Why You Suck at Guitar - My Most Unpopular Video Yet
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- Опубликовано: 26 май 2015
- This video is my most unpopular video because I go over why it is you suck at guitar. For more help go to www.yourguitarsage.com today.
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damn this was the first video on my homepage. even my youtube account thinks i suck at guitar
lmao !
luis navarro that was classic! I'm still laughing
same happend to me it was the first on my home page
Hey man, telling people they suck at guitar is my job!
Nice brotha! I like your vids! Good stuff.
+yourguitarsage hahaha cheers my man!
+Ben Eller U2 brother!
+yourguitarsage u2 don't suck
+Ben Eller Uncle Ben!
I just want to be able to say “I play guitar.” I just want to be able to play a song, and sing to it without it breaking my brain. 😂
LOL yeah I get that... when I sing I can't strum so well LMAO! Then i'd be playing like "Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh" On the bus in ...Bull Durham LOL!!
I suck at guitar, but I suck at something different than what I sucked at last year and next year I will suck at something different than I do now. I play at what I suck at until one day I find that I no longer suck at that and then I move on to something else to suck at. The result is that I can play things now that I never thought I'd ever be able to and I know that things I currently don't think I could ever play will be the same.
I absolutely love this outlook!
Very well put! I'm 56 and have been taking lessons for a little over a year now. I know my rock star days are well behind me, but I just want to play the guitar for me, because I always wanted to play. I'm shocked when I can actually play something that a year ago was like a foreign language. I envy these people that have been playing since they were kids. I think it's a lot easier to pick up an instrument when you are younger and easier to learn how to move your fingers faster. By the time I'm in my 80's, I'll be really good! I'll play for everyone in the nursing home.
Julie Stevens awesome Julie. I'm in my mid 30's and have been at it a little over a year. I can relate. I'll come listen to the Old Lady in the Nursing Home.
You are NEVER too old!
And that is why we practice...
This is bang-on. How many times do you start learning a song or even part of a song, and think "damn it, I can't do this; it's going to take months" but a two hours of solid practice later, your fingers are doing what previously seemed impossible? You smile, put down the guitar and feel satisfied. Imagine you did that every day, or even every other day. Or even twice a week.
The better guitarists out there will do this consistently, and with new concepts and techniques. People who are awesome at guitar (or anything, really) have my respect -- they work hard for it.
Thank you my friend!!! Appreciate your views! e:)
I learned Iron man and smoke on the water in just a few hours when i started.
LegendaryFuZe Well congrats! You need a pat on the back while we're at it here? Those are two of the easiest hard rock songs to learn.
Yes! I recently saw a video title saying, "Why song xyz is HARD!" I chose not to watch it, I want to find out for myself at this point.
Definitions of "hard" can vary a lot, and so can the spirit of overcoming obstacles. Someone's hard can be another one's "exciting".
I'm 36 and I've been "playing" for 26 years and I have never yet had that experience. Even the most basic song is tedious, difficult, and I forget information almost immediately. I really don't know why. I had a hard time in school too. I appreciate the fact other people experience it but I never have.
I suck at guitar and i keep trying simply because i enjoy it.
Continue to bring joy your soul! e
what is your guitar status after 3 years
I don't want fame, I just want to entertain
+leigh richardson Then do it! Fame just might come because you want to give rather than take. e:)
I'm always surprised how fucking awesome I am. I'm gonna go listen to myself right now.
Ha ha! Love it!
Humble Trekker i
Not a bad speech, but I'd add that it's not enough to 'practice a lot'. It's HOW you practice that really matters. So many players, more often than not, sit down and end up doodling or playing stuff they already have down. Or playing a song "ok" and bull rushing through the hard part that we only play right some of the time (the best teacher I had called this "practicing the mistake".). Instead we should be isolating the hart part and playing it SLOWLY until we get it down. To truly improve you have to identify weaknesses, be mindful of what and how you're playing while you're practicing, and go over the stuff that's hard SLOWLY and deliberately until you improve. Eventually that hard stuff becomes second nature. A player who practices this way will improve far faster, and with far LESS practice time than the player who doesn't. End of my speech.
I used to do that, until I realized that I had to slow down and practice the hard part till I had it down pat. It made such a difference.
Excellent advice!
Finally somebody here gets it!
As someone once told me: perfect practice makes perfect.
Good advice …I’m old lady not trying to be a rockstar but definitely want to play decent whole songs that I and others can actually recognize ….
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Hey thanks for the video it really helped me and this was honestly the perfect moment for it like this gave me chills.
Thanks man.. starting you 30 days program from today onwards.. god bless you
I have been sucking at guitar for more than 30 years now! But in recent years I also started sucking at bass guitar, drums, piano, and especially at singing! But still I try and I get better at each. I think I need another 350 years!
Hands down, one of your BEST videos. New respect for ya brother....
Shawn Neal
I agree- great teacher- amazing player!
Thank you so much for the kind words Shawn. I'm glad they were received with love.
This is a pretty good lesson on life in general.
+Dieter Verhofstadt Vielen danke Dieter! Schuss! e:)
I'm not German :) Cheers!
+Dieter Verhofstadt lmao
+Guitar Lessons with Your Guitar Sage thanks for this honest video. People need to apply this get better or get comfortable mind set everything they do. I'm a welder by profession and I learn new things everyday. Even though I'm good enough to get a job I still practice at lunch. I play guitar and sing for fun and I've only been playing for a couple months. I mainly focus consistent good playing for now. I make sure I can keep good rhythm and good sound.
You will succeed Bro! Keep up the disciplined life! e:)
Holy fuck i needed to hear this thanks for uploading
You are so welcome brother!
I started learning guitar when I moved into a college dorm. I soon discovered that if I was practicing, everyone would take off and go somewhere else. Privacy in dorm life is a rare and precious thing, so it was probably that more than anything else that inspired me to keep doing it. Eventually people started to like what I was doing and that kept the ball rolling. After that, even _I_ (as a listener) was enjoying what I was playing. When you get there, you are hooked. There's no turning back.
Good stuff and a reminder of the importance of a reality check. I’m 63 and didn’t start learning/playing til 55. Now that I’ve come to terms with the fact that I’m unlikely to go on the road with the Stones, I can relax and enjoy my ‘’mediocre” but fun playing.
I wish I had more time to practice. I'm in the eleventh grade, and I started 3 months ago. I learn very fast, but school gets in the way so much, I even bring my guitar to school when I have time but I'm also very shy about it because I know I'm basically 200%beginner
Follow your heart for guitar. I admire that you bring your guitar to school. That takes guts and love of music. Keep on keeping on and you will get better and better.
I brought my guitar to school nearly every day. 2 hours in a bus and 1 hour at lunch. I would have 15 hours a week of practice before I even got home :)
+yourguitarsage nice! I'm hitting about that much practice time a week, of not more lol
If it was easy, everyone could do it. You will never regret the effort. Being a musician makes you part of an elite group of people. Rock on!
+TheGoldenChodeTV When I was your age I played guitar every spare waking minute. I averaged about 6 hours per day. I wish I had practiced properly instead of just playing and noodling. Use your time wisely.
Motivated! Ive been grinding a ridiculous amount in the last few months (at least 7 hours a week for min 10 years). Lately I've been playing a min of 5 hours a day. I had a rough set this last weekend, kinda damaged me. So, time to dust myself off and get back at it. Not so much so I'm "the best" but because I want to be able to convey my art the way I feel it... Thanks again!
Man, you are spot on with this! I've always had a love of music, and especially guitars! Just started learning the end of last year, and it was rough at first....heck it's still rough now, but I'm loving it. Just found your channel and I'm looking forward to getting better and better! Thanks for what you do man!
This is some amazing information! I can't stop watching your videos! They are very motivating and inspiring! Keep up the great work!
I suck because I started today, I'm 16 years old, finished my GCSEs and am going to be a persistant bastard until I get better, its a great time filler
Love it! Please let me know how I can help.
So that was a 10 min videos saying: if you wanna get good, you gotta practice.
Some people need a heart to heart like this one.
You'd be surprised of how many folks need to be told that, bra...
This should be everyone's first lesson after the introductory course. In everything.
pretty much. no practice, no getting better.
when i first started playing years ago an old mountain man told me. whose playing was amongst the gods...."if you want to be a somebody on that guitar you have got to eat, sleep and shit music...I am talking a fucking religion here man"...know something? he was one hundred percent right. its the only way....
Great video. You make lots of interesting points and I'm glad I took the time to watch it. Thanks.
So sweet! Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
fantastic video. definitely upping my practice time. love the talks, love the lessons. you've seriously helped me improve my playing.
You are so welcome! Thank you for the support.
Big up man! Very nice video. I think u are the best teacher on you tube.
Thank you so much Samuel! So kind.
This video is so inspiring, I always try my hardest with all that I do musically it's at a constant so much that whenever I find myself sitting around all I can think of is "I need to be playing..I need to be singing, etc." This is definitely my favorite video of yours. We all need a kick in the "arse" haha
Nice! So glad you liked it. Thank you!
Great advice and humorous too! Enjoyed your site very much and your Beat Buddy review. Thank you. I will subscribe.
Thank you so much George! The beat buddy is a really cool tool. Please let me know how I can help with any of your guitar needs.
This is my favorite video from your channel, this helped me to find out why I am so bad at playing and now I know how to practice in the right way, plus I think you also inspired the viewer through this video and I hope you will keep making more in future.
I wish you nothing but health and happiness
Great insights into becoming a better guitar player. I will add, don't be too hard on yourself. When I play, I tend to focus on my mistakes and that sucks. Focus on positives and set short term goals on way to your ultimate goal which, of course, can never be achieved. Thanks man your vids have truly made a better guitar player and a professional at approach.
Thank you for adding this as well Chris. True wisdom!
playing guitar isnt about being amazing and able to shred. its about soul.
Awesome video, I am going to subscribe bc that was an awesome video, and you must be an awesome person. I just watched your "top 5 things every intermediate...". I can't wait to work on some of the stuff I just learned.
Thank you Allen! Keep rockin and stay in touch! e:)
I love the way you explain things. For what it's worth, you earned another beginner subscriber today. :)
I agree for the most part, but what about those of us who are, shall we say a bit Older, and our fingers just can't do what we'd like them to do, due to past injury, or whatever. I'd love to be a good finger picker, but when my fingers either cramp up, or because of stiffness, I can't grab some of the notes that are required, Deep down, I'd love to play like Lighten Hopkins, but I remain constantly trying to do the simplest picking. Thanks for a great video..
Thank you so much my friend! We do have to work with our limitations. If we have a digit gone, we can't deny that. It we have arthritis, we can't deny that. With that being said, Helen Keller is a great example of someone who did not let her misfortunes stand in her way. It's less about the fingers anyhow. Watch some videos with Django. He played with two fingers and played faster then I will probably ever play.
gtflyer y
I also aspire to play like Lightnin'! Keep at it! One thing that helps me is stretches before and after to loosen up my hands and joints. The more often you use something the better it'll get. I believe Lightnin' had a rough life -- his hands & fingers were gnarled and tough, but he still managed :)
Django Reinhardt had 2 completely disabled fingers on his fretting hand and he considered one of the greatest guitarist in history. Tommi Iommi of Black Sabbath lost the tips from 2 fret hand fingers in a machine accident too, and he went on to become an influential guitarist. Where there's a will, there's a way. You can do it!
You need to think like a blues player, so cut down the phone lines, flood the village and lose the dog
Ha ha! Right?!
There is a little joke, what do you get when you play the blues backwards ? You get your house back, wife and dog :-)
+makemarker rascall Flatts wrote a country song about that.
Truest video out there. Straight forward and to the point. Thanks for the video man. You inspire a lot of us to try to better there self. Practice = fun
Great video and thanks for the truth. Sometimes we need to here this to motivate us. Keep rocking and I will keep watching and learning.
Thank you so much Bryan!
I'm 60. Decided to learn guitar 5 years ago and see how far I could take it.
Where I'm at now is debatable, but if nothing else, it eases a lot of stress from my life, strengthens my mind and hand skills and gives me some motivation after work that seemed to be missing previously. And yes, I'd love to be much better and still expect to be, but there's more to it than becoming a star.
Guitar playing can be another tool in rounding out a healthy life.
100% Danny! Playing guitar is very meditative!
Man you hit it in the spot ! Thats why I play also! Great words man
I didn't know table-cloths could talk!
Haha!! Italian table cloth!
Thank you for a great candid video on this subject! You hit the nail on the head.
Awesome video! Thank you for the honesty! That's what we need, we don't need sugar coating! You're awesome brother thanks for the insight.
I'm a new guitar player. I was inspired by mainly Avenged Sevenfold. I've only been playing about a month,but I'm practicing hard. About 2-3 hours every day. I've spent about a week practicing the Gunslinger solo for 2-3 hours a day. It's an extremely easy solo for the average player,but I'm new. I can't seem to really get it though. Is 2-3 hours a day not enough for me? Should I practice even more?
Zack Fraser Take on exercises. Try to learn songs that are outside of your normal style of playing, and that will make you better. Tim Peirce has a great tutorial of Jimi Hendrix's intro to Little Wing and also, one of the best solo's of all time - Hey Joe. Step outside of your comfort zone. If you hand is hurting because you have to stretch it in ways you aren't used to, or if your fingers are getting blisters, then you are doing the *right* practicing. Also, keep in mind that the younger you start, the better... Once you hit 25, your brain slows down at what it can learn, so learn lots when you're young (if you're young). Marty Schwartz, Justin Guitar, and Tim Peirce are three of my favs. They have so many years of lessons up... Pick one, perfect the song, then move on to another.
Zack Fraser One half hour of Focused practice will benefit you more that 4 hrs of endless noodle'n or playing what you know all ready. Learn to find your own voice what ever you play. And it might Not be the same as your hero just Focus one hr. lay down some chords or get backing tracks & jam for an hour. Then come up with Progressions Riffs...then Start the Regimented Focus study & Listen Listen Listen. Jam w/others as long if there not drug'n or boozing or has velcro GF find someone else. You'll do ok.
Watchman4u
+1'ed for the velcro GF... they will always flake out. And watch out for "singers" who play only in drop D.
upgrader99 we had a rule NO GF's . No One. Out side the yard would be full of cars trucks w/ppl sitting on the hoods..having a party listing. Crazy you can never get stuff together w/distractions stay away from drugs & Booze, this is from experience I wasted a lot of time till I laid down the rules. Thats when the band would get tight when you get GF out why? Because friends GF's Fam. make you go into "Performance Mode" Drummer are the Worst about this. Also get a sound man if you can to not turn up the singer or guitar but will look down & ask is that better? It works 85% of the time. So body needs to be the leader even if two or more are writers when you are alone you can get that Bridge Nailed as you change Timing...doing it over & over w/out worrying about performing when Practicing, The IS KEY to getting TIGHT wait till after to do what ever oh & nowdays you have Smart Phones Leave them in yer Car. You'll be a better player / band for it.
Zack Fraser A month??? chill out man ;-) who cares that you can't play the solo after just one month. that is a crazy ambition.
I dont think I'ts a good way to play guitar just to be famous. I'ts better if your goals are as hard to reach as being famous but are more likely to happen. Because you need a lot of luck to become really famous with good guitar play these days. Thats why my goals are to entertain people with my guitar play, no matter if millions or just a few people enjoy it... :)
Indeed!
great video Erich. this would be good for lots of other applications other than instruments.
Indeed! You are so welcome. You are observant for saying that.
Hey Erich I love your tutorials, have always watched em. Iv been playing on a crappy 80$ AUD guitar for years because Iv never been able to afford a proper guitar but Iv stuck with guitar and kept playing for the past 2 years learning from you.
Hustle beats talent when talent is a lazy bastard.
True, true, true!
Ouch!
Thank you sir can I have another?
:+)
Best comment!
Excellent video !! You really got down to the root of ego and our desire to be excellent at whatever it is that we do. Practice, practice and the things that we love, we will find the time for them, whatever they may be.
Truth!
Excellent video. I've been a RUclips fan for 8 years think and I've yet to post a video! I guess I'm just not ready for prime time. My guitar journey starts a little over 7 years ago. I finally picked Jazz as my goal. No doubt, you get out what you put in.
+downhill240 Stay in touch and let me know how you are doing! e:)
I suck at guitar because of internet porn. It's everywhere, and it's free.
So are guitar lesson videos
Im Brad Me too...I'm learning to play with one hand
Ryan Haydon I think that's what Eddie Van Halen used to do.
+Im Brad I was hanging out with my friend and his dad is really good at the guitar so i asked him if i should do anything to improve and he told me to jerk off for 5 min every 3 hours to get wrist strength up. You could be a legend and not even know it
You kids are a mess! :-)
Hendrix, Page, Van Halen etc. are Superstars who excelled in playing and originating work & styles, and didn't simply mimic that which had gone before them. But for me it's not about being a superstar - it's about having competence and providing enjoyment and entertainment.
I also think ‘mediocre’ is very negative and a poor choice of words. ‘Average’ might be better, and setting yourself a goal of being better than average - is a good thing.
In any event keep doing what you are doing - you and Justin are my Guitar lesson superstars! I picked you up on Udemy and love your methods and manner. Appreciated!
+Sam Cogwheel Thank you my friend! I appreciate your interest & comment. e:)
I thank online teaching. I have three ,one is you. Right now I can pick a bit which I couldn't do before I watched you tube. I'm happy strumming and singing along. Practice,yes I do everyday. I need to get my consistency before I move on. I want to be great (so to speak) at strumming and a bit of picking. I enjoy it! Thank you for your videos! Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦. Heather.
😊🙏 www.yourguitarsage.com/30
Thanks so much for making this video, I found it insightful and just openened up what I pushed deep down inside myself and forgot about after getting married and having children here's to getting back on track with my love of music. You said out loud what everyone was thinking so grateful.
As i 12 year old boy I approve of this video
+Ramin Rahnema And I appreciate your approval!!!! e:)
Catchphrase "The Whole 9 yards"
That sounds like something I probably say a lot :-)
Great eye-opening advice and inspiration, thanks.
Absolutely. I always expected to much from myself. Just started learning guitar at 53 and very happy with my practise every day and not expecting anything. Will be happy if I can play just fine in a year or so. But in the meantime also watching lots of yt. Wow, wish I had that 30 years ago. Just discovered your channel also. I will be around many times more. Thanks for the great videos and I'll definitely will study your starter course next to my other course.
has anybody ever told you that you look like ben affleck?
Jimmy W - Cuba Gooding shoulda had a bigger part,
He was so much better than Ben Affleck.
Pearl Harbor Sucked...
Jimmy W I was just thinking that!
I'm way beyond where I want to be. I've been playing for nearly 40 years and I see guitar as a tool for creating music, not as just playing guitar.
I some times long for those days around 3-6 years into playing when creativity and novelty was always just around the corner. Maybe that has more to do with my age at the time but once you've played for a really long time it can get stale.
I love guitar but it is really only a tool. I think of Jimi Hendrix, was he really the best guitar "player", maybe not, but I think he was the best at using the instrument in a novel way to create some excellent music, which is what it is all about, that's why Jimi Hendrix is the best! Rock on.
+Thomas Magnum Try to revisit the passion! e:)
Excellent video! Time to practice 😀
"...You can always learn something from them..." That is the best attitude man. Knew you were awesome and the fact you want to learn from anyone is the beat attitude to life.. Carry on succeeding x
Thank you so much my friend! I have found that in life, ego not only does not serve me, it kills me.
I want to be as good as Jimi Hendrix
Gonna take awhile if you want to be able to play like Hendrix. He didn't play in a common sense way that a lot of his peers did. He did a lot of things that on the surface lacked logic. Best analogy I can give you is if you wanted learn how to play like Eric Clapton, you would have to climb this huge mountain. It's a tough mountain and it's going to take you a lot of time to get to the top but you are going to hike straight up it, getting to certain base camps and gradually getting to the top of the mountain. To learn how to play like Hendrix, imagine you have to climb a mountain just as high as the mountain you climbed to learn how to play like clapton. But instead you have to go up the mountain, crossover to a smaller mountain, get back to the other mountain, cut through an area that's not on the trail, go back and circle around to get to the other side of the mountain, followed by all kinds of crazy shit like that, to finally get to the top. Learning to play like Hendrix isn't a linear uphill climb like other guitarists. Playing like Hendrix requires you climbing, back tracking, circling back around, hike over to a smaller adjacent mountain, circle around that smaller mountain and find a trail back on the main one. If you want to master Hendrix it's a long process because he didn't always play in the most logical sense of the term. That's not a slight against him, thats just the way his one of a kind brain looked at things. It's one thing to "learn" a few of his songs. It's another to be able to play like him.
No problem. Just my experience (no pun intended). I'm a Hendrix fanatic and have been since I was probably 7 or 8. I'm 35 now. I've studied his playing for 25 years and have literally every concert ever recorded, audience, soundboard ect. Along with weeks worth of studio stuff. All in all it's a little over 28 days worth of music of just Hendrix alone.
This guy is always talking about cat videos haha
+David Biller exactly what I thought lol
+Kurt Bajor dito
I checked out your site and really like it. You have a natural teaching ability. Your personality is warm and inviting.
Thank you friend! I've been doing it a long time and really enjoy it. Please let me know how I can help!
I've been playing guitar since I'm 13 and I am now 22. I taught myself how to and have been watching some videos to improve my technique and style but no other RUclips channel is as great and complete as Eric's. Thank you for this awesome lessons and advises. You rock, man!
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Thank you luirve! I appreciate your very kind comment! e:)
I'm a baby boomer. I'm not driven by ego and I don't want to be a rock star. I do want to get better, though. :-)
I love that attitude!
Me too.
get on the pot!!!!!!!! haha!
:)
I love not just the message but also the great personality, also you're happy to give precious knowledge out freely. Not only would I be thrilled to play as you do but to be as kind and giving as you seem to be. Props, sir! Respect.
HateHater sweetest comment ever. Thank you so much my friend.
YourGuitarSage I feel that good deeds and good people should be rewarded or at least commented on and encouraged. How different the world could be if we all would strive to be our best. Thank You for being a perfect example!
I think every guitarist should watch this video and listen to what you have to say. This is very insightful advice and I think the underlying concepts could probably be applied to many aspects of life (not even related to guitar) great video man.
Thank you so much James! Yes, you nailed it right on the head.
for me the guitar is a musical instrument--not an instrument of torture. I play until I'm tired of it and then I stop. Later I pick it up and play some more until I want to stop. This might be called mediocrity; but for a person, like me, with very little innate gift for this stuff, I call it mental hygiene.
Do what brings joy to your heart & soul, not what others think. e:)
P.S. Keep rockin!
Great video! Nice reality check! So gonna share this with some friends of mine! Thanks!
Thank you Phillipe! e
I'd say this is your best video by far. Solid advice all around. I have no grand desires and it always amazed my guitar "instructor" that I didn't want to start a band - I'm 31, a dad, and live in reality. I think everyone who starts playing (learning is constant) should be shown this video and get grounded quickly.
Keep up the stellar quality!
Thank you so much for the love my friend!
First, I want to thank you for the stimulating content of your videos. I really enjoy listening to what you have to say. I agree that none of us play as well as we would like to. That inspires us to continue the journey whether we are just beginning or even if we are one of the great players. Most of them continue to learn from others.
I think the most important concept I've discovered about playing music is that it is more like learning a foreign language than climbing a mountain. There is really no pinnacle in music. If we want to speak the language more fluently then we must get immersed in culture where it is spoken. If you are like me and you are mostly a closet picker playing and practicing in your home then it will be more difficult to accomplish but far from impossible. If it was easy then everyone would play music.
We must be willing to be critical of our specific guitar skills in order to focus on why we think we suck at guitar. It is not just a matter of the amount of effort put to the task, but more the choice of tasks to put effort to. We all like to call it practice when we play the songs we play well, but that is not helping to achieve the goal of improving your playing. You have to study the players you like and ask yourself what is it that they do that you don't do. Watch and listen for just one thing. Each time you conquer that "one thing" you get one step closer to playing like them. Your own style will develop from each of those little things you pick up from those players that influence you. That is how the greats got great. The only question remaining is ARE WE WILLING TO DO THAT?
Be encouraged by improvement. Be more encouraged by faster improvement. Be challenged by plateaus. BUT ENJOY THE JOURNEY.
Well said Michael!!!! Thank you for sharing your wisdom! e :)
Very insightful. I play both acoustic and electric; love Johnny Marr and Andy Summers. I play a lot of Beatles as well. That said, I knew I didn't have the drive to play anywhere close to them so I just enjoy imitating them as best as I can and that's enough for me. Your "speech" was appreciated and I couldn't agree more with your philosophy. Cheers!
Cheers Mikey! Thank you sir!
Good video. Great message.
Erich,, WOW WOW WOW!!!!!! I'm a beginner and was drawn to your videos on RUclips. I was bragging to my wife about how great I was feeling on my guitar after watching your lessons. I also told her that I was planning to buy the Unstoppable Guitar System after the free 30 lessons are over. Now maybe I can win it? No one explains it like you, no one gives us the tools you do. You never fail to impress!!!!! Keep it up Erich, you're the best!!!!
Damn man you just said everything good totally change my perception.love being learning from you.keep it going man
You are so welcome and I thank you Ajay! e
Excellent advice Erich. I am an accomplished drummer, started at age 9 and still play at 51. After a life of many bands, recording sessions, gigs, thousands and thousands of hours of practice, I am considered by others to be very good. Now, why guitar - after watching all my "band friends" just pick up their guitar at a party, campfire, solo concert, etc, I wanted to finally learn guitar because... well, a drum kit is not something one just whips out at a house party. :-) So, I started learning about 2 years ago. Between you, Marty and Justin I consider you all excellent resources, each of you are great teachers and bring something different to the table. I try to practice about 2 hours per day (one in the morning and one at night). When I devote this time, I can see notable improvement - with plateaus every couple of weeks (always "pressing" forward). But, if I slack off practice, then I can see little to negligible improvement. I think this is part of the point you are making. Just like it was said earlier, "you get out what you put in". I'm not expecting to be SRV or Eddie Van Halen, but I definitely don't want to suck. It was indeed a great pep talk for all of us, especially with respect to setting realistic expectations, drawing "your" line in the sand, ego, devotion, and if you want more to understand what it takes. All are so true and very important life lessons. The better one gets, the more one wants to achieve. I think guitar, well actually any instrument or art, has us always learning, moving forward, improving - much like a never-ending journey. But music as an art is so darn fun. Thank you.
+Ed Higgins Thank you Ed for your wise comment. I appreciate you taking the time to share. e:)
You're a really great dude, I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with all of us. transferring ideas compassionately is the fastest way for us to evolve
So kind Charles. You sound like an enlightened spirit. THANK YOU!
I love your videos!!! You hv a gr8 personality and I agree with you. We'll always want to learn more, but what's up with the cat joking?lol.... Happy New Year!!!
+Lee Baxley Thank you Lee. I appreciate your kind comment! e:)
Thank you Erich, I’ve learned so much from you over the last few years!
Thank you, my friend! 🤗🙏 www.yourguitarsage.com/30
this is damn good advice, generally; not just when it comes to the guitar.
You've inspired me to put more time into several things. Thanks.
Hey Erich, thank you for your motivating video and this friendly shake. This video put you where you are and show what we already knew, if want to make it you have to jump to it. thanks for the impulse.
Thank you so much Claudio :-)
Very well said. I appreciate this video. As with guitar and so many other things in life you get out what you put in. Thanks.
+Robert Toole Thank you Robert, I appreciate your comment. Stay in touch. e:)
I enjoyed it! Very inspiring!
such a great video! totally inspiring and reality check
+Haridas Malet Skees --- Thank you Haridas. e:)
Great video. truer words have never been spoken. Thanks!
Hey man, loved the video. I'm just wondering though, do you think a big ego is a requirement to become an exceptional guitar player? Is there such a thing as passion without ego? I've been playing an average of 3 hours a day, sometimes more sometimes less, for a year, since I have that drive to become really good. I enjoy it, love it, and I view all those hours spent as the path that will allow me to express my musical ideas as fluently and completely as possible. So, while I do feel that my ego pushes me sometimes, there's also that raw enjoyment/passion/magical feeling that's hard to describe that keeps me playing all those hours. I'd play more if it weren't for the fact that I'm also studying engineering. Anyways, just wondering what's your thoughts on the matter.
Great question! I for sure think ego can drive one, I just feel it's a bad carrot(motivator). Love for music is a much better carrot as it keeps giving AND ego is destructive. With that being said, so many musicians have been motivated by ego.
You became a great guitar teacher! Love the advice.
Thank you Danny!
Been playing for a year learning online and I love it can't stop sometimes. I can play so it sounds musical and also play some songs but struggling with Barre chords but I'm not giving up nearly there I know once I get it will really open up my playing
Hi,
You are outstanding Man 👌
You are inspiring 👌
You are simply the best 👌
This video is really really helpful..
I just want to say thankyou so much for making this informative video 👍💐
Love the raw realness of this video post, it is really great advice for so many people that build themselves up within themselves with grandiose dreams, but don't take any action, or just for people to accept where they are at and what they have time for, can and choose to do.
Ultimately, let's just do whatever we choose to do because we enjoy it and it's fun! Fun to learn and grow and improve and achieve something that we couldn't do before :-)
Thanks so much for making and posting this video!
Thank you Michael for sharing! e:)
Listen man, this is one of the best advice videos about learning guitar, or anything else for that matter, that I've ever come across. There is some more middle ground to this than what you implied, but what you said is spot-on. You nailed this on the head. I've spread myself very thin over the past several years musically, because I've been okay with being a "pretty good" guitarist. But now I want to be a "nasty insane monster" guitarist- just because I want to be able to express my moods and play whatever I hear in my head on the guitar. So now I practice literally constantly haha.
Love that attitude! Thank you so much. Truth be told, there are zero boundaries. The only people that don't believe that are people that set boundaries up for themselves. The real successes know what I'm talking about.
Thanks! This is exactly what I needed to hear!!!
You are so welcome Andy!
Very profound and befitting of a sage Eric ... When i first started learning I couldnt put it down, and found myself clogging from doing too much that i didnt learn as i should. I found a book that recommended learning something for no more than 15 mins, then forget about it, come back to it for no more than 15 mins then forget about it, by the time you have done your 3rd or 4th practice youv nailed it. Obviously larger pieces require more of these 15 min sessions but it really works for tackling something you dont know. As we can attest, learning is stressful, and beyond a certain level of stress no leaning takes place thats why its important to have the long gaps in between sessions. By the way, the system was pilfered from a US military training manual but works on nearly anything ... Sorry about the rambling post just thought it may help someone ..
I love the rambling! Thank you for contributing my friend.
Great video. I say this stuff to my guitar students every day. Thnx !!!
Love the message, man. This can be easily applied to anything you want to achieve in life which makes it even better.
+Joshua Johnson Thank you Joshua for receiving the message. Please, stay in touch. e:)
Love you Eric sir,
Thank-you for giving evry lesson n advice
Your student from India
Thanks man. You put stuff into perspective
Been wanting to learn to play for years, I finally bought a guitar and amp, not sure if this equipment is good or not, I know it is not top of the line, Fender Champion 40, Jackson Js32 King V, I want to learn how to play metal, what should I be concentrating on, basic chords or power chords or both?
Start here friend. www.yourguitarsage.com/30
Thanks so much. I bought your whole udemy course and I practice an hour a day but I want to play rock but I only have an acoustic. Is that ok