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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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[–] • 1 pt

You know what, and I totally believe that YOU believe that (about you not believing you have innate talent)...

But I just can't accept that!

I would love to be wrong (and who am I to disagree with someone like you?), but good grief, I don't believe, no matter how much I would have practiced, that I'd have reached a modicum of your ability (okay maybe a modicum).

Trust me, I want to believe what you're saying, and I'm going to keep trying to figure it out, find the truth.

Man you are to be admired for all that hard work!

Who knows.........

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The only way to disprove what I said would be for you to diligently practice for many, many hours.

I, of course, encourage such. LOL

I really did start off with fingers that wouldn't do what I wanted them to do. But, I did have percussion, piano, and trumpet lessons to fall back on. I already knew quite a bit about music when I started with the guitar. My mom had me taking percussion (think single snare drum) lessons at just the age of five.

That probably helped.

Starting at an early age probably helped.

Even starting with good classical training helped a great deal.

But, I'm convinced that the thing that helped the most was the diligent practice schedule. Maybe there's some innate ability, but I didn't notice any along the way. Getting to be as good as I am wasn't particularly easy. In fact, I'm better today than I've ever been. In my retirement years, I get to practice every day - sometimes having a guitar in my hand (which then includes noodling or jamming) another couple of hours. Though, I haven't really done much more than practice lately, that and compose/transcribe. We're already working on our Christmas track.

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>I really did start off with fingers that wouldn't do what I wanted them to do.

Yeah, I gots to remember that, and that's very encouraging (not that, at my age, I'm going to be doing any heavy practicing, though I'd love to).

That's the whole thing with the guitar, "getting your fingers to do what you want them to do." I think I could have somewhat 'mastered' the piano, but I just don't know...but the guitar, oh my.

And I assume you do well on acoustic too (that's all I play).

>But, I'm convinced that the thing that helped the most was the diligent practice schedule. Maybe there's some innate ability, but I didn't notice any along the way. Getting to be as good as I am wasn't particularly easy.

Fascinating.

I knew you were special when you said EVH's "Eruption" wasn't really that hard (you said that a few months ago on here), and I believe you insinuated that you could play it.

Good grief.

[–] • 0 pt

Oh, not only can I play it, I already have... Hold on...

https://share.fngt.gq/music/rock/metal/EVH_-_Eruption.mp3

If you like that, you might enjoy this one:

https://share.fngt.gq/music/rock/metal/Metallica%20-%20Master%20of%20Puppets%20%28B%20%232%20%26%20B%3B%20TB%20%231%20%26%20P%29.mp3

Eruption isn't all that hard.

And, at your age, it's probably too late for you to get REALLY good, like virtuoso good... You need to develop the brain at an early age, when the brain is more plasticine and malleable. You're an adult, I don't know your exact age, so it's probably impossible for you to become a virtuoso.

But, you could probably learn Eruption if you put your mind to it. Dee, by Randy Rhoads is about on par with Eruption as far as skill goes, but uses less effects. So, you might tackle that one first.