months and 40 per cent of those who do continue abandon the endeavour at age 11 or 12..."
"...70 per cent of stringed-instrument students quit playing ..."
"...it is important...to understand what factors influence whether or not a student continues to play an instrument."
"First and foremost , a desire to play an instrument is a must, along with a positive attitude to the repertoire, instructor, concert performance, and independent practice."
"A higher level cannot be reached without spending thousands of assiduous hours practicing over the course of several years."
Personally I've gone through many phases of what draws me to the guitar: first it was perhaps a celebrity (Joan Baez, Buffy St. Marie) singing a universal message in the song, then it was the wonderful sound of the melody accompaniment to the song but as time went on I'd reach plateaus of ability and the need to keep re-motivated grows more crucial as I wish to improve and expand my skills. Keeping at it becomes a more sophisticated challenge.
Friendly competition with a close friend who is also a musician can be a great motivator. We can share experiences and laugh at the world together. But without that one close friend who shares the experience of being a musician/performer, playing guitar can be a very lonely and isolated experience.]]> Guitar Players Discussion sapho https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73594 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73405 Fri, 22 Oct 2004 04:22:46 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion blackzerogsh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73405 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73031 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:27:21 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion CWMCALL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73031 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73007 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:11:31 +0000

Lot's of good names on this thread, but I gotta believe that more of us took some inspiration from Eddie's first couple of albums. 8)


Oh, and Skynyrd!]]> Guitar Players Discussion sirN https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73007 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73001 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:53:34 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Mr. Mervyn https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/6/#post-73001 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-72279 Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:53:53 +0000
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As for famous guitarists that have inspired me, Zakk Wylde, Jimmy Page, SRV, Angus Young, actually the list could go on. Mainly rock guitarists.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crank-N-Jam https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-72090 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-71979 Thu, 07 Oct 2004 22:41:16 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion DayZd https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-71979 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-71690 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 12:05:20 +0000

and..



(Ritchie Blackmore + Candice Night (his wife))

made me start playing and carried me through my first year.. now its Mike Batio and Yngwie mainly.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Alex_ https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/so-who-got-you-into-playing-guitar/paged/5/#post-71690