Mzi wrote
how much time I have to spend practicing each day to get there.
Basically all of it. ? Especially in your early years (when you have the time). As you get older, your time becomes more limited with family, work, life, etc. and your pace of learning slows down. So get as much done early on as is humanly possible. Take a look at
Steve Vai's 10-hour guitar workout to see what I mean.
I would just like to ask how long it take to get there
The rest of your life. You may get the notes down early on (three to five years), but the things that make you a
good player (rather than just a technically adept one) - your touch and feel continue developing the rest of your life.
Also don't think that you have to be the fastest or be able to play the most complex chords to be good. It's not a competition and most of the more technical stuff will fly right over the average audience's heads and actually bore them. The more technical you get, the fewer people you play for. At the top of the game you'll discover you are playing for yourself alone. But most audiences will think you are a great player if you can bash out a three chord song that they know without stopping and with some passion and conviction.
