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@matonanjinI like the Tradition Lite Sapphire Blue. The one weakness with standard V-Pick is the transparent color makes the pick virtually disappear when you lay them down on any surface.

I think you might like the V-Pick Medium Rounded shown in the Start Kit. This is a thick pick "Medium Round – 2.75mm". I also play with it a lot. This pick isn't for hard strumming on an acoustic, but it is very good for the Jazz style playing. You could also try the Large Rounded used by Carlos Santana. https://v-picks.com/shop/freakishly-large-round/

I have used V-Picks for years. I have a lot of different picks, but I play with V-Picks 99% of the time. They just don't slip. I purchased the acoustic and electric packs which are still going strong.

Yes, I did find the buttons to change the key. It really works well and it is simple to use. Fun!

I was just looking at the Google Play store on my Android phone. They have an app “96 Free Blues Guitar Licks”. I had to download immediately. Sure enough 96 licks with tab and it plays for you too so you know what it sounds like. You know what to do!

Agreed. Muscle Shoals was excellent. Don't forget the Classic Album series. 20 Feet From Stardom is great entertainment about the background singers that helped make the hits.

I just finished watching the Foo Fighters rockumentary on Netflix. It was really interesting to see how the band changed and how they produced music for the albums. Tom Petty and the Eagles also have excellent documentaries covering their entire career. Rick Beato is great, and he really knows his stuff.

I finished all six videos in this series today. I learned a lot. Here is the original Guitar World article. https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/the-john-petrucci-guitar-method

Good for you! You should have been playing songs long ago. You know what you have to do.

Good picking Wim!

Still on regular rotation here. I have played around with the songs also.

I would grab a couple of my guitars on the way out.

Yeah, John Petrucci is my new favorite. The Guitar Method series is excellent. I still have a few more to watch.

Thank you all for listening.

Nice.

You are welcome Maybellene. Yes, Paul is fun. He is a little crazy, but his joy of playing comes through loud and clear. He has a lot of different lessons out there.

Thank you Mandy.

Thank you Hammy!

Inspired by the Eric Clapton version.

Yes Steve is that good. Decades of experience gave him those skills. He knows the scales and the note positions on the neck so the exercise is fairly simple for him. I learned the scales a long time ago, but I did stumble when it came to the thirds exercise and 1231. It is just a variation. I am back to tackling these exercises again and this time I am more successful with a long way to go still. This stuff isn't automatic. Give yourself credit for trying. Did you ever image you would be worrying about playing scales in thirds? I know I did not. I thought I would strum some chords, but thanks to Steve I am learning the entire neck and know my scales.

I think it is just for flavoring and variety. The listener thinks they will hear the same chord, but there is a twist just to keep things interesting. One of my favorite things is using hammer-on and pull-off to make sweet sounds. All the chords you are learning are easily changed with these techniques. Switch an A major to A7 to Am7 to A2 to Asus to Amaj7. The same with Barre chords. You hear these changes in many songs. When you practice this way you get some great fingering exercises that actually make nice rich additions to just about any chord. You also learn how easily you can change the sound by moving one or two fingers. Try it, you'll like it.

I have a similar issue, but I don't let it bother me. Not many people would ever notice you muted that note. There are several ways to play G, but you should learn the form Steve taught you because it is very useful if you can't perfect it so be it. You use the form that makes it easy to move from one chord to the next. Many self taught players use the first 3 fingers which is ok, but makes transitions awkward. There is the 4 finger version too. You will also learn G2 which mutes the A string. You have to consciously roll your hand a little to give the A string clearance. Don't worry about it, and definitely do not let it slow down your progress. I use all of these forms, but I use the standard form most of the time mute A string or not.

I am 57 and have been at it for 9 years now. I try to play everyday. My skills are constantly improving. It might not seem so, but every once in a while something big happens and my playing is never that same after that. Am I the greatest guitar player in the world? No, but I am a guitar player without a doubt. In fact I am way beyond any guitar player that I imagined myself to be. You will be a guitar player long before you finish the Learn & Master course. You will have to put in the effort if you want to improve. The course has everything you need to go a long way down the road on your musical journey. If you want to play with others then you will have to take the steps to make it happen. Most of just have fun with it! If you aren't having fun then you are doing it wrong.

John Petrucci has some great insights. Check out the whole series.

https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/guitar-lesson-with-paul-gilbert/?id=LBpVAFAIB1EPTggIUwpURQcJClYBAA0&utm_content=video2-image&utm_source=insync&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180317