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i'm tired of being a shitty guitar player.

exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
edited January 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
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i think it's time to suck it up and sign up for lessons.
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  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    Maybe your just tired of hearing yourself play. Find someone to play with. Try different genres of music.

    Lessons, even refresher lessons are a good every now and then.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i'm definitely trapped in the box of what i know i can do. i'm going to talk to a couple people this weekend and see what ideas they have for stuff around town.

    maybe i have to go back to playing along to CDs i like for a while or something too.
  • HeavyMetalNygeHeavyMetalNyge Posts: 144
    I know what you mean. I've gone through those phases too. I've actually dreaded my band getting to the solo part of a song just because I was so sick of hearing myself play solos that all sound the fuckin same. There's just something about lessons though. Too much money for not enough information and at a really slow pace. That's been my experience anyways. I find more inspiration in listening to new types of music, as mentioned above, or playing through new equipment. It's also refreshing to know that you can make significant and relevant music without being a virtuoso. Some bands change the world without really even being that good at their instruments, and not knowing shit about music theory. I think I've rambled enough.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i had a bad experience with piano lessons as a kid so i've never taken a guitar lesson at all.

    i'd probably like to play with other people but i haven't had good experiences in that area either. i don't mesh well with other musicians. if i found a situation that worked in terms of logistics, schedule and taste it would be fun i'm sure.

    but i have to try something. this is killing me.
  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    exhausted wrote:
    i had a bad experience with piano lessons as a kid so i've never taken a guitar lesson at all.

    i'd probably like to play with other people but i haven't had good experiences in that area either. i don't mesh well with other musicians. if i found a situation that worked in terms of logistics, schedule and taste it would be fun i'm sure.

    but i have to try something. this is killing me.

    play right handed

    i don't know if you've been playing a lot lately - if you have - put it down for a bit -

    lessons would probably get you excited about it again - good idea -

    try something that you have never been able to do with the guitar and keep at it until you get it -

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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    exhausted wrote:
    i had a bad experience with piano lessons as a kid so i've never taken a guitar lesson at all.

    i'd probably like to play with other people but i haven't had good experiences in that area either. i don't mesh well with other musicians. if i found a situation that worked in terms of logistics, schedule and taste it would be fun i'm sure.

    but i have to try something. this is killing me.

    Don't let one bad teacher sour your attitude to taking lessons in general because unfortunately, not all teachers are good.

    Ask other people for recommendations and then, even after you meet someone, be picky. Don't study with someone you don't like. Keep looking until you find someone you feel has something to offer you.
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  • casper leblanccasper leblanc Posts: 1,246
    exhausted wrote:
    i'd probably like to play with other people but i haven't had good experiences in that area either. i don't mesh well with other musicians. if i found a situation that worked in terms of logistics, schedule and taste it would be fun i'm sure.

    but i have to try something. this is killing me.

    Same here. I've been at my ceiling for three years now. It's depressing how low that ceiling hangs. I definitly don't mesh well either. I'd like to learn some theory - to understand what I'm doing and create some more creative space, but I don't really have the time and I find it takes the fun out of it. Guitar playing to me is suppoesed to be my time of relaxation. Lesson are no where on my agenda... yet.
  • samicksamick Posts: 373
    I usually put it down for a while


    but most of the time i usually end up hearing a song or picking up a record that just kicks my ass back into shape
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I found the biggest thing that helped me make huge leaps and bounds in ability, is jamming with a bunch of different people.
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i think in the short term, i'm going to put it down and play piano for a while.
  • samicksamick Posts: 373
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    I found the biggest thing that helped me make huge leaps and bounds in ability, is jamming with a bunch of different people.


    That does seem to help


    kind of picking up some skill through osmosis
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    samick wrote:
    That does seem to help


    kind of picking up some skill through osmosis


    it's good because trying to bring two playing styles together usually forces you to do different things outside of your comfort zone. that was my experience anyway.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    I've been playing for 10 years, but finally decided to take lessons starting a little over 2 months ago...and I gotta tell you it's the best thing I have done in a long time. Maybe I found the perfect instructor, but I have lightbulbs going off all over my head constantly. He's helping me fill in the gaps right now, and it's just amazing what I have been able to soak in after only 8-10 lessons.
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  • neenerbeanneenerbean Posts: 205
    Yah, guitar lessons would open up a few new avenues, but be sure you're getting the right KIND - ie. not starter lessons. Get one-on-one from someone who will focus on what YOU want to focus on.

    Also, learning other people's songs is how I learn new chord progressions or chords in general. Learn your scales maybe? Buy a chord book and go nuts :)

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  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    exhausted wrote:
    it's good because trying to bring two playing styles together usually forces you to do different things outside of your comfort zone. that was my experience anyway.


    I seemed to help me the most. I took lessons for three years, and I'd say I picked up more and excelled faster jamming with a group of guys in 6 months. Of course now I'm forcing myself to learn some important theory stuff that I never wanted to learn in the past.
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  • nick1977nick1977 Posts: 327
    Lessons are a good thing when you are stuck. Another idea is to find a good method book and work through them. I am currently working through books, I am on book 5 of 7. although it is not fun, it has greatly improved my playing. I have learned alot, and gotten out of a rut. So a bit of work makes playing much more enjoyable.

    So yes, either get lessons, or go through a method book yourself. Learning a bit of music theory never hurts either.
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    exhausted wrote:
    :(

    i think it's time to suck it up and sign up for lessons.


    dude...is it a alcoholiday?? i've heard some yer clips before, you rock!!
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
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