When the Hobby Becomes an Obsession (guitar progression)

man, watching you grow from you popping up on my shorts page when i first started playing guitar to watching you branch out into different genres and even types of content was so awesome and inspiring for me to grow. not just as a guitarist, but as a musician. thank you for sharing mikey ❤

i think the best thing to have when learning an instrument is passion because without passion its hard to find the motivation to actually practice. passion drives you to practice, it makes you want to pick up the guitar and play, it gives you inspiration. its clear that you have a crazy amount of passion and i admire you for that bro

its not called practicing, its called enjoying playing some dope stuff

This is a cool look back at your progress! Keep at it, and thanks for inspiring people!

this kinda lit an ignition inside me again as to what it was like to play guitar for the first time. these days I haven't been picking up the guitar because I'm so caught up with everything else in my life, but I realized that I'm still the same kid who had decided to play the guitar and wanted to play for hours on end every single day that I could. and for that I want to pick up my guitar once more and try to finish the hard songs that I once wanted to complete in order to fulfill not just my self esteem, but for the kid that wanted to rock out the entire world. thank you mikey 💛

I started string bass in orchestra in 5th grade in 1985 .. got a guitar in 8th grade and have been playing. 36 years … you are sooooo good .. your progression is amazing .. I’m inspired to keep learning

Mikey, i want to thank you for bringing me another perspective to guitar. I'm most of the times stuck on playing the same licks and riffs, but your playing has changed me over the last few months. Learning from you, i now try to play other genres than my preferred ones, this has lead me to alter the way i see guitar.. You are a great inspiration of mine, thank you

I'm around 4 months into learning guitar and this was really motivational to keep practicing. Thanks

I think one of the interesting things I've learned over the years is that being good at anything means lots of sucking, repetition and more sucking. It's easy to see someone who's been at it for a few years and say "wow, they're amazing, I wish I could play like that!" What I've learned is you gotta be willing to put in a lot of time and putting small achievable goals to hit. I love playing guitar, it's a journey for sure, but no better feeling then trying to learn a riff or song, you're terrible at first and then you keep at it and then it clicks!

Amazing to watch your progress, great video and dedication

Very inspiring journey. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Idk if this is a dumb question or not but what was your method of practice like what were you doing to progress and learn so well 😭😭

Thx for inspiring me to don’t quit and keep learning because of you I kept playing and learning the solo of in bloom

The fact that you could do this with your dad is nice. Some can't get that. God Bless you bud.

I've been playing 18 years. Time flies. I really made the most progress as a guitarist in those first 3-5 years. I'm no EVH but I'm comfortable with my skill level for a guy with severe arthritis. For anyone out there getting frustrated in the first year or so, keep at it. It'll pay off. But how Mikey is finding other live musicians to gig with is honestly beyond me, even at my age. I'm convinced drummers and bassists just don't exist in real life.

great job man took years of practice and it shows - obsession is an understatement. keep it up bro

Thanks Mikey this just gave me more motivation to keep on practicing, this video was amazing

Dude you gave me a lot of confidence about my playing, but I'm still in my comfort zone playing just for me. But this video make me mor comfortable to get out and play, and practice and everything. You became one of my guitar heros.

Loved the video. Really opened my eyes to practice with ups and downs

This was an awesome video. Thanks so much