Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

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Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Pickles » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:45 pm

I don't really know what it is... I just haven't felt like sitting down and playing in a while. The last time I felt like this, I started writing some stuff and it made me enjoy it more, but since then I've had some nasty writer's block. I'm just not feeling it.
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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by sfmartins » Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:09 am

Browse through your new cd's and to find interesting songs to play (Suggestion: Last Flowers by Radiohead :lol: )

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by DrumsFoDaSoul » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:42 am

If you haven't got one already, try electric. I know I felt as if I played all I wanted to play on acoustic and felt I was repeating the same songs over and over and not really getting anywhere. Thats why I decided I would get an electric for Christmas rather than a better acoustic. Right now I love playing both.
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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Pickles » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:50 pm

I've been playing electric for years now. Started off acoustic, but most of the time when I play out I play electric. I'm pretty versatile... Kinda a jack of all trades, master of none type of guitarist.

I really have the desire to play other instruments... I can do little bits of stuff on the piano and violin (both of which I have in my room up at school), and I also have a bass to play. I really wanna play drums but don't have the means.

I don't really care about playing a lot of stuff I hear anymore. it's weird.
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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Brian M.D. » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:03 pm

set it down for a few days
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Unread post by RunsWithBuffalo » Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:48 am

DrumsFoDaSoul wrote:If you haven't got one already, try electric. I know I felt as if I played all I wanted to play on acoustic and felt I was repeating the same songs over and over and not really getting anywhere. Thats why I decided I would get an electric for Christmas rather than a better acoustic. Right now I love playing both.
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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Kahn » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:26 pm

new chord books and scales always get me interested again.

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Nitro1515 » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:26 pm

I wasn't really playing that much these past few months, but ever since I got my new electric last week I have been playing non-stop learning a whole bunch of new stuff.

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Unread post by Easy E » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:32 pm

my acoustic seems to be sounding like shit since i got the action lowered, really tinny. i think it may be time for a new guitar but in no way can i afford one
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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by jj_webster » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:49 pm

Solution: Martin D-35.... and you wont ever lose the urge to play.. :)

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Easy E » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:53 pm

Easy E wrote:my acoustic seems to be sounding like shit since i got the action lowered, really tinny. i think it may be time for a new guitar but in no way can i afford one
Cor wrote:I mentioned awhile ago trying to bang this huge near 7 foot woman I know. Hit it last night. I got manhandled, it was sweet.

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by justanotherfan » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:24 pm

I kind of lost my motivation to practice after my cousins son passed away. He encouraged me to start taking lessons.....then two days after the funeral my guitar instructor had a stroke while working as a DJ at a wedding. Cripes, this was all in October and it took me until this past Tuesday to get my motivation back to start practicing again. I suppose I was just so sad that I lost my umph to play.

Now my instructor is back and doing great and playing again. He and I chatted quite a bit during my first lesson back and didn't really play much but I think it opened up my eyes to a few things. So I am back on track and determined to practice and get it together.

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Blake » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:30 pm

I have no desire whatsoever to play guitar anymore.

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by Easy E » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:32 pm

i ply like 4 songs when i pick up the guitar now, everytime i pick it up i play I remember by damien rice
Cor wrote:I mentioned awhile ago trying to bang this huge near 7 foot woman I know. Hit it last night. I got manhandled, it was sweet.

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Re: Who else has lost motivation to play guitar?

Unread post by cmarti10 » Sat Jan 12, 2008 3:49 pm

i lost motivation too, but thats because ive been too hung over every day to play

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