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May 25 2010, 09:31 AM
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QUOTE (Keilnoth @ May 25 2010, 09:36 AM)  But the question here is, do you also suffer from the same feeling that compared to your friend, your playing sucks ?  I have to face up that feeling every times I play with some friends. That even the worst guitar player is better than me. And I am wondering if someday I will be satisfied with what I am playing ? Wish I started learning guitar at the age of 14...  Well, thats the same old feeling that every musician has. No one I know doesn't suffer from this disease.... But at some point in time (or life), You starts to play things Your way, no matter of what others might do. And then its an easier burden to carry, since then You can compare to Yourself instead of others..... No kidding here - there will always be better players around, technical and skill-wise, but what matters the most is that You have Your own voice. And that comes with experience and musicality, not by throwing away some lightning-fast licks. If You ever will be satisfied? Nah, not 100%, but You can come really close sometimes, but then when You look back some years in time, You will realize that the things that sounded good back then just stinks today..... So must best advice here would be, dont give a s**t about what others do, play Your own way and have fun!!! //Staffay --------------------  Guitars: Ibanez AM-200, Ibanez GB-10, Fender Stratocaster Classic Player, Warmouth Custom Built, Suhr Classic Strat, Gibson Les Paul Standard 2003, Ibanez steel-string Amps: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Marshall JMP 2103, AER 60 Effects: BOSS DD-20, Danelectro Trans. Overdrive, TC-Electronics G-Major, Dunlop Wah-wah, Original SansAmp, BOSS DD-2 Music by Staffy can be found at: Staffay at MySpace |
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May 25 2010, 01:47 PM
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It's normal thing, but as time goes by and you become better and better, there are little players that can give you that feeling
It's always good to hear and work with great players as much as possible tho, good for the head trip.. 
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May 25 2010, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE (Staffy @ May 25 2010, 03:31 AM) Well, thats the same old feeling that every musician has. No one I know doesn't suffer from this disease.... But at some point in time (or life), You starts to play things Your way, no matter of what others might do. And then its an easier burden to carry, since then You can compare to Yourself instead of others..... No kidding here - there will always be better players around, technical and skill-wise, but what matters the most is that You have Your own voice. And that comes with experience and musicality, not by throwing away some lightning-fast licks. If You ever will be satisfied? Nah, not 100%, but You can come really close sometimes, but then when You look back some years in time, You will realize that the things that sounded good back then just stinks today..... So must best advice here would be, dont give a s**t about what others do, play Your own way and have fun!!! //Staffay 100% agree man --------------------  Check my Instructor Profile Rockers! Got a Blog too!, www.adriantracks.com Follow me on facebook and youtube! -Youtube   |
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May 26 2010, 12:43 PM
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This feeling is normal. But you should be so harsh on yourself and as you go (practice) you will feel more confident in your abilities. You have to keep in mind that you learn how to play all your life. Very good thing is that you can do a lot of things in just for example 1 year. So if you decide to improve a lot, make a concentrated practice plan and stick to it you would be able to see huge results, really HUGE in 6-12 months. You don't need to start playing at 14, you just need the will to be good and you can do it.
In this case of playing with friends, I think its quite possible that your friend actually though that he was the one that sucks
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