2004-12-31, 05:42
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Originally Posted by Soulinsane
No kidding about that! I like to play 1 hour+/day but that isn't always the case. Sometimes I find that taking a few days off actually helps me believe that me playing sounds better to me. Does anyone else get that or understand what I'm saying? It's like 2 days off actually hels my playing?
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try going about a month without playing, yeah, youll have to get back to where you were, but you will also approach the instrument with a whole new perspective
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2004-12-31, 07:02
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I've noticed that too, Soul. There were times when I felt that my playing wasn't going anywhere and I was churning out the same riffs and licks over and over, day after day. Then one day I just decided to go on a little haitus of about 2-3 weeks and well, I guess it worked - I came back with a fresh mind and I'd 'forgotten' some of the annoying habits that were littering my style. As a rule of thumb, I'd say too much of anything - including playing guitar - will lead to detrimental overkill.
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2004-12-31, 07:09
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depends every week...
from 5 minutes each day till 1 hour ... some days i play like 5 or 6 hours...
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2005-01-07, 14:38
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How much do you practice?
For the first few years, I practiced CONSTANTLY... I wore out a LOT of needles (rember those... records) learning from my favorite players. I've played for a little over 22 years now... and I pretty much sit down and play a couple of times a day... 30 minuts or so each time... I'm not dogmatic about it like I used to... I just love to play so it's not something I have to force or keep track of.
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2005-01-07, 23:07
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i play every day, mostly in the weekend its a bad day so i tyake a 2 day rest and start again 
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2005-01-08, 11:12
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New Blood
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I spend about 5-6 hours on the guitar everyday.when im bored, i stopped for a few days.The hours will increase if ive got new songs or licks to play..
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2005-01-19, 07:05
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like most of you i play 1-2 hours a day (either i'm smoking pot or not ;-))
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2005-01-19, 07:49
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Originally Posted by adam bombsack
like most of you i play 1-2 hours a day (either i'm smoking pot or not ;-))
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2005-01-19, 08:32
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i play for minimum an one hour a day but some days i practice scales, some days i'm writing riffs for my band, other days just jamming favourite songs, i try and mix it up and try not to 'overkill' on certain areas.
I last had a break in July, that was for 10 days, as soon as i got home i whipped the guitar out and i was playing so freely, it does do you good to have a break, i try and break every 3rd or 4th week, i band practice on tuesday's and when i want to break i don't play guitar between practices.
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2005-01-19, 10:36
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I usually play five or six hours a day, not all at once though.
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2005-01-19, 11:55
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I fully agree with the "take a break" consensus.
I try to play everyday (avg over 3 hours) and I get much more outta my sessions if I have a goal. I have some pretty good gear so that helps me want to hear what I'm playing even more. Every now and then I may take a day off here and there. The day after the break, it really does feel fresh and new.
So fresh and so clean...
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2005-01-19, 19:34
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4-6 hours a day
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2005-01-19, 19:43
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ONE HOUR NOW!!! 
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2005-01-20, 16:30
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all up, id say 3 or 4 hours or something...
but when me and my friends get together for rehearsal, its almost non stop all day, recording tapes and such.
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2005-01-20, 16:37
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how can anyone find the time to practice 4 hours a day and still have time to go to school and have a job and have a social life? or a girl....
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2005-01-20, 16:44
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1 - school holidays dont have to go to school
2 - usually play at night anyway so even if there was school id still practice for that long
3 - social life, me and my friends are all into music, therefore most the time we're playin guitars and shit together.
4 - I'm a chick so I dont need to go out and find a girl
HA!
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2005-01-20, 16:54
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Originally Posted by Brutally_Hacked
1 - school holidays dont have to go to school
2 - usually play at night anyway so even if there was school id still practice for that long
3 - social life, me and my friends are all into music, therefore most the time we're playin guitars and shit together.
4 - I'm a chick so I dont need to go out and find a girl
HA!
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2005-01-20, 16:55
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5 - proffessional freeloader
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2005-01-20, 17:00
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Originally Posted by philkilla666
Sometimes I get into slumps....or my guitar isn't crunching like I want it too....so I won't play or a day or two either. Than I start ti feel bad though and HAVE to play guitar for the whole fucking day.
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sometimes that happens, its like your fingers are not cooperating, you fuck up pinch harmonics and sweeps and that gets you pissed.
I play a couple of minutes every day I guess, some days I don't play at all and some days I play for a couple of hours. I usually don't play a lot in the weekends because I'm allways gone.
I don't have a 'routine' so to speak, badass riffs just pop into my head, sometimes I grab a good guitar book, I used to play with cd's but I don't do that anymore, it bores me.
ah and ofcourse I've got band practise at least once a week, thats about 2-3 hours there. well actually 2 because we bullshit a lot and take a lot of breaks to smoke/drink. haha. |
2005-01-20, 17:03
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Originally Posted by Brutally_Hacked
5 - proffessional freeloader
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