How many years have you played?

[matt_barlow]

Wandering How many years all of you out there have playing guitar or bass? I have played guitar for 3 years. I have only played bass twice in my life. Thanks Matt

 

[MenT-aL]

Well i have had a guitar for 6 years, but it was too big for me when i got it, so i put it away. I picked it up a few years later, had a lesson or two, but decided that i was more into football (HUGE mistake) then about a year ago i picked it back up, and these last 6 months i haven't put it down, and i never will! I love playing the guitar, and am ashamed that i didn't take a love earlier on, as i would be alot better now! So all in all i would say 1-2 years, on and off, which is bad cos when ya put it down for so long, you can't just pick up again where you left off!

Anyway i aint ever gonna put it down! unless my arms or hands get broke, touch wood.

regards

aL

p.s. sorry for blabbing on!

 

[Track Rat]

Thirty-eight years. That doesn't speak too highly of my abilities does it? I should be a friggin' guitar genius by now. Where did I go wrong?

 

[frederic]

20 years guitar and bass, amateur ability on both.

Frederic

 

[Sjonesmusic]

Well...

24 years...

And for the last 12 years, I've done nothing else but play, write, arrange, record, for a living...

Here's a composition of mine...I'm the guitarist and sequenced all the other instruments...

Muldar's Search-MP3

Peace,

Scott

 

[atomictoyz]

Ive been playing guitar for 17 years seriously, meaning 4 years of private instruction and 1.5 to 2 years through Rich Severson, ex-GIT instructor. I only get an hour or so a day max to do everything so that means Im a little off my edge. Ive been playing drums since 1973, Jr. High Band, High school rock bands...Wheee I love to play music.

Peace,
Dennis

 

[wes480]

5-6 years. Not where I should be but meh, i guess i am alright

need to get more comfortable with an electric...more of an acoustic man

 

[strmkr]

Been playing for almost 30 years now.23 of at paying gigs.Self-taught. Have played everything from rock,blues,motown,r&b,country to you-name-it.Made more money playing country than anything else,although it is my least favorite stuff to play.

 

[Lopp]

22 years.

Including many years of learning, five years of semi-pro playing out, a couple of years as a hired gun, and still learning.

 

[baldguy]

14 years. Gigged for 3. Had a baby. No more gigging for me.

 

[timothydog]

14-15 years now. Since I was about 11.
My first guitar was a gutted electric Norma guitar with only 5 strings. I played that and a white Memphis (that had all it's strings). I taught myself for about 2 years learning mostly Van Halen and Metallica stuff. I took private lessons for about 4 years until I surpassed my teachers abilities. Then I went to college with a guitar scholarship. Studied Classical and Jazz for two years and then moved to Boston to finish my schooling at Berklee. 2 1/2 years there and then I graduated in winter 98.
Didn't really touch my guitar for a year or so after that. But came back viciously with better chops than ever.. Now I'm working on a new album with my band which should be done in Summer and it will be crazy for sure.

 

[beaverbiscuit]

About 16 years, no formal training (and it often shows ). Had one memorable year in a thrash band doing covers of Slayer, Metallica, and the like in the Evansville area. The Ross Theater is dead, long live the Ross Theater!

 

[ausrock]

Started formal lessons 40yrs ago on 24th July '62.

And I agree with Track Rat's sentiments

 

[jimistone]

30 years for me....27 of those years on the same strat. maybe thats why the new ones don't feel right to me....kind of like im cheatin' on my woman when i play another guitar.

 

[dragonworks]

I have played various instruments for 44 years. Its to long of a story.

 

[Dan The Speakerman]

My focus is bass guitar, I've been playing for about three years, guitar not as much. I just picked up the drums a few months ago.

Entry Level; melodic, ethereal rock and more! :^)

 

[overseas]

Almost 27 years now. You'd THINK I'd be phenomenal, but...

It's a hobby. Did it semi-professionally in the early 80's for a very short time. mostly, I just play because it makes me feel good. It's the best therapy one could ever ask for.


Bruce in Korea

 

[mixmkr]

almost 210 years now If ya play like a dawg...can ya use dawg years??

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Thirty-eight years. That doesn't speak too highly of my abilities does it? I should be a friggin' guitar genius by now. Where did I go wrong?

Hah! 22 years for me and I have the same fuckin' feeling!!!

But I've been gigging for 8-9 years...

Bruce

 

[WEBCYAN]

acoustic for 8 years.
electric just this past year, but it was very easy to pick up after playing acoustic.
bass this past year too.