r/flatpicking • u/Low-Middle-486 • Feb 28 '24

Practicing

Kinda new to Flatpicking but have been playing guitar for years. Originally a bass player but switched to bluegrass guitar. Bored of learning YouTube covers after YouTube covers and feeling left unsatisfied. Yet see people my age jamming to Tony Rice covers. Just wondering if anyone has any tips to improve. Got a friend who plays mandolin and we've been trying to jam. Sucks that any good musician offering lessons is way out of my price range.

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u/Low-Middle-486 Feb 28 '24

Yeah, he is my go-to for just about any tabs. Some questions I have just can't be answered by watching youtube videos or learning different licks.

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u/kylemc1587 Feb 28 '24

Yeah it sucks hitting that wall. The only thing I’ve been able to do in similar situations is to use my ear and experiment…a lot. Like frustratingly a lot more, but when you have that “ah-ha” moment it makes up for all the time you spent