How to Tell if Guitar Isn't for you

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I had a friend who bought a guitar to impress girls, never had any interest in music, musicians, or anything related to it, I tried my best to teach and motivate him, I even get back into playing after a 10 years break, gave him exercises and theory lessons I would use to myself, he said it was boring and refused to practice, he thought that guitar skill would come magically or something idk, 2 months later and he had given up. Your initial video is 100% correct, Instruments take dedication and you can't have dedication for something you don't have passion about.

Foolproof way to determine if something is for you or not: Ask yourself "Do I enjoy/love doing this?" If your answer is positive, it's likely that the thing is for you. If otherwise, you should most likely stop doing said thing.

When i was little, i would make guitar bodies out of cardboard and screw them to wooden shutter boards, about the same size as a guitar neck. Then i draw frets and inlays, pickups, and knobs. Bend a coat hanger into a trem arm, turn up the headphones, and be a rock star for hours and hours. Now i build guitars! Lol

You said it as it is, guitar is a way of life, it is your friend, family, girlfriend and everything in between. You have to play it everyday just like you would talk to your wife or partner everyday. You really shouldn't have to explain this initially to a real guitar player. A player never stops learning whatever instrument they play. Rock on man!!

love how you keep it so real, everybodys so soft and quick to get offended cause theyre lazy.

Sitting here smoking cigarettes with a 57' telecaster in my lap that I only know 4 chords on. Who the fuck is Jenny Page? I'm gonna be a rockstar remember my name.

Bro is a real one for keeping it real and explaining himself.

I think a lot of people take it as "gatekeepy" because they think of it like you're trying to quiz them at a concert about their band Tee. I took it as being into guitar means having an understanding of what you like and want to play, which is a good indicator on how much you wanna learn. I started back recently and that video got me to dive deeper into bands and artists I like to really understand their guitar playing.

this made me realize, if a guitarist plays in a band, i basically never know them by name

I think the main issue is that the short somewhat gives the impression that you shouldn't even touch a guitar if you're not willing to give your all about it, which feels like thinking in absolutes. Either you're die hard or you're not, which gives the impression of gatekeeping. I admit I'm not a serious guitar player, and probably by your definition not even a guitar player at all, since I only play when I'd like to. I play simply because I like the sounds that I make on my guitar. I have a few of guitarists or bands I can name that I like listening to and I consider to be my heroes, like Muse, MCR, Rolling Stones, Beatles, etc. and I do think about their music a lot, but I don't practice that much. Like I said, I don't consider myself as a serious player as I feel like I don't deserve to call myself that, but I do find that my life is better by simply being able to play casually. I think by making it sound like there is no space in between feels like you're denying people the pleasure of simply playing the guitar casually, which I think can be a bit unnecessary. But then again I'm a casual player who finds myself stumbling across a creator who's clearly talking to people who are much more serious than I am. And judging from the other comments in this video it seems like your methods works for them so I'm sure you know more than I do.

I’ve been at guitar for 5 months now. The dopamine segment is so true. I’m a fire sprinkler engineer currently and I spent the previous 3 years audio engineering. The 10 years prior I was a fire sprinkler inspector. All these things taught me is these things do not come easy. I remember my first month of guitar I battled with myself like dude I’m never going to get better. But the best things in life do not come easy. My basketball coach used to tell me “ if it was easy everyone would do it” and I’m 5 9 and I could dunk on a regulation rim. If you love something u will figure it out. If you want instant gratification this is not the thing for you but if you want instant gratification nothing worth while is for you.

I've been playing guitar for 17 years learning new tricks every day. The guitar has saved my life countless times, never give up!

Hey man don't read the comments honestly. There will always be hate and there's no reason to fill your head with hate.

You can literally just say "Periphery" and hit the 5 guitarist quota. Misha, Jake, Mark, Nolly and Spencer all write/play lmao. The bar is set so low that you'd have a hard time even tripping over it.

Respect for not giving in to the critisims and standing your ground

I think you make some fair points. Having a passion for the guitar and a desire to know as much as possible about the guitar and guitarists will keep oneself motivated to keep practicing and moving forward. 👍😎

started in school three years ago, barely progressed. I just recently started to accually get into guitar.

I’ve always been obsessed with music. Before starting guitar, I knew everything about all my favorite bands/musicians: pink floyd, queen, david bowie, led zeppelin, the cure, nirvana, etc. and I knew everything about the guitarists in each band as well. My biggest guitar inspiration has always been Ben Howard, and I learned his style of playing and it helped me begin to form my own style as well. I’ve only been playing for a year and a half, but all of my guitar playing friends/ family members tell me I’m improving super fast. I don’t feel like that I’m great to be honest, but I can say that I tend to learn songs rather quickly and I think I have a decent ear for music. Playing guitar has NEVER been a chore for me. Literally ever. I’ve always loved every moment of playing. When I bought my first guitar - a $300 Alvarez - I was playing for about 2-4 hours a day every day for the first 6 months. I just loved doing it. I think my biggest tip for beginners is to try learning songs that you really love, and if you can’t learn those songs, learn a riff or just one part from the song. I’m saying this to show that this guy isn’t entirely wrong. I was obsessed with guitar and it has made learning very easy going for me. That isn’t to say that you need to form your entire life around your instrument of choice, but I don’t think I would have stuck with it if I didn’t truly enjoy it so much.

Those people have completely missed your point, either intentionally or ignorantly. The important thing is, people that are here to learn have understood you and appreciated what you said.