am i too old?
soulsinging
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ive had a guitar sitting in my room... oh for nigh on 5 years now. i took a few lessons one summer between college quarters and never continued. i think im just too old and missed the music boat. i just dont have the time or patience for it anymore. im 24, im headed to law school next fall and between that, recovery, and my gf, i rather doubt im going to find time to learn then. after that ill be 27 with a corporate law job and family. should i just give up, accept the fact that it's not going to happen, and pawn that guitar i've got? i mean, even when i do have down time id prefer to read a book or even write something of my own than fiddle with music. i think i only did it cos i was perpetually afraid my ex was going to leave me for a guitarist, hehe.
so, anyone want a guitar? shit, ive got 3 harmonicas i dont know how to play too!
so, anyone want a guitar? shit, ive got 3 harmonicas i dont know how to play too!
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so you'd be keeping it out of regret that you never did play?
usualy i find when i'm keeping something just because i regret not having used it (ie. art supplies, books, exercise equipment) ... i find it actually is MORE SOOTHING to my mind to just TOSS IT!
now,
that being said ...
what kind of guitar is it?
electric\acoustic
make\model
?
it's always fun to just strum a little in your spare time,
even if you aren't serious ...
but it sounds like you don't even want to do that,
so why waste space to hold on to something that you'll just stare at and get bitter about seeing?
If I opened it now would you not understand?
Hey dude,
I personally think that you should stick with it because I think you'll regret it later on.
What kind of guitar is it??
"Sorry is the fool who trades his love for high-rise rent, Seems the more you make equals the loneliness you get"
.NJD.
Having said that, if you don't enjoy it, give it up.....spend your spare time doing what you enjoy.
That's pretty much me too. I bought an acoustic almost 5 years ago and it sat until last summer when life kicked me in the pants and I started taking lessons. Its honestly the best thing I've ever done for myself as I love it like nothing else and I make time for it, as I find it very therapeutic. You're never too old to try something you might love for the rest of your life.
i keep it becos i keep telling myself ill get around to learning it one day. but like i said, ive been saying that for 5 years and i just dont see it happening.
id like to be able to play, but i dont have the patience, time, or perseverance to learn. i think if i had started in high school or when i was smoking pot, id be at a level where i can strum along to things, but i didnt. i cant play a damn thing and never could.
so no, i guess im not that keen on it. like i said, im more of a literary guy.
it's an electric. i want to say an epiphone. it was relatively cheap, i got a decent deal from my gf's dad who's a dealer. i also think the jack that you use to plug it into the amp doesnt always work perfectly... it's loose or something. im pretty sure it's kind of a "beginner's" guitar.
i should teach you.....everybody i've taught is now light years better than me.....
http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
Elmira, Ontario????
"Sorry is the fool who trades his love for high-rise rent, Seems the more you make equals the loneliness you get"
.NJD.
i'm in a new york state of mind.
http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
When all else fails, read the instruction
You might find that either you truely have no interest in learning how to play it, so you won't miss it, or you will miss it, and later go get another one.
I had a guitar for about three years, then just got tired of playing...so after it sat around collecting dust for a few months, I pawned it. A few months later, I missed it, so I went and got another one...and I'm still playing.
"If you love someone, let them go...if someone loves you, don't fuck up."
~Julie
i'd rather die than give you control
My Dad started at about 37 years old. hes pretty good now.
you're never too old for anything.
wear a pink shirt and go down the boozer
That's close to Binghamton, right? I used to go to school up there.
And back on topic, go out and take a few lessons, see if you like it. If you don't, then you know it wasn't meant to be, but at least give it a shot.
my mom and day, now retired for a few years, they're both 62, have started playing the piano and banjo respectively.
i'm quaking in fear.
i took lessons. it was ok but i just wasnt disciplined enough to keep it up.
i think ill hawk it. like people said, if i change my mind i can always buy a new one, and id rather have an acoustic anyway. any advice on selling it? am i better off just going to a pawn shop or am i going to get offered like $10 for it there?
i wanna say C. is that the most standard one?
are you the guy that pm'ed me the other day? cos i lost that pm and totally forgot to check.
Rockin in the free world is a great starter. Em D C with a little bit of G D C to Em and a small amount of A-A7. Sounds scary but it doesn't take many fingers. If you like the Dave Matthews Band version of Watchtower, then Am G and F are your friends. Just keep that strumming hand flicking.
I couldn't play for shit till I found some guys who could also play a bit. then we started jamming, and now it's a weekly event that we all look forward to. We're all way to busy with other things to be at music seriously, but now, 8 years later, we all measure the week as time spent between jams.
Your dime. You spend it your way. you're not too old, though.
Dance and Sing along with Shed Devils at http://www.sheddevils.com/
I was in a terrible car accident in 2000. I lost all feeling in my left arm and hand for nearly 18 months due to nerve injuries. I had to "re-learn" to play the guitar without being able to feel the strings or neck. Then, after surgery to restore feeling to my hand, I had to re-learn again.
I'm still re-learning, and might never have the speed I'd like to have, but where there's a desire to succeed, there is success.
old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
right now i pretty much suck but im getting better slowley
i think if you want to and work at it anyone can really learn
live like your dying today
And WAyne Coyne and the Flaming Lips were about 40 when they released the Soft Bulletin, so there isn;t such a thing as an expiry date.
i dont know, care to make an offer? $40? i have no idea how id ship it though or what that'd cost...
harrison
2005.09.05
"how many people did die from that?...did P.Diddy kill them?" - Eddie Vedder 2006.02.19
He was better at 14 than I am now at 20 (almost). He was doing contract studio work by 16 and can rip a seriously mean one. He basically taught me how to play. He auditioned for Jazz guitar at the New England Conservatory or Music, NYU and McGill university in Montreal and was accepted to all. He went into Engineering instead, but he's still a killer player.
He also has the nicest gear I've ever seen in my life!
take some pictures for me? that sounds like a pretty alright proposition
i dont have a digital camera. after the weekend maybe ill look it up and see if i can find it online. it's basically the knid of starter guitar you can get in a package at media play for $200 i think.