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Is there a hidden rule that one 1 person can play at a time in the acoustic guitar rooms at music stores? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca to c/guitars@lemmy.world
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assuming acoustic guitar rooms are a thing everywhere. it's just a well sound isolated room in the guitar store.

I feel like I was chastised for playing while someone else was playing? I just want to make sure it's some rule like 'no stairway, to heaven ' or something that I broke.

some guy was strumming away testing guitars. I walked in and started playing quietly in the corner facing the wall, no pick. he approached me after a few guitars and asked me to play his choices of guitar and asked for my opinion on them 'since I was better'. I'm not even a month in yet.

did I break a rule or something and he was chastising me, or was this genuine type interaction that does happen? I don't pick up on social queues at all so.. yeah. I'm just not sure.

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Although when you said "I'm not even a month in yet" and he said you were better, that's a little confusing unless you've been making better progress than you give yourself credit for.

there is a good chance this is the case, I was Travis picking in 2 or 3 different styles of picking and doing some chord changes and slides but I have nobody that's ever judged my playing yet. literally 3 weeks into learning with no lessons.

I am taking him as being polite and just asking for my opinion, but I wasn't sure of it was an unwritten rule or not. I will inquire with the store when I go back.

thanks for the reply. makes me feel like I wasn't being super rude to others.