https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:58:07 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-381040 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:32:06 +0000
Carpediem is all I can say for you and more so for myself!

:D]]> Opinions and Polls Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-381040 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380648 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:47:58 +0000
I sold every stick of musical equipment I had when our first son was born. I didn't even try to get fair market value, just went down to the pawn shop and took what they offered. I thought I was retired and would never look back.

Little did I know, my perspective would change as I aged. For a few years, I was too busy with life, scouts, teacher conferences and little league to get back into it. But my taste in music began to change; and as I heard different songs, I wondered how cool it would be to learn them. When my wife and I would go out and see a live band, I hated them because I wanted to be up there.

My wife got me a beautiful 12-string acoustic for Christmas one year and I dabbled in that, but I was still way too busy.

Finally. right after I turned 40, I got a cheap strat knock-off and a tiny amp with a button for fuzz tone. Man, I never looked back after that. Our sons were getting too busy for their folks and I had time on my hands. What was really cool was that my older brain had calmed me down and I was actually hearing the music better and was not only learning new styles of music, but playing my old favorites much better than I did before!

12 years later, I'm leading a band and I have six guitars and a mandolin.

What's great about musical talent versus being something like an athlete, is that you will be able to do this almost your entire life! Your interest will never go away!]]> Opinions and Polls threegtrz https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380648 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380633 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:20:35 +0000
But - am I downhearted? Well, yes, probably still feeling my loss. Will things get better? Hell, yes, they always do. There are times in my life I've felt low - but I never hit rock bottom till earlier this year. Umm, last year - March 9th, 2012, to be exact. Things haven't got a lot better since, but they can't get any worse.

Little steps - day by day - things are getting better. Not much, but anything's an improvement from absolute rock bottom. And they'll keep on getting better throughout the year....hey, I've always been an optimist. While one person's glass is half full, and another's is half empty....while they're arguing over it, I've emptied the glasses and one of them has to get the next round in!

First day of the year, I've already got a couple of hours practice in....I aim to do the same EVERY day this year. More, if possible, when the fingertips get back to being hard as rock....now if I could just clear my mind and get back to writing songs... I used to be reasonably good at that. Not lately - but, optimistically speaking, it's time for a comeback. hey, Sinatra did it more than once....

Oh well.....all the best, GS, to you and your daughter. Hope this year's a good one for both of you.

:D :D :D

Vic Sorry to hear things aren't going well. Glad to hear your spirits are up though. I've been in debt since the car accident so I know what it's like. I sold my firebird. Not so much that I needed the money but I was offered $400 for it and didn't play it. He originally wanted my LP and Jag but they weren't and still aren't for sale.

Your amp sounds like the first one I ever owned. Awful dull clean tone, no dirty tone. It was tough though. It could survive a nuclear blast and still work. If the apocalypse comes, take shelter behind the amp!]]> Opinions and Polls GrungeSunset https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380633 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380267 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:19:41 +0000
Back in 2011 during the summer I took all my gear into the local guitar store to sell because I thought I was done myself and was going to just listen to my records, CDs, or mp3 player for now on. What happened is I fell in love with an American Standard pearl white Fender Strat and been playing ever since. Of course now I'm in debt and have a girlfriend that wants to get an apartment and have been selling my collections and whatnots off since then. My new gear isn't part of it. The girlfriend has 2 of my guitars for the time being since I can't afford to buy her one. Don't see why she can't buy her own. :roll:]]> Opinions and Polls Ghost https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380267 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380250 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:45:36 +0000 Opinions and Polls MattEarlyCom https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380250 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380246 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:34:34 +0000
Navy, marriage, new job, outdoors activities all were more important to me at the time.

But when I came back to it, the internet , electronic TAB, forums and 1000% more resources were available.
Made lots of progress in a short time on as little as 15 minutes a day.

Life happens. Do the important stuff first. Come back to guitar when you're ready. You'll remember a lot (but will have to rebuild your callouses)]]> Opinions and Polls unimogbert https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380246 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380215 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:32:20 +0000
But - am I downhearted? Well, yes, probably still feeling my loss. Will things get better? Hell, yes, they always do. There are times in my life I've felt low - but I never hit rock bottom till earlier this year. Umm, last year - March 9th, 2012, to be exact. Things haven't got a lot better since, but they can't get any worse.

Little steps - day by day - things are getting better. Not much, but anything's an improvement from absolute rock bottom. And they'll keep on getting better throughout the year....hey, I've always been an optimist. While one person's glass is half full, and another's is half empty....while they're arguing over it, I've emptied the glasses and one of them has to get the next round in!

First day of the year, I've already got a couple of hours practice in....I aim to do the same EVERY day this year. More, if possible, when the fingertips get back to being hard as rock....now if I could just clear my mind and get back to writing songs... I used to be reasonably good at that. Not lately - but, optimistically speaking, it's time for a comeback. hey, Sinatra did it more than once....

Oh well.....all the best, GS, to you and your daughter. Hope this year's a good one for both of you.

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380215 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380191 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:14:19 +0000 Opinions and Polls Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380191 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380189 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:53:28 +0000 Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380189 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380180 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:46:59 +0000
You on Facebook? Friend the fat guy with the white Tele in the band below.]]> Opinions and Polls Moonrider https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/life-getting-in-the-way/#post-380180