I consider Guitar a sport. - Page 2

niffnoff · 07-17-2011, 03:21 PM

My opinion guitar is either a profession or hobby.

You play guitar with a band, session, recording - Profession

You play with a band that's not serious, or just to learn some t00nz - Hobby

The competitiveness comes with bands I think, trying to earn that "lead" spot, or that I can fret wank quicker than you can, or I can play the best s0l0z. In the end, that's just childishness.

If you want to play guitar for the music, you're probably the last person on earth to consider it for a "sport".

If you're in it to try and be the best at some aspect. Go home and find a new instrument. Every guitar player at one point will find something new and find someone is ten times better than them at something. Mastering the instrument would take a life time and by then, yeah I doubt you would be able to keep to the speed you were at one point in your life.

Guitar isn't a sport.

Bucks · 07-17-2011, 09:21 PM

While guitar playing may share some characteristics of 'sports' i.e. practice regimes etc, I certainly wouldn't consider it as a sport, in the conventional sense.

The term 'sport' isn't clearly defined, it's very subjective. Like some people consider playing video games a sport...that's just ridiculous to me!!

Powermetalbass · 08-20-2011, 10:12 AM

playing guitar can't be a sport because as pointed out by the OP it is "competetive". There is no league of guitar players competing for the "golden pick or pick of destiny" so it is not a sport. Guitar shedding could be a sport if you were active. but guitar playing in general is not a sport, atleast not at a professional level.

By your guys logic anything that you can compete in is a sport : Knitting (could be), those idiots in the south who think hotdog eating is a sport, etc.

The Reverend · 08-21-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Powermetalbass

playing guitar can't be a sport because as pointed out by the OP it is "competetive". There is no league of guitar players competing for the "golden pick or pick of destiny" so it is not a sport. Guitar shedding could be a sport if you were active. but guitar playing in general is not a sport, atleast not at a professional level.

By your guys logic anything that you can compete in is a sport : Knitting (could be), those idiots in the south who think hotdog eating is a sport, etc.

Hotdog eating is definitely a sport. IT'S COMPETITIVE EATING, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!

Blind Theory · 09-01-2011, 04:26 PM

Guitar is a sport like skateboarding is a sport. What I mean by that is, I play guitar for fun just like I skate for fun. BUT, you can take both to a competitive arena. They both take skill, practice, and you have to stick with it to be any good but you don't have to compete to get there. Other, more traditional, sports like football require a team and competition so I can see how there could be an argument here.

AxeHappy · 10-13-2011, 04:14 PM

Gold records? Platinum albums? Royal Conservative competitions? Kiwanis Music Festivals? Etc, Etc, Etc. I'm also constantly competing with myself but I suppose that hardly counts?

Playing music in general is a sport. Not just guitar.

Every time you release a song it's being judged. All judging is by definition subjective.

Stealthtastic · 10-27-2011, 02:36 PM

The competition is all around you, you just don't realize it, it's the strive to be a good guitarist. Everybody else also strives for the same thing, therefore if you look back 30 years at the mind bending solos of that era, they are simple. If you look at modern "mind bending" solos, they aren't lol.
This is where the competition comes from.
It's a competition with yourself, but also with others. And most importantly is a competition with the guitar itself.

ASoC · 04-15-2012, 11:38 PM

As much as I love playing, and even though I'm part of competitive (subjective) activities, I don't think its a sport unless theres a definite winner. No judges, just points. Stuff like hockey, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, racing, etc. I consider those to be sports because you can't make it subjective. There is a definite winner who did better.

Music (even in competitive forms) is very subjective and there is no "best". So its not a sport (not in my mind anyways)

Trespass · 04-16-2012, 03:44 AM

For the record, no one gives a shit about the musicians in history that made it a sport.

The only exception are composers that provided revolutionary new techniques-sound pallets for the instrument (Pagannini/Liszt).

broj15 · 04-16-2012, 03:56 AM

I wouldn't really consider it a sport. To me it's just what i do. It's my "thing" if you know what i mean. Every body has thier thing that they are good at. Some people's thing is basketball, while other people's thing is cat breeding. It's not something I'm competative about. I kind of think that making it competative would rob guitar playing of alot of the fun it holds.
If someone wants to call it a sport thats thier choice, but i personally think guitar -or any instrument for that matter- and how it's played is just to vast and broad to dilute down into something as black and white and methodical as a sport. There is no such thing as a "fowl" when it comes to playing guitar.

skeels · 04-16-2012, 05:04 AM

"Organized?"

You have obviously never heard me play.

IB-studjent- · 04-16-2012, 05:47 AM

then jerking off must be a marathon !

USMarine75 · 04-16-2012, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by IB-studjent-

then jerking off must be a marathon !

... or a sprint.

IB-studjent- · 04-16-2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by USMarine75

... or a sprint.

Whatever makes you happy

UnderTheSign · 04-16-2012, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niffnoff

My opinion guitar is either a profession or hobby.

You play guitar with a band, session, recording - Profession

You play with a band that's not serious, or just to learn some t00nz - Hobby

The competitiveness comes with bands I think, trying to earn that "lead" spot, or that I can fret wank quicker than you can, or I can play the best s0l0z. In the end, that's just childishness.

If you want to play guitar for the music, you're probably the last person on earth to consider it for a "sport".

If you're in it to try and be the best at some aspect. Go home and find a new instrument. Every guitar player at one point will find something new and find someone is ten times better than them at something. Mastering the instrument would take a life time and by then, yeah I doubt you would be able to keep to the speed you were at one point in your life.

Guitar isn't a sport.

But sports can be a profession or a hobby too...

I'm with ASoC, it'd be hard to judge. Then again, there are numerous sports that require judges.

ASoC · 04-17-2012, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by UnderTheSign

But sports can be a profession or a hobby too...

I'm with ASoC, it'd be hard to judge. Then again, there are numerous sports that require judges.

And I wouldn't call them sports

I'd call those things "competitive activities" because people are active (usually) and they compete, but its still subjective, so it isn't a sport

UnderTheSign · 04-17-2012, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ASoC

And I wouldn't call them sports

I'd call those things "competitive activities" because people are active (usually) and they compete, but its still subjective, so it isn't a sport

By that definition, ice skating, gymnastics, bodybuilding, etc, wouldn't be sports.

niffnoff · 04-17-2012, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UnderTheSign

But sports can be a profession or a hobby too...

I'm with ASoC, it'd be hard to judge. Then again, there are numerous sports that require judges.

I said this a while ago, and still stand by it. I consider music more ART...

ASoC · 04-17-2012, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderTheSign

By that definition, ice skating, gymnastics, bodybuilding, etc, wouldn't be sports.

I know

I don't call those sports. They're activities that are judged competitively, just because they're physical doesn't mean they're sports.

Its the same with other stuff, some would call DCI a sport (and I'd love to be able to consider it one, as I'm a member of a corps) I wouldn't because its subjective. To be a sport (as far as I'm concerned, you don't have to agree) there can be no disputing the winner. Whoever has the most runs, goals, touchdowns, etc. wins, plain and simple.

Navid · 04-27-2012, 03:03 PM

I happen to study sports and health sciences at the university.

Playing the guitar or any instrument can in fact be considered a sport for many reasons.
I'll write just a few:

Motor coordination is developed extremely well in practitioners hands.
To achieve such a level of coordination a structured training program is often used with positive results.
It always takes time and effort.
Its psychological effects on the practitioner are typical of sports.

However, it does not either improve or maintain the physical health of the practitioner.
It is somewhat in between traditional and newly recognized "non-physical sports" (like chess).

If you were trying to find a reason not to sweat at the gym, I suggest you to find another reason!

texshred777 · 04-29-2012, 04:46 PM

If guitar's a sport then Drum Corps is an X Game.

I would actually qualify Drum Corps as a sport.

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07-17-2011, 03:21 PM	#26
niffnoff Just another SunBro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,385 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My opinion guitar is either a profession or hobby. You play guitar with a band, session, recording - Profession You play with a band that's not serious, or just to learn some t00nz - Hobby The competitiveness comes with bands I think, trying to earn that "lead" spot, or that I can fret wank quicker than you can, or I can play the best s0l0z. In the end, that's just childishness. If you want to play guitar for the music, you're probably the last person on earth to consider it for a "sport". If you're in it to try and be the best at some aspect. Go home and find a new instrument. Every guitar player at one point will find something new and find someone is ten times better than them at something. Mastering the instrument would take a life time and by then, yeah I doubt you would be able to keep to the speed you were at one point in your life. Guitar isn't a sport. Konfyouzd likes this. I used to be an arrow like you But then I took a rock to the knee Soundcloud was arrow to the knee Facebook Music Page

07-17-2011, 09:21 PM	#27
Bucks ss.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 77 Thanked: 2 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	While guitar playing may share some characteristics of 'sports' i.e. practice regimes etc, I certainly wouldn't consider it as a sport, in the conventional sense. The term 'sport' isn't clearly defined, it's very subjective. Like some people consider playing video games a sport...that's just ridiculous to me!! Well, I suppose now is the time for me to say something profound... Nothing comes to mind

10-27-2011, 02:36 PM	#32
Stealthtastic SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: ocala,fl Posts: 684 Thanked: 17 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	The competition is all around you, you just don't realize it, it's the strive to be a good guitarist. Everybody else also strives for the same thing, therefore if you look back 30 years at the mind bending solos of that era, they are simple. If you look at modern "mind bending" solos, they aren't lol. This is where the competition comes from. It's a competition with yourself, but also with others. And most importantly is a competition with the guitar itself. AxeHappy likes this.

04-15-2012, 11:38 PM	#33
ASoC Downpicker \m/ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 471 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	As much as I love playing, and even though I'm part of competitive (subjective) activities, I don't think its a sport unless theres a definite winner. No judges, just points. Stuff like hockey, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, racing, etc. I consider those to be sports because you can't make it subjective. There is a definite winner who did better. Music (even in competitive forms) is very subjective and there is no "best". So its not a sport (not in my mind anyways) Check out my band soundcloud.com/a-stream-of-consciousness https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Str...96505327048017 or follow us @ASoCBand "There you have it, Slender. Totally wasn't scared. But, it seems as if someone poured urine on my pants and shoved mashed potatoes down the back of my pants" -Bane

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08-20-2011, 10:12 AM	#28
Powermetalbass Powermetalbassist Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 260 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	playing guitar can't be a sport because as pointed out by the OP it is "competetive". There is no league of guitar players competing for the "golden pick or pick of destiny" so it is not a sport. Guitar shedding could be a sport if you were active. but guitar playing in general is not a sport, atleast not at a professional level. By your guys logic anything that you can compete in is a sport : Knitting (could be), those idiots in the south who think hotdog eating is a sport, etc.

09-01-2011, 04:26 PM	#30
Blind Theory SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United States Posts: 718 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Guitar is a sport like skateboarding is a sport. What I mean by that is, I play guitar for fun just like I skate for fun. BUT, you can take both to a competitive arena. They both take skill, practice, and you have to stick with it to be any good but you don't have to compete to get there. Other, more traditional, sports like football require a team and competition so I can see how there could be an argument here.

10-13-2011, 04:14 PM	#31
AxeHappy SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 1,818 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Gold records? Platinum albums? Royal Conservative competitions? Kiwanis Music Festivals? Etc, Etc, Etc. I'm also constantly competing with myself but I suppose that hardly counts? Playing music in general is a sport. Not just guitar. Every time you release a song it's being judged. All judging is by definition subjective.

04-16-2012, 03:44 AM	#34
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04-16-2012, 03:56 AM	#35
broj15 SS.org Regular Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The middle of a corn field, IN Posts: 1,443 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I wouldn't really consider it a sport. To me it's just what i do. It's my "thing" if you know what i mean. Every body has thier thing that they are good at. Some people's thing is basketball, while other people's thing is cat breeding. It's not something I'm competative about. I kind of think that making it competative would rob guitar playing of alot of the fun it holds. If someone wants to call it a sport thats thier choice, but i personally think guitar -or any instrument for that matter- and how it's played is just to vast and broad to dilute down into something as black and white and methodical as a sport. There is no such thing as a "fowl" when it comes to playing guitar. "At least Deathcore was heavy as shit when done right, this new stuff sounds like if meshuggah and taking back sunday had a homosexual he/she creature when bred together." -- Some dude on youtube

04-16-2012, 05:04 AM	#36
skeels ..to pay the beels Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: milwaukee,WI Posts: 2,665 Thanked: 32 Feedback Score: 19 reviews	"Organized?" You have obviously never heard me play. Konfyouzd likes this.

04-16-2012, 05:47 AM	#37
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04-27-2012, 03:03 PM	#45
Navid Chicken Kicker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 440 Thanked: 2 / 1 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I happen to study sports and health sciences at the university. Playing the guitar or any instrument can in fact be considered a sport for many reasons. I'll write just a few: Motor coordination is developed extremely well in practitioners hands. To achieve such a level of coordination a structured training program is often used with positive results. It always takes time and effort. Its psychological effects on the practitioner are typical of sports. However, it does not either improve or maintain the physical health of the practitioner. It is somewhat in between traditional and newly recognized "non-physical sports" (like chess). If you were trying to find a reason not to sweat at the gym, I suggest you to find another reason!

04-29-2012, 04:46 PM	#46
texshred777 SS.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 936 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If guitar's a sport then Drum Corps is an X Game. I would actually qualify Drum Corps as a sport.

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