playing guitar after...10? years?

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  • SBC03
    SBC03 Posts: 502
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    I don't know, but I do I know I am 30 years old and I can't do ANYTHING, I need to learn how to do something. I just know I couldn't do it before, after trying for many years, and I am bad at small motor skills, details, patience, and I don't understand music very well. also, I'm not sure what the point of it would be, since I'm not about to go join a band or play in front of anyone at my age.

    teaching myself at 35

    you got 5 yrs on me
    See this needle...a see my hand...
    Drop drop dropping it down...oh so gently...
    Well here it comes...I touch the plane...
    Turn me up...won't turn you away...
  • SBC03
    SBC03 Posts: 502
    lucylespian wrote:
    Jeez, call me a grynch, but what a load of self-pitying bellyaching.

    Most of us don't play in bands, and the few who do probably have no illusions about the importance in the big picture, but do it as part of their playing, not the sole reason.

    Get a grip man, either play or don't play.
    If you play, accept that it will be hard work, and you might still wind up crap.
    I can't boast any great skill, but it's on my terms and I'm content with that.

    my bro has been playing for 25 yrs and as far as i know he has never played with a group

    shit he only plays to his family
    See this needle...a see my hand...
    Drop drop dropping it down...oh so gently...
    Well here it comes...I touch the plane...
    Turn me up...won't turn you away...
  • Drew263
    Drew263 Birmingham, AL Posts: 602
    Stone Is God wrote:
    I'm 30, I don't play in a band and I don't think I'll ever play in one. I have about $5000.00 worth of gear in my living room. If I had the dough I'd go buy myself a $3000 guitar. Tell me that's not insane. LOL. I came home and played for an hour tonight. It's a good way to get rid of stress.

    PJ Gurl is right, you really have to want to do it. The thing though is once you get going and get better you find yourself wanting to play more and more. It's like a snowball effect.

    It's kind of cool to know how to do something that your friends don't know how to do. I was hanging with a few of my friends and I was playing Alive and one of them thought it was the coolest thing that I could actually play a song that we both liked. It's also cool to play and have a bunch of people sing along with you. Very cool.

    I think the whole point of it is satisfying yourself. It's frustrating at first but as you play more you get better and better. It's worth it.

    lol..you and I sound alike. I'm 34, have two les pauls and will probably never play in front of people besides friends. But I play every single day and kinda wig out if I don't. After two years of it I'm hooked and still go to my instructor every friday.

    You gotta be passionate about it...
  • Stone Is God
    Stone Is God Posts: 1,331
    Drew263 wrote:
    lol..you and I sound alike. I'm 34, have two les pauls and will probably never play in front of people besides friends. But I play every single day and kinda wig out if I don't. After two years of it I'm hooked and still go to my instructor every friday.

    You gotta be passionate about it...

    Tell me about it. Same way. I have a lesson today, actually. I have to get better at my lead work. My rhythm work isn't too bad.

    My girlfriend gives me the death ray look when I tell her it'll be a tough choice between buying her engagement ring or a Les Paul 57 Gold Top.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.

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