 Who Has Been Playing Guitar The Least Amount Of Time? |
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 Sep 20 2010, 04:25 PM
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 Beginner Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524  |
I want to see who of us here are at the most "beginner" stage, or in other words, who has been playing for the least amount of time, be it years, months, weeks, or even just days!
I'm at 16 years, so I'm way out of the running for this! Haha 
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Sep 20 2010, 10:47 PM
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 Learning Roadie  Group: Members Posts: 4.077 Joined: 9-March 10 From: United States, Arkansas Member No.: 9.801 |
See the counter I made. I thought back to the time, almost 2 years ago, and got as close as possible.
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Sep 21 2010, 02:57 AM
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Beginner Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 |
Nice!
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Sep 21 2010, 07:44 AM
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 Learning Guitar Lord Group: Members Posts: 213 Joined: 7-November 08 From: Finland Member No.: 6.203 |
I've been playing for 2 years now, but cant remember the exact date when i started.. ;/
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Sep 21 2010, 10:58 AM
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Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 31-July 10 From: Chennai, India Member No.: 10.951 |
19 months
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Sep 21 2010, 11:56 AM
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 Experienced Guitar Lord Group: Members Posts: 2.309 Joined: 2-May 09 From: Kathmandu Member No.: 7.127 |
16 years and still feels like a beginner... been looking into theory and techniques since past 1.5 years. I knew basic chords and pentatonic scale (1-2 box) and little bit of major scale before that. Now, I know some arpeggios, modes, AP, little bit of sweeping and tapping. Still long way to go though...
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Sep 21 2010, 01:16 PM
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Learning Roadie Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 6-June 10 From: Greece Member No.: 10.576 |
Ive started at 23 October 2009!
Haha!  So far I beat all of you 
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Sep 21 2010, 01:29 PM
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 Accomplished Rock Star  Group: Student Instructor Posts: 3.721 Joined: 24-June 08 From: Rottweil, Germany Member No.: 5.361 |
The same as for maharzan applies for me, too! Been bashing chords for 16 years now and started to get serious about a year ago.
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Sep 22 2010, 03:47 AM
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Beginner Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 |
QUOTE (maharzan @ Sep 21 2010, 06:56 AM)  16 years and still feels like a beginner... been looking into theory and techniques since past 1.5 years. I knew basic chords and pentatonic scale (1-2 box) and little bit of major scale before that. Now, I know some arpeggios, modes, AP, little bit of sweeping and tapping. Still long way to go though... Haha I definitely know how that feels! The more that I learn, the more I find how much more there is to learn! QUOTE (SubbedChris @ Sep 21 2010, 08:16 AM) Ive started at 23 October 2009! Haha! So far I beat all of you Wow that is very cool! Coming up on your 1 year anniversary!
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Sep 22 2010, 02:59 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 1.049 Joined: 6-May 09 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 7.145 |
Well this kind of thread is always fun even if my entry isn't all that useful.
I started playing in the late 80's but only played heavily for three (maybe four?) years around 90-93 and then hardly played at all until 2002, played heavily for a few months and kinda stopped again until around may of 2009 when I joined GMC. Like Bear & Maharzan, I knew some things, and I also knew that I had a lot to learn. -------------------- ::jafomatic
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Sep 22 2010, 03:05 PM
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 Experienced Tone Seeker Group: Passive Posts: 4.809 Joined: 8-December 07 From: Hedel, Netherlands Member No.: 3.471 |
QUOTE (thefireball @ Sep 20 2010, 11:47 PM) See the counter I made. I thought back to the time, almost 2 years ago, and got as close as possible. Dude, you started exactly on my 15th birthday hahaha. I've been playing for a littel under 3 three years now, so no chance of winning 
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Sep 23 2010, 03:01 AM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 115 Joined: 2-June 09 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 7.232 |
ive been playing since yesterday,
kidding ive been playing about 4.5 years and continue to keep going!!
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Sep 23 2010, 04:13 AM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 15.278 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina Member No.: 1.289 |
QUOTE (thefireball @ Sep 20 2010, 06:47 PM) See the counter I made. I thought back to the time, almost 2 years ago, and got as close as possible. that's great!! I don't know exactly how many days I've been playing but I know that I've played for 17 years. 
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Nov 29 2010, 09:50 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 2.125 Joined: 28-October 10 From: Portugal; Bombarral Member No.: 11.477 |
1years and 2 motnhs i know the basic chords and chords progression i also know all the boxes from the petatonic scales my legato from 0-10 is like a 3 ...my tapping is 5 can tap scales and 2,3 finger scales...my improvisatin skills are crappy i end up doing the same thing after a time, can't sweep and i know a bit of theory
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Dec 5 2010, 08:11 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 422 Joined: 13-November 10 From: Denmark Member No.: 11.594 |
Like 1 months 2 weeks, in total, had the guitar for more, but starcraft 2 released, broken strings, sleeping disorder, lazy, etc
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Dec 5 2010, 09:00 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 22-March 10 From: Tromsø, Norway Member No.: 9.934 |
Ive been playing just over 2 weeks today, please beat that someone
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Dec 6 2010, 03:22 AM
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Beginner Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 |
QUOTE (Qenzoz @ Dec 5 2010, 04:11 PM) Like 1 months 2 weeks, in total, had the guitar for more, but starcraft 2 released, broken strings, sleeping disorder, lazy, etc QUOTE (Kael @ Dec 5 2010, 05:00 PM) Ive been playing just over 2 weeks today, please beat that someone Wow, we have a couple of winners! Its awesome that you've found GMC so early in your guitar journey. How is it going learning from GMC so far? -------------------- |
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Dec 6 2010, 04:24 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 22-March 10 From: Tromsø, Norway Member No.: 9.934 |
Its going pretty well i would say, though its hard to really know how fast i should/could be progressing. Im trying to get around 1-2 hours of practice each day, and im currently doing your beginner lessons Bear
I started on lesson 1 around 2 weeks ago, and now im currently working on lesson 4. Im not quite sure about how much time i should spend on each lesson. I have a feeling i could be going faster forward, doing more lessons each week, but is there any real point in rushing? Oh and many thanks for the beginner lessons Bear, they are nice to have when your completely new to guitarplaying
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Dec 8 2010, 06:17 PM
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Beginner Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 472 Joined: 11-April 07 Member No.: 1.524 |
QUOTE (Kael @ Dec 6 2010, 12:24 PM) Its going pretty well i would say, though its hard to really know how fast i should/could be progressing. Im trying to get around 1-2 hours of practice each day, and im currently doing your beginner lessons Bear I started on lesson 1 around 2 weeks ago, and now im currently working on lesson 4. Im not quite sure about how much time i should spend on each lesson. I have a feeling i could be going faster forward, doing more lessons each week, but is there any real point in rushing? Oh and many thanks for the beginner lessons Bear, they are nice to have when your completely new to guitarplaying I'm very glad to hear that you are benefitting from my lessons! Thats great! I would say that there is no point in rushing through any lesson in order to get to the next one. Take your time with each one until you feel that you can play it the way that it should be played. Lots of my private students will learn the mechanics of something (like what notes go in what order, or how many times to strum each chord), but they miss the "feel" of the song or lesson. I think the best advice would be to work with a lesson until you feel comfortable enough to play it without thinking about it. Its like the old saying goes, "Don't practice until you get it right....practice until you can't get it wrong" -------------------- |
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Dec 8 2010, 06:49 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 22-March 10 From: Tromsø, Norway Member No.: 9.934 |
Yepp, there is much truth in that saying. I guess i shouldnt go any faster then im currently going then. Btw are you planning on doing more beginner lessons?
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