A Short Musical Interlude

After taking the opportunity via blipfoto to polish up my photography skills and experience I have also been spurred on to practice my guitar and bass instead of just playing songs on them. It has proven mreo challengin htan I had first thought.
Firstly, I'd forgotten that scales, arpeggios and spiders tire your fingers out terribly and require quite a lot of concentration compared to playing the same songs you've been playing month after month because they sound good turned up loud with all the effects on.
Secondly, trying to learn to play Metallica tracks (Battery pictured) may have been aiming a bit high at this point, despite the fact that I could rattle them off no problem ten years ago whilst smoking a fag and drinking a beer.
The benefits of all this will be reaped at some point but at the minute the light at the end of the tunnel seems to be receding all the time....