Another biggest challenge is probably the place I am, in these early days i realized that the place I am now is also the greatest challenge ever, to me
I'm 67 years old, I've been playing, or let's say I started playing when I was a teenager. I have never obtained anywhere near the ability you have. But then again, I have never put into it what you have. We have the same influences though. Chet, Jerry, Tommy, etc. You are my newest guitar hero. You're an inspiration young man, maybe the best ever to someone young who loves music. I will be subscribing to your courses. Sincerely, Denny Rich
Good message. I started playing about 20 years ago but gave up in frustration after a couple of years. I have very small hands and couldn't make a bar code to save my life. Then a couple of weeks ago, I saw a Norman's Rare Guitars video of several very young children playing really well and decided that if they could learn, I could too. So I've started playing again, signed up for one of your courses and start lessons locally on Tuesday. I'm retired now and have all the time in the world for playing and learning and luckily I found your videos and your site at the same time as I was digging my guitar out of the back of the closet. Wish me luck.
My challenges: distractions of course, and mental toughness against thoughts of being too old to grow. I'm 62 and just produced my very first song, a cover of Desperado uploaded to RUclips.
Not only do I love your playing and tone, I admire your commitment to hard work, continual growth, and being a humble human. Thank you for your content.
It is a process but like most processes the journey is more interesting than the destination. I’m just getting back in the saddle with the guitar after 25 year hiatus and finding I’m playing better now at 58 than when i was in my teens and twenties because i am doing more than just memorizing notes. I’ve always lived by the maxim that you learn more from your failures than your successes. You learn even more by observing other peoples experiences (and failures) so thanks for sharing your challenges
Hello Joe, Great comments from an experienced pro my friend, you get out what you put in. You are such a wealth of knowledge at such a young age, keep on picking, there is so much more to share with us mortals!
Thanks for those insights Joe! I, for one, am glad that you've been forced to move online as it has made your music available to those of us a long way from Nashville! I look forward to a very different musical journey but can relate to a lot of what you talk about. I dedicated my early life to a different dream and then raised a family. Now I'd like to spend some quality time on music in my retirement (a couple of years away). Still dreaming!
It is a process. Chet Atkins I believe said, "the reason I keep playing is because I haven't learned to do it right yet". I relate to that in a huge way. I have been playing for nearly 60 years. My biggest challenge nowadays is stiff fingers. My biggest challenge in the early years was like yours not enough hours in the day, as well as no one to play with. I would have loved to have had youtube back then!
Oh my, where do I start? I play mainly both bluegrass flat picking and fingerstyle. Left hand strength-barre chords and making smooth transitions in finger style songs. Not overplaying in solos and focusing and playing melody-based phrases. Getting a good reliable right hand that is tension free, particularly in my elbow. Getting out of my own way and not overthinking things, or like you, also not hard on myself enough at times. Getting a good live acoustic sound--playing into a mic and cutting over the band in bluegrass gigs and getting a good plugged in sound the rest of the time. Songwriting--I've written many instrumental finger style tunes but never written a song with lyrics. I could go on!
I was moved by your candor in describing the challenges that you've dealt with and are currently dealing with. Best wishes for continued advancement toward your musical and personal goals.
It's a process. Great vid Joe. Ive been enjoying falling in love with deliberate daily practice while taking a holistic approach to music. Regular rewards have started to flow with this mindset. Very grateful.
It is definitely a process!! A fun and extremely frustrating one at that! I can relate very closely with the tempo issues lol, even my instructor tells me to slow it way way down. I know what I'm supposed to do in my head but it's like my hands just don't want to listen! Thats one of my greatest guitar challenges, that and finding enough time in my day to really get adequate practice. Thanks for the content Joe. Really enjoy hearing about other's musical journies 🤙
It’s a process. This may have been one of the most inspiring videos I’ve ever seen. It’s hard for your fans like me to envision you with challenges, You’re always so sincere and that’s what makes the videos you make without a guitar in your hands, so worthwhile. Thanks for sharing your personal story. I assure you that they are just as beneficial, and great to watch, as your playing instructional videos.
It’s a process. I started watching you on RUclips at least 10 years ago. I remember a version of Dixie McGuire, in your kitchen, as I recall. You should connect with Alison Young, who I believe to be in Nashville. She’s a wonderful singer and has figured out some very clever techniques for creating music videos.
Hi, Joe. Sorry it took me a while to watch this video of yours. I like this part of the quote, "who looks inside, awakes". I agree 100% of that. Distraction is probably the biggest pain in modernity. And I'm glad that you are flourishing as an online guitarist. I hope it continues to work for you while giving you the freedoms to do whatever it is you wanna do. You're one of the best musicians on Earth and seem like you have a great personality. I will keep watching you, wishing you the best the whole time.
Hi Joe, I just loved hearing your story. I recently started your finger-style courses, they are excellent as is your teaching style. You are an inspiration. Thank you!
It's a process Joe! Thanks for sharing. I like to do the same thing with my students - talk about my challenges and struggles. Aspiring players only get to see the finished result of what pros do. And that can be discouraging. It's great perspective to let students know that everyone struggles and it's a journey. You can't get hung up on where you think you should be. All you can control is the time and effort you put in. It never gets easier. You just learn harder stuff. 😉
My guitar journey was so memorable. I started playing when i was 12, i remembered i do not have my own guitar, I just borrowed one from my friends and they we’re the few one who also thought me all the stuffs as a beginner.. That was around 91-92. After school we usually met each other on the streets and play guitar until midnight. Every day was simply the same routine.. But when i turned into college, i enter Medical school until i became a full pledge Physician and during that days i did not even tried to grab a guitar or borrowed one from my friends for 10 years until the time i went back playing 5 years ago and i now I realized i should have follow my dream to study music instead of becoming a physician which is my true passion.
You’re lucky you were born with “it.” I’m 75. Moved from ukulele to guitar at age 10. Took some lessons from the Maloy brothers in Macon, became pretty good, and began playing in clubs when I was 13. I suspect that by age 15 you were doing things that I was never able to accomplish in my life. Even as a teenager I was struck by how hard some worked at learning guitar and how much they practiced for several years, only to be surpassed by others who had been playing maybe a year or two. Sure, one can practice diligently and become good over time, but it’s no substitute for having that innate ability. That natural ability plus the discipline and desire to study and practice is an unbeatable combination. Unfortunately, even though I still have a good ear and a good instincts for music, these old arthritic fingers won’t allow me to even do what I used to. So, I just watch you and smile and enjoy.
Hello joe I am Nihal and I am 17+ now, And I am pretty much struggling with TRAVIS PICKING and it’s still a journey or “a process” going on. This video is a good way for me to relate Thanks..
My guitar challenge is quite simple, being constant, practicing at least 30mins a day. Some time ago if I read a comment like this, I would have never understood it, but having two kids, just having 30mins to play at night, is a challenge in itself 😁
By the way, not sure if you get to read this comment, we sometimes are able to calm our 11 months baby with live videos you post on RUclips. He doesn't like cartoons or anything, but he really focuses and concentrates when he watches you play. You have an 11 months baby fan in Madrid, Spain 😂
It’s a process , Great informative video with lots of thought put into it. Staying on track practicing ,as a beginner is my problem , I do well practicing and then life happens and I get away from it 🤷♀️ But I go back and start again. I guess I need to get up a 4am 🤪 I enjoy your playing and your music
Loved what you shared about dreaming and digging deep inside Joe. As you discover yourself in that process you may find how much courage & wonder will live beside fear & doubt. But recognizing it is the first step in accepting your whole self, and choose how you will move ahead. I appreciate that you’ve already chosen to be vulnerable to all of us in this video, as well as helping us with our own guitar challenges by teaching us in the Udemy courses with Erich(yes I already bought all 3!) and TrueFire. Your teaching style is humble and so encouraging! Thank you, Mary
Hi Joe, it's great to know how you had faced such many challenges and got through them, that's why you are where you are now.. Bravo... For some, like me, challenges remain challenge for life and difficult to make it to where we want to be...always feels great to see your videos and hear about your musical journey... Thnx Joe
Thanks for sharing this Joe. By the way, I love your recent how to record acoustic guitar video. Excellent in content and presentation! Your journey is a wonderful one, and I think "turning inward" would be the next step. I would consider you a master guitar player and Nashville seems like a good fit, but maybe a "change" could be good too. I would like to see the "mystical side of Joe".
I appreciate you sharing your journey. It is nice to be reassured that your success was intentional and hard-earned. As you say, it's easy for those who are envious to flap their jaws, or knock down the "tall poppy" but your hard work and dedication proves that anyone can be successful if they put in the time. I wish you continued success. Cheers mate!
I have eye arthritis too, usually happens when I have to concentrate and stare at the computer for days. The drops I used are dexamethasone. Thanks for sharing your stories Joe.
It's a process, and a wonderful journey. I'm grateful that music became an important part of my life. Playing, learning and improving brings tremendous joy for me, too.
It’s a process. Thank you for sharing your challenges - crazy how universal they are yet we all have our share of them that *feel* unique, maybe even alienating at times.
It's a process. Thank you very much for sharing your story and your thoughts. I think my biggest guitar challange is to practise efficiently. Sometimes I feel that I don't make enough progress because I just play around without a goal or a concept. I always have to remind myself to go out of my comfort zone . Greetings from Berlin
It´s a process. I like your humility a thanks for sharing your story. My journey is simmilar like your, but I have not discipline and these days motivation is missing. Thank you for motivating video. Chet and Tommy must be proud of you ! I love them
I found this so helpful, it's really interesting about how you talked about tall poppy syndrome as that was something that definitely crossed my mind in the past especially being very familiar with Aussie culture myself and seeing your chops develop over the years. Please keep creating content like this, it's a process!
It's a process. I am always practicing and watching some whatever on youtube at the same time. That probably reduces productivity a lot, but I just don't know how to stop doing that. I started to learn the guitar when i was 18. After couple of years, when I was playing in front of my friends and messing up, I was always using the excuse that "I started not that long ago". Now 5 years passed, I am 23, and I still cannot play scales on the guitar, and my playing lacks so much of everything. But I am no longer allowed to use that excuse. This is where you start to face consequences of your actions, and realize, that it is very easy to be a mediocre player, but it takes so much more, to become an actual, solid acoustic player. And even if you perform, and your friends praise you, that does not necessarily mean, that you are worth anything as a musician. P.S. I am still proud, that I had the willpower to learn how to play royal flush and actually perform it.
Definitely it’s a process. I need to get out and play with other people. It’s something gay has been lacking especially since Covid. Did a lot of solo gigs last summer but haven’t really found a solid group of players since moving to Washington in 2019. You haven’t inspired me to check out a few local open mic nights to hopefully find some respectable players. Thanks Joe!
my biggest challenge in my 40 (i play since i was 17) is to have time as I have 2 small kids... so I wake up at 5 00 or 6 00 am and play for one hour... it is my challenge + i suffered from cracked fingertips due to the contact dermatitidis, now its only on my left thumb so its ok. but at the worst stages of this weird desease i couldn´t play
It's a process. Great video. I love what you do and look forward to seeing where your musical journey takes you. I'm in awe of your intelligence, work ethic, sincerity and talent. I wish you all the best.
It's a process. My biggest challenge is not setting myself a high enough standard or accepting mistakes, errors or poor playing. I don't know why I do this - I'm pretty particular in other parts of my life!
Hi Joe thank you for sharing your journey. Very interesting and inspiring. I appreciate your honesty and genuine passion for music. Vulnerability is our greatest measure of courage. Keep up the good work!
It's a process :) Thank you so much for sharing your journey and challenges. It's very inspirational!! I would agree that the greatest challenge is not getting distracted. But you've shown through the years that you are able to concentrate on your goals, just like in The Prize :) Look how far you've come already!! Keep up the great work!! xxx
Makes/models? Only Fender or also Gibson ? Which acoustics? Any Taylors? Still Strat or also Tele or others? Amps (Still only Marshall)? I don't mean to come across as a some weirdo or obnoxious wackdoodle fan. I just love your musicianship and so do my kids. I'd donate organs to work with you. Speed's OK (ask Mustaine or even Little Richard or The Killer, Jerry Lee). I'm no fan of ballads but we all gotta pay the bills and Coverdale got an extra house out of a "hard" quasi-ballad with"Here I Go Again" just like Frehley did with "Beth". These tunes had me on a Neve, Soundcraft, or other machine to try making good sounds. And then came the record companies. Keep making your great sounds and please, PLEASE let me know when you're on the right side of the Atlantic.
It' a process. Wonderful insights, so cool to listen to. Thanks a lot! ;) Can you share your main steps and tricks on your recording setup through the engineering part? I am really curious about that since you usually play a solo guitar and my aim is record some songs in the near future and do not want to mess up. Cheers from Hungary!
Winter, my apartment gets so dry during winter that my full wood guitars start to break down, even with humidifiers it's not enough, so most of the time my guitar is in the case during winter. But during summer i'm jamming all the time
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What are your biggest guitar challenges?
Jerry Reed ;-)
My biggest challenge is probably songwriting and fingerstyle arrangements, i can got a good melody, but so hard to arrange it.
Another biggest challenge is probably the place I am, in these early days i realized that the place I am now is also the greatest challenge ever, to me
And my biggest guitar challenge of all, Is really ashamed that I can't say it here...
Progressing....
I'm 67 years old, I've been playing, or let's say I started playing when I was a teenager. I have never obtained anywhere near the ability you have. But then again, I have never put into it what you have. We have the same influences though. Chet, Jerry, Tommy, etc. You are my newest guitar hero. You're an inspiration young man, maybe the best ever to someone young who loves music. I will be subscribing to your courses. Sincerely, Denny Rich
I really is a process for life,I didnt start learning how to play till my 70s, 75 now and still learning. What a awesome trip it has been
Good message. I started playing about 20 years ago but gave up in frustration after a couple of years. I have very small hands and couldn't make a bar code to save my life. Then a couple of weeks ago, I saw a Norman's Rare Guitars video of several very young children playing really well and decided that if they could learn, I could too. So I've started playing again, signed up for one of your courses and start lessons locally on Tuesday. I'm retired now and have all the time in the world for playing and learning and luckily I found your videos and your site at the same time as I was digging my guitar out of the back of the closet. Wish me luck.
Good luck and keep the faith!
My challenges: distractions of course, and mental toughness against thoughts of being too old to grow. I'm 62 and just produced my very first song, a cover of Desperado uploaded to RUclips.
Not only do I love your playing and tone, I admire your commitment to hard work, continual growth, and being a humble human. Thank you for your content.
I am a process! I still play the guitar. I am a slow learner. 50 years of playing and I am starting to hear progress!
It is a process but like most processes the journey is more interesting than the destination. I’m just getting back in the saddle with the guitar after 25 year hiatus and finding I’m playing better now at 58 than when i was in my teens and twenties because i am doing more than just memorizing notes. I’ve always lived by the maxim that you learn more from your failures than your successes. You learn even more by observing other peoples experiences (and failures) so thanks for sharing your challenges
Hello Joe, Great comments from an experienced pro my friend, you get out what you put in. You are such a wealth of knowledge at such a young age, keep on picking, there is so much more to share with us mortals!
All That You Said. Awesomeness Brother.
It's a process. Discovering Tommy and later on, you has rekindled my love of playing fingerstyle guitar. Please don't stop and neither will I.
Thanks for those insights Joe! I, for one, am glad that you've been forced to move online as it has made your music available to those of us a long way from Nashville! I look forward to a very different musical journey but can relate to a lot of what you talk about.
I dedicated my early life to a different dream and then raised a family. Now I'd like to spend some quality time on music in my retirement (a couple of years away). Still dreaming!
Good on you Joe , you’re an inspiration for an old guitar player who loves the instrument. Enjoy your journey.
It is a process. Chet Atkins I believe said, "the reason I keep playing is because I haven't learned to do it right yet". I relate to that in a huge way. I have been playing for nearly 60 years. My biggest challenge nowadays is stiff fingers. My biggest challenge in the early years was like yours not enough hours in the day, as well as no one to play with. I would have loved to have had youtube back then!
It's a process. Great job of looking back to where you got started, where you are now and where you are going.
Oh my, where do I start? I play mainly both bluegrass flat picking and fingerstyle. Left hand strength-barre chords and making smooth transitions in finger style songs. Not overplaying in solos and focusing and playing melody-based phrases. Getting a good reliable right hand that is tension free, particularly in my elbow. Getting out of my own way and not overthinking things, or like you, also not hard on myself enough at times. Getting a good live acoustic sound--playing into a mic and cutting over the band in bluegrass gigs and getting a good plugged in sound the rest of the time. Songwriting--I've written many instrumental finger style tunes but never written a song with lyrics. I could go on!
I was moved by your candor in describing the challenges that you've dealt with and are currently dealing with. Best wishes for continued advancement toward your musical and personal goals.
It's a process. Great vid Joe. Ive been enjoying falling in love with deliberate daily practice while taking a holistic approach to music. Regular rewards have started to flow with this mindset. Very grateful.
Love you, your music, your passion and kindness that you share with all of us. Very inspiring, always.
It is definitely a process!! A fun and extremely frustrating one at that! I can relate very closely with the tempo issues lol, even my instructor tells me to slow it way way down. I know what I'm supposed to do in my head but it's like my hands just don't want to listen! Thats one of my greatest guitar challenges, that and finding enough time in my day to really get adequate practice. Thanks for the content Joe. Really enjoy hearing about other's musical journies 🤙
It’s a process. This may have been one of the most inspiring videos I’ve ever seen. It’s hard for your fans like me to envision you with challenges, You’re always so sincere and that’s what makes the videos you make without a guitar in your hands, so worthwhile. Thanks for sharing your personal story. I assure you that they are just as beneficial, and great to watch, as your playing instructional videos.
Yes i agree.
It’s a process. I started watching you on RUclips at least 10 years ago. I remember a version of Dixie McGuire, in your kitchen, as I recall. You should connect with Alison Young, who I believe to be in Nashville. She’s a wonderful singer and has figured out some very clever techniques for creating music videos.
It’s a process... you're right about this! Nice video and nice path you had!
It’s a process!! Sending you light, Joe 😉🎸🎸
Hi, Joe. Sorry it took me a while to watch this video of yours. I like this part of the quote, "who looks inside, awakes". I agree 100% of that. Distraction is probably the biggest pain in modernity. And I'm glad that you are flourishing as an online guitarist. I hope it continues to work for you while giving you the freedoms to do whatever it is you wanna do. You're one of the best musicians on Earth and seem like you have a great personality. I will keep watching you, wishing you the best the whole time.
Hi Joe, I just loved hearing your story. I recently started your finger-style courses, they are excellent as is your teaching style. You are an inspiration. Thank you!
I really appreciate it!
It's a process Joe! Thanks for sharing. I like to do the same thing with my students - talk about my challenges and struggles. Aspiring players only get to see the finished result of what pros do. And that can be discouraging. It's great perspective to let students know that everyone struggles and it's a journey. You can't get hung up on where you think you should be. All you can control is the time and effort you put in. It never gets easier. You just learn harder stuff. 😉
My guitar journey was so memorable. I started playing when i was 12, i remembered i do not have my own guitar, I just borrowed one from my friends and they we’re the few one who also thought me all the stuffs as a beginner.. That was around 91-92. After school we usually met each other on the streets and play guitar until midnight. Every day was simply the same routine.. But when i turned into college, i enter Medical school until i became a full pledge Physician and during that days i did not even tried to grab a guitar or borrowed one from my friends for 10 years until the time i went back playing 5 years ago and i now I realized i should have follow my dream to study music instead of becoming a physician which is my true passion.
You’re lucky you were born with “it.” I’m 75. Moved from ukulele to guitar at age 10. Took some lessons from the Maloy brothers in Macon, became pretty good, and began playing in clubs when I was 13. I suspect that by age 15 you were doing things that I was never able to accomplish in my life. Even as a teenager I was struck by how hard some worked at learning guitar and how much they practiced for several years, only to be surpassed by others who had been playing maybe a year or two. Sure, one can practice diligently and become good over time, but it’s no substitute for having that innate ability. That natural ability plus the discipline and desire to study and practice is an unbeatable combination. Unfortunately, even though I still have a good ear and a good instincts for music, these old arthritic fingers won’t allow me to even do what I used to. So, I just watch you and smile and enjoy.
Hello joe
I am Nihal and I am 17+ now,
And I am pretty much struggling with
TRAVIS PICKING and it’s still a journey or
“a process” going on. This video is a good way for me to relate
Thanks..
it´s a process ... I could not agree more ...you are an
inspiration
Ha ha, thanks for reminding me I need to play with a metronome... but I've never found one that works properly! 🙂
Greetings from Perth WA
Your passion is giant !
My guitar challenge is quite simple, being constant, practicing at least 30mins a day. Some time ago if I read a comment like this, I would have never understood it, but having two kids, just having 30mins to play at night, is a challenge in itself 😁
By the way, not sure if you get to read this comment, we sometimes are able to calm our 11 months baby with live videos you post on RUclips. He doesn't like cartoons or anything, but he really focuses and concentrates when he watches you play. You have an 11 months baby fan in Madrid, Spain 😂
It’s a process ,
Great informative video with lots of thought put into it. Staying on track practicing ,as a beginner is my problem , I do well practicing and then life happens and I get away from it 🤷♀️ But I go back and start again. I guess I need to get up a 4am 🤪
I enjoy your playing and your music
I used to get stuff from Pro Audio. Owner's brother is Frank Gambale.
Wow that’s really cool, I didn’t know that
I’ts a process! Great video! Thanks for sharing Your experience!!! All the best for You!!
Loved what you shared about dreaming and digging deep inside Joe. As you discover yourself in that process you may find how much courage & wonder will live beside fear & doubt. But recognizing it is the first step in accepting your whole self, and choose how you will move ahead.
I appreciate that you’ve already chosen to be vulnerable to all of us in this video, as well as helping us with our own guitar challenges by teaching us in the Udemy courses with Erich(yes I already bought all 3!) and TrueFire. Your teaching style is humble and so encouraging!
Thank you, Mary
It's a process.. Thanks Joe
It's a process!
Thanks Joe!
Its a process. Love you dude
Hi Joe, it's great to know how you had faced such many challenges and got through them, that's why you are where you are now.. Bravo...
For some, like me, challenges remain challenge for life and difficult to make it to where we want to be...always feels great to see your videos and hear about your musical journey... Thnx Joe
Thanks for sharing this Joe. By the way, I love your recent how to record acoustic guitar video. Excellent in content and presentation! Your journey is a wonderful one, and I think "turning inward" would be the next step. I would consider you a master guitar player and Nashville seems like a good fit, but maybe a "change" could be good too. I would like to see the "mystical side of Joe".
I appreciate you sharing your journey. It is nice to be reassured that your success was intentional and hard-earned. As you say, it's easy for those who are envious to flap their jaws, or knock down the "tall poppy" but your hard work and dedication proves that anyone can be successful if they put in the time. I wish you continued success. Cheers mate!
I have eye arthritis too, usually happens when I have to concentrate and stare at the computer for days. The drops I used are dexamethasone. Thanks for sharing your stories Joe.
It's a process! Thanks for sharing so much so openly!
It was the Elderly Instrument catalog for me. It was like Christmas when that thing showed up in the mailbox.
It's a process, and a wonderful journey. I'm grateful that music became an important part of my life. Playing, learning and improving brings tremendous joy for me, too.
Nothing worthwhile is ever easy Joe ! 🦘
Good luck on your journey , I will follow you. Best regards
The video was well structured, thank you very much for the insights! Timing is my biggest challenge. It’s a process.
It’s a process.
Thank you for sharing your challenges - crazy how universal they are yet we all have our share of them that *feel* unique, maybe even alienating at times.
Wow, never realized you had psoriasis. Sorry you’ve had to go through that. What an amazing job you’ve done of overcoming your challenges, Joe 🤘🏻💪🏼
Thanks David! I’m thankful for the experience because it taught me so much about food, inflammation etc. 🤘🏻
It's a process. Thank you very much for sharing your story and your thoughts.
I think my biggest guitar challange is to practise efficiently. Sometimes I feel that I don't make enough progress because I just play around without a goal or a concept. I always have to remind myself to go out of my comfort zone .
Greetings from Berlin
It's a process! Thank you Joe, and yes, keep those lessons coming (those lessons from both on and off the frets)...
It´s a process. I like your humility a thanks for sharing your story. My journey is simmilar like your, but I have not discipline and these days motivation is missing. Thank you for motivating video. Chet and Tommy must be proud of you ! I love them
I found this so helpful, it's really interesting about how you talked about tall poppy syndrome as that was something that definitely crossed my mind in the past especially being very familiar with Aussie culture myself and seeing your chops develop over the years. Please keep creating content like this, it's a process!
A pretty great inspiration. Thanks for sharing the process
It's a process. I am always practicing and watching some whatever on youtube at the same time. That probably reduces productivity a lot, but I just don't know how to stop doing that. I started to learn the guitar when i was 18. After couple of years, when I was playing in front of my friends and messing up, I was always using the excuse that "I started not that long ago". Now 5 years passed, I am 23, and I still cannot play scales on the guitar, and my playing lacks so much of everything. But I am no longer allowed to use that excuse. This is where you start to face consequences of your actions, and realize, that it is very easy to be a mediocre player, but it takes so much more, to become an actual, solid acoustic player. And even if you perform, and your friends praise you, that does not necessarily mean, that you are worth anything as a musician.
P.S. I am still proud, that I had the willpower to learn how to play royal flush and actually perform it.
It’s a process. I can’t bring myself to wake up at 4am though - I’ll have to find some other distraction free time. Thanks for the great content 👍🏻
It’s a process!
It’s a Process , Great Video Thanks
Definitely it’s a process. I need to get out and play with other people. It’s something gay has been lacking especially since Covid. Did a lot of solo gigs last summer but haven’t really found a solid group of players since moving to Washington in 2019. You haven’t inspired me to check out a few local open mic nights to hopefully find some respectable players. Thanks Joe!
Its a process. A very interesting listen
It's a process!
Thank's Joe :)
it's a process!
Have you read Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo? I think he had a lot of valuable things to say about looking inward and finding our own sound.
I have! Love that book. My guitar teacher gave it to me as a gift when I was a teenager.
my biggest challenge in my 40 (i play since i was 17) is to have time as I have 2 small kids... so I wake up at 5 00 or 6 00 am and play for one hour... it is my challenge + i suffered from cracked fingertips due to the contact dermatitidis, now its only on my left thumb so its ok. but at the worst stages of this weird desease i couldn´t play
It's a process. I needed this video today, as the challenges can feel overwhelming at times. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your guitar challenges Joe. Very insightful and something we all face to improve our playing.
It's a process. Great video. I love what you do and look forward to seeing where your musical journey takes you. I'm in awe of your intelligence, work ethic, sincerity and talent. I wish you all the best.
It's a process. Thank you Joe . I appreciate the insight and your honest approach to helping others .
It's a process. My biggest challenge is not setting myself a high enough standard or accepting mistakes, errors or poor playing. I don't know why I do this - I'm pretty particular in other parts of my life!
So inspiring, and motivating. Exactly what I need right now ... thanks again Joe !
Hi Joe thank you for sharing your journey. Very interesting and inspiring. I appreciate your honesty and genuine passion for music. Vulnerability is our greatest measure of courage. Keep up the good work!
yes, music is a gift. You video really inspiring.
It's a process. Thank you Joe for sharing your story with us❤️
Its really a great thing what you share your experience with us. Thank you for your stories
It's a process :) Thank you so much for sharing your journey and challenges. It's very inspirational!! I would agree that the greatest challenge is not getting distracted. But you've shown through the years that you are able to concentrate on your goals, just like in The Prize :) Look how far you've come already!! Keep up the great work!! xxx
It’s a process! Thanks Joe as always 👍
DBX vid and presentation♪♪
Makes/models?
Only Fender or also Gibson ?
Which acoustics? Any Taylors?
Still Strat or also Tele or others?
Amps (Still only Marshall)?
I don't mean to come across as a some weirdo or obnoxious wackdoodle fan. I just love your musicianship and so do my kids. I'd donate organs to work with you.
Speed's OK (ask Mustaine or even Little Richard or The Killer, Jerry Lee). I'm no fan of ballads but we all gotta pay the bills and Coverdale got an extra house out of a "hard" quasi-ballad with"Here I Go Again" just like Frehley did with "Beth". These tunes had me on a Neve, Soundcraft, or other machine to try making good sounds. And then came the record companies.
Keep making your great sounds and please, PLEASE let me know when you're on the right side of the Atlantic.
It's a process. I love your lessons Joe they are really inspiring.
Thank you :)
so sad you are not coming to Ottawa in December ,
It's a process. 🍀 I really LOVE your song "out alive" ... How old was you when you wrote it? Great song Joe!!! ❤️
By the way, this song was a challenge for me... And still is! 😅
Why did you choose Nashville of all the US cities? I saw you in Detroit and in Chicago and you were amazing
"It's a process. It's a process."
It' a process. Wonderful insights, so cool to listen to. Thanks a lot! ;)
Can you share your main steps and tricks on your recording setup through the engineering part? I am really curious about that since you usually play a solo guitar and my aim is record some songs in the near future and do not want to mess up.
Cheers from Hungary!
It’s a process.
It’s a process
In Morning hours we are high in dopamine creating the drive.
It's a process worth while
Winter, my apartment gets so dry during winter that my full wood guitars start to break down, even with humidifiers it's not enough, so most of the time my guitar is in the case during winter. But during summer i'm jamming all the time
Which part of the world are you in?
@@Joe_Robinson In Finland, dry winters and humid summers
it's a process.......indeed
It is a process)
It realy is a process....
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It's a progress
❤️❤️
Biggest challenge at this point is learning new things and not playing the same licks and phrases over and over.