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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9065685" data-attributes="member: 19675">There IS truth to that, but it’s most true if your time is structured; if there’s a plan &amp; direction to your time with the instrument.&nbsp; You will improve if all you do is noodle, but you’ll plateau sooner, and you may wind up frustrated at not achieving your playing goals.If nothing else, find some YouTube tutorials.Musically, I’m singer first.&nbsp; But as a kid, Iwas trained as a cellist and played it for 20 years before I picked up the guitar and- to a (much) lesser extent- bass guitar.&nbsp; That’s been a thing for 20+ years now, too.So I tried teaching myself how to play.&nbsp; Long story short: I didn’t make the progress I thought I should, and got frustrated until I 1) tried a particular alternative tuning and (unrelatedly) 2) got a year’s worth of formal lessons.BTW, nice axe collection!&nbsp; My own might rival yours, but I cannot touch your practice space.&nbsp; ENVY ALERT!Other hobbies: I read sci-fi/fantasy/horror fiction, listen to music, and spend time with my grrrl:[MEDIA=imgur]fErn5bX[/MEDIA]I’m the main cook in the household, now, and have been for the past decade.&nbsp; Most of my cooking is for sustenance, but I do bring the big the noise for holidays, and do like to experiment, resulting in a few unique recipes to my credit.&nbsp; So it would be fair to call me a hobbyist in that regard.I also collect things, almost pathologically.&nbsp; I essentially collect collections.&nbsp; If I get into something, I tend to collect things associated with it.&nbsp; See books, albums/cassettes/CDs, guitars, RPGs, cookware, etc.&nbsp; (Note: I have a silly amount of guitars &amp; effects pedals.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 9065685, member: 19675"] There IS truth to that, but it’s most true if your time is structured; if there’s a plan & direction to your time with the instrument. You [I]will[/I] improve if all you do is noodle, but you’ll plateau sooner, and you may wind up frustrated at not achieving your playing goals. If nothing else, find some YouTube tutorials. Musically, I’m singer first. But as a kid, Iwas trained as a cellist and played it for 20 years before I picked up the guitar and- to a (much) lesser extent- bass guitar. That’s been a thing for 20+ years now, too. So I tried teaching myself how to play. Long story short: I didn’t make the progress I thought I should, and got frustrated until I 1) tried a particular alternative tuning and (unrelatedly) 2) got a year’s worth of formal lessons. BTW, nice axe collection! My own might rival yours, but I cannot touch your practice space. [COLOR=rgb(97, 189, 109)]ENVY ALERT![/COLOR] Other hobbies: I read sci-fi/fantasy/horror fiction, listen to music, and spend time with my grrrl: [MEDIA=imgur]fErn5bX[/MEDIA] I’m the main cook in the household, now, and have been for the past decade. Most of my cooking is for sustenance, but I do bring the big the noise for holidays, and do like to experiment, resulting in a few unique recipes to my credit. So it would be fair to call me a hobbyist in that regard. I also collect things, almost pathologically. I essentially collect collections. If I get into something, I tend to collect things associated with it. See books, albums/cassettes/CDs, guitars, RPGs, cookware, etc. (Note: I have a silly amount of guitars & effects pedals.) [/QUOTE]

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