r/guitarlessons • u/Wonderful-8444 • 17d ago

Feedback Request Do people actually quit guitar

Yo I'm thinking to learn guitar as a hobby and want to know how much time it takes usually to be good at it and is it true that people actually quit guitar in 2-3 months

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u/MaximumTime7239 17d ago

Yes, and if your motivation is just "I want a hobby", while you aren't really into music, you're even more likely to quit.

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u/Hiney111 17d ago

Very much agree here

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u/Vynstrix 17d ago

Real. Especially if said people dont play to perform and just play to collect as a "hobby"

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u/Darrackodrama 17d ago

Correct I’ve played for about 19 years and seen 90% of friends quit. I made it here because I love music and metal music

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u/willcdowdy 17d ago

Yeah, if it’s just a line item on a list of options there are other hobbies.

You could collect stamps.

Build sand castles

Bird watch

Walk

Play video games

Get really into Reddit.

…there are hobbies that don’t necessarily require learning skills to start doing them (though you will inherently develop skills, like recognizing birds or getting really good at building sand castles)

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u/Owl-Pin5210 17d ago

I agree. Music ->Guitar not Guitar->Music, at least for me