jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
I had a cheap plywood right handed acoustic to use in an afterschool program in the 4th grade.
I'm left handed but it didn't seem too odd.
I vaguely remember what the songbook looked like.
I don't recall much detail, but was learning to read sheet music and at least a few chords.
That was in the mid 1970's.
I didn't stay with it but wanted to start again a few times in my teens and adulthood.
In 2014 I decided to give it a go. I bought a great used MIK Ibanez S470 from a co-worker.
Nice guitar but the Floyd put me off it.
I got a cheap SX Tele copy and learned how to set up and upgrade.
I had a small practice amp but I sounded so awful I played unplugged.
I started using mainly Justin Guitar free lessons but wasn't practicing consistently, or with any structure.
I tried learning things that were too hard instead of focusing on building my skills.
I'm much better at working on guitars than playing them.
I knew I should learn whole songs but didn't.
About 5 years ago I started practicing more consistently and about 2 years ago added some skill drills to my daily 1 1/2 hour or so sessions, always trying for 2 hrs but don't have the time.
It was only recently I started learning whole songs, at least the rhythm parts.
Some songs I learned all the parts from tutorials but didnt have the arrangement or timing down from not playing along to the record.
So that's my personal Highway to Guitar Hell.
I can't play the solo fluidly and have not yet learned the lead fills after the solo.
I struggled with Reaper and the Record button jitters, but here it is warts and all. Too much gain I think.
Clean amp low volume, pedal OD and just a little pedal reverb. Gibson SG w/490T bridge right, Ibanez AS73 with Gretsch Filtertron bridge left.
I'm left handed but it didn't seem too odd.
I vaguely remember what the songbook looked like.
I don't recall much detail, but was learning to read sheet music and at least a few chords.
That was in the mid 1970's.
I didn't stay with it but wanted to start again a few times in my teens and adulthood.
In 2014 I decided to give it a go. I bought a great used MIK Ibanez S470 from a co-worker.
Nice guitar but the Floyd put me off it.
I got a cheap SX Tele copy and learned how to set up and upgrade.
I had a small practice amp but I sounded so awful I played unplugged.
I started using mainly Justin Guitar free lessons but wasn't practicing consistently, or with any structure.
I tried learning things that were too hard instead of focusing on building my skills.
I'm much better at working on guitars than playing them.
I knew I should learn whole songs but didn't.
About 5 years ago I started practicing more consistently and about 2 years ago added some skill drills to my daily 1 1/2 hour or so sessions, always trying for 2 hrs but don't have the time.
It was only recently I started learning whole songs, at least the rhythm parts.
Some songs I learned all the parts from tutorials but didnt have the arrangement or timing down from not playing along to the record.
So that's my personal Highway to Guitar Hell.
I can't play the solo fluidly and have not yet learned the lead fills after the solo.
I struggled with Reaper and the Record button jitters, but here it is warts and all. Too much gain I think.
Clean amp low volume, pedal OD and just a little pedal reverb. Gibson SG w/490T bridge right, Ibanez AS73 with Gretsch Filtertron bridge left.
