EKA"I truly believe that good timing is something you feel, not something you count. You have to feel the accents in the music you are playing. When I...

My foot is my metronome. I tap it as I play .. and sing too for that matter. My son and I jam without a drummer and we hear the same beat in our hea...

Thank you very much for the advice...sorry for the delay in replying been away for a few days......i'm trying to use both methods as i suppose its a u...

Thanks Matteo, great advice.....Timing is so important and i see that now, took me over a year to really see that though!Cheers.

I have trouble with timing also....I like playing other songs but what i love the most is blues improvisation and its only been recently that i've sta...

I'll try and persevere with the pick. Like Rahul said, why not i suppose! I play a lot of blues and improvise but it was something i noticed when i wa...

Thanks guysGonna be firm with myself and practice with a backing track, or at least a metronome anyway. Peace.

Thanks for all your replies everybody, some good advice. Taso, in response to your comment, basically i start off with a basic 12 bar, lets say in E. ...

I thought that may be the case. I think i'll just have to force myself not to get carried away..(as much fun as it is) and slow it down a bit. I reall...

Think i'll give open G a try first as it does seem the easiest to tune. I did read somewhere that you should stick to the new tuning for a while befor...

I have looked at different tunings but initially did not want to attempt them as it seems a whole other world of new chords etc...and im not to sure h...