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Should I be noticing a fairly large improvement in my guitar playing?

I’ve been playing guitar for just over a year now, and as of late I haven’t felt like i’ve been improving much at all. Is this normal for around this time?

It’s not. After a year, I started soloing seriously, learned how to play all important chords without struggling, and I was able to play some pretty hard songs. After a year and a half, I had the first gig.
But I practiced 4 or more hours a day.
Advice: Practice, practice and only practice.