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@Old Guy, Really sorry to hear about the damage to your home. Hopefully, you can get your "man cave" up and running sooner than later. Bill

Sandy, Thank you for the encouragement and words of wisdom. I will stick with it and let you know how it's going. I'm a true Steve believer! Bill

Okay. thanks Doug for clearing this up for me. Have a great Sunday! Bill

Oops, I meant Down - Up - Down - Up. Told you I was confused. lol Bill

Session 3 - Up and Down strokes for Eighth Notes: I'm confusing myself. In Session 3, Eighth Note Exercises, the book says "when you have several eighth notes of the same pitch in a row, then alternate your picking (Down - Up - Down - Up)". Does this mean eighth notes on the same string that are "barred together" such as B C D on the second string are played Down - Up - Down? This makes sense to do I think. This is where I'm getting confused - What about Exercise 5 on page 17 of the Lesson Book where you have the eighth notes C and E barred together or the next notes D and F? These are on different strings and it seems a bit awkward to use the Up - Down - Up - Down pattern. Bill

A big thank you to all of you for your photos, downloads/uploads, and journalistic play by play. I haven't been able to work one of these into my schedule yet so it's nice to come home from work and at least live vicariously through each of you! Great reporting! Bill

@K9kaos - Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I'm sure you'll get there - thinking all good thoughts for you. Bill

Karl, That is an absolutely beautiful guitar! I love the inlays and the wood you selected. Play it with pride. Bill

Thanks for posting this. I've got it on my list for the weekend! Bill

Thanks Ron! This was really cool. I love hearing about all the different musicians that have influenced each of them. I feel like I've been to the church of music this morning. Such wonderful positive souls! btw, I do play like I don't know how to play...... Bill

Thank all of you for your generosity. I'm sure it's a big time commitment but you guys do an amazing job. This site runs pretty much flawlessly! Diane will be a great addition to the team! Again, thank you for all that you do, the GG family truly appreciates it. Bill

Sounds great!

Now if we could only have good old "mike" back to let us know about the great deals on guitars like the Takamine EAN 40 we all bought with the case for a closeout from MF for $300.00 I agree! I miss old Mike as well. He was a wealth of knowledge.

Welcome back Slug! If I remember right, I think you were a big Fender fan??? Hope all is well and happy to have you back with the family. Bill

Looks great! Turn it up and have fun! Bill

I'm a Steve guy. I have pretty much all of the courses he has done. I've purchased many of the "monthly specials" that he's recommended as well from pedals and cables to song books and tools. I'm really trying to stay focused in one direction - "too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the soup". Whenever I've surfed the web and been tempted by other "learn this song" videos, I think to myself, if I just practiced a little more with LMG I could play this by myself without this video. It also feels a little bit like I'm cheating on Steve! Steve has given so much to thiis community that I want to support him any way that I can. It's a small investment considering what I've gotten back from him and all of this that he gave life to. I want to see it continue and grow. I'm on Session 4 - I've been here quite awhile but that's another story for another time. The point I want to make is that with all of the resources I've acquired from Steve, I have everything and I mean everything I need to become a real guitar player. Well, at least until he releases his next course...... Bill

Welcome Ozy! They are all right. There's tons of great information here and players of all levels that are more than happy to answer any question you may have. I'd encourage you to watch the Tuesday live lessons as well. You can check the Live Lessons tab for the schedule or the new News Ticker on the main page. Most of all, have fun! Bill

Congratulations! Turn it up! Bill

Dave, Fun trip! Thanks for sharing the pictures and story. Great Live Lesson as well. Collin is really an inspiration to those of still stuck on Session 4! Bill

Steve on the Jumbotron! Sometimes, I play the DVD's on my mac and then use Airplay to my AppleTV on the big screen in my family room. This way I can better see Steve's fingering and which strings or notes he's playing. I also stand in front of the tv with the music stand raised up and the practice book next to me. I usually do this when no one else is home because I think I look like a bit of a dork! lol Bill

Good to have you back Dan, and healthy! Bill

That's a work of art! It must play beautiful music. Enjoy! Bill

Great job! I would have recognized it even you hadn't told me what you were playing, which I think is one of those early musical hurdles. lol Nice strat! Bill

Diane, Thanks again this has been great to follow along. I'm jealous! Bill

Diane, Thanks for sharing, i love hearing about all the goings on and really appreciate that you do this for all of us. Sounds like everyone is having a great time! Enjoy! Bill