![]() It wasn’t that I didn’t put in the time or effort, because I practiced my ass off, it just seemed that nothing came out. I practiced guitar 4-6 hours most days and still couldn’t improvise or play jazz to a standard I thought was good (this was also confirmed by the examiners because I was scraping by with P’s for my jazz improvisation and guitar exams). I remember being at University learning jazz guitar and really struggling for the whole time I was there. I want to take a moment to share with you my own dip and how it effected me for years. It’s how you are able to identify when you’re in a dip and push through that determines whether you will continue on the path to greatness. No-one is immune to dips in their playing and even the pros can be caught off guard. Instead you’ll be one of the lucky ones who knows that the dip is coming, that the dip can be overcome, and that the best rewards for your effort are to be found immediately after experiencing The Dip. Hopefully after reading this article you won’t be one of these quitters who give up way too soon without every giving themselves the proper amount of time needed to play guitar. Too many guitarists quit at the first sign of adversity and lack the discipline and determination needed to push through to the point where the real results come. Today we’ll be talking about something called The Dip. Whether you face these or one of countless problems and roadblocks which are leading to you feeling like quitting the guitar, then consider yourself lucky that you’ve found this article. ![]() Maybe you’ve learned hundreds of licks, dozens of solos and all of your theory but can’t connect the dots and improvise with confidence… ![]() Maybe you struggle to play a certain technique and can’t nail that solo you’ve been working on for months now… Maybe your chord changes still aren’t smooth… If you’ve been playing guitar for a few months or even years you may be stuck in a rut where no matter how much effort you put in, you just don’t seem to be making any progress.
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