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Bottom line..........If guitar playing is important...............DO it with or without the SO............... 
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12-18-2008, 02:15 AM
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12-18-2008, 05:14 AM
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I had a customer once who had the same complaint. He had only been playing a couple of years and knew very little on his guitar so after he played his few songs and repeatedly strummed the four chords that he knew, his wife was understandably bored.....having heard it all more times than she cared to.
He was selling all of the fine guitars that he'd accumulated over the few years that he'd played and told me that he was going to begin collecting fine modern and vintage time pieces. He had Ryans, Olsons, a Traugott, two guitars from me and a few other builders since he had a huge expendable income for them so his collection was quite a find for the lucky players who bought up the pieces of it. When I asked him why he made the decision to stop playing and switched to collecting fine watches, he comically replied, "I'll never be a world class guitarist, but I can tell time with the best in the world." and "Nobody asks me to play guitar for them, but people are always asking what time it is." Work on your playing and move beyond the point where you said you were in recent posts...a beginning player with a few chords on your palette. If your girlfriend is your target audience, focus on learning some songs that she wants to hear.....and she'll ask you to play them. If the crowd you're playing for is a rock crowd, it never works to pull our your country and western set list to entertain them. Pull that cowboy hat tight down around your head, brush out that long hair to really dial in your best guitarist look and then play things she wants to hear. Remember always that an audience only listens when things they like are being played. Also, if she asked you to play once 2 years ago, that would mean you'd only been playing about 6 months and at your current rate of learning, you probably only knew a single chord....or two at best. With that limited selection of voicings you were really limited in the song selection that you could have made to entertain and impress you. You're pretty much stuck with some Nirvana tunes and little else....not the most attractive repertoire for an intimate time on the couch with the one you love. Playing for someone once and then never being asked to play again is a pretty self explanatory thing. Don;t feel bad, just work hard to grow as a player. You're a funny guy, nonetheless, and your posts always catch my eye as the ensuing threads usually give me a chuckle. This one started my day off with a few very good laughs. It's all offered in good fun and with no harm intended, though. Regards, Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars Last edited by Kevin Gallagher; 12-18-2008 at 05:28 AM.
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12-18-2008, 05:24 AM
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That would be a bad sign. I used to play the guitar for my girlfriend all the time. She loved it. Then I broke up with her. so the story goes.
Are you a good singer? Most girls won't care to hear a guitar played unless you serenade them with a good song. What kind of music do you play?
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12-18-2008, 06:47 AM
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Scalpie,
You are a piece of work my friend...........  I would really like to hear you post some of your playing, it will either shut us up or prompt a lot of "that's what I figured" responses. Inquiring minds want to know, man up, walk the walk, bake the cake, pick us a tune! 
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12-18-2008, 07:04 AM
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Maybe she simply perceives it as your time to be with yourself and doesn't want to intrude.
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12-18-2008, 08:36 AM
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Write a song about her. You will have her undivided attention.
OR..... decide who is the source of your self esteem. You or her. OR.... get over yourself and spend time on practice instead of worrying about what your future ex-girl friend thinks. And if you think 'future ex-girl friend' is harsh consider this. How much time and effort did you put into selecting your guitar versus picking a girl friend? OR.... stop looking to a guitar forum for advice on personal relationships Pick from the menu or create a different choice.
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12-18-2008, 09:37 AM
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It's ALL about the music man. Don't worry about people asking you about your guitar, how long you've been playing your guitar, your girlfriend not asking you to play your guitar, and JUST PLAY THE FREAKIN THING! In the spirit of following forum rules to be nice
Your posts seem to point to the fact that you're way more worried about your persona (EGO) than you are about your music.
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12-18-2008, 10:12 AM
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Maybe this is why....
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=117164 or.... http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=129371 In some recent posts you said you had the flu and were not picking up the guitar and playing. Are you feeling better? Any feedback??
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