Never felt so cr@p

[AndyR]

(Of course I don't actually have these conversations with the guitars - everyone would think I was crazy! :roll:)

That's not what your Baja tele told me.......

:lol: And I told her to keep her trap shut while she was away...

[Jonny]

I blame it all on the change in your avatar. PDT_008

Don't insult my Indie! OK, maybe it wasn't doing what I wanted it to do while I was playing it but still! I love this guitar.

I kinda remember that feeling when I hit uni - that first week was rough.

I found that the guitar helped me through.

Maybe it's something about being guitarists, about being artists that mean we're prone to melancholy?  There are plenty of threads on here about being down, and about fueling that feeling with alcohol...

 :drink:

My wife just told me to put the laptop down, saying "come away from your hairy guitar playing friends".

Classic!  And appropriate.  I think that this forum is always a good place for a rant, for advice, to offload, or just to chat. 

Great bunch of guys and galls here.  Really.

Mark.

Indeed.

Well, I spent the weekend with my other half which was what I really needed to be honest. Back to some playing, I got a few new songs/bands I wanna try and play. And maybe go back to some classical, that's always fun.

[Davey]

try to get into a band. they might be more impressed by your playing than you are.

i havent played guitar for months. no inspiration, personal problems, etc etc etc. playing guitar was the last thing i wanted to do.. then a friend said, his new band is falling apart cos the other guitarist doesnt put anything into it.. he came over last friday and we had the coolest jam session ever. jaming to zz top, random blues riffs, he showed me couple of songs they're working on and it all clicked into place. ... well, at least the guitar playing did. the rest is still in shambles  :P

[ailean]

I hear ya. My problem is not enough time to practice, and big gaps between. I haven't progressed in over a year and I've only been playing 18 months (so imagine how good I am ;) ). However I still pick up the guitar when I can, and I still want to learn.

I'd say try out some new styles, if nothing else it might teach you a few new techinques that may help your metal playing. Isn't Jazz supposed to be good for technique? (I hate jazz, but I guess one day I'll be learning it)

[Davey]

if you're totally into metal, picking up some classical lessons should be better than jazz

[Johnny Mac]

It all sounds perfectly normal guitar playing blues. These sort of things happen from time to time. How about trying to play something that you never thought you could as a goal? Nothing too technical like Rusty Cooley unless that sort of thing comes naturally to you but something thats just out of your reach now but something you would be playing in a few weeks.

[Jonny]

I feel so much better now, I've been playing guitar REALLY slowly, getting to grips again then speeding it up and I actually feel much better in my soloing and stuff. Plus a little clean sound every now a then (Warpig Bridge! Woo!)