Telecaster Guitar Forum - View Single Post - An honest look at my own guitar playing and tastes

barncat · June 26th, 2009, 01:29 PM

As other posters have mentioned, you are 17 and just at the beginning of your playing career, and you are far ahead of what me and probably a lot of other people could play at that age (I didn't even start playing 'til I was 16). It's natural to imititate players you admire when you are starting out, Ray Charles was a Nat King Cole clone untill he found his own syle. And if you really want to build up your speed, You can do that with practice. You may not ever play as fast as Johnny Hiland, but guitar playing isn't all about that anyway. Also, you have your songwriting and singing which you can develop. There's nothing to worry about, relax and let your music take its own course. And don't ever lose track of why you play music in the first place, and that is, or should be because its fun.

June 26th, 2009, 01:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
barncat Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: cazenovia n.y. Age: 49 Posts: 237	As other posters have mentioned, you are 17 and just at the beginning of your playing career, and you are far ahead of what me and probably a lot of other people could play at that age (I didn't even start playing 'til I was 16). It's natural to imititate players you admire when you are starting out, Ray Charles was a Nat King Cole clone untill he found his own syle. And if you really want to build up your speed, You can do that with practice. You may not ever play as fast as Johnny Hiland, but guitar playing isn't all about that anyway. Also, you have your songwriting and singing which you can develop. There's nothing to worry about, relax and let your music take its own course. And don't ever lose track of why you play music in the first place, and that is, or should be because its fun.