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 Feb 22 2008, 04:50 PM
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 Instructor  Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain Member No.: 2.484  |
hehe, that's a great girlfriend
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Feb 22 2008, 04:51 PM
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QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Feb 22 2008, 02:19 AM)  I've been thinking about my relationship with my girlfriend and my guitar... hehe, she (my girl) is always saying me that I spend more time with my JEM than with she... and that's true... In fact I think I spend almost the double time with my guitar so sometimes she is sad and angry about this situation. I'm terribly sorry but I love music and I work in music so I NEED to play almost all day, and I don't know how to explain it to my girlfriend... some got the same problem?? how can you do a normal life with girlfriend and guitar ?? Do you think I'm crazy ??? (probably yes ) Music is your job now, right? Then playing guitar is just the same as if you went into work for eight hours. 
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Feb 22 2008, 05:02 PM
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When you do spend time with her just make her feel really special and make sure she knows that when you're with her, you're 100% with her, but when you're playing your guitar, you need your space since it is now your profession and she needs to understand/respect that. Best solution I have for you, and it's not a very good one
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Feb 22 2008, 06:20 PM
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 Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 25.396 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia Member No.: 3.341 |
QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Feb 22 2008, 02:22 PM) OUCH !!! that's true, and need to buy something 'cos tomorrow is her birthday and next they we!!! I think some flowers and a song is a truly nice gift. Compose something gently and honest, it should be piece of cake oh and forgot to mention : NO SHRED ALLOWED! 
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Feb 22 2008, 06:36 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain Member No.: 2.484 |
QUOTE (SLASH91 @ Feb 22 2008, 04:51 PM) Music is your job now, right? Then playing guitar is just the same as if you went into work for eight hours. yeah, that's true... but I spend more than 8 hours on the guitar 
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Feb 22 2008, 06:38 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain Member No.: 2.484 |
QUOTE (Goliath @ Feb 22 2008, 05:02 PM) When you do spend time with her just make her feel really special and make sure she knows that when you're with her, you're 100% with her, but when you're playing your guitar, you need your space since it is now your profession and she needs to understand/respect that. Best solution I have for you, and it's not a very good one That's a great explanation, I try to do what you've said !!! 
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Feb 22 2008, 06:41 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain Member No.: 2.484 |
QUOTE (Milenkovic Ivan @ Feb 22 2008, 06:20 PM) I think some flowers and a song is a truly nice gift. Compose something gently and honest, it should be piece of cake oh and forgot to mention : NO SHRED ALLOWED! mmm I try with some flowers first I cannot play without shred !!
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Feb 22 2008, 06:56 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 1.084 Joined: 16-October 07 From: United States, CT Member No.: 3.062 |
QUOTE (Mark. @ Feb 22 2008, 02:29 PM) I have the perfect GF My girlfriend always complains when I DONT play guitar  (Maby it's because my girlfriend and my guitary are the same thing) 
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Feb 22 2008, 07:02 PM
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Don't have a girlfriend ATM, so no problems there
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Feb 22 2008, 07:05 PM
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 GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 620 Joined: 20-January 08 From: Whistler, Canada Member No.: 3.904 |
With all my girlfriends in the past, I've never had any trouble balancing them with guitar practise. I used to go out most evenings anyway so that was always perfect time to be spent with them. Then a few times during the day just don't play as much. It isn't really that hard.
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Feb 22 2008, 08:06 PM
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A girlfriend I had a couple of years ago did break up with me because I used to play guitar more than I was with her. With my last girlfriend I didn't have any problems , but she always told to me to learn tropical music , here are a couple of examples of what she wanted me to learn:
Fonseca Carlos Vives Fanny Lu This kind of music is the most popular in the Discos here in Bogota. So..... -------------------- |
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Feb 22 2008, 08:30 PM
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 Fire Up The Blades, Moderator  Group: GMC Senior Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida Member No.: 1.304 |
I had one girlfriend who wanted me to write her song, so as a joke, I tuned my guitar to B Standard (i think you can see where this is going), and just played some really fast galloping death metal riffs
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Feb 22 2008, 08:32 PM
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 Born of NWOBHM, Moderation Team Leader Group: Members Posts: 8.562 Joined: 9-January 07 From: Stockholm, Sweden Member No.: 1.062 |
I don't have time for girlfriends. Wife, kids and guitarplaying is more than enough to keep my schedule full.
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Feb 22 2008, 08:34 PM
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Experienced Tone Seeker Group: Members Posts: 1.757 Joined: 15-September 07 From: Bogota,Colombia Member No.: 2.793 |
QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Feb 22 2008, 02:30 PM) I had one girlfriend who wanted me to write her song, so as a joke, I tuned my guitar to B Standard (i think you can see where this is going), and just played some really fast galloping death metal riffs Awesome man , it would be great if we could hear that song. I did write a song for my ex girlfriend, and when she heard it she told me she didn't want any songs from hell , that she wanted I really nice tropical song (view my last post). -------------------- |
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Feb 22 2008, 08:35 PM
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Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Group: GMC Senior Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida Member No.: 1.304 |
It was just Improv really
I think i ended up playing a few riffs from Amon Amarth's Pursuit Of Vikings though 
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Feb 22 2008, 09:26 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 1.259 Joined: 6-June 07 From: Louisiana Member No.: 2.019 |
I'll usually play my classical guitar for the ladies...but every once in while I can't help but play some really heavy riff or shreddy solo. It's actually impressed a few, surprisingly
-------------------- "Remember to live, eat, sleep and breathe music for the mind, play from your heart and never be swayed by the current trends" - Rusty Cooley My gear: Marshall Valvstate Digitech Distortion Factory Jackson RR24 (Randy Rhoads) Ibanez RG2550e A ripoff brand acoustic guitar and a Yamaha Classical guitar :) |
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Feb 22 2008, 09:46 PM
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QUOTE (The Uncreator @ Feb 22 2008, 08:30 PM) I had one girlfriend who wanted me to write her song, so as a joke, I tuned my guitar to B Standard (i think you can see where this is going), and just played some really fast galloping death metal riffs Is that why you said "HAD" instead "HAVE"?
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Feb 22 2008, 10:09 PM
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Fire Up The Blades, Moderator Group: GMC Senior Posts: 8.933 Joined: 6-March 07 From: St. Petersburg, Florida Member No.: 1.304 |
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Haha! You caught it, Yes that could be it! She didnt have much of a sense of humour, Thing was though, she once asked me to play a slow solo, so i did some Blind Guardian/ Rhapsody of Fire type stuff, and she is like "That is just weird" No pleasing her i tell ya! |
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Feb 22 2008, 11:05 PM
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GMC:er Group: Members Posts: 670 Joined: 17-August 06 From: UK Member No.: 810 |
QUOTE (Outlaw2112 @ Feb 22 2008, 08:23 AM) Ive got the same problem here, she keeps callin me up on the phone while im playing and seems to talk forever... I explained everything to her and she is a little more understanding, but she doesnt understand all the time... this can be solved by putting your phone on loud speakers so you can still hear her and go "mm hmm" at the appropriate moments, coz she doesnt really want u to talk, she just want u to listen |
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Feb 22 2008, 11:41 PM
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Instructor Group: GMC Instructor Posts: 4.270 Joined: 6-August 07 From: Girona - Spain Member No.: 2.484 |
that's a great trick !!!
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