8 MISTAKES guitarists make every day | Fix these BAD HABITS

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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on YouTube.

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[buddyrye]

One thing I heard once that stuck with me is this: practice doesn’t sound good. If it sounds good, you’re not struggling. If you’re not struggling, you’re not learning.

[robvandevenn]

This guy really is the Bob Ross of guitar. Watching him always relaxes me....

[calgarytalent]

"I wanted to see him enjoy his guitar. I was in no way judging, I never do that and if you're a musician you should never do that, just enjoy music."
"I bought two pieces of gear that made me a better player, my first acoustic and my first electric."
Paul Davids is the best guitar teacher on the planet, and I think probably one of the best human beings.

[johnbenny]

Summary man was not there, so I've come.. Here it is

1. Noodling instead of practicing
2. Listen to the guitar
3. Care about tone
4. Artistic expressions
5. Caring toooo much
6. I need to have that Oneee gear!
7. Hitting the plateau
8. Music theory as a rule

Thank me later, Byee

[samuelstone]

"You don't need to reinvent the wheel, You just need to use the wheel to get to new locations"
That was brilliant!

[rasm]

“Or turn the metronome on even.” Let’s not get carried away, Paul!

[PetraKann]

“There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places, ”
[Miles Davis]

[deathwarmedup]

"I'm not a natural musician. I have to work very hard to get anything out." Jimmy Page, Total Guitar magazine, 1996.

[yonimushermusic]

Personally the one piece of gear that has absolutely made me a better player was a looper. If i get bored playing something I can make a simple loop and play for hours by myself

[kriledoo]

“When the intellectual part of guitar playing overrides the spiritual, you don’t get to extreme heights.”

— John Frusciante 👌💛

[kyleliberatore]

Regarding #6... I recently bought a new acoustic for $350 because my first and only other guitar was a cheap $100 guitar that was very difficult to play. The playability of my new guitar is so much better that I can play songs fairly easily that were nearly impossible on my last guitar.

[joshm]

"You develop a style when you fail to sound like someone you want to sound like."

- John Mayer

PS: Chin up, mate. Don't give up your passion, you'll find your own style sooner or later.

[AndresKwan]

0:39 1 - Noodling vs practice - no timing, no vision, no concept, no challenge. Practice means challenging yourself, exploring and going beyond boundaries, repeating and improving 1:50 2 - listen to the guitar 3:05 3 - Care about tone 4:00 4 - artistic expression 4:58 5 - caring too much 6:09 6 - I need to have it 7:28 7 - hitting the plateau 8:59 8 - music theory as a rule

[bee]

I'm definitely guilty of the noodling not practicing, for roughly a year I would pretty much just noodle and wouldn't learn all that much (this also lead to me feeling like i was stuck on a plateau for ages) but now over the past couple months Ive started putting much more effort into learning and now I can make a much spicier pot of noodles

[phineapple]

This is such a beautifully accurate video. I need to watch this today. I’ve been playing for over 15 years and I’ve never used a metronome, learned about keys, how to read music, what tone is, even much about music theory in general. I have such a small understanding of the notes and such that I’m finally feeling like it’s limiting me. I love that this art is ever growing and I’ll never know it all. I’m considered pro to a lot of people but I feel so amateur when I see others play. Perspective is so important lol.

[Trakester]

This guy is really so cool. Knowledgeable, passionate, kind. I love his philosophy

[mr.t]

I clicked the like button with so much feel David Gilmour is proud

[fishypaw]

9. Stop watching so many YouTube guitar videos, and spend more time practising and learning. 🙄


This is one I'm guilty of.

[bobbycbutcher]

Number 5 was huge for me. I find myself handicapping myself by judging myself too hard or comparing to others. The most beautiful thing about music and expression through guitar is everyone is different and has different influences, life experiences and styles. Thanks for hitting on that

[marcd]

Wow.. I started playing guitar when I was 4 (I’m 29 now) with no real formal training, I can play just about anything with a bit of practice. But my lack of training has caused me to second guess my abilities for years and feel like I’m not as good as I should be.. This video has made me feel like I can now actually call myself an accomplished guitar player because I live by all the rules you just stated without ever being taught them. You can obviously always learn more, but now I feel like I’ve gotten somewhere!! Thanks Paul. Appreciate that!! Take care!