How long can you last????

Squonk

I went into the bush for a week, and left my guitar at home ☹

I realized when I was about 150 Km's from home, so couldn't really turn back.

Even with other things to occupy my time like - Game Drives, Braais, Potjies, Beer, Swimming, Glass of Wine watching the sun set etc,etc,etc

I still felt that a part of me was not there, the evenings were the worst ☹

How long can you last?

Bob-Dubery

Squonk wrote: I went into the bush for a week, and left my guitar at home ☹

I realized when I was about 150 Km's from home, so couldn't really turn back.

Even with other things to occupy my time like - Game Drives, Braais, Potjies, Beer, Swimming, Glass of Wine watching the sun set etc,etc,etc

I still felt that a part of me was not there, the evenings were the worst ☹

How long can you last?

Well it's not quite that simple. 2011 I went down to CT for a week and I knew I wasn't taking a guitar and so I didn't miss it because... well.... if I miss the guitar (or anything else that I decided to not take along) what was I going to do about it? My decision and that allowed me to not miss the axe.

I've been on longer holidays, knowing that I wasn't going to have a guitar with me, and there's been no itch to scratch.

Averatu

In 2005 I did a contract up in Africa, it was my first such trip, so I left the guitar at home. After about 3 weeks I'd had enough, so I went hunting and found an old steel string at the general dealer. I was there for 12 weeks, I guess I would have lost it.

domhatch

sometimes i'll go a day or a few at home without playing, but at least i know my babies are there, waiting patiently for me. but going away is a real drag - most times i can't take one with. longest period was when we emigrated, three months with my guitars in a tanker on the water, no idea how they were doing. eissssssh.

flatfourfan

longest for me is right now actually.....my guitar gear in all my wifes grans room at our house and the senile old bat locks the door when she's not in there as she thinks I'll steal something, one more week left and she's gone.

Been here since 13th of December and I'm going out of my skull.

studmissile

A day without a strum, is a day waisted. That’s why I got myself a Baby Taylor.
These r such great little guitars (I'm sure little martins,
and breedlove passport r the same) don't take up much space, and you can
just sit in the sunset on holiday and pick away! Don't leave home without one!

Manfred-Klose

in my high school years (not too long ago ?) i use get up early in the moring to play some guitar before i go to school, get at school, hang out with my music friends, during class i would write out theory in my english and science books, in my other classes i would go through guitar magazines, after school i would play for about 4 hours straight, eat dinner and play some more.

i did this everyday when i was in high school.

but i have learned to control my addiction now, and i use time much better now.
i could easily go without a guitar for about 3 days, but then i just need some form of music to enligthen my day, like a radio or random people buskin.

Squonk

I dont know if my guitar playing is an addiction, it's not like it was in the beginning.

I have a nylon guitar in my lounge, which I twiddle about on at random times every day, so it's not really my practice time but I do play along to the television, I pick up what key the soundtrack is and doodle away.
While bathing my two year old, or watching him play in the garden, I will always be doodling.

When I go away, I tend to do the same, so a week away was not easy

Dingwall

Mr Squonk I have a policy, that I do actually practice, which states that if I am sleeping away from home, even for 1 day, I will always take a guitar unless I really really am unable to. (I also have a baby taylor which helps!)

The funny thing is that I might not even touch the thing (short trips)....but the thought of not having one would make me totally not enjoy whatever it was I was doing in the first place!

The other funny thing is those few times when I have had a break from guitar I tend to pick it up again with a renewed freshness. This would imply that occasionally a break from the instrument is a good thing!

EttieneB

Dingwall wrote:

The other funny thing is those few times when I have had a break from guitar I tend to pick it up again with a renewed freshness. This would imply that occasionally a break from the instrument is a good thing!

The longest was a 3 weeks for me.........and i started freakin! But i do agree if u come of a long practice learning tech or theory, its good to step away from practicing and then just write!!

IceCreamMan

i just think of rugby