NeilES335

@matonanjin Generous offer Ron. You may have something here... Perhaps we could start a "Resources Sharing Library" . Somthing like this; A Member posts their unused/seldom used/ unwanted guitar or song instruction for donation. The recipient pays the postage; far less than the cost of the courses or books/cd's. They receive a resouce to study that perhaps they could not afford or were unsure of. The resource doesnt gather dust and donor helps a fellow student on their guitar journey. What do you folks think? Neil

Yes on the Ditto X2 you can Import/export your loops with a USB cable. It also has a 1/2 speed and reverse effect built in (I've never used it) But as Doug says, the main reason I got it vs. the Ditto 1 is the dedicated STOP button. You can avoid doing double clicks all the time. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DittoX2--tc-electronic-ditto-x2-looper-pedal I found it takes a while to get used to using a looper, and I've never really "mastered" it (yet) The main thing I'd use it for would be practice playing the rhythm track of a song then playing the melody over it. Steve has a video on this to help. https://gx169.infusionsoft.app/app/storeFront/showProductDetail?productId=67

Very creative. Nice voice too.

Very nice and relaxing Maria 🙂 Thought I was listening the "The Spa" channel on cable tv. N

Ditto X2 looper

I've sent some suggestions, comments and dare it say it, complaints, to their tech support about their website over a week ago and had no response.... The content is great there, but the site structure, function, layout etc. imho isnt' nearly as good as this one! They are overdue for an overhaul.

@ScottH And Scott.. for those simple songs with chords in a given key, focus on the root ( the "1" chord) the 4th( Major ) chord and 5th (Dominant 7th) chords . This is a very common chord "1,4,5" progression, (especially in the Blues) and you'll find yourself stumbling upon some familiar sounding songs🎸. A lot more fun this way! (You could also try "1(major), 6(minor), 4(major), 5( domanant 7th)" chord progression, for a '50's, '60''s style pop rock progression. N

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Thank you to @Popeye Mike for this pm to @Eracer_Team-DougH Doug- The information is accurate, I was one of the members who received a letter from True Fire stating that my account information may have been compromised due to unwanted tampering with members account data. I had also sent an email to True Fire in December stating that my credit card had been compromised and it was a new card and I only had 4 transactions on the new card with True Fire being one of those transactions. I just saw the post last night and noted that it was locked, so I could not respond to your post. Mike

Thank you Ron😊 (I did post and have some replies a few months ago;-)

@ScottH You're progressing well Scott. Many students experience the same. Your hands are building strength as you do this so it's normal they get tired. Try not to use all "grip strength". If you pull the guitar towards you as well as grip, you'll lessen the strain on your hands and wrist. Yes you should still practice open chords as well, while you're learning /practising barre chords. But you don't have to do 60 at a time! Try picking a key and play the chords in open position and then in barre chords (lLike key of C ; C, D, E, F, G, A, B; no sharps or flats, in major then minor, then 7ths) Next day try another key, Switch back and forth from Open to Barre. Try barre chords in a simple song with 3 chords. You're right that when you know your chords in a given key, you're on the way. Neil

Yes.

@matonanjin @Eracer_Team-DougH et al Ron; Please leave this post available for any concerned members to see. See the attached response below (an excerpt from a Truefire discussion board) from Truefire regarding their possible Data breach. In brief TF says those who MAY have been affected have been notified an measures taken to insure it does not happen again.

Congrats on your progress Ron! ( I finished the course a while back and have moved on) N

There is some chat on Truefire that this may be "fake news".

@Limatje If you are comfortable playing in this position and can reach the strings and frets more easily, then go ahead and play that way. The seated classical position has many advantages; being able to more easily reach the bass side strings further up the neck; less strain on the wrist and straighter back posture are a few. Some say it puts more strain on the back and posterior. Some guitarist play exceptionally well in a terrible playing position. It's really about how it works for you that counts most.

Hi Steve; Could you please demonstrate and discuss the Minor Scale, Melodic & Harmonic Major and Minor Scales, and touch on Modes as well as it relates to scales and soloing? Thank You Neil

YES!

Terrific... 😐 Thanks for the info @Eracer_Team-DougH Better check your credit card statements on line now...

@Tnt1benton Welcome to our Guitar Gathering site! Sounds like you're doing great! As Steve K says..." Learn all you can".

It never hurts to revisit and review past lessons. I do that occassionally too. I was just thinking recently about reviewing the Fretboard Workout Jazz Chords series. Im sure I'll find there are quite a few shapes I've not used much and forgotten.

And I thought I was Forum addicted with 2 a couple of times a day...😂 N

@RGMachine It is easy to "get stuck" on playing the same penta scales/licks over and over. Rather than playing the scales up and down, try starting in the middle of the scale, focusing on the chord tones, like the 3rd, the 5th and the 7th and in a blues context the "blue notes" . You can play around with different patterns, mix up the major and minor pentatonic scales, and come up with your own phrases and licks. Or just copy someone elses...everyone does it. Steve did a Live Lesson on "Chord Tone Soloing" a while back which you could find on the YouTube page that could help. BTW; From S11 on, you'll be more "on your own" to utiliize what you've learned so far, and discover more. It's ok to seek outside "resources" too, if that helps you. and another thing; You've learned enought to be playing some songs now, so don't forget to fit those into your practice routine. The Song Hit's Course is a good one that more or less follows along with LMG. A famous jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzelli once said "Everything you need to know is in the song". Happy Tunes; Neil