How many hours a week do you actually PLAY guitar???

[pschaafs]

It varies a lot, from maybe 5 hours sometimes up to maybe 15, depending on what else has to get done or is going on... I'd like to be playing at least 2 hours a day, but that gets difficult.

[Del Nilppeznaf]

I might be the youngest of all here ... so I play probably 3 hours a day but some days slip by with the J 200 still in it's case

 

JC

 

JC..your in your early 20's right ?

 

man to be there again ...3 hours a day is where its at..if you can do it for 10 odd years..then you gonna be good . i wish i had the disipline to do it at that age..I'm doing it now..well tryin..but I think you learn faster being younger..?

 

to be really good at 30 a lot more options are open for you... but

 

those days when your ax is in its case..i think are probably the most important..thats when you really have to apply your self..if you want to really play

 

some people are just natural..some have to work...if you put the time in..you will get the rewards

 

of course..you either want to play or dont..but your at a great age to be doing it

 

all the best man

 

there is a chinese saying that goes along the lines of.

 

'If you leave your art

 

for one day

 

your art

 

will leave you

 

for two'

 

very true i think

[BluesKing777]

Many!

 

 

3 hours each day sometimes - 1 hour at lunchtime, 1 hour after work, 1 hour at midnight usually, then extra hourly sessions for bottleneck, 12 string styles on weekends.

 

 

 

BluesKing777.

[88mmll]

I used to do a few hours a night but I have swan neck syndrome (hypermobile joints) So my left hand fingers are now sore.

It's too bad because I now have some incredible instruments at the age of 57 that I wish I had 30 years ago.

SO now I have to have down days and let the inflamation reduce. I probably should take 3 to 6 months OFF and get some stem cell treatment and let the middle joints heal.

 

I am now retired and have taken the adult ed classes for songwriting the last 3 years. I love songwriting and playing the Rosewood J45 and my Tuttle tele with small SS frets.

I have all this time and desire to grow but 45 years of playing might be a few hours too many.