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  1. Bruce, Great advice and encouragement from everyone! Enjoy the ride, and discover the potential joy that comes from within you from making music. You can share your musical journey with others; however, you are the master of your ultimate path and success that comes with it. You can strive to be the next Eric Clapton, or simply enjoy sharing your music with family and friends. That's the real beauty music and playing any instrument has to offer anyone willing to take up the challenge. Best of luck in your journey. Bryan
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  2. Hello Everyone, I'm new to your site, and planning on coming to the 2019 Guitar Gathering in June. I'm not sure what to say beyond what I put in my profile. I puttered around with learning Guitar since 2007 (mostly online like YouTube stuff), then dove head first into it after my Wife passed away in 2015. I have joined a local group of people that enjoy playing/listening to Guitar Music (called Guitar League) here in Southern Wisconsin. I'm at a stage where I've done about 2 years of Music Theory (Chords - Open, CAGED, starting alternate fingerings), Scales (CAGED/Box and 3NPS, Starting Modes) Riffs to practice techniques (too many to list LOL), and just starting to sing (Campfire style) while playing. I guess I do mainly Classic Rock, Blues, and am just starting on the Jazz Standards (but I'm sure I have missed a TON of things along my path of learning Guitar). My end goal for playing Guitar is not actually to perform on stage or record, but to Jam with good people and to enjoy all types of music while learning to add a little Beauty to the World.
    3 points
  3. I recorded this one with my great-niece (from last year's movie, "The Greatest Showman"). It's not perfect but we had a blast doing it.
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  4. Here is the Answer Key to the Learn & Master Guitar Lesson Book (PDF, 111 K, 7 pages). L&M Guitar Lesson Book Answer Key.pdf
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  5. Ed knows where to find a good beach. ? I have a collection of shells from my own visits to Chincoteague and Assateague. Just had a look. None is suitably pick-shaped for testing, but I’m pretty sure that any one of them would saw through at least my top two strings by the time I got home to see my kin ?
    1 point
  6. Another one coming your way. I registered and got a dorm yesterday, just waiting for it to process then I'm confirmed coming your way this summer. I'm new to your Site and this will be my first Gathering. Brian
    1 point
  7. Bruce, I agree with everything posted here. In my case, I started with a classical guitar because I was warned about the sore finger tips. After a few months into the course, I was disappointed in the sound of the instrument, so I purchased an acoustic guitar with 10 - 47 strings. As the lessons progressed, so did my confidence and I purchased a 12 string acoustic with 10 -47 strings. Now I was getting a handle on the "folksy sound" and the call of the "rock/jazz sound" entered my head. I purchased an electric guitar, strings 10 - 46. Can you catch the drift of what is happening here? As you learn and develop skills, your needs will change in line with what type of sound you wish to achieve. (and of course the size of your wallet). To keep things simple I have stayed with the same string gauges throughout. I wish you great happiness in your journey to achieve a terrific skill which will give you hours of frustration but immense satisfaction. Enjoy the ride. Henk
    1 point
  8. My first guitar was an electric because I wanted to play electric guitar. I later bought an acoustic but my heart is in playing electric guitar. I think it is worth bearing in mind which instrument inspires you to play and therefore learning and practicing will be more enjoyable.
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  9. I started on acoustic but reasons for using an electrical below https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/what-s-the-best-guitar-for-a-beginner-bc-010
    1 point
  10. Thanks, Dave. As a follow up. Here is Marty Schwartz interviewing Ed King and seeing him play some of the guitars. Somethng I never knew was that Ed King was a member of the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
    1 point

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