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Andreas
路I used to played guitar from 13-16... was never very good (because I was too lazy to practice), and then gave up.
My brother (who is very musical), took my guitar, and mentioned over Christmas that it was back at my folks, and he didn't need it anymore (he's got more kit than he knows what to do with)... this translates as the electrics are cooked, it's coated in pot residue, and it needs some serious work.
Looking at a fairly long recovery time from the upcoming gallbladder op, and given how much time I have at home as a freelancer anyway, I thought 2018 would be a good year to start again, so have picked up a year old Fender American Special Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green (for around 1/2 the rrp), and subscribed to the Fender Play teaching programme... gone back to basics, and really enjoying it so far.
hope you keep up
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nonuffinkbloke
路I'm pretty certain we're about the same age nonuffinkbloke. I'd have been willing to skip school with you that day of the Beatles rooftop concert for sure if I'd been aware they were pulling the stunt ... and I hadn't been in school in Fort Worth, Texas rather than in London.
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nonuffinkbloke
路I used to played guitar from 13-16... was never very good (because I was too lazy to practice), and then gave up.
My brother (who is very musical), took my guitar, and mentioned over Christmas that it was back at my folks, and he didn't need it anymore (he's got more kit than he knows what to do with)... this translates as the electrics are cooked, it's coated in pot residue, and it needs some serious work.
Looking at a fairly long recovery time from the upcoming gallbladder op, and given how much time I have at home as a freelancer anyway, I thought 2018 would be a good year to start again, so have picked up a year old Fender American Special Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green (for around 1/2 the rrp), and subscribed to the Fender Play teaching programme... gone back to basics, and really enjoying it so far.
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Faz
路Great thread! Amazing stories, instruments and members!
I was a late starter, picking up the guitar at the age of 18. Played professionally for 10 years, took a 12 year hiatus in order to raise my family. Still a consummate student of the craft. I score a few gigs here and there, time permitting. I still have the honour to lock horns with Montreal's finest jazzmenand women.
I play 3 custom built guitars by Mario Beauregard, one of the finest luthiers on the planet IMO.
I also acquired this beautiful 1969 Gibson ES 150 DCN. All played through a 1979 silver face Fender Vibrolux.
A little sample of an informal recording done a few years ago..
Caution: Jazz content 馃槜
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1061549
I was a late starter, picking up the guitar at the age of 18. Played professionally for 10 years, took a 12 year hiatus in order to raise my family. Still a consummate student of the craft. I score a few gigs here and there, time permitting. I still have the honour to lock horns with Montreal's finest jazzmenand women.
I play 3 custom built guitars by Mario Beauregard, one of the finest luthiers on the planet IMO.
I also acquired this beautiful 1969 Gibson ES 150 DCN. All played through a 1979 silver face Fender Vibrolux.
A little sample of an informal recording done a few years ago..
Caution: Jazz content 馃槜
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1061549
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Canuck
路Great thread! Amazing stories, instruments and members!
I was a late starter, picking up the guitar at the age of 18. Played professionally for 10 years, took a 12 year hiatus in order to raise my family. Still a consummate student of the craft. I score a few gigs here and there, time permitting. I still have the honour to lock horns with Montreal's finest jazzmenand women.
I play 3 custom built guitars by Mario Beauregard, one of the finest luthiers on the planet IMO.
I also acquired this beautiful 1969 Gibson ES 150 DCN. All played through a 1979 silver face Fender Vibrolux.
A little sample of an informal recording done a few years ago..
Caution: Jazz content 馃槜
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1061549
Love your sound.
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mydeafcat
路Great thread! Amazing stories, instruments and members!
I was a late starter, picking up the guitar at the age of 18. Played professionally for 10 years, took a 12 year hiatus in order to raise my family. Still a consummate student of the craft. I score a few gigs here and there, time permitting. I still have the honour to lock horns with Montreal's finest jazzmenand women.
I play 3 custom built guitars by Mario Beauregard, one of the finest luthiers on the planet IMO.
I also acquired this beautiful 1969 Gibson ES 150 DCN. All played through a 1979 silver face Fender Vibrolux.
A little sample of an informal recording done a few years ago..
Caution: Jazz content 馃槜
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1061549
Really great work and very impressive playing.
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tyrantlizardrex
路Great thread! Amazing stories, instruments and members!
I was a late starter, picking up the guitar at the age of 18. Played professionally for 10 years, took a 12 year hiatus in order to raise my family. Still a consummate student of the craft. I score a few gigs here and there, time permitting. I still have the honour to lock horns with Montreal's finest jazzmenand women.
I play 3 custom built guitars by Mario Beauregard, one of the finest luthiers on the planet IMO.
I also acquired this beautiful 1969 Gibson ES 150 DCN. All played through a 1979 silver face Fender Vibrolux.
A little sample of an informal recording done a few years ago..
Caution: Jazz content 馃槜
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1061549
Smoooooooooooooth. 馃槑
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Maitreyoda007
路If someone sells a Gibson SG Special (62' to 67'), let me know 馃榾
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nonuffinkbloke
路I used to played guitar from 13-16... was never very good (because I was too lazy to practice), and then gave up.
My brother (who is very musical), took my guitar, and mentioned over Christmas that it was back at my folks, and he didn't need it anymore (he's got more kit than he knows what to do with)... this translates as the electrics are cooked, it's coated in pot residue, and it needs some serious work.
Looking at a fairly long recovery time from the upcoming gallbladder op, and given how much time I have at home as a freelancer anyway, I thought 2018 would be a good year to start again, so have picked up a year old Fender American Special Stratocaster in Sea Foam Green (for around 1/2 the rrp), and subscribed to the Fender Play teaching programme... gone back to basics, and really enjoying it so far.
Great that you're motivated to have another go @tyrantlizardrex . Hope it helps with the recovery Chris. I've been a guitar student for more than 50 years now. Can I just suggest 3 things that may speed up your learning process?
(Wish someone had told me this stuff in 1967. I wouldn't have spent the 1970's strumming Donovan and Bob Dylan songs)馃槦
1)Try not to get overly bogged down with just strumming open chord shapes. They are an encouraging option when starting out (because you can actually play songs using them) but once you've learned the basic Major, Minor and 7th chords, try to learn where the notes (that make up those chords) are on the neck' and where they recur on different strings further up the neck. Learn this and you'll be able to construct those chords all over the neck of the guitar. (e.g. Note of E. = Open E strings, A string 7th fret, D string 2nd fret, B string 5th fret. Question: On which fret does the note of E occur on the G string?)
This will open up a wide spectrum of guitar playing, using chord inversions in different positions, that goes beyond just strumming 'chord shapes'.
2) As well as strumming or playing notes with a pick, experiment, with your picking hand, using your fingers and thumb.
(Thumb for E, A & D string... Index, middle & ring finger for the G,B & E strings.)
(Youtube Eric Clapton playing Layla and Hank Marvin playing Wonderful Land then contrast their picking techniques with Mark Knoplfler's on Sultans of Swing or Jeff Beck playing Women of Ireland. Also contrast James Taylor's acoustic finger style on You've got a friend and contrast that with John Williams classical technique on Cavatina. All examples of different ways to play the strings. All useful and sound great.)
Experiment using your finger and thumb nails to pick the strings and then compare the difference in tone using the fleshy part of your thumb and index finger.
3) Also, don't forget to learn and practice your major and minor scales. Bit of a drag but they will pay off later. The maple neck, and low playing action' on your Strat should make it a bit easier to move around and 'fret' nice clear notes further up the neck.
As you've got a Stratocaster, experiment using different pickups to alter your tone. ( My favourite is bridge & middle)
Have a good recovery and happy guitar playing.馃憤
I'm down to my last 10 guitars (and basses) now.馃檨.... but here is my lovely maple neck, Eric Clapton, Stratocaster.馃グ
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nonuffinkbloke
路Beautiful guitars @Faz and the Vibrolux Reverb is very cool.馃グ
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STANDY
路路schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorGot to take a few photos in a old band hall in NZ that I was staying next door to on a recent work trip.
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Only three members left, even the little old lady that showed me was saddened by the no one left to polish and play the old silver instruments
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Florin
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mydeafcat
路Got to take a few photos in a old band hall in NZ that I was staying next door to on a recent work trip.
Thought you might like
Only three members left, even the little old lady that showed me was saddened by the no one left to polish and play the old silver instruments
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