The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[DRM]

I've also stumbled across this website, with free lessons & downloadable tabs, the lessons are very, very well put together, they run a you tube channel too. they are a bricks & mortar music school based in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire.
https://www.kirkleesguitarschoolonline.co.uk/

 

[ColinJ]

For the first time in months I decided to pick up my guitar. As expected, it was badly out of tune. My digital tuner screen lit up (so the battery was okay) but it didn't respond when I plucked the guitar strings. Strange...

I faffed about for a while trying to work out what the problem was, and then I spotted a small black object at my feet. It turned out to be a small rubbery pad. I took the tuner off the guitar and saw that the pad had come off the clip that attaches the tuner to the guitar.

The pad must have popped off when I had straightened up the tuner. I put the pad back on and the tuner started working again!

I had things to do so I only spent 5 minutes on the guitar but it was a reminder that I do still want to learn to play.

 

[MontyVeda]

For the first time in months I decided to pick up my guitar. ...

I've been the same... after spending the first half of this year learning how to use effect pedals and playing almost daily, I just stopped mid-summer and have barely picked up the guitar since and when i have it's only been for five minutes or so. I hope to get back into it but my heart just isn't there at the moment.

 

[ColinJ]

I think a friend of mine is right...

She said that I am too concerned about the destination (playing really well), but I do not enjoy the journey (learning) therefore I keep giving up.

She just likes messing about on the guitar so she does, and doesn't worry about how much progress she does or doesn't make.