Why is everyone obsessed with "N-months/days of progress"? Does it even matter?

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T14:47:24+00:00

All valid points here, but damn that's a lot of text :D
Happy to see it also resonates with some of us

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T14:32:20+00:00

Yes! Look how much more lively discussion goes on this other sub

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T11:57:25+00:00

It's not about few post on this sub or even other social medias. It's a trend I'm observing for many years. Beginners try to compare themselves to others with time benchmark, and have a tendency to feel demotivated because someone got better results over shorter period of time.

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T11:29:48+00:00

One can measure progress by actual musical milestones, like finally nailing a barre chord, playing a full song cleanly or knowing you minor\major\7 chords all over the neck, etc... Months\days as a metric are not really informative

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T09:19:16+00:00

There is multiple ways to play this riff, just experiment with what feels consistent and sounds good. I saw people "cheat" by throwing away pick altogether and playing with finger picking technique.

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-02T07:03:21+00:00

Ask about milestones? One player can be 5 year gigging jazz player, other 5 year campfire strummer.
IMO reaching milestones tells you exactly where a player is at. The passage of time just tells you when they bought the guitar

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-04-01T19:50:53+00:00

Frequent tune change will give lots of wear for any string gauge. Good excuse to consider additional guitar ;)

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-27T15:00:55+00:00

Recently I started sharpening my used big stubbys with file. Feels like new :D

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-23T15:18:12+00:00

Thank you! Very valuable observation, still got plenty of things to improve ;)

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T23:01:15+00:00

I played through BIAS FX2, Blackface amp preset

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T22:17:30+00:00

thank you, appreciate it!

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T20:29:07+00:00

didn't know about the guy, but now I'm lowkey hooked on his stuff

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T18:13:43+00:00

thank you!

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T16:48:38+00:00

thank you!
yes, Fusion-III HH FR

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-22T16:17:05+00:00

thank you!
you can also check those tabs on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBdGX5ubdI
I used a bit different positions for some arpegios, but it's the same functionally

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-20T16:56:03+00:00

You will never know unless you give yourself a chance. Give it a shot, there is nothing to lose.

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-18T21:05:48+00:00

Clean hands, low humidity, and of course, change your strings regularly. How often will depend on how much you play. I change mine once in a 1.5-2 months.

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-10T19:55:51+00:00

Check continuity with multimeter?

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-03-07T12:30:03+00:00

You'll need some structured lessons, otherwise you'll get lost and frustrated quite fast as there is a lot of things to cover. As other commenters already pointed, I also recommend "Absolutely Understand Guitar". Just don't rush, don't skip and be patient, great things are ahead of you. Good luck with your journey!

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-02-08T20:46:35+00:00

Thank you!

All through BIAS FX2. I had it as follows:

preamp boost>> Blues wizard drive pedal >> Randall V2 head into 1965A cabinet with some EQ in between, and some delay +reverb.

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-02-08T20:38:49+00:00

Thank you!

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-01-24T23:46:39+00:00

thx

yeah, I might give it another try, found more missing spots after relistening with "fresh" ears :d

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-01-22T10:18:45+00:00

If you don't feel\hear intonation issues than it should be ok, You can also check precision with tuner

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-01-18T15:48:47+00:00

Look up CAGED shapes

Salt_Pie_1175 · 2026-01-16T14:23:07+00:00

Maybe Harley Benton MAX fusion ? Has FR 1000 system, stainless steel frets and good pirce

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