I'm "shurmo24", Bill from Columbus Ohio. I took lessons growing up and have got back into playing a couple years ago. I came across Neil on Youtube and decided to join. We are lucky to have his knowledge and website to improve our skills. I wish we had these tools (internet & youtube) back when I was learning. Times have changed! I'm in my 40's and my guitars have sat under my bed for years. It's been fun playing again and have accomplished more than I thought of so far. Neil does make it look so easy. I enjoy playing music from what I grew up with (now classic rock). I had played a couple years in the highschool jazz band and enjoyed learning jazz but haven't played that since then.
I posted my first student video "Black Water". I haven't fingerpicked and am learning since joining this website. I have a ways to go in this area but like the challenge. I really like to improve my understanding of scales and solo work too.
Hello All
hey Shurmo,
yeah man! picking up the guitar after years lay off. Sounds like a familiar story. I saw your vid of Black Water. Nice job! It is coming along well, especially if this is one of your 1st fingerpicking songs! I am sure you will find that you will improve beyond what you imagined. This site rules! I gotta get that Black Water song down as well. I have been singing it while hiking with my girlfriend, she would laugh if I did not tell her I was learning it, then just busted it out! Good luck with your playing!
Beaker
North Vancouver BC
yeah man! picking up the guitar after years lay off. Sounds like a familiar story. I saw your vid of Black Water. Nice job! It is coming along well, especially if this is one of your 1st fingerpicking songs! I am sure you will find that you will improve beyond what you imagined. This site rules! I gotta get that Black Water song down as well. I have been singing it while hiking with my girlfriend, she would laugh if I did not tell her I was learning it, then just busted it out! Good luck with your playing!
Beaker
North Vancouver BC
Hi Shurmo from Adelaide in South Australia. Saw your video and thought it was a really good job. Thanks for the intro, you are in good company here, many, many members are taking up their 6 string again after a long break. Enjoy the lessons and the forum and hope to see more of you. Cheers.
Hi Bill welcome to TG, from Chas a Scot in New Zealand, you have a similar story to many of the guys nd gals on this site. Haven't checked out your vid yet but will do so when I get home (work don't permit access to videos 
Anyways welcome again and trust you will become a regular visitor to the Forum, you can learn almost as much here as in the lessons.
Chas
Anyways welcome again and trust you will become a regular visitor to the Forum, you can learn almost as much here as in the lessons.
Chas
Hello,welcome from the Netherlands (yes they are here to),,end of summer,fall is coming here,,but on this site it is nice and warm,,lots of stuff ,,not yet Jazz(well a litlle)here,,i think Jazz is the difficults music there is,here in the Netherlands we have every year ''the North sea jazz festival'' and on stage very big people,,this year we had James Taylor (well,i heard),,wish you a very good time here..