As anyone who has attempted to learn to play a musical instrument knows, it takes hard work, patience and dedication. We’ve all had the experience of visiting a friend or colleague’s house and spying a dust-covered guitar sitting in the corner, woefully out of tune and suffering from neglect.
“Oh I tried it for a while, got nowhere and then gave it up. I should probably give it another go, but I don’t have the time or motivation.”
Sound familiar? Maybe you’ve even said something similar yourself at some point. If so, how do you recapture that fire that made you fork over a considerable sum for a guitar or bass, with dreams of creating sounds that bring pleasure to the ears of others…