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Hey fellas, I was updating my bio on insta, tiktok and shit and I dont know which one is more appropiate for me, guitar freak or nerd? I dont make any money playing guitar, I just practice, compose and record shit as natural Anxiolytic.
Which one you think is the one? English is not my first language
https://www.instagram.com/mdembora/
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01-15-2026 05:39 PM
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Maybe guitar nerd? 'Freak' sounds a bit stronger in almost a negative kind of way. Depends if that's what you want...
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To me nerd sounds more negative than freak. I see 'freak' it gets my attention, i see 'nerd' I look elsewhere. But maybe it's just me.
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Nerd.
Freak would work if u shred or djent or any variety of metal and u play pointy Ibanez guits w 7 or 8 strings.
Since the pics show acoustics and/or classicals, nerd suits you much better.
I don't like enthusiast because while it implies a passion for something, it can also mean a hobby rather than a profession. Think amateur vs professional, not that it's something wrong w being an amateur mind you!
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Yeah I think nerd sounds more serious like I enjoy studying and practicing shit but this is not my job.
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Nah, they're all total nerds. Don't let the tats fool you...
Originally Posted by jazzloverfat
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I say freak. There’s this episode of Columbo where he walks into a jazz club and a band is playing to nobody. He talks to the horn player who says something like “why are you here, I can tell you aren’t a real jazz freak”
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Self Taught Guitar Legend
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freak implies a sexual component.
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And here I always thought that term implied that you like to smoke weed. Originally Posted by mikeSF
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I think it's changed a bit over the years. Blame Diddy. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Like these guys? Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Someone told me, after watching this video, that I got no feeling, I just got good technique because I practice more than others or maybe more than him... Im playing my own composition here so maybe he does not like my music too so I guess Im a nerd cause freaks got talent and feeling at least, right?
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I don't think there's an objective answer lol.
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Originally Posted by Mick-7
Like these guys?
geez, how OLD are you guys?
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Dude, real talk here. Originally Posted by Basshead
The world is full of miserable losers who never tried and they want to steal your joy so you’ll also be sad.
It’s important to learn this phrase “shut the fuck up” and use it generously with miserable losers who try to put you down.
You’re too talented to let some schmuck put you down.
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Originally Posted by mikeSF
Let me put it this way.... See the the guitar laying in the alley on the comic book cover? That was my first guitar.
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Yes, I always thought the name was wrong, the correct name for it is: "anti-social" media. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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fair enough. carry on.
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Originally Posted by James W
Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Cointoss FTW! Originally Posted by Strat-itis
Reminds me of a conversation I had with a fellow musician ~20-something years ago, where I commented that we (the collective "we" meaning all musicians) were all dweebs or geeks.
He was astonished that I could use those two terms interchangeably. To him, there was zero overlap between "dweebs" and "geeks" and one of them carried immense negative connotation, whereas the other could be worn as a (sort of) badge-of-honor
...but I forget which was which.
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