Jeff1965

Good point about the ability to access pedals. I never really thought about chairs really until just the other day when I decided I was going to set up a "real" practice area. Since I started looking into it I found out that, just like everything else, there is a lot of small things to think about regarding chairs. Lots of info out there, but, I don't want to get stuck in the "options paralysis" state. Better to just get something than to spend a month or two deciding on what to get. The no arm rest thing is a must. I'm going to run by a couple of thrift stores today and just have a look. Can always run by a used office furniture store - I'm sure there is one somewhere around here.

Any thoughts on this? Has anyone ever used one of those kneeling chairs for playing guitar and practicing? Or what about ergonomic office chairs? Any good budget options you know about?

Thank you for sharing that!

Just wanted to let you guys know that Youtube has been a great help. I just type in the song title of a song followed by Acoustic Cover and most of the time I'm getting good results. Lot's of inspiration and ideas to draw from.

Some songs, to me, naturally lend themselves to being covered easily by a solo player, I am thinking of how to approach songs that don't. I like the idea of strumming through the chorus and talking over that strumming as a sort of "introduction". Is that what you were suggesting, DianB? I think I will go onto youtube and see if I can just find people doing covers and pay attention to their intros. If you guys have vids of covers you do I'd certainly watch them.

Hello, My name if Jeff Dumas. I have played guitar for many years, but, have mostly been a mediocre camp-fire guitarist and have always been sorta self-conscious about playing in front of others. I guess I sorta' have a "I'm not worthy" kind of thing about my playing. I'm an old guy now, but, I've recently decided to actually learn how to play so I'm not embarrassed to play in front of people. I'm going to try to work up some songs and maybe even a set. I used to play in a band and always had other musicians around so I "got away" with a lot of just playing along with others. I'm hoping to become an active participant here and make some friends. I live a pretty quiet life here in Hot Springs Village, AR.

Hello, I'm glad I found this website. I would like to start playing at small venues and open mic nights. I can play a bit, but, I've never played solo. I would like some tips on coming up with good intros and arrangements for songs I like, but, often songs I like from the radio aren't "solo guitar" pieces. What are some of the things you guys do when you want to get a song ready for playing in front of folks, but, the song wasn't really arranged for solo acoustic guitar. Any thoughts?