8 MISTAKES guitarists make every day | Fix these BAD HABITS

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.

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

9. Stop watching so many YouTube guitar videos, and spend more time practising and learning. 🙄 This is one I'm guilty of.

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

Paul, Thank you for what you do and how you do it. Your light hearted approach helps make the learning so much more fun. I have been playing guitar since I was 10 years old. I’m 62 now and beginning to play again after a layoff due to health and orthopedic issues. During the past 50 years there have been periods of time away from the guitar and its always wonderful to return to it. My journey has been a mix of self teaching, formal lessons, learning informally from other guitarists, learning folk finger style playing off of Public Television when I was 12, and now utilizing apps to collect songs and instructional videos like yours on YouTube to improve my playing knowledge. In the beginning I had a sub par guitar which made playing and learning more difficult but I was passionate and hung in there. I would alway encourage anyone to get the best instrument you can afford and find someone to help you keep it in good repair ( getting yearly set ups and changing your strings regularly) and learn how to properly treat and keep your instrument. That contributed greatly to my improvement and enthusiasm for playing. You may have covered this in your course. I am new to utilizing YouTube as I have had a 5 year layoff. What I most wanted to say was thank you and that I always learn something each time I watch one of your videos. There is always something that helps me learn and improve. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us all.

"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.

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

"Tone is in the fingers" , "practice trumps gear" and "not being so critical of your own playing / enjoy what you're playing" .. absolutely resonated with that!! Thanks Paul, great vid.

Inspirational. Puts technical ability in full context . Plus some great , simple hints and tips , whatever level you're at . Thanks Paul. Best guitar training videos I've found on YouTube yet and I've watched a few (hundred ). This is about playing music , not just playing the guitar.

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