Summertime Blahs

[Fergy07]

Am I alone on this or...

I don't know about anyone else, but my enthusiam for practicing really drops every summer from the first day of June to the middle of August. I can never seem to work up the energy to actually open a case and grab a guitar. I tried to last night and gave up after about 5 minutes, even though I really had nothing else to do. These summer Blahs are killing me.

Is it just me, or does summer equal less play time?

Andy

[stuco]

 

No I play just as much in the summer.  I find if you keep your guitars out on a stand or whatever you are going to play them.  If you keep them in a case you've got to deal with the case, unhook it, carefully take the guitar out.  Just keep a hydrometer (humidity sensor) in the  room to make sure you are set, and don't worry to much about your guitars, they are meant to be played.  Also, try learning something new, this is what keeps it interesting.  I am learning Classical gas right now and that should keep me busy for a few weeks.

[prof_stack]

Hey, the summer gives most of us more time to be outside doing other things.  I've also been playing less, but enjoying it when I do.  The SD-50 has never sounded better!  (I know, another shameless plug for Jean's best guitar...)

[rustychicken]

summertime blahs here too.  all creativity drops in my case.
it's just too dang hot, it saps you.

[poki]

the weather doesn't change much here year round so it doesn't impact on how much guitar playing i do.  it does get somewhat hotter and dryer in the summer but something odd about me is i rarely feel hot even while people around me are sweating profusely.  i've always wondered if maybe, just maybe, i'm really a toad.

[jeremy3220]

I play more in the summer. I'm out of school and there is more time and less stress. I find if I'm stressing over stuff it sometimes kills my guitar appetite. I rarely have motivational problems for playing guitar, if I do it's isolated, like one day rather than days or weeks.

Maybe you should try working on easy fun tunes during the summer.

[Fergy07]

Typically I hang in the pool when possible, or play computer games in the summer.

Andy