Monthly Archives: September 2018

If It’s Not Boring – You Are Doing It Wrong

11 Tuesday Sep 2018

Posted by in Guitar & Music, Inspiration & Motivation

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Today’s entry is a simple thought that majority of people put an expectation on the fact that life should be entertaining and fun at all times, or something is wrong. As a matter of fact, in my opinion, this is far from the truth.

When we work on our instrument, a skill or when at the gym, very often, the work we put in is pretty damn boring. The results coming from from us putting the time in are not, but the work that takes us to satisfactory results is often repetitive and not always fun.

I think this area is where successful people shine. They understand that doing a task over and over again is part of the road to mastery. With so many of us being entertained all day via devices of sorts and everyone trying to make “our” life easier – I think this simple principle is often forgotten or misundestrood. I think this idea is important to keep in mind for the times when you neeed it most.

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Information Super-Shred-Way

10 Monday Sep 2018

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Remember, when we used to talk about the internet as Information Superhighway? I started to think about this and how the internet has changed many things for us and how it applies to guitar in particular.

Remember in the 80’s when everyone wondered what kind of amp did George Lynch really use live or how a certain lick was played or how two handed tapping was done? With the invention of the internet we get access to all the information we would ever want. On You Tube alone you can find countless tutorials on what amps everyone is usings, people’s live rigs gone piece by piece, how to play songs, how to use licks as they apply to theory.

What has happened is that information has leveled out and is accessible to anyone at any point.

The ONLY and I mean only thing that will now separate guitar players from each other is not having some sort of secret passage to theory or a know how – but, the APPLICATION of it all. Application = Practice.

It’s no longer about having access to special info. Everyone has that.

The application, practice and dedication to putting this available information in real life is now what solely separates guitarists from great to the rest.