You all might've noticed that I like to play guitar or talk about it and guitar paraphernalia.
Funny thing is I don't actually know too much about guitars but I just find the guitar fascinating and talking about it with people who know guitars is my way of adding to my knowledge.
And I'm not that great at playing the guitar either, I mean I'm not down right terrible...okay maybe I am
When I play my guitar, it buzzes alot (I think it's the strings that vibrate against the fretboard) but when my friends play, it sounds amazing and beautiful and stuff like that.
Which is why whenever I walk around with a guitar, I'm more than happy to let other people play it.
Kind of like getting my guitar blessed by someone of higher skill.
I'm sure my guitar doesn't mind getting played by someone who knows what they're doing too.
Another reason why I practically hand my guitar out is because I get inspired by people who play my guitar. It's one thing to listen to famous bands and their awesome guitarists but there's a certain kind of distance...I kind of feel like I'll never play like them because they're so awesome and I don't know them personally, I don't know who they are which creates the distance.
Whereas when my friends play my guitar, I know them personally, I know that they put in a ton of practice and work (those famous guitarists could've been born holding a guitar and rocking out for all I know but that's not to say guitarists like John Frusciante doesn't practice) and I can ask them questions, it's more of a personal level.
Whenever I hear my friends play or small local bands, I get inspired, I get pumped up to go and play my guitar and be as awesome as they sound (of course, the moment I pick up my guitar, it doesn't sound awesome at all)
I have a list of guitarists that inspire me,
they include but are not limited to:
John Frusciante, Nick Valensi, Oliver Brooks, Jonny Buckland, Mark Foster, Jon Foreman, Graeme Clarke, Tom Hogg, Trevor Schultz and Felicity Baker
If you've never heard of some of those names, they're my friends and they inspire me to be a better guitarist everytime they pick up their guitar
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