[Chairs for Guitar Practice or Studio]

I always wear a strap sitting or standing 

and I can stand/sit at will 

I’ve done the office chair thing and yes you have to sit forward a bit for the arms

i switched to a drummer throne long ago 

if a drummer can thrash around on drums with both legs pumping up/down then I can sit on one and play

 

ps. I practice at work (in spare office) and only office chairs, I also practice in the front passenger seat of my car when it’s cold or raining out. 
you want cramped, 

[Need Help Arranging for Solo Acoustic]

Good response Dianne.

are you planning on signing at the same time?

I’d also add unless you’re in a band type jam where an electric would fit in better with drums, bass, keyboards; you’d be best to stick to acoustic.

Every guitar “guy/gal/she/he/they” play at a open place 98% play acoustic as it fills the void better, 

(like I’m the one to talk, where I primarily only use my acoustic playing in church as we have strict rules of not standing out but supporting) 

I typically gravitate to my electric’s as I try to add a simple solo into a “strum n sing “ song. 
 

as Dianne said people generally know the “hook” riff. 
check out the Live Lessons link on the above menu of this website.
look for Steve’s lessons on Brown Eyed Girl.

it’s got a great “hook” intro of 3rds diad that everyone goes yeah I know that song. You just need that intro rest came be strum n sing open chords. 
 

another really easy intro is on Clapton Wonderful Tonight, 

it’s a little riff at the 12th fret (don’t need to add the bends) if you can reach the 12th … your acoustic have a cut away? Then the rest of the song can be done in G, D, C open chords 

you won’t need to do the 3rds walk up if you have the little intro lick that you can use at the end of the song too

 

[Still Kickin']

work from home 100%, I'm jealous.. I'm still hardware IT,, never locked down.. never at home

I still haven't found a good jam group.. only a couple of bars that have bands and people can drop in but without rehearsals it's a nightmare trying to be the lead, and they are on their own tangent.

hope you can jam as that's part of the sharing of music.

[News from the 2023 Retreat]

That’s why I can’t go into stores anymore, $10,000+ guitars are too appealing 

even though I know they’d make me a better player 😂

[Question about the 'One' guitar]

One guitar !! Crazy talk. 

[WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! - Tell Us About Yourself, Receive Encouragement and Advice!]

@camper star spoken lyrics never hurt Bob Dylan

you have a broad selection of gear, which should give you choices to work with

might be tough for you to watch/chat in Steve’s Tuesday night Live Lessons but not impossible as we have seen some from Australia online, but Steve’s live lessons are always available on rewind 

 

 

[What a Friend We Have in Jesus - Video]

Sounds good

[New Lower Price for Finale]

That their “Final” offer 🫣😂

 

[News from the 2023 Gathering]

Every year since Mike and Adele first proposed the the gathering (2007/2008??) , I wish I was there. 
this year is no different 

amazing job Steve / Paulette, guest instructors (and all the helpers) put on every year, 

[News from the 2023 Gathering]

So glad you’re a “re-offender “ at the Gathering; wish I was (wife won’t clear that expenditure)
 

Wow ‘only’ 34 , down from years past. 
 

thanks Steve for his continued support 

[NGD?]

Baritone ukulele 😂

[Gruhn Guitars Opening New Factory]

Wow, my first thought was , security??

single roll up door in what looks to be desolated area and millions of dollars in equipment and inventory, 

yikes, 

 

interesting going with the “McPherson “ off set sound hole

looks like they’ll be “higher end” guitars 

beyond my playing skill and my wife’s budget, 

I’ll certainly check out Gruhn’s website in a couple of weeks and dream a bit

 

[Session 10 Intro]

Fingerstyle is very hard on the fretting hand I find as one has to hold the chords for a longer time than strumming

i never learned Cannon in D anything more than just enough to make it recognizable.

it’s not as hard as I thought,

you’ll probably enjoy “Taco Bell” 😂😂

[Members Recordings - Songs, Lessons, Open Mic!]

I’m definitely not the best guitarist on this forum. 
many of my strum n sing songs may use “simple “ open chords most of the time, my solos are very simple, and my hearing makes vocals a struggle 

I listened to Bill Withers and Buddy Guy’s version on this song

Buddy does a killer duet and lead guitar 

I present my version 

 

[Greg Voros Legends]

Yup 

if you look at the Live Lessons link at the top of this website you’ll find Steve did and interview with Greg and the coffee 

[Uv hand light]

Recommend for those buying used Les Paul cause of the chances of headstock repairs 

[Difference Between First Edition and Gibson's Version]

@aldo.ant

 Steve does Live Lessons a lot of Tuesday's. (look at the Live Lessons Link above; you'll even find lessons dating back years)

there is a special Thursday night interview/playing night with Christie Lenee as a guest this week

also Steve has a few 'mini' lessons videos for sale in his store link above as well.

 

[Difference Between First Edition and Gibson's Version]

@aldo.ant udemy version is not an “authorized version from what I understand,

2nd Steve did the DVDs over when Gibson sponsored Legacy Learning course,

same scripts. Slightly different looking Steve (less hair more than current Steve) 

use of Gibson guitars vs what ever Steve had in his closet in 2006. 
short in HD vs standard video

a few mistakes in the manual fixed

Love me Tender name change to Aura Lee

 You’ll gain nothing from the Gibson Legacy version over the original Legacy version 

[Playing while wearing hearing aids]

@Colburn my last set cost me $5500 , there are more expensive but my tech said my gain in quality is minimal 

 

Can’t remember if I said it above 

I brought my acoustic in and played while he adjusted settings to I found a spot that sounded right/good

[GG Members on the Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Cruise]

Nice

a dream for me

[Playing while wearing hearing aids]

@Johnny whitley sorry to 'hear' that Johnny. I have otosclerosis where the inner bones harden and kill the inner ear from hearing since I was a child..

I've had stapedectomies and came close to -30db at bottom end of 'normal' hearing but it's been fading over the years and I'm somewhere near -65db without aids.

sounds like you might need to use headphones (obviously for only the left ear.) to help the guitar playing so you can leave the guitar in normal position.

as for word articulation. you probably rely on lip reading a lot, I do

when it comes to modern music.. I can't tell you what they're singing.. (and I won't even talk about rap)

my family often goes "oh who's singing on the music system in the store/restaurant", I'm like 'I can barely make out there's music let alone know who's singing other than maybe yet another female pop singer; if I can hear them at all.

unfortunately there is currently no cure for deafness.

but sometime after I'm long gone.. all those "booming" cars at 50,000 watts enough Gen X'ers will be deaf and hearing aids will become amazing.

 

 

[Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023]

@matonanjin Clapton tickets up here were like $900 floors upper arena bowl at far end was like $125

nice you’re going

Crossroads Fest. Far beyond my price range, let alone the travel price 

killer line up though

[Finally Got My Guitars on Hangers]

You need a ukulele 😂

You have yours on slotted board, I just used 2”x10”x 8ft hardwood 

but then again I’m only dealing with a 10x10ft converted bedroom to Studio,

your room is much nicer 

[Session 4 - Eight Notes]

@Giovanni use pencil 

as you get better at memorizing the notes erase the note names you remember 

[Goodbye, My Friend]

Not until we get to slow down we find life is too short.  
Too bad we’ve lost another GG member