The Top Reasons People Regret Quitting Guitar

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[@BrandonDeon]

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[@Me-sy4vq]

Hey in your professional opinion would it be better to take one on one classes with a guitar teacher in person or 52 week guitar player

[@Del_987]

I intentionally quit 10 years ago and picked it up recently with lessons. Reason I quit was because I knew I didn't have the time to commit to something like guitar every day which is basically what it takes to get better and stay "good." I now have the time in my mid 30s after grad school, kids, career to play every damn day.

[@SupaTNT_OG]

I “fell off” piano, around a month later i picked up the guitar and i still play HOURS a day almost 5 years later, almost my entire teenage life 😅

[@SlaughterEnd]

"I quit guitar but I don’t regret it because I sold the guitars to buy lots of cigarettes"😂

[@Haxior5506]

Sounds like good taunt to me 😂

[@Ren_Zekta]

I already hear brandod scream "QUIT CIGARETTES"

[@blondieHPfan10113]

I think its okay to fall off and come back to guitar also, and i think not enough people mention that. Ive been playing guitar for a long time but i fell off and on and everytime i realized getting back into guitar is easier if i dont comapre myself to others, and just focus on where my skill gaps are and figuring out the best ways to consistently practice. My point is your hobbies aren't going anywhere if you take a break you can come back to it, and that's okay! I appreciate your general emphasis on practice and how to structure it, and the types of things to learn as someone playing again after a break 😊

[@maxwellblakely7952]

that's what i did

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

The reason you got flamed for saying "guitar is not for everyone" is because your fanbase is full of people that don't understand that you can always not love guitar.

[@alphadecay1]

No, the reason is more like this guy assumes that everyone that plays guitar practices 3-4 hours a day trying to perfect their technique, the truth is that most people just casually play and don’t care about getting super good, so it always comes off as super gatekeepy and annoying that some dude keeps telling people that if they can’t name 5 famous guitar players or don’t think about it constantly then it’s not for them

[@jrustnef]

​​@@alphadecay1just ignore what he says I feel like people forget that you can ignore opinions you think are dumb.

[@simongosimon]

@@alphadecay1 He is an academically educated, proffessional guitarist. That's the level of dedication this channel is catering to. That's not for everyone.

[@alphadecay1]

@@simongosimon I agree with you , maybe he should actually cater that idea to his viewers because he’s trying to appeal to everyone. Don’t you think it sounds a bit condescending that some professionally trained dude tells you that if you can’t name x or don’t do y you can’t be a guitarist? That’s always the vibe i get

[@DanteStahl-tr7fg]

Id argue that he has a valid point when it comes to not knowing x or y guitarists. Coz like, if you don’t know anyone good, then you’re not playing to sound good, ur just practicing off of internet stuff. Actually trying to see the techniques a guitarist employs is an important part of visual learning, and I remember that the only time he mentioned this was when he said “name 5 guitarists”, if you can’t do that, the only “guitarist” ur following is urself, n u aint a guitarist yet so…. tldr looking for inspiration is always good

[@hungleba3996]

Ever since I found Brandon's channel, I've regrown my interest in learning the guitar fully and especially getting myself a solid electric guitar to jam out songs and solos. I used to play the guitar back in both junior high and high school, but never since then. I recently turned 22 and despite not having the funds for a guitar now, once I do, I will get one and start learning from the ground up.

[@Skrillon]

Been playing for around 20 years. Not the entire length of time But definitely on and off due to life choices. To all players. DONT QUIT, DONT COMPARE!! thanks Brandon.

[@madster01]

🔥 Gotta love how you added community polls into the mix.

[@anthonyr598]

Ever since I’ve found Brandon’s channel, the initiative to make sure I stay on top of my playing has dramatically increased, I have a practice warm up routine that I’ve compiled along the way that’s unique to me as far as I know, my playing is definitely tighter and more relaxed and I’m happily in a band that allows me to be creative and able to implement whatever I learn along the way. I also get to play in front of an audience once every week. This all started literally this year whereas last year I was just playing along to songs I like. Thank you Brandon, I got off the cigarettes 🙏🏻🎸🎼🎶 lmao

[@galacticgui2305]

I've been playing guitar for 30 years but I've fallen off several times. Getting back into it though and these videos are very helpful, thank you. Keep up the great work!

[@alexsandermoreno-bell7620]

Naw im still going strong and my im happy to say that your videos have helped so much

[@peterkaputsos4125]

Well Brandon, you are an excellent teacher and I appreciate your videos. In my case I did what was right, and best for my kids. Taking classes at night to further my education and career and spending free time with my kids, coaching and giving back to the community are not a waste of time. Guitar was waiting for me when my priorities were met. Back then we didn’t have so many video games but we did have lots of cigarettes. We also didn’t have KZbin so we could teach guitar classes to prevent us from working at “do you want fries with that.” We needed real skills to make big bucks in the corporate world. I agree, guitar is more fun. Carry on.

[@user-cv1jf1wq2m]

Musicianship requires hard work determination dedication commitment and discipline most people don’t have these qualities and prefer to be only a guitar 🎸 owner .

[@jaredlackey9177]

Guitar is cool as fuck, but I also rock climb, and shoot pool. Those are also cool as fuck. One of the things I really like about guitar is how much there is to learn and how much hard work it takes. Think of it as type 2 fun.

[@joe-4587]

man i actually love you

[@leonardopaulsen2116]

I bet it's not as much as I love cigarettes

[@XX-pq9mb]

I don't make fast progression, but every year i do make progress and that is satisfying for me.

[@emiliorubio3830]

Yo Brandon, you’re the man. You speak truth. I been playing almost 20 yrs w/o a teacher. I started off just having fun but that gets old, I NEEDED to know. Music is a language and it’s gotten me thru the good and the bad. Thanks. N.J. Age reveal: I think you’re 38, water sign. 🤘🏾💯🎸

[@baileyyyyyyyyyyyy]

the longer i go without playing the more i end up wanting to play. my electric guitar hasnt been working recently and now ive been wanting to play more electric guitar again.

[@bluephoenix3865]

Well, I’m never gonna quit. I love playing guitar. I love buying music gear love buying guitars and love learning new music so yeah, I’m not going nowhere.

[@kennywanchizoate]

I essentially stopped playing for a decade, then got started up again. Granted, I'm almost 100% a bass player now and only play at church, but it is rewarding. Plus, I get to buy cool new gear and don't waste my money on CIGARETTES anymore!

[@b-lo-low9647]

Stick at it is the lesson really - nothings easy after the first 100 tries you have to keep going.

[@sudutbelakang621]

Thank you, I'm still trying even though it's not even been a year since I bought my guitar.

[@cadillacjack2652]

I've been playing guitar for a long ass time if you count day 1. The only reason I'm not even a decent player is that I don't practice enough. I play nylons and just noodle in my limited ass range. If I practiced properly, I should be able to at least hold a jam. My biggest regret is not putting in the work earlier. Shit stacks up when you get older. I'll never stop, but I likely won't ever be "good" at guitar because I have no real aspiration to be great at guitar. I think I rambled off there. Practice, it works.

[@Kaz999998]

Was just talking to my wife about this last night lmao Nailing something ive been practicing for a long time is like the high I get from beating an impossible boss from a game, but x10. Just pure euphoria.

[@user-by7ti1fc7f]

The most important thing about guitar is that you should just keep it around all the time in your environment. Sometimes you will be in advance situation where it’s very intense and then other times you’re not. This is from an old guy talking. I have stopped playing and then picked it up many times. You’ve never forget it’s muscle memory. I can play songs from the 80s. It’s bizarre.

[@whoisadaline]

guitar isnt for everyone and thats ok i see a lot of ppl online (ill use this as an example) want to get into illustration, but dont understand that learning a new skill takes time, effort, and requires you to enjoy it all these ppl only want to draw for clout and attention but thats not enough to learn something you need to really want it anyways it isnt life or death if a hobby isnt for you and its normally better if someone tells you otherwise before you waste too much time - find what you love, and keep doing it

[@ashtar3876]

I didn't quit, i'm just taking an extended break

[@AVFCAM]

Tried to learn in my late teens, didn’t really do very well…now I’ve taken it back up at nearly 40 and I just regret not putting the same effort in 20 years ago…it’s not that hard to get to a point where you enjoy it…I just wish I’d made more effort…I feel like I’ve wasted 20 years

[@fixthat3269]

Depression kills creativity for me.

[@Ishment]

Personal attack with the vaping and gaming thing, if I didn’t have guitar I’d be a fucking loser 🤣🤣

[@-device--057-2]

I can't even comprehend quitting guitar after all that practice 😅😅

[@RHEMANDIANAOweimieotu]

Hitting a 360 no scope is killa tho 😅

[@davesway1170]

If you want to learn guitar but can't name five guitarists, you're doing it for the wrong reason

[@maxwellblakely7952]

Taylor Swift, Cory Feldman, Johnny Depp, I got three so far...

[@BaconAndEggWitCheese]

Bro really called all my hobbies out

[@Him-uq8wq]

Yah I’ve always played alot more video games but when I get back on that guitar I always remind myself how I think that music is just such a better form of entertainment than sitting infront of a screen

[@justsomeguy727]

Or you can just manage your time and do both. Hell, you can even learn music from your favorite games and that can help you become a better guitar player. Idk where this outlook is coming from but y'all need some more perspective man.

[@Him-uq8wq]

@@justsomeguy727 I still play both

[@Lw1337]

Unfortunately for me Guitar can only be a hobby i do just for myself. I don't have the capability to stick to one thing atm (i think something is broken with my brain). I wish i could but i can't 😔

[@Lucas-dm7xo]

Never quit (Unless it’s gambling. You should prob quit that)

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

Unless guitar makes you genuinely unhappy.

[@cyxxzy2557]

W pfp

[@Lucas-dm7xo]

@@MiketheNerdRanger yeah

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

I was playing a show when i was 18. While on our last song, i got this feeling that i hated. Sold my guitar to a guy as soon as i got off stadge. Now im 42 and picked it back up and hate myself for quitting.

[@typrod6589]

that sucks imagine how good you would have been by now

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

@typrod6589 Oh I know! That's why I hate myself.

[@typrod6589]

@@redbloodedamerican2346 no no at least you grew back the courage to pick it back up and thats awesome

[@redbloodedamerican2346]

@typrod6589 Yeah, but so much time wasted

[@typrod6589]

@@redbloodedamerican2346 better late than never

[@jasonramirez7395]

I said “fuck you” as soon as you said vaping and playing video games…. Bro knows 😔

[@golden_fire88]

Brandon is the most controversial yet agreeable guitar creator

[@MerToronto]

Quitting guitar keeping you big as hell

[@cognomenunknown2144]

I learned to play half ass death metal guitar thirty years ago. Kept me knee deep in shallow women all these years and I SUCK!!! They’ll spread ‘em quick if you’ve got a guitar in your hands boys!!

[@Randomly-stupid]

Now that football season is starting soon, I have to do training so now I don’t have much time to play

[@jaredlackey9177]

You need something to do between your 2 a days.

[@jorianknetemann9919]

I have noticed that if I haven't played guitar in like two days, I start to become a bit more irritated than usual.

[@SelFreeLions]

Hey hey videogames are cool I know plenty of people who only got into music at all because of instrumental videogame music Depending on the game it could be important to ones musical aspirations, even if not necessarily their guitar goals, but who cares about the guitar itself, it’s just a tool

[@THE67band]

What other fender guitars do you have?

[@Intellectbtw]

Have you ever played video games?

[@justsomeguy727]

Genuinely do not think he has cause if he did, he'd understand there's a ton of value in learning the music from video games that you've played and grown to love. Like do you know how awesome it feels to be able to pick up my guitar and be able to play songs from games I grew up on and what not? It's probably the coolest combination of hobbies for me.

[@MarijuanaSmoothies]

he's a casual so he doesn't form any emotional connection with any game

[@conalltreacy]

my uncle played guitar for three years i got better in a couple of months then his guitar teacher said his fingers were not made for guitar

[@gabrysioski123]

I wanted to quit bc i was a dumbass and i couldnt restring my guitar and im really happy i didnt

[@indicuber4881]

"Playing the guitar is an exquisite dance of fingers and soul, weaving melodies into a tapestry of mesmerizing mastery." -a wise man(me) If this comment gets 1k like I'll become a writter!

[@josephandreuccetti3706]

Or blaming it on work.

[@petergibson7287]

Anyone who uses the excuse of raising kids is not understanding how great music is when raising kids. My kids love me playing, them playing and just the general shenanigans involved in playing music at home. Not to mention the simple fact that playing guitar makes it far easier to seduce a woman with whom to have kids. You need to do that part first.

[@Sensei.shonuff]

I found that ppl who dont play guitar or ppl who are beginners judge WAY more harshly than other guitar players its part of why i put guitar down for a min cuz most ppl in my comments seem to try n discourage u but i had a decent guitarist come in and criticize my playing where necessary and compliment me on what im good at while the ppl who dont play at all just say ur trash u sound like a dying kitten ect.... Id love to know why ppl who dont play are this way i aint quitting tho they can kma

[@justsomeguy727]

It happens with everything really. Random commenters will always act like they know more about whatever it is , but then when you talk to people who actually ARE musicians, it's a completely different world.

[@Sensei.shonuff]

@@justsomeguy727 crazy part is I see beginner guitarists who's comments filled with nothing but praise even tho they sound like a 3 minute long car accident involving raccoons.....I don't put everything on what ppl say but if u been playing a long time and every one just says u suck it feels like u been wasting ur time n making no progress.

[@danger_the_kid]

i wanna jam with other people but my friends have short ass attention spans

[@justsomeguy727]

Woah woah woah now lets slow down here . I love guitar but "more cool than your video game hobby" is a crazy stance to be taking when video game music literally inspires me musically all the time and what not. Brandon you really do not seem to see the value of stuff like this, which is kind of a shame imo. Like no joke man, go listen to some Blazblue or Guilty Gear music and try to tell me im "wasting my time" with video games when the music in both these games have helped me grow as a player so much.

[@Kaz999998]

Idk I felt pretty attacked but at the same time i was like, "OH true"

[@justsomeguy727]

​​@@Kaz999998idk. I can't bring myself to agree at all as someone who's inspiration for even playing guitar to begin with somewhat stems from video games and their soundtracks. I quite literally would not be half the guitarist I am today if not for games like Sonic, undertale, Blazblue, guilty gear, Kingdom hearts, etc etc having such good music to inspire me to learn and what not. Sure there's some truth to what he's saying but he ALWAYS frames it as if playing video games is just objectively a complete waste of your time if you wanna improve as a guitarist, and I just can't bring myself to entirely agree with that kind of mentality. To each their own though, I suppose.

[@Kaz999998]

@justsomeguy727 He could be into games and just exaggerating his persona, or maybe he doesn't really care for them. Either way we don't really know the guy. I dont think games are a waste of time either, but admittedly it can get in the way of other things. I know there's been times I have been inspired by games to make music, but there's also been times where it's kept me from practicing.

[@Kdn818]

I prefer playing guitar, and then getting on the cigarettes

[@Guacamool]

The top reason why people regret quitting cigarettes

[@arisonic7]

My other hobby is flying planes

[@BuluJenkins-gx2ji]

Wait so they quit guitar, but you’d still call them guitarists🤨

[@TheRealJakeProductions]

Wait do I suck if I play drums?

[@blondieHPfan10113]

@TheRealJakeProductions no way playing different instruments let's people jam together 🥰 drums are cool

[@mrman2415]

Yes

[@dimplesocktickletit7189]

depends, do you suck at playing drums?

[@vgsounds23]

"it goes to show guitar is not for everyone"? motherfucka you just showed me 2 comments about people saying they quit guitar to provide for their families. and the middle one was a goddamn cigarettes joke.

[@dimplesocktickletit7189]

😅

[@obimactta136]

Bro admitted he has adhd

[@Zeruel-017]

I don't understand your hate towards videogames

[@lahllalgamer7124]

You are the guitarist version of davie504

[@Sensei.shonuff]

Ur timing is always so weird its like right when i consider giving up u come up with this Twilight zone

[@alejoqc9540]

I mean, not being able to name JUST five guitarists is kinda sus, tbf. I mean, you could just say ‘the one from’ and name a band they play in, you don't need to know their mamma's second name and their adress. I like the one from Queen, the one from The Strokes, and the one from RHCP. :> Also the one from Black Sabath... Oh, and Jimmy Page's up there too. 😈🤘

[@TheGalilee416]

Why did you quit? Cigarettes 😂

[@stephenprokopuk5362]

I fell off