how long did it take u to be decent with a acoustic guitar?

Question

I just started playing the guitar. i'm jus wondering how long and how much practice u guys did a day to become a decent guitarist.

wow guys! thanks for all the info.means alot because it givews me more outlook on what i should expect from practice.

thanks

Answer 1

all depends on your definition of decent; you coul probably expect to bang out something folky as soon as you learn 3-4 chords- how bout 20-30 mins a day for a month?

Answer 2

I have been playing guitar for about 10 years now. How quickly you progress is determined on how you practice. I know alot of people that will just learn songs from bands they like. There is nothing wrong with that but you wont learn very quickly if that's all you do. The best way to start playing decently is to learn chords, strum patterns, and practice exercises day in and day out. If you can learn techniques and get them down then you will actually learn how to play the GUITAR and not just certain songs. It can be a little boring at first because you are just being repetitive but it pays off in the end. It took me about a year of practicing chords and strum patterns about 5-6 hours a day before people started enjoying me play.Just remember this spacial repetition is the master of all skills. Keep practicing and you will be a great guitarist. I guarantee it

Answer 3

In the beginning, I played maybe an hour a day, and I wasn't seeing the kind of progress I wanted. I'm not generally very patient! I started practicing more, up to three hours a day, and very, very quickly I started building skills - although my fingers were pretty sore for a while. At the three hour a day practice level, I became a ''decent'' guitarist in about a year or so. After eight years of practice, I majored in music (guitar focus) and played professionally (mostly coffee houses) while I was in college. At that point, I was playing about six hours a day.

I think it all depends on what your definition of ''decent'' is. Are there particular songs you want to be able to play, or riffs? Is there a style of music that you particularly like? I think the motivation in the early stages of learning will come from making some progress that is meaningful to you, so set some realistic goals for yourself and work specifically to those goals (i.e., ''I want to be able to play the bridge of this song.'') The good feeling you get as you start to hit those goals will help keep you motivated to keep practicing enough to become a very good guitarist.

Good luck!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I've been playing guitar for about 30 years ( I'm 42 now) and I'd guess that most people would probably say I was pretty good. I play mostly rock/blues ala Stevie Ray Vaughan style. I guess when I first started it tookme about three or four months (a summer) of practicing two or three hours a day before I started my first band. It took another year before I was good enough to call myself a Guitarist.

Keep at it!

Good Luck.

Answer 6

It depends...do you mean classical or steel string? Classical guitars are easier (nylon strings) on the fingers but are hard to get good sound for a beginner...electrics are good(not very forgiving) , but keep the volume low or you might get a lot of negative feedback that might discourage you. Steel string acoustics are my favorite-but I've been playing for over twenty years-but I started on a classical , than electric (which I do often play) but I love my washburn acoustic! Only advice that I am sure of : We all sucked at first- some all ways will- but the only way to learn is to practice--- practice--- practice!!!

Answer 7

3 years, i'm a slow learner.