Posted: 11/3/2014 1:44:52 AM EDT
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you can't play anymore?
Me, I'm 64 and disabled by chronic and joint pains. I've played guitar since I was 10 years old back in 1960 (no, I'm not a prodigy). I love guitars and it bugs me when it's hard to play. I know there's time to let it go but I don't want to. Getting old sucks and I still wanna rock. 
I refuse to learn/play slow/easy stuff. Rant over. ETA: oh yeah, I can't remember shit either. |
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37 and have broken my left wrist a couple times, also a few boxers fractures in that hand from work.
I certainy can't play near as fast, or as long as I used to. 
As a result, my playing is moving more toward blues from the Southern Rock and classic metal sounds. |
I am almost 55... and if it were not for modern medicine ..drugs.. I would no longer be able to continue playing like I do. I have arthritis in my hands, back, neck, knees. I have chronic tendinitis and nerve pain in my hands and arms. I have three herniated discs in my lower back. My playing has taken a good hit but I am still able to play at a fair level. I have started to take up bass playing and I really enjoy it, to try and keep me playing when I just can't do six strings anymore at the level I need to.
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you can't play anymore? Me, I'm 64 and disabled by chronic and joint pains. I've played guitar since I was 10 years old back in 1960 (no, I'm not a prodigy). I love guitars and it bugs me when it's hard to play. I know there's time to let it go but I don't want to. Getting old sucks and I still wanna rock.
I refuse to learn/play slow/easy stuff. Rant over. ETA: oh yeah, I can't remember shit either. I'm 64 and would love to play in a 60/70s band again , I have acoustic and electronic drums and I only play rock , it's really difficult to find guys to form a band with , maybe someone will chime in :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) |
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Sorry for your struggles OP.
Playing has been the center of my existence for the past 30+ years. I'm going-on 47 now and have been having some struggles on and off. I'm hanging in there so far (though I've had to make some adjustments), but I know that one day I'll likely have to give it up, or curtail it far beyond the point of my comfort. Back in the mid-90s I gave up playing electric to focus on my classical studies and repetoire. I had an entire evening's worth of the classics memorized and started doing some church things and weddings. It felt good to have elevated my game, and I practiced 4-6 hours every night after work. Then I started having some serious issues with my ulnar nerve in my right arm. My arm would go numb from my elbow down. I eventually had to quit doing that. I went back to playing a Strat (the comfort forearm contour really helped with the issue). Fast-forward to several years ago. I get a passion for flamenco style music and start wood-shedding on that again. I write and record a couple of albums' worth of material for that and start gigging around my area. I continued doing that for about 18 months and it felt good, because I was the only person ever to really do that in my region. I liked having my own schtick. But a little over a year ago I had to quit again. The ulnar nerve issues had become an issue again. So I'm back to playing rock and country on Strats and Les Pauls. I still deal with nerve issues, but am able to somewhat keep them in check while standing, playing electric solid-bodies. So I just take comfort in the fact that I can still play [for now at least]. 
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