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I plugged my guitar in to work on some material, put it down to eat something and came back to find this, lol...So I guess I'm showing up unprepared for rehearsal.
Well I guess I'm done practicing for the night....
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Lol...imagine if he climbed in to it...lol!?
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Yeah, I noticed the match in color too, haha. Thanks....that guitar is one of my favorites.
He can do anything he wants, as long as he's sleeping and not going ape like he's been doing lately. He's a non-stop bundle of energy when he's up. My wife was off from work today and she had to call me to tell me about how bad he was all day. I feel like we have a child lol. Of course, this means he's going to be up all night though.
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So sorry I am giggling. We had forgotten what kittens were like as well. Gotta love it ... Best advice is just keep that camera charged and ready. So happy you guys are enjoying and celebrating life!
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Work is over. ( DO NOT DISTURB THE CAT )
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Yeah, I wouldn't be able to disturb him either!
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Bob is jealous of your beautiful guitar...
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Very cool! I've been playing guitar for around 28 years. I've always been more of a hard rock/heavy metal guy, but in the last 10 years or so, have been doing more blues/country-type stuff at home. The bands that I'm in are all harder-edged ones, so the home practice stuff is a breath of fresh air. Guitar has been my therapy and escape from stress since I picked it up. What Dean model did you get?
Haha. That one is one of my favorites, though my tastes change like the wind. It's a Paul Reed Smith "Standard 24" from the late 90's.
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A MAB1 called the speed of light. Wanted something with an active pickup and and small neck as my hands are very small. I love metal but I am a beginner player only about a year. What helped out is I have played other instruments and so learning has been fast. It has mostly been technique.
A MAB1 called the speed of light. Wanted something with an active pickup and and small neck as my hands are very small. I love metal but I am a beginner player only about a year. What helped out is I have played other instruments and so learning has been fast. It has mostly been technique.
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Aw! Great photo.
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Nice! MAB as in Michael Angelo Batio I assume? I actually had his original instructional video growing up, which helped greatly. He's since come out with a lot more material. I was very big into those 80's and 90's shredders.
Back when I started, everything was on VHS tape. Now there's so many resources out there to pull from, so it's great. Best of luck and feel free to bounce some questions off of me if you run into any technique snags. Being self taught, I went through the technique stage first as well and have probably run into every snag possible, LOL. One bit of advice though is that you shouldn't totally ignore theory and harmony during the technique stage. I did, and ended up having to go back and learn quite a bit.
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Yes! Metal Method is awesome. I have some in dvd. They are really helpful. That is awesome to have you as a resource. Thanks. I am just starting to figure out how pedals do what they do. Wow! What education
Yes! Metal Method is awesome. I have some in dvd. They are really helpful. That is awesome to have you as a resource. Thanks. I am just starting to figure out how pedals do what they do. Wow! What education
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This is Bob. My favorites are a Taking classic -electric and a Taylor 914ce, signed by Bob Taylor. Being rather older, I started with Beatles and now do more jazz, mostly Chet Atkins finger styling.
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When I started, there were only a handful of pedal manufacturers, with the typical types of effects. Now there are so many different ones. Add the fact that there's so many different technologies on top of it, everything gets so complicated. I was always a guitar straight into an amp type of guy. I do use some effects for the cover band that I'm in, but I still find myself trying to use as little as possible. The bad thing with too many, is you'll find yourself tapdancing on them in order to get certain sounds, thus distracting you from playing. The advent of multieffect units with programmable patches has facilitated that, but with that comes navigating a series of menus in order to edit/make the sounds.
Very cool Bob! I had a 414ce, but sold it a little ways back. I currently have a T5 custom and a T5 standard 12-string. For my full acoustic duties, I have a rainsong, which is entirely composite. Surprisingly enough, it sounds very good and unlike wooden guitars, needs no humidification or maintenance besides string changes. As far as electrics go, I have the usual Les Paul, Telecaster, Stratocaster and a few other standards in the arsenal. I started getting into Travis and hybrid/chicken picking around 5 years ago. Fingerstyle is an art in itself.