Is 250 BPM fast or slow for one year of playing?

itsme said:

Dang! I have one of those old-fashioned Seth Thomas wooden windup metronomes and the top speed on it is 208 BPM.

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UnknownToaster said:

Hey Ukulele Underground!

I was wondering, I've been playing guitar for about a year but I really haven't taken it up all that seriously until more recently and I feel like I've wasted a lot of time. I just recently started using a metronome and I've been practicing scales and arpeggios. I was wondering, is 250 bpm fast or slow for playing for a year now?

250 is the fastest I can play without getting sloppy and I'm still practicing so I think I can still do better soon. I have been able to do 260 a few times but I don't count it because more often than not I'll make a mistake or two at 260. 250 I have no issues with.

What do you think?

Thanks,
Dan

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OregonJim said:

Yeah, I know - this is an ancient thread and the OP is probably long gone, but...

Guitar shredding has no musical value in my opinion - it's just an exercise in showmanship. Worse than that, actually - have you ever looked closely at the audience in front of a shredder? They always look angry, with fists in the air, as if a fight were imminent. Nope, not musical at all.

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