Biggest Mistakes That Young Guitar Players Make

[garww]

Originally Posted by jetglo

That's what I meant. If you can tune accurately by ear, fine, but you need to be honest with yourself. Unfortunately, because it's seen as a mark of a good player, some seem to develop an inflated opinion of how good their particular ear is. Then it's my tuner that MUST be out.

The mental tuner that has stuck with me all these years is Zeps Communication Breakdown. I did make a game of tuning to that song when picking up a guitar.

[Styles Bitchley]

good response blindfinger, theory and practice are very important. The learning curve gets shorter when you can hear what you are trying to do, but obviously work and study are an important part of the equation once you have a foothold.

[garww]

The personal satisfaction is very important, but remember that your crowd might be just as happy with Smoke on the Water.