Hello from the snows of Scotland. I have been guided to here by Bogdan Radovic.
I still have to investigate most of the forum and the website but I'm very impressed with what I've seen so far.
I'm in my late 50s and after a 20 year break from playing started to get back into playing guitar around the year 2000. Started to take it seriously about 4 years ago (4 years and 1 day ago I joined JamPlay and that kick started a real enthusism for guitar).
I have been trying to play blues in that 4 years - my wife got me interested in the genre and also suggested I play without a pick. Both suggestions made the guitar so much more enjoyable for me. 2 to 3 years ago I started to crack the hearing notes in the head and playing them on the fretboard puzzle - transformed my interest in guitar into an obsession. She even encourages me to buy more expensive gear when I'm trying to decide what to get.
I love to spend most of my guitar time playing along to backing tracks - the focus of my mind on the music when I do this is like medication - eases the stresses away of the days real life problems.
The last four years have seen a ridiculous procession of electric guitars bought and then sold, but finally I think I have 4 keepers ... well for the time being anyway. I'm trying to stick to 4 maximum - that's tough. Not sure if my amp situation is as settled, but I'm a bit restricted on amps living in a flat - volume is a big issue.
Look forward to joining in the discussions with you all on the forum.
Welcome to the site! Great to have you hear!
You definitely made the right choice by joining!
hey a fellow countryman welcome to GMC matey.
Welcome aboard!
It was about time for a proper introduction from my behalf Hello and welcome to GMC! Myself just like you are, am regarding music as a form of meditation and I encourage this a lot!
Looking forward to see some recordings with the PRS Soap Bar I think you already figured out the fact that everybody here is helping one another, so if you need help with anything, please go ahead
Cosmin
Hi man! Welcome to GMC! It's great to see how you finally could find your style and keep on motivated playing it! Thanks for sharing your story here. We have lots of killer blues lessons here at the site, so check them out and let us know if you need some assistance!
Enjoy the site.
Thanks for all the welcomes guys - glad to be here. Looking forward to having more spare time to enjoy the website and forum. January / early February is my busiest time of the year at work and it also means what spare time I have I'm too tired to do much at all!
Thank you for the offers of help if needed too - it may become apparent to you all before long there's some things I probably need help with.
Welcome to GMC man
A lot of my friends, who were beginning to play with me and left the guitar because of other commitments, now 30years after, want to return to music and guitar and that's fantastic ! In the last few years I have been an advisor for them for at least 50 guitars, bass guitars, drums, amps, and god knows what !
Hey mate! I have listened to the tracks - you take my mind to players such as Larry Carlton - that sort of vibe. Other than some bends which are not reaching the pitch all the time, it looks like you have a pretty good direction when playing, although there are points where dynamics could be a little varied.
I think you are on a good road, but you have to polish your skills and phrasing to become better! We're here to help out Sweet tone as well
Welcome to GMC !
Thanks Sinisa and Ben.
This coming back to guitar after a break while raising a family seems to be a very common story - keep finding plenty of oldies like me on the various guitar forums that have done that.
Welcome back to GUITAR!!! And welcome to GMC This is THE place to be IMHO for anyone looking to get seriously better at their playing. Jump in to the forums and video chat lessons!!
Todd
Thanks for the welcome Todd. I'm finding lots of interest on the forums though not much time for learning at the moment.
Welcome to GMC! Great intro and playing! As I read everyone's intro's they are so similar to me it's astonishing. Seems lots of folks like myself took a way too long break from the guitar and are now back playing again. It is a great stress reliever indeed. I have found myself liking the Funk Blues backing tracks recently for some reason they relax me when I jam along...
Indeed as Cosmin stated earlier... everyone here is wonderful to help out. Your toughest decision is yet to come... which instructor will you choose? They are all excellent as both musicians and people, but any one of them will help you no matter what, as will the rest of the guys and gals here.
Enjoy!
-Mark
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