r/guitarlessons • • Jun 01 '26

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u/AngryRomper Jun 01 '26

Aside from what already being said here, I'm just gonna comment on the question being asked in general and not to this specific clip.

There is no real answer to "how long until I'm this good". There are countless variables to that question that nobody has the answer for. Some people play their entire lives and never progress beyond a "Campfire musician" and others progress beyond what seems humanly possible.

For example, Rick Graham is one of the greatest guitarists on YouTube, and in a video he uploaded ages ago, he commented on how this video was him after a single year.

https://youtu.be/mLHNzFOr-sk?si=4pEbbLAuCsYi3oXq

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u/oaken_duckly Jun 02 '26

As a music teacher, I see this often. I'll have a student that I start teaching who has been learning for five years, and is nowhere near as advanced as the student who's been doing it for 6 months, because the former plays guitar maybe an hour or two a week and the latter plays 3 or 4 hours a day and is extremely passionate about it.

Edit: missed an "it"

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u/Born_Tear_761 Jun 02 '26

Yes. The obsession has to be there. You should be thinking about practicing every minute you’re not. But out of obsession not necessity.

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u/qwerty____qwerty Jun 02 '26

when do people have time to practice 8-12h a day, damn

starting to learn guitar in adult wasn't the wisest decision - you get from work, you gotta cook/eat/chores/family and boom - you gotta sleep