New from St. Paul, Pleased to be here.
Welcome from Colorado. I have been a member for about a week (Target - rah rah!!) and have learned 3 new songs I have always wanted to learn (well I am not accomplished yet) and made about 17 new friends. The forum is awesome !! And I know because I have rambled here alot. Not only do you get basic advice, but these people don't hesitate to tell you the psychology of playing and practicing. I totally feel like Neil is my guitar teacher, even though everything is virtual. Wonderful place to hang out, chat and watch each other play. So we are all glad you joined us.
welcome.....from St. Cloud. Been a Target member since August. This is a great site. I admittedly spend more time on the lessons than the forum but there's a lot of help to be had here. Besides what better time to learn than winter in Minnesota! And...if you were a viking fan now you've got no distractions. Scott
cosmicmechanic wrote:
I'm not giving up the waist size just yet....
The other questions, well I'm 45, born in 65 as the name suggests.
Smips is how our youngest tried to pronounce Smith.
How did I get here.....
long and dusty trail, as my signiture suggests, I now own 4 guitars.
Nothing super crazy expensive, but tone and playability, very good.
The main baby is the Martin 000x1, mexican made, but very nice for a back bedroom torture specialist. Bought it for only 200usd, as it was suffering from an opening seam below the saddle.
2nd baby is the Aims Martin copy, (I suspect some here will know what that is) A blending of a D-35/45 Martin. D-45 neck, with a D-35 composite back, a la Dave Matthews signiture guitar.
Since I am a Steve Howe devotee, 2 ES-175 copies, thick-n-thin
Both are epi's.
One is a Zephyr Regent, and the other is a Peerless factory Sorento.
I'm not into brand bashing or you have to own something better to get somewhere. So if there are those that care to comment on my collection, it really won't matter, you'll be getting message not received from here.
Why spend time on the collection...
Well, I have played for nearly 25 years, that said, I do know what sound and tone I like.
I don't make a fortune, and the thought of owning instruments that need to be listed on my insurance forms makes me queasy.
the aims copy is actually a project guitar, that I had to repair several items on, broken neck, replaced saddle, nut, bridge, and tuners.
$75 initial investment, misc. tools, and items, and some time, (as another forum member from St. Cloud mentioned, I have plenty of that).
total cost so far: $93.00
What I'll end up with? Already beats the 000x1 so far, not yet finished, still fine-tuning my skills with the bone blanks for the nut and bridge.
(You'll have to guide me to the forums regarding acoustic repairs, so I can post pics.)
Some will notice that there is no solid bodied guitars in this harem, that is intentional, explaination following below.
So in all, have approx. $965.00 invested in 4 guitars, that I'm very happy with.
Now that I have a pretty wide-ranging collection, it's time to really put the effort into learning and growing.
As I mentioned above, no total electronic stuff for me, why?
I was born deaf, had surgery in 1970 to create/restore hearing in one ear. Tried experimental surgery in 1993 on the other ear, didn't happen. The "good" ear was only supposed to last until I was 20-25. Well that was long ago. So borrowed time would be a good discription.
No concerts, super loud settings, etc. I only play plugged in with a Fender 25R, and that's plenty. My music tastes run towards Jazz/Blues, so overdrive, crunch, distortion, pedals, effects, don't ring my bell.
The first music I ever heard was the late 60's/early 70's.
Think about it for a moment, all that fantastic music, mostly acoustic, and for newly hearing person that really created a foundation that still lives on. It's funny sometimes, I hear an oldie, and still wait for the 8-track click in the middle of a verse, that's how well imprinted some of that stuff is.
:unsure:
I have grandchildren, can hear them laugh, and cry.
I've heard my children, and still so love too...
Most of all, my wife telling me she still loves me...
I want to be able to play some of my favorites, just so I knew, once, I heard myself play that.
Thats why I'm here.
Sorry for the long post, feels good to let it out.
Jeff
:woohoo:Hi and welcome. You'll like it here.
Not to pry, but introductions often include some general details
members would also like to know, such as:
how long you've been playing? what motivates you to do this?
are you a teenager or a baby-boomer?
What are your waist measurements? :blink:
stuff like that
see ya
Pierre
I'm not giving up the waist size just yet....
The other questions, well I'm 45, born in 65 as the name suggests.
Smips is how our youngest tried to pronounce Smith.
How did I get here.....
long and dusty trail, as my signiture suggests, I now own 4 guitars.
Nothing super crazy expensive, but tone and playability, very good.
The main baby is the Martin 000x1, mexican made, but very nice for a back bedroom torture specialist. Bought it for only 200usd, as it was suffering from an opening seam below the saddle.
2nd baby is the Aims Martin copy, (I suspect some here will know what that is) A blending of a D-35/45 Martin. D-45 neck, with a D-35 composite back, a la Dave Matthews signiture guitar.
Since I am a Steve Howe devotee, 2 ES-175 copies, thick-n-thin
Both are epi's.
One is a Zephyr Regent, and the other is a Peerless factory Sorento.
I'm not into brand bashing or you have to own something better to get somewhere. So if there are those that care to comment on my collection, it really won't matter, you'll be getting message not received from here.
Why spend time on the collection...
Well, I have played for nearly 25 years, that said, I do know what sound and tone I like.
I don't make a fortune, and the thought of owning instruments that need to be listed on my insurance forms makes me queasy.
the aims copy is actually a project guitar, that I had to repair several items on, broken neck, replaced saddle, nut, bridge, and tuners.
$75 initial investment, misc. tools, and items, and some time, (as another forum member from St. Cloud mentioned, I have plenty of that).
total cost so far: $93.00
What I'll end up with? Already beats the 000x1 so far, not yet finished, still fine-tuning my skills with the bone blanks for the nut and bridge.
(You'll have to guide me to the forums regarding acoustic repairs, so I can post pics.)
Some will notice that there is no solid bodied guitars in this harem, that is intentional, explaination following below.
So in all, have approx. $965.00 invested in 4 guitars, that I'm very happy with.
Now that I have a pretty wide-ranging collection, it's time to really put the effort into learning and growing.
As I mentioned above, no total electronic stuff for me, why?
I was born deaf, had surgery in 1970 to create/restore hearing in one ear. Tried experimental surgery in 1993 on the other ear, didn't happen. The "good" ear was only supposed to last until I was 20-25. Well that was long ago. So borrowed time would be a good discription.
No concerts, super loud settings, etc. I only play plugged in with a Fender 25R, and that's plenty. My music tastes run towards Jazz/Blues, so overdrive, crunch, distortion, pedals, effects, don't ring my bell.
The first music I ever heard was the late 60's/early 70's.
Think about it for a moment, all that fantastic music, mostly acoustic, and for newly hearing person that really created a foundation that still lives on. It's funny sometimes, I hear an oldie, and still wait for the 8-track click in the middle of a verse, that's how well imprinted some of that stuff is.
:unsure:
I have grandchildren, can hear them laugh, and cry.
I've heard my children, and still so love too...
Most of all, my wife telling me she still loves me...
I want to be able to play some of my favorites, just so I knew, once, I heard myself play that.
Thats why I'm here.
Sorry for the long post, feels good to let it out.
Jeff
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Thanks for such an informative response, you bring up a number of rich subjects that I hope the gang here can explore further.
Your post is not overly long in any way .. lots there to reflect on, and blessings to count, which is all good.
"and if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south ..."
On the guitar side, Neil has been coaxing us to use alternate tunings and you may have noticed a thread that appeared today "Need Another Guitar!", so I'll look a bit more closely at your guitar-investment approach ... just thought I'd scribble some acknowledgment for your post sooner rather than later.
As for your holdback on waist size, nobody here would have believed you anyway!
May I suggest you cut and paste the whole of your second response onto the end of your first introductory post (leaving the second response where it is for "history").
Pierre
Your post is not overly long in any way .. lots there to reflect on, and blessings to count, which is all good.
"and if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south ..."
On the guitar side, Neil has been coaxing us to use alternate tunings and you may have noticed a thread that appeared today "Need Another Guitar!", so I'll look a bit more closely at your guitar-investment approach ... just thought I'd scribble some acknowledgment for your post sooner rather than later.
As for your holdback on waist size, nobody here would have believed you anyway!
May I suggest you cut and paste the whole of your second response onto the end of your first introductory post (leaving the second response where it is for "history").
Pierre