I walked into a music shop to play music and I walked out feeling like an idiot (an embarrassing story that happened literally just now) · 2:03pm Oct 25th, 2019
Well, all in all, I now feel like a complete idiot.
It's nothing bad, mind you, but I went out in the past half hour or so to the new guitar shop around the corner, a place I've been a couple of times just out of my love and respect of music and the industry, and I wanted to try out some new amps because I'm considering buying one. I tried out a Fender, as per my love for them, and I jammed on both a sunburst Telecaster and a Duo-Sonic for the first time.
When it came to the point where I was turning everything off to hand the guitar back to the owner of the shop, I was telling him about the type of amp I was after, personal taste-wise, and he asks me something like, ''What are you looking for, wattage-wise? Are you looking for a solid-state, a hybrid, etc?'' and I just gave that ''Um, let me think'' face. Thankfully, he caught on to my obvious lack of knowledge and he said, ''In simpler terms, are you after something that's for home recording and performance, or that's worthy for gigging?''
Like...my brain fried. I've only been at this two and a half or so years, so I know nothing much about the technical specs or anything along those lines. I have no idea what's good for what, and it's embarrassing being so clueless about these things when it's imperative to performance and standards. I felt so stupid when this guy, along with twenty-years-worth of experience, told me about the specs on the amps and I was standing there with that, ''Oh, help me!'' face.
On the bright side, I managed to be loud and try out some nice guitars, and I was asked by the owner of the shop once I stopped playing, ''Are you a big Nirvana fan?'', to which I was like, ''Yeah! It's just my style!'', but I did that thing that most people do when they become sheepish and try to hide their true fandom over something. I tried not to mention I own a figure of Kurt Cobain and a Jag-Stang. Tee-hee-hee. 
Still, I'm only new to this stuff, and as embarrassing as it was talking to a pro and not knowing my facts or really what was being said, there's still a lot of time to learn things. The only thing I know how to write music, but I can't read it. Oh, and how to get a mean, raw-sounding rock tone. And I only know a few chords, but the rest that I play, I do it without realising. Baby steps, people, baby steps...
(Oh, Lordy, Lordy, what'cha do ta me?)
I can relate. I tried to have a conversation about possible future computers once and I didn't understand any of the technical lingo.
Eh, doesn't sound too embarrassing.
Then again, it's not my field of interest.
I'd probably feel stupid being caught off guard about questions regarding computers or radio.
Heh. At least you didn't play Stairway to Heaven.
Or lost yourself in the moment and jammed the opening line to the My Little Pony theme song.
Seriously, before I clicked the "Read more" I was thinking: "Please Celestia, no..."
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Ha! Understandable, man! Guitar ain't for everyone, but even if you don't play yourself, you can still enjoy and appreciate a fine tune!
Stairway to Heaven, eh? You ever seen that video by Music is Win called playing the Forbidden Riff?
I was going to learn that, but I was more interested in trying to learn the entire Nevermind album by Nirvana. Instead, I did something different when I had the Telecaster plugged in. If you're like me and you're uncomfortable with sharing original content, I said to dad, whom was with me and watching me play, ''Want to hear something original?'' and I played a song I've never performed outside of my bedroom. He seemed to like it, too, but I keep the song hidden because I'm incredibly paranoid about somebody nicking my riffs from me and claiming it as their own.
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Technology, once again, finds ways to catch us out. Don't fret about it (guitar pun), Laddie, it happens. But would you be surprised if we end up with holographic computers or something similar???
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Given that holograms were invented in the late 2000s, I wouldn't be surprised at all.