So... in my quest to discover the guitarist(s) whom I will idolize and emulate, I just came across Stevie Ray Vaughan. I may need to look no further. I went from Hendrix, to Trowler, briefly on to Clapton(who although skilled, doesn't move me), and then I hit Vaughan. He is so fast, but every note is so perfect. Then he stopped strumming his guitar and the music just kept going. I couldn't even tell he was playing with his other hand. And every note was still just as perfect. I haven't seen his equal yet. I'm not done though, but if I were, I have a feeling I'd be on the right track. =D Geeze... I haven't even made it out of Blues and I've found so many cool guitarists...
Bought a guitar rack today. It will hold up to 5 guitars. I currently have two, but since I ordered a second electric guitar today, I'll soon have 3. For a guy who's just a beginner, I certainly have a lot of guitars. Actually, the new electric is the same model as my current electric, only red. The idea is to have two, since both my son and I will be starting lessons on Wednesday. I thought it would be cool if we could practice together. Only problem is the amp I have only has one input, but everybody is telling me to just get a Y adapter and we should be fine.
So... My 2 year old, Ryan, needs to hurry up and start learning drums. All we need is a bassist and we've got a family band. (Stephanie is learning piano, so I guess she gets keyboards.) =D
Stevie Ray was definitely one of the greats.
ReplyDeleteI've got 3 guitars. You can never have too many. I know a guy that had 14 at one point (though he's down to 5 now).
I didn't know you played. =D
ReplyDeleteDidn't you? Yeah. I started when I was 10, gave it up at about 12, picked it up again at 16, gave it up at about 19 or 20, picked it up again when I was 28, stopped once more at 37, and just picked it up again about 3 weeks ago (at the insistence of aforementioned guy who used to have 14 guitars). I'm about where you are right now as far as building up callouses, strength, and flexibility. My fingers need to get back into the swing of things. I'm also trying to break myself of some bad habits I managed to form over the years. Fortunately I still remember most of the chords. Unfortunately, playing guitar isn't like riding a bike. You either use it or lose it. :-)
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