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 Nov 22 2007, 07:26 PM
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 Lets go fishing!  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois Member No.: 1.001  |
You pick up your guitar but you cant play anything right?
 At the beginning of the week I felt my playing had come on leaps and bounds, and like nothing could stop me!! Everything I played sounded pretty good as I was feeling pleased with my acheivments. But the past 3 days, Ive barley been able to to play anything correctly!! I guessed work has been pretty exausting, and I feel pretty exausted mentally because of it. My question is, do you any of you guys ever get days or weeks where you just sound "blah"   Is it best to sometimes just put it aside and have a rest? Discuss! 
--------------------   mysql> SELECT * FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :) |
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Nov 22 2007, 07:33 PM
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Yes, we all have those days. When that happens you really need to put down the guitar for a day or two and relax. During that time you will get motivated and you will be back to playing correctly.
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Nov 22 2007, 07:34 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 447 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Usa Illinois Member No.: 1.897 |
yep.... it frustrates me even more so I put the guitar down for a couple of hours or the rest of the day
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Nov 22 2007, 07:35 PM
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Lets go fishing! Group: GMC Senior Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois Member No.: 1.001 |
Thanks for your input. I guess I try to stay so enthused about what im doing, because I enjoy it that much... I sometimes burn myself out !!
-------------------- mysql> SELECT * FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :) |
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Nov 22 2007, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE (mattacuk @ Nov 22 2007, 07:26 PM)  You pick up your guitar but you cant play anything right? No not really, my playing is always divine I know what you mean but that usualy comes for me when I sit down to play wven though I really dont feel like it. Then playing lacks the spark. And some times it takes quite a bit of playing before it takes off, like first 30 minutes blows then I get warm and play as the usual me. Not meaning I can play anything right, just the usual me
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Nov 22 2007, 07:39 PM
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Nov 22 2007, 07:40 PM
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Lets go fishing! Group: GMC Senior Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois Member No.: 1.001 |
I know what you mean about the 30 minute thing, ive been there , many times!!
Im often pretty hard on myself if i dont do a full practice session daily, I think im going to rest up till i feel rejuvinated. Im pretty sure its against the law to make your workers carry heavy loads up and down a long flight of stairs for an hour anway  Good night GMC'ers, ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -------------------- mysql> SELECT * FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :) |
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Nov 22 2007, 09:26 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Passive Posts: 2.442 Joined: 11-June 07 From: Honduras Member No.: 2.062 |
QUOTE (mattacuk @ Nov 22 2007, 12:26 PM) You pick up your guitar but you cant play anything right? At the beginning of the week I felt my playing had come on leaps and bounds, and like nothing could stop me!! Everything I played sounded pretty good as I was feeling pleased with my acheivments. But the past 3 days, Ive barley been able to to play anything correctly!! I guessed work has been pretty exausting, and I feel pretty exausted mentally because of it. My question is, do you any of you guys ever get days or weeks where you just sound "blah" Is it best to sometimes just put it aside and have a rest? Discuss! that day was yesterday 
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Nov 22 2007, 09:34 PM
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 Learning Tone Guru - Community Coordinator & Moderator Group: GMC Senior Posts: 6.318 Joined: 24-September 07 From: Sittingbourne, UK Member No.: 2.860 |
Sometimes need to have a rest m8, you`ll find a couple of nights off and you`ll pick up the guitar and be suprised that you nail the licks straight away that you couldnt get anywhere near a couple of nights previous.
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Nov 22 2007, 10:28 PM
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 Learning Tone Seeker Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 12-September 07 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 2.772 |
i had it yesterday .. its very annoying .. i exactly know what you mean ..
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Nov 22 2007, 10:31 PM
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Yes, it defanatly sucks. It usually only happens when playing electric. But I can usually go play acoustic guitar or harmonica so its not all bad.
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Nov 22 2007, 10:42 PM
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 Instructor Group: Passive Posts: 3.764 Joined: 8-January 07 From: Rijeka, Croatia Member No.: 1.055 |
Don't worry about it mattacuk! It happens to me very often
This month i had the biggest pause in my practicing - didn't touch guitar for 2 weeks.
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Nov 22 2007, 10:49 PM
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Lets go fishing! Group: GMC Senior Posts: 5.526 Joined: 21-December 06 From: illinois Member No.: 1.001 |
Thankyou all so much for your input - its very usefull so thanks again. I feel much better now!
I think tiredness is just about the only thing that stops me playing, so i guess it cannot be too bad QUOTE (Pavel @ Nov 22 2007, 09:42 PM) Don't worry about it mattacuk! It happens to me very often This month i had the biggest pause in my practicing - didn't touch guitar for 2 weeks.Well then i definatly feel much better!  Right , early night for me, see you GMC'ers real soon
-------------------- mysql> SELECT * FROM master_name WHERE ((firstname = 'Paul') AND (lastname = 'Gilbert')); "The Fundimental Difference between Paul Gilbert and Buckethead is that Paul Explores the Good side of the force, while Buckethead Explores the Dark Side of the Force" :) |
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Nov 22 2007, 11:01 PM
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 Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 269 Joined: 17-October 07 From: Cuxhaven, Germany Member No.: 3.069 |
I know those days
they make me really angry and I train even harder at those days.
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Nov 22 2007, 11:04 PM
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I get that feeling like every week. No big deal to me honestly. I never took practice seriously. I just screw around and come up with riffs on top of my head and try and play them.
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Nov 22 2007, 11:07 PM
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As you can see above
 it happens to all of us all the time.I can get to a point where i just get pickey with sound and just stop playing for a few hours ,also when im playing a guitar that keeps going out of tune everytime you solo hard on it that makes me just want to through the thing out the window So between myself and gear there's plenty of times i just loose that drive to enjoy my playing
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Nov 23 2007, 12:33 AM
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 Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Group: GMC Senior Posts: 8.932 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida Member No.: 1.304 |
Sometimes it helps to take a whole day off (or even 2) and when you pick it back up, you will feel like you progressed amazingly
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Nov 23 2007, 01:18 AM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 233 Joined: 14-July 07 From: Pass Christian, MS Member No.: 2.315 |
i hate when that happends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but what is very weird is that i can get really nice, high artifical harmonics when i get back from playin soccer....  
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Nov 23 2007, 09:42 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 670 Joined: 17-August 06 From: UK Member No.: 810 |
hel yeah! ... i could play the whole half of John Petrucci's Glasgow Kiss the 3 days ago, and yesterday and today i cant even play the iinntro!!! i cant play i any more! how anoying!
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Nov 23 2007, 09:48 PM
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I need about 20 minutes to warm up, but I tend not to forget stuff.
I'd like to get better compositionally though, I write really boring riffs - riff rutts a lot and I run out of inspiration fast
This post has been edited by Owen: Nov 23 2007, 09:49 PM -------------------- Don't Panic.
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