Ever feel like you lost your chops?

[Worthless Willie]

I play so many shows, that I don't really practice at home.  Seem to stay about the same, for the most part.

[RacerX]

My chops ebb and flow. The only time I totally lost them was the 11 years I stopped playing while I raced bikes. Sold all my gear & went for it.

The coolest thing was that it all came rushing back to me. After some weeks of clumsy guitardedness, I started improving dramatically. After a few months, I was cruising along better than ever.

[VOLVO)))]

Eleven years? How did you do that?

I still want that Mockingbird.

[RacerX]

Try training and racing bicycles at the competitive level. There's no time/energy for anything but training, resting, eating & sleeping. It demands total dedication.

I won 2 state championships at the expert level, but then I felt I needed to get back to making music, so I did.

That Mockingbird was sweet, alright. *sigh*

[tossom]

After 3 years of not playing at all, I briefly joined a band last year - stamina was the key thing I was missing too.  Technique wise I was rusty, but it seemed to come back to the level I was at previously without too much hard work.  Band split in April so probably back to not playing or occasional bedroom playing now, at least I know I could join a band a again if the chance ever arises.  Used to play piano up til I was 17, and took music theory to grade 5 - don't think I could read a sheet of music now anyway!  Was always shit at piano tho

[Instant Dan]

I feel like my stamina and rhythm is improving. Technique and lead wise, still lackluster but I put those aside because I felt like my rhtyhm sucked and I feel that is far more important for band situations than a million notes per minute and not being able to play to a 4/4 beat like I know so many shredders around me.