aagghh, no guitar for a few weeks!

fourmations

broke my collarbone on friday
in a sling, no guitar for at least two weeks
waiting to see if it needs surgery

pain in the arse
missing guitar already!


rgds

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Alanstrainor

fourmations wrote: »

broke my collarbone on friday
in a sling, no guitar for at least two weeks
waiting to see if it needs surgery

pain in the arse
missing guitar already!


rgds

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Sorry to hear about that, i hate when stuff like that happens. I think it's time to learn something new! get yourself a harmonica and blues the nights away!

Mr. CooL ICE

Depending on how the injury was incurred, you should still be playing. If the injury happened in a RNR (rock n' roll) manner, then you deserve some RNR (rest n recreation). Otherwise, whip out some scales and stop slouching!



Failing that, learn to play the foot spoons

Dord

Ouch man! I hope you get better quickly.
Maybe you could play something else in the meantime, like keys or something like that?

Rigsby

Alanstrainor wrote: »

get yourself a harmonica and blues the nights away!

I think the OP has the blues already

Anyway, hope you are back in action soon.

darrenw5094

If it's your picking side, you can still practice man.
Tie a cloth or rag over the fretboard at the first or second fret and go over some scales...all with hammer ons.

Even your picking exersise's should be done with hammer ons or legato anyway. The only way to make the notes ring out is to hammer down hard with the finger tips. Do that for a month and then go back to your picking.....things will be much easier.

If it's your fretting side...then just forget everything i just said.:cool:

Rock on!!

fourmations

darrenw5094 wrote: »

If it's your picking side, you can still practice man.
Tie a cloth or rag over the fretboard at the first or second fret and go over some scales...all with hammer ons.

Even your picking exersise's should be done with hammer ons or legato anyway. The only way to make the notes ring out is to hammer down hard with the finger tips. Do that for a month and then go back to your picking.....things will be much easier.

If it's your fretting side...then just forget everything i just said.:cool:

Rock on!!

it is my fretting side....:(

cheers

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feylya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7agdjI0fM

He's right handed too so he's playing backwards. Now then, there's no excuse!

Demeyes

When you're forced into a break like that it can be a great time to really spend time listening to music. That way when you go back you'll have some new ideas and better appreciation.

Dord

Demeyes wrote: »

When you're forced into a break like that it can be a great time to really spend time listening to music. That way when you go back you'll have some new ideas and better appreciation.

I agree! It happened to me before. I wasn't able to play for about a month due to an accident.

Try listen to stuff you wouldn't normally listen to, when you go back to playing you'll be full of new ideas and your playing will feel fresh again.

DeadSkin

Ouch, I've been down that road too, tis a sore dose, I was outta work for 6 weeks.

All the best with the recovery.

here.from.day.1

Bad luck, Get well soon! :P

punchdrunk

get a cheap synth and get rockin!

Kaiser_Sma

i've often wondered if something ever did happen to one of your hands so that you couldn't use it to play anymore. What instruments can you play with one hand?

Demeyes

Kaiser_Sma wrote: »

i've often wondered if something ever did happen to one of your hands so that you couldn't use it to play anymore. What instruments can you play with one hand?

Drums for Def Leppard!!

Dord

Kaiser_Sma wrote: »

i've often wondered if something ever did happen to one of your hands so that you couldn't use it to play anymore. What instruments can you play with one hand?

Anything is possible!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ThulqDmKc

There are also some videos on youtube of a guy who plays guitar with his feet, very good at it too!

fourmations

thanks for the good wishes all

i have a drum machine/backing track box
that i can play around with

cheers

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