Hey guys, if there is anyone who plays guitar at advanced level. I would just like to ask how long it take to get there and how much time I have to spend practicing each day to get there.

You'd have to define what you mean by an advanced level. Obviously the more you practice, the better you'll get, but you'll also only really get better at the things you practice...and if you're not careful you can develop bad habits too.

It is continuous a journey though man, there is no destination.

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.

agree, I have been playing most of my life and I'm a comfortable guitarist (plus minus 20 years) I can bash out most chords and play lot's of styles. I suck at leads though as I'm no fan of shredding. The lead guitarist in my band plays mostly metalish stuff, he's been playing only for the last eight years and kicks my ass in some regards but he sucks at acoustic guitar and any other style except rock and metal. So it all depends on what you want to play and where you want to be. It all depends on how many hours you are willing to put in. If you lock yourself in a room for 7 hours a day, you will get there pretty quick, a few hours a week will take a bit longer. And depending on your practice regiment, constructive versus just messing around. (I'm guilty of just messing around most of the time that's why it took me so long to get where I am).

Best is get a good teacher and practice constructively and you will get there in no time. This also forces you to do your homework and learn in a orderly fashion. If you teach yourself, you will get stuck with bad habits, miss a lot of important things and end up playing smoke on the water till you die of boredom and give up the guitar because you are not progressing.

What they said...also have been playing for 20 years, and there's still so much to learn, because the guitar is such a diverse instrument...and that's not even taking into account that I kind of classify electric guitar as a different instrument.

There are a few fundamental skills that will help you with everything, (mostly in your ability to analyze music through listening) and then you just keep on keeping on.

It's also important to distinguish between amount of years playing versus amount of hours, someone who has been "playing for 10 years" but only put's in one hour a week for the last 10yrs isn't going to be as good as someone who has been playing for 3yrs but put's in 10hrs every day.

One thing I've noticed is, even though there is some spill over effect, most of the techniques are pretty much standalone, so for example, you might be able to alternate pick super fast runs but you won't be able to sweep pick pretty much at all until you really sit down and specifically work at just sweep picking for a long time, you'll see what I mean if you pay attention to a noob "shredder" who can pull off some fast rehearsed lines but really can't play a basic chord properly let alone change smoothly between two chords while strumming (in time.......hopefully).

The answer is 10 000 hours:
10,000 Hours of Practice

But, not really:
Ditch the 10,000 hour rule! Why Malcolm Gladwell’s famous advice falls short

The more you play the better you get.

I won't even call it practice. Playing together with someone (even if they are only at the same level as you but better if they are better) will amp up your rate of improvement.

I started playing in Std 6 (boarding school)and I have now been playing for 43 years, and sometimes I go through stages of playing for 5 or 6 hours a day for weeks at a time. At the end of those weeks of intense playing I really enjoy playing the most. But I know that I am still learning.

I have no formal training so there is no real scale of how 'good' I am. I think I am good enough to enjoy the sound that I am capable of creating and I know a few other people also enjoy listening to me.

Learn from CDs, Learn from others, Learn from yourself. Create your own sound and style... there is no RIGHT or WRONG way to play.

Dude ive been playing for the better part of my 28 years. and i still suck massively lol. you'll see the better you get... the more you suck because you meet better players etc... but seriously its not a contest. its all about feeling and soul my man. If your instrument feels the love you put into every note... it will sound out through that amplifier.. and please dont beccome another clynical shredder.. we have too many of those on the planet.

Pick up your guitar and let your feelings out... you'll see its much more enjoyable than "practicing" to get somewhere. Its a journey .. not a destinantion my man.

get a tutor... it will definitely make you advance quicker and one who teaches you theory not just a new song each week...it's not as exciting but once you understand the rules and variables in music the rest such as putting it in practise in a song comes easy .... but the tough work is learning the theory and not like a "parrot" you must understand it .

and you will always be learning .... it's a lifetime task....