Originally Posted by
Hubba Gubba
Dunno, it's really the nature vs nurture debate all over again.
I'm not sure if I really believe in "talent" some people are good at things because they practice a lot, others don't have the discipline to stick it iout to become good at it.
People with good hand-eye co-ordination probably picked it up while they were young, and it's served them well into later life.
Interesting debate though.
I disagree.
I have well above average (tough luck, that's modesty out the window) hand-eye coordination. However, I could have practiced day and night and I don't believe I would have become a great guitarist anyway. Sure I could have learned to play really really fucking fast - but IMHO there's so much more than that to being a good guitar player. Sure you can become a technically skilled player - but that won't make your playing inspirational.
On the other hand I have met several outstanding players, some of whom does not practice a whole lot but just have the flair. That said talent won't make you a guitar god - you need to practice as well of course.
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