I try to stay motivated by forcing myself to
practice everything I can't do for half the day, then I learn and
play through all the songs that are possible for my skill level.
For example, today I'm practicing speed picking, tapping, sweep picking, legato, vibrato, and finger strength building exercises. When my practice session is over, I would never dream (yet) of trying to play something by Steve Vai. I practice the techniques to eventually be able to play like that, but it's nowhere close to my abilities right now, and it's obvious I have years of practice ahead of me. THAT is discouraging!
So instead, I play stuff that I know I
can play. AC/DC, ZZ Top, Foreigner, Def Leppard, BB King, Journey... you know, stuff like that. It's not the most technically advanced set list ever, but it proves (to me at least, because I like Classic Rock) that I'm not
that bad of a guitarist either.
I never stay satisfied with my abilities, and I always work on improving my technique, but it's nice to put some perspective on things and be able to say "Oh yeah, I could probably play that song off that 15x platinum album that band released in the late 70's. It doesn't sound that hard."
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