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Am i very old???
I have a serious question for you..I used to play classical guitar for 6 years and now it is 5 months i'm trying to play electric guitar...and i like it very much..I am 21 years old..Am i very old to start playing electric guitar at this age??Answer me please!
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personally i dont think any age is too old. But, yea, some people would say thats quite old to start.But seen as you've played classical you should advance pretty quickly =)
Who would call their kid Bruce anyway???
# 2
I am 33 and just started. If I had started at 21, I'd have 12 years under my belt(cringe), If only. I would say 21 is NOT too old.
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# 4
This old thread has it down..
http://guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3222
http://guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3222
Accuracy,you say? hmm interesting concept..
# 5
No your not to old!
I started playing drums when i was 8 years old then
played a little on the Dobro guitar off and on then
went to harmonica.
At 21 years old i took up the spanish electric guitar
and now been playing for over 30 years on the electric.
I think you already got one thing going in your favor
which is you have some classical theory.
Mark
I started playing drums when i was 8 years old then
played a little on the Dobro guitar off and on then
went to harmonica.
At 21 years old i took up the spanish electric guitar
and now been playing for over 30 years on the electric.
I think you already got one thing going in your favor
which is you have some classical theory.
Mark
yours truly Mark Toman
# 6
started playing guitar when i was 12 years old, when i was 18 i stopped playing, eighteen years latter at age 46 , here i am again playing and loving every minute of it. never to old to start
# 7
i'm in the same situation as you bro... i'm trying to adapt to electric guitar playing - only i new to using pics. I've also played teh acoustic ( a spanish with a freakin wide neck) guitar for 6 years - and now im playing an electric for 7 months now. wait teh dosen't answer ure question. Ahh... yeah bro ure old ...
naaah ... ure never 2 old for the guitar even if its an electric.
naaah ... ure never 2 old for the guitar even if its an electric.
real tyte bro \m/
# 8
I'm 23 and just picked up my first guitar on my birthday. I'm slowly learning to play it here and there. I'm assuming in 10 years that I'll know some cool sh|t because it seems to be coming fairly easily. I don't think it matters what age you start as long as you're dedicated to learn.
"I am the Rabbit King, I can do anything."
# 9
It depends of your aspirations with the guitar. If you want to become a legendary guitar player I think you started too old, but if you just want to play the guitar for fun in your bedroom and then show your progress to your friends or family you can start playing whenever you want.
# 10
21 is not to old to become a great guitarist.
If you can hang out with the great guitarists you
could also be a great guitarist.
Most all great guitarists stole everything they could
from other great guitarists then came up with thier own
style.
You should alwasy get around guitar players that can
play better than you .This way you could be a great
guitar player by stealing and learning everything you
can from them.You can learn alot faster plus cut some
years off on getting to the top.
If you hang out with beginner guitarists your progress
is going to take alot more years to become a good guitarist.
Mark
If you can hang out with the great guitarists you
could also be a great guitarist.
Most all great guitarists stole everything they could
from other great guitarists then came up with thier own
style.
You should alwasy get around guitar players that can
play better than you .This way you could be a great
guitar player by stealing and learning everything you
can from them.You can learn alot faster plus cut some
years off on getting to the top.
If you hang out with beginner guitarists your progress
is going to take alot more years to become a good guitarist.
Mark
yours truly Mark Toman
# 11
hi...
i talked to a guy who had just started to play.. and he
was 60... still.. he wasn't doing it to become pro...
it was just for fun.. but it shows us that u're never
to old to start... = )
i talked to a guy who had just started to play.. and he
was 60... still.. he wasn't doing it to become pro...
it was just for fun.. but it shows us that u're never
to old to start... = )
S. G. Skaaren
aka Acron(GW)
aka Acron(GW)
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# 13
Originally posted by top hatted
It depends of your aspirations with the guitar. If you want to become a legendary guitar player I think you started too old.....
I don't know if I sound like I'm a bit full of myself,but we'll see about that.Try and remember that name,kingdavid.
It's not too hard to remember.
I'm dead serious.
# 14
Like all others said, you're never to old. I'm now 19 and started with 12. Also trying the jump from the acoustic to the e. Sometimes guitarplaying is only frustrating, but if you are getting better and bette the love to your guitar is raising into heaven.
(Sorry for my english)
(Sorry for my english)
I just want to look into the rooms behind your mind
do I see a vacuum there or am I going blind !
do I see a vacuum there or am I going blind !
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# 16
This December will be my second year playing both electric and acoustic and Im only 24. Keep it and you'll get down!!!!
# 17
Originally posted by dbarband
when i was 18 i stopped playing, eighteen years latter at age 46
Man you should complain about that.. youve lost 10 years somewhere along the line!
Nah seriously, i started playing guitar when i turned 18 and it was far too late. Since i was 15 i toyed with the idea. Now I'm 19 and ive basically put in around 2 or 3 hours practice a day, after a year and a half i can play loads of guns n roses and songs by kiss, aerosmith, skynyrd and stuff like that!
But i'm not in a band!! the guys who started early are!!
Later Torby
# 18
Playing any instrument is or should be a non-stop learning experience. I say you are never too old to learn anything. They say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"...well watch me. Today I learned to bite the mailman...woof :D
Grog go now! Make noise!
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I started playing folk guitar in the early sixties, played, gigged a little for a couple years and dropped it when 60's British invasion took over. (Those guys were using more than 3 chords!)
I resumed playing in the past year, bought an electric, and am making SLOW progress. I don't expect to join a band, but who knows. I'm just playing for the fun of it and, for me, that's enough. I guess what I'm saying is, if you enjoy any activity, do it! Forget about age. Of course, if you're looking for the big time, fitting in a certain professional groove, getting a record contract, maybe age is a factor. But playing music, since we emerged from caves and trees, is just something we do for the joy it brings us. Or is that too lame?
Bob
I resumed playing in the past year, bought an electric, and am making SLOW progress. I don't expect to join a band, but who knows. I'm just playing for the fun of it and, for me, that's enough. I guess what I'm saying is, if you enjoy any activity, do it! Forget about age. Of course, if you're looking for the big time, fitting in a certain professional groove, getting a record contract, maybe age is a factor. But playing music, since we emerged from caves and trees, is just something we do for the joy it brings us. Or is that too lame?
Bob
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