Things Only Guitarists Would Understand

只有吉他手会明白的事情

1. You understand pain is part of success

你明白痛苦是成功的一部分

Most people who have never taken a serious shot at learning to play the guitar are not aware how painful the process can be. Your fingertips blister¹ and chafe². Your wrists, forearms, and shoulders hurt and cramp³ up. Your back kills you. And yes, after a while, your head can even begin to ache. Still, as time goes by, you overcome the pain and reap new skills that allow you to shred⁴ like never before!

大多数人从来没有认真学习弹吉他的人不知道学习吉他是多么痛苦的过程。你的指尖起泡和摩伤。你的手腕、前臂和肩部受损害和抽筋。你的背部会杀死你。是的,一段时间后,你的头甚至会开始疼痛。然而,随着时间的流逝,你克服痛苦和获得新的技能,让你前所未有的撕碎!

2. You see the irony⁵ in guitars used as ornaments⁶

你看到吉他用作装饰品的讽刺

Anyone who struggles with gathering⁷ enough money for gear like I do will feel the pain of seeing a guitar hung on a wall with no intention of ever using it to play something. A guitar is not a decoration. There is absolutely no reason to leave it hanging on a wall. If you bought it, grab it sometime, and spend some quality time with it. It might become your new best friend.

像我一样为存足够的钱买装备看到墙上挂着的一把吉他会感到的痛苦,从来没有打算使用它玩什么。一把吉他不是装饰物。绝对没有理由把它挂在墙上。如果你买了它,在某个时候拿着它弹,多花一些时间。它可能会成为你的最好的朋友。

3. You are aware of the hardships of being in a band

你意识到组成一支乐队很困难

My friend once said: “Being in a band is like being in relationship with 2-4 people at the same time”. And yes, a band break up is just that, a massive break-up where nobody gets spared of drama. There is an awful lot of talking, bickering⁸, compromising, trash talking, behind the back talking, and all out shouting matches throughout the course of a band’s life. Things get even crazier when money starts to go around. This is why experienced guitarists hone their people skills because they know they are going to need it.

我的朋友曾经说过:“组成一支乐队就像在同时与2 - 4人的恋爱”。是的,一个乐队分开,是没有人能幸免的戏剧。有大量的讨论,争吵,妥协,垃圾话,背后话 ,大声吵吵嚷嚷是一个乐队的生活。事情变得更疯狂当开始需要钱。这就是为什么有经验的吉他手磨练他们的人际交往能力,因为他们知道他们将需要它。

4. You notice when people can’t play in movies or videos

你注意到当人们不能在电影或视频弹

Lil Wayne is the freshest example of that — with an added bonus of having the audacity⁹ to let his “solo” really be heard live. We can debate about style until kingdom come, but the fact is that his skill isn’t even basic.He should definitely sit down and practice some more before the next live solo.

李尔.韦恩就是最明显的例子——一个幸运的机会让他“独奏”真的被听到。我们可以讨论风格直到天国来临,但事实是,他甚至不是基本的技能。他应该坐下来和实践在下一个独常来临之前。

5. You know what cable hell means

你知道电缆到底意味着什么

If you have proper gear, you have miles of cables to go along with it. This is where proper “cable hygiene¹⁰” needs to kick in or you are set on a course for disaster. Imaging playing a gig and losing 5-10 minutes on finding which damn cable stopped working! Now, that’s awkward.

如果你有合适的装备,你有几英里的电缆陪同。这就是正确的电缆卫生需要支付为你的生活带来一场灾难。想象在一个小型演唱会上演奏和失去5-10分钟来查找哪一段电线坏了！现在，这太尴尬。

6. You keep an eye on non-guitarists handling your equipment

你留意非吉他弹奏者处理设备

Some guitarist twitch¹¹ even when other guitarists mess with their gear — let alone people who never held a guitar. Many even forbid anyone from touching their baby. This is all quite understandable when you take into consideration that experienced guitarists have setup their instruments to fit them perfectly¹², and any minor¹³ adjustments might destroy that setup they spent years creating. Furthermore, clumsy guitar handling can lead to some nasty accidents that no amount of apologies can atone¹⁴ for.

一些其他吉他手甚至会带着吉他一起用膳,更不用说那些从未握过吉他的人。很多人甚至禁止任何人触碰自己的宝贝。这都是可以理解的,当你考虑到经验丰富的吉他手的仪器完美的适合他们,和任何较小的调整可能会破坏他们花了数年时间创建的设置。此外,笨拙的吉他处理可能会导致一些严重的事故,再多的道歉都无济于事。