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Since @UncleHammy hasn't logged in in a while we decided in February's thread to keep the tradition going. Let's hope he is well and that he can pick it up when he comes back. This month's theme is courtesy of @Nutty 1 Theme: If I could turn back time Description: "If I could turn back time" anything that is to do with the past or time. Deadline: 11:59 PM PST March 31, 2019 1- @Texaspackerfan - She ain't in it 2- @Nutty 1 - I think it's time 3- @WATSON43 - The Times They Are A-Changin' ------------------< RULES >------------------------- SUBMITTING: To complete the challenge, record an eligible song and reply to this thread with your your direct-linked or embedded track (Soundcloud's great) before the end of the month. GUITAR REQUIREMENT: You must play at least one real guitar track heard in the mix. GEAR: All content must be recorded with your home studio equipment. You may use BIAB or loops as long as you play the majority of the song with your real guitar. This is a guitar playing challenge not a sampling/recording challenge so keep that in mind. TIME: A recording made at any time before the entry deadline counts, but do not enter a recording in more than one challenge. ONE ENTRY per person or collaboration. But, I doubt anybody will complain if you want to share another on-theme track too. NEXT THEME: The person to choose next month's theme will be chosen randomly from those who complete this challenge. ----------------------------------------------------- Have fun, try something new, and give us something to listen to!

Hi, My suggestion is don’t worry about muting strings at this point. I seemed to remember Steve talking about muting when you came to a rest, but he also said, even then you didn’t need to mute.Its early days, don’t make it any harder.

@guitarben Thanks for taking the initiative and keeping this popular forum going. Regards; Neil

Only 99 days away!!!

Just registered! I'm excited to meet everyone. You guys give me the motivation I need to practice.

Hello everyone, It's my honor to be here learning guitar with other guys, nice to meet everybody:) Please allow me me to introduce myself ， My name is Kee who is 31 yeas old man, and have 9 years cello learning experience (8-17), teaching digital media art in the university. The most important identity about me is that I am an expectant father, supper happy when I got this news, also for this reason I made a decision that to learn how to play solo guitar , especially want to learn the way of how Mr. Pierre Bensunan playing style , hoping one day I could play Pierre 's music like "wuwei" with my kid. I did some research works , I found that there are too much methods to learn how to study this instrument，even too much kinds of guitars can be chosen(etc,.classical, acoustic guitar ) . so , I want to ask some questions to other experts who know the learning path of solo guitar. I will post questions below , hoping I get the answer From here . Many many thanks. Question 1 . Which guitar should I buy?(solved) I already brought Eastman AC322CE , Yamaha Slg200s ( my wife's gift) , Question 2. Which system should I Learn ?( learn A first, then go to B ? just buy B straightforward) A. learn & master guitar B. learn & master Fingerstyle guitar Question 3. Should I need to remember every chords for learning Fingerstyle guitar? Question 4. Whether I should learn classical guitar first ? Many Thanks Kee

Welcome to ALL of the Newcomers to the Group. I believe you have Found the Group to be in to Either Learn to Play Guitar or Advance your Guitar Playing Skills. This is an Absolutely Amazing Group of People who enjoy Helping Others accomplish their Goal of Learning or Advancing their Guitar Skills. I find Steve Krenz to be Among the Very Best of Guitar Instructors also. The Key to Success here is Commitment. Without True Commitment you will likely never accomplish your Goal. From Personal Experience I can assure you if you are Truly Committed to learning to Play Your Guitar at Whatever Level you Desire, You Will Accomplish It. While I am Certainly NOT Professional Grade, I have accomplished Skills I never thought Possible for myself. When I would hit a Wall and Need Assistance to get me Through....there were always Many of the Advanced Students here more than willing to Happily assist, Never Any Negative Comments. I don't find that to be True of too many Groups here on the Internet. Steve and many of the Students here have worked tirelessly to provide us a Place to Meet and Learn with limited Harassment from outside troublemakers. I believe each of you will find this Group Very Unique and Pleasant to learn amongst, I do hope All of you find this to be True also. In Closing I want to THANK Steve and ALL of the Learn & Master Guitar Students at ALL Levels who helped me in My Journey to Date. I hope to be able to Help Others coming Up thru their Journey in the Future as Well. I certainly Learned ALL I Know from one of the Most Caring Groups I have Ever Been Associated With.

Hi, Cliff! Welcome to our guitar family! The guitar-in-retirement story is a familiar one in these parts. I like to direct the new folks to my reading list. With your background, you obviously won't need the basic resources, but there are some there that you might find helpful. The answer key to the lesson book is here. Enjoy the journey. PS / Here are some Resources for Study.

My name is Cliff McCartney. I was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, but now I live in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. I serve as an administrator at a small private Christian university as the Vice-President for Administration. I grew up playing just about every brass instrument there is from 3rd grade and into high school. I've tried to pick up the guitar a number of times over the years, but I haven't ever broken through. I had a very busy and hectic career in software development from my 20s until my mid 50s. I simply didn't have enough discretionary time to get serious about music. I'm getting close to retirement now and I want to learn the guitar and learn it well. I've spent the last 18 months or so sort of groping for a program that will work for me. I've tried a couple of the big online sites, but I just haven't been able to get any traction. I'm drawn to the L&M Guitar course because of Steve and because of the curriculum. I like the plan and the support. I got the L&M lessons and bonus materials about a month ago. I'm almost done with session 3. I have a Taylor 314ce LTD cedar over rosewood acoustic and an Epiphone ES-335 semi-hollow electric. I use both when studying the L&M material, but I mostly play the Taylor. I also have a Jasmine S34C NEX I keep at the office for when I need some six-string stress relief. Looking forward to learning from and with y'all.

@HYA You will not be a master sight reader by the end of session 3. The first four sessions are just an introduction. Don't cheat yourself by trying to skip this part. You will benefit from reading music in the long run. Write the notes in until you don't have to. I locked in on a few notes in the beginning then used them for a reference to learn the rest of the notes. I learned the E on the first string before I learned the F and G. I learned the A on the third string because it is so visually obvious. I learned the C on the fifth string by sight also. The E on the 6th string because of the three staff dashes above the note. From there I learned the rest including going to the higher notes above the staff. This isn't easy. Give yourself credit for doing something hard. Anyone can learn a few cowboy chords and be a perfectly mediocre guitar player. Learning to read music, music theory, and playing better than you ever imagined takes time and practice. Don't give up.

Hello HYA, Yes! If you can play the exercises at the speed suggested in the bonus resources book then move on. I found an app called "note trainer" which helped me with my note reading a lot. I started out remembering with the mnemonic FACE for the notes in the spaces between the lines and Every Good Boy Does Fine for the notes on the lines. After a while of using the app I became able to name the notes just out of pure practice during any spare moments that I had. Keep on going you are doing great!