https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:16:29 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211470 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:33:52 +0000 Opinions and Polls Nexion https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211470 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211263 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:23:10 +0000
Greybeard achieved this milestone a few weeks ago.

I am glad to congratulate both of you.Thanks for your valuable services.

8)]]> Opinions and Polls Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211263 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211258 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:22:22 +0000 Opinions and Polls Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211258 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211148 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:00:37 +0000
Bob]]> Opinions and Polls Bob https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211148 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211113 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:34:57 +0000 And there are days when you come out of a practice session and know you've been on blistering form - if I can keep that going until my exam on Thursday I'll be laughing.

Sometimes I listen to my students and think "that's really good", and sometimes they listen to me and express admiration. It works all ways round.

Best,


A :-)]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211113 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211109 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:04:32 +0000
Here I am hurting a bit after playing too much a couple of days in a row, worrying that I'll one day lose use of my hand(s) and my hearing somehow...I guess you could say I'm your opposite: the eternal pessimist! I guess I'm not all that bad, but you certainly have an outlook that I'll have to adopt! Thanks for your input. I, for one, appreciated it!]]> Opinions and Polls musica23 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211109 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211060 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:55:11 +0000
I'm still getting a bit of pain when I play - nowhere near as bad as it was - but I'm playing barre chords again, hell I even picked up the bass a couple of nights ago, I'm trying to get that 5-fret stretch back I used to have playing a fast blues shuffle, it's not there yet but it's coming......

I used to play with a bunch of guys in a local pub, nothing fancy, just bring a guitar and a few songs you know (or as JF once said, "Bring a song and a smile for the banjo....") and I learned so much from them - technically, most of them were far better guitarists than me, but I learned a lot - different styles of picking, different musical genres - they liked to play a lot of Country, which I had very limited exposure to.....

But I never once thought, "I'll never be able to do that"......I always thought, "One day, I'll be able to do that...." - I suppose I'm one of life's eternal optimists, I know I can get better, I WILL get better, and sometimes I surprise myself and actually do improve......

What I'm trying to say, in a round-about way, is don't bother comparing yourself to other guitarists....you'll come off worst, a lot of the time. But - those guitarists will never be you - they might never hear of you - but you've always got the potential to surprise them.......

I play because I love playing - when I write a song, then record it, I get a huge buzz from it, even if my playing doesn't do the song justice - but it's mine, I wrote it, I recorded the rhythm, the lead, the vocals, the bass etc....and they can't take that away from me......and someday, maybe I will be able to do my own songs justice....and that's what keeps me going!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211060 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211054 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:42:20 +0000 Opinions and Polls Misanthrope https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211054 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211050 Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:10:22 +0000
look at on the far side of the coin you find yourself on.... what if you woke up tomorrow morning and everything you've learned about playing so far was no longer there. Somehow, overnight you'd acquired the relative skills of a non player, a person with no calluses, no linear fingering capacity, no ability to fret, no knowledge of chords, no melodic concept, and on top of that you'd become tone deaf too! WOW! now there'd be quite a challenge for ya then wouldn't it.

Come to think of it you've been there before haven't you? yeah....it was right before that light bulb went off in you're head that sold you on that crazed notion that, somehow....you were going learn to do all that wild stuff with a piece of wood and some strings .o matter what! Funny thing is, whilst pursuing this awkward vocation (guitar playing) I can't personally recall ever pausing even once to consider whether the end ever justified the pursuit of it, nor whether there was foreseeable end to it! There's just this strange intangible connection to it that I get whenever I pick up an instrument! It's strange isn't it?]]> Opinions and Polls PenJ https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-211050 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-210588 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:23:32 +0000
Guitar plays with your mind a lot, it just comes with the territory. You cannot let your feelings control you. One day you will feel you are lousy, the next day you will feel like you are the best player in the world. The truth is somewhere inbetween.

Feelings come and go.

You just have to realize that as a player and keep pushing ahead. If you stay at guitar and keep playing you will become a good player. That is really all there is to it. But there are ways to advance quicker and become a better player sooner. Take some lessons, learn to read music, jam with others, or join a band. All of these things will help you to advance much quicker.

If you keep playing, someday some kid will hear you and get discouraged. :wink:]]> Opinions and Polls Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/incredible-experience-whats-the-use-of-playing/paged/2/#post-210588