No, nowhere near it. I have horrible picking technique, cant seem to get the right tone, and I'm horrible at playing those fast songs.
But I still love playing and gradually getting better

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riley

I have been practicing for about 3 months. I can barely play anything and when I do I make lots of mistakes. That said... I am happy with my progress. It feels great when I nail something that has been hard to get! It's like a light comes on!

I'll say it yet again... it comes in baby steps.

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You're only as strong as
the drinks you pour,
the tables you dance on,
and the friends you roll with.

Never...but that's the pursuit isn't it...

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

Precisely...

I can never play what I'm hearing in my head--sometimes I do come closer than others. Sometimes I'm not even close.

But it's fun to try.

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

I'm satisfied with how far I've come, but I'll probably never be 100% satisfied with my playing...

After all, there's always room for improvement!

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I'll never be satisfied, with my playin'. But I'll keep tryin'.

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2012 American Vintage Telecaster 1958
09 Fender american deluxe strat.
97 Gibson les paul special P90's double-cut
65 Princeton reverb re-issue
2010 Guild Gad-F40e

......at times I hear a note, or a series of notes in just the right tone..........and then it slips away

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I Can't Explain

Well said my friend.......... Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

I am never happy at my playing, that is what drives me to practice. The more I practice, the better I get, the better I get the more I realize I need to learn. It is a vicious cycle. I figure by the time I am 50 I should be one heck of a decent player.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I'll never be satisfied with my playing no matter if others thought my playing was great I will always be trying to better my technique.I wouldn't be at all surprised if guys like Beck and Clapton are not satisfied with their playing,always feeling that there could be things they could be doing to make their playing better but you'd never convince me in their cases there was room for improvement.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Of course not. The day you're satisfied with your playing, you stop learning. Then you start playing the same chord progressions over and over again and all your solo's start sounding the same . . . . . .

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"Life is like eating jalapenos. What you do today may burn your arse tomorrow"

If you expect perfection, you'll never be satisfied. You can accept that and enjoy trying to be perfect though. Music is all about the journey so although I want to be better, I'm not unhappy about where I am.

Nope, can't say that I am. But, I get better every day.

No im not.
And i dont think anyone is, ever! B/c if your completey satisfied with your playing then your either [i]perfect [/i]or not striving 4 perfection...if that makes sense...

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"being a rock star is the intersection of who you are, and who you want to be." -Slash

I will never be happy with my playing.

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Chet Feathers

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.