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Any Musicians Out There?

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CoreyDaun
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Any Musicians Out There?

I wouldn't refer to myself as a "musician", exactly, as I don't think I'm at a high enough skill level.

 

I can play/am learning: Guitar, Piano, Harmonica

 

I own a few guitars, one being a 12-String, and another being a Goya classical guitar from the 1940's (I believe).

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Message 21 of 41
graemev
in reply to: CoreyDaun

Drum(s) back in elementary.  Throat in highschool and for a few years after.  I have a good ear for music but when it comes to playing an instrument, my left hand is a lump of meat with fingers. 

I do, however, have the correct fridge:

 

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Message 22 of 41

I was a guitar player at one point, nowadays I'm more of a guitar owner...:(

 

Black Fender Strat

Starburst Fender Strat

SRV Signature Series Strat (one of the very first ones made)

 

I gotta dust them babies off and start playing again and carry on with my quest to melt together the styles of SRV and David Gilmour....;)

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Message 23 of 41
asommer
in reply to: graemev

It's a journey, not a destination my friend.  To play like them guys is definitely a looooong journey!Smiley Wink

Message 24 of 41
GilesPhillips
in reply to: CoreyDaun

I've got 2 guitars, electric and a 12string which I don't play as much as I used to. I also inherited one of these:

 

 

A little while ago (A family heirloom) which I manage to torture the odd tune from. Like some other posters here (graemev), I *know* music but don't always suceed in re-creating it 😉  Have always fancied a banjo but they've become a bit trendy recently..

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@asommer wrote:

It's a journey, not a destination my friend.  To play like them guys is definitely a looooong journey!Smiley Wink


LOL.....ain't that the truth.

 

I was doing pretty well on Gilmour stuff (I can listen to him all day), but SRV just tore up my fingers.

Stevie was actually the guy who convinced me to start playing. I met him a month prior to his death after a show in CT. I shook his hand, and thanked him for his music, etc. He asked if I played and then told me to just go out and buy a low end strat to start with and just pick away at it while sitting around watchin TV. He said to attempt at playing the commercial jingles and just go from there. I didn't think much of it, I was just stunned to be talking with the master. Well, when he died I felt like a family member died and I swore I'd learn to play. I went out, bought the black strat mentioned above and then of course when the SRV Strat came out I ordered one. Took me 9 months to get it.

 

I always took the black strat with me when on contract and played in the hotels, etc. but for whatever reason it fell off, I'd have to say family obligations took over. But now the kids are grown, I think it's time to start up again.

 

I took the two non-SRV strats out over the weekend and dusted them off. They are now sitting in thier stands in my living room, so there's no excuse not to pick them up and start getting back into it. This time I can plug in the amp as I practice...well....maybe not at first....:)

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Message 26 of 41

You're not alone. I'd definitely call myself more of a guitar owner than a guitar player. It's nice to know that I can still pick it up and play -- there's definitely something to be said for learning an instrument at a young age -- but my playing now isn't what it was, and that tends to frustrate me. I won't give up completely, though. My guitar feels like home when I do pick it up, I just need to make the time for it.



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Message 27 of 41

Agreed!

When I was younger I was more into keyboards and trying to recreate what Rick Wright was doing for Pink Floyd (yes, I'm a Floyd fanatic) but I failed miserably....:(

My older brother is the one who got guitar lessons.

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Message 28 of 41


@Mistress0fTheDorkness wrote:

 

I do own a guitar (which I've always played right-handed 😉 ), but, I didn't have very many lessons when I got it (back in college... the first time around).

Since I've finally finished my degree and the kids are old enough to not need me constantly, I told my husband I'd like to pick back up on it, and, he's all for getting me out of the house more 😉 , he's even found me an instructor. I'm looking forward to getting back into it.

 


Well, alrighty then.

It's almost my birthday and DH gave me my pressie early. He handed me a check yesterday to lock in my first two months worth of lessons.

 

It's been awhile, better start building my callouses back up.



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Message 29 of 41


Wanderer-MOTD wrote:

"Well, alrighty then.

It's almost my birthday and DH gave me my pressie early. He handed me a check yesterday to lock in my first two months worth of lessons.

 

It's been awhile, better start building my callouses back up."



Some might take a statement like "Here, take this check and go get some lessons!" in a negative way. But anyway, that's a great thing to hear - hope you have some fun! Maybe do a lot of slides and bends to get your playin' fingers back into shape?

 

I've managed to pick up mine a few times lately in the early AM hours, ~2-3.

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Message 30 of 41


@Anonymous wrote:

@Mistress0fTheDorkness wrote:

"Well, alrighty then.

It's almost my birthday and DH gave me my pressie early. He handed me a check yesterday to lock in my first two months worth of lessons.

 

It's been awhile, better start building my callouses back up."



Some might take a statement like "Here, take this check and go get some lessons!" in a negative way. But anyway, that's a great thing to hear - hope you have some fun! Maybe do a lot of slides and bends to get your playin' fingers back into shape?

 

I've managed to pick up mine a few times lately in the early AM hours, ~2-3.


LOL... I'd only be offended if he tried to buy me singing lessons. 😉

Thanks, I'm sure I will. Believe it or not, back when I started playing, I worked more than I do now (three jobs versus my measley two now 😉 ) so it took me forever to build up some callouses. This time I hope to constantly annoy my husband... I mean, I hope I have more downtime to keep it up regularly.

 

Awesome. Heh... I'm fairly certain my old man would be all crazy like "you'll wake the kids up" if I tried that. 😉



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Message 31 of 41
Ray_Feiler
in reply to: CoreyDaun

I'm in the band man. I play the guitar and some keys. Smiley Happy

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Message 32 of 41
jmayo-EE
in reply to: CoreyDaun

Wow. I am astonished with all the responses here. Include me even with the 20 something years of rust that I began shaking off last year. I pick up one of these things every day.

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Message 33 of 41
jmayo-EE
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Message 34 of 41


@Anonymous wrote:

Wow. I am astonished with all the responses here. Include me even with the 20 something years of rust that I began shaking off last year. I pick up one of these things every day.


Oooh, pretty!!!

 

I had a wall hanger for mine, but, DH isn't all about that, so I just got a new floor stand yesterday. Now to teach the kids (at least the youngest) to keep his grubby paws off.

 

 

Shoot... stupid firewall here won't let me upload a pic.



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Message 35 of 41
jmayo-EE
in reply to: Joe-Bouza

I wanna' see that Martin. I think you also have an ES? Post a pic.

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Message 36 of 41
TBasich
in reply to: jmayo-EE

Beautiful! I can't keep mine out -- the 30-degree changes in temp in a single day make me nervous -- but I'd love to. Would probably get my playing more often.



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Message 37 of 41
Joe-Bouza
in reply to: jmayo-EE

I'll try to get some photps from home

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Message 38 of 41
jmayo-EE
in reply to: TBasich

Thanks! That's part of the herd. There are 6 more and a DSS-1 synth. All but 4 are from the 70's and 80's when I was getting paid playing them. 🙂

 

Melanie, I have a $75 Squire Strat that I put Fender Custom Shop decals on for my son.  😉

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Message 39 of 41
riff62
in reply to: CoreyDaun

I was reading old threads and ran across this one..the stories about SRV reminded me of the time I met him..he was playing the Civic Center in the town I lived in in the early 80s and touring with the Fabulous T birds with his brother Jimmy..he was doing a sound check, and I was setting up chairs in front of the stage. He was up there wailing away and I stopped to watch..when he was done, he asked how it sounded..we got into a discussion about acoustics, concerts, etc..I mentioned that I played guitar and he asked if I was in a band..I replied, no..I play with myself..which got quite a response from those present..lol..he asked if I was coming to the show later and invited me to watch from the side of the stage..during the show as he was playing he came over to the side of the stage and started talking to me, asking me if I was having fun, what I thought of the sound, etc..it was pretty funny...he was a pretty nice guy, as was his brother Jimmy who I met that day as well..after the show, as he walked offstage, he shook my hand and said see you soon kid...
Message 40 of 41

~giggles~ Cute.
That sounds really cool.


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