I may be the oldest beginner here! I played guitar back in the 60s but I was never any good. In 1970, I traded my Mosrite guitar for a Guild 12-string and sold my Gretsch Viking to someone who deserved it. I put the 12-string away and forgot about it. My son, who, unlike me, actually had talent, became a very accomplished guitarist and he even played a set with Buddy Guy. But he must have taken the old Guild to parties and beaches when he was a teenager because it became an old beater over the years. I retired as an engineer early about 9 years ago and about three years ago I dug around in the closet and found the old Guild. It was a mess and I almost just tossed it in the garbage. But being a very good woodworker who has builds and restores museum grade period furniture, I had the skills to totally restore the guitar so I did. I then took it to a luthier to re-set the neck and set it up and the Guild is now more beautiful and plays better than it did when new. But I put it away for a couple years until recently. I'm having a ball with it now and I am making faster progress than I did when I was young and this website has been a huge help to me.
I'm also a professional large format photographer. Check out my temporary website if you like. http://tjohnstonphoto.com/
I'll probably be posting lots of questions in the beginners forum. It's so much fun to be playing again!
Welcome to GN! 8)
"The only way I know that guarantees no mistakes is not to play and that's simply not an option". David Hodge
Welcome to Guitar Noise! We look forward to seeing you around the forums!! :D
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
Welcome to Guitar Noise! We look forward to seeing you around the forums!! :D
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"Don't wanna ride no shootin' star. Just wanna play on the rhythm guitar." Emmylou Harris, "Rhythm Guitar" from "The Ballad of Sally Rose"
Hi, I spend more time on this site reading everything then I do practicing the guitar now but its worth it, I've learned allot and when you do have a question your pretty much guaranteed a response or 10. See you around the forums, Cheers'
Where do you get your energies? Well its a vicious circle thing, If I hadn't ever played an instrument then I wouldn't ever need to play one. But now that I've been playing, I need to play. - Eric Clapton 1967 RollingStone interview
Hi. This forum helped me in my beginner stage, a lot, so your in good hands.
David Watts
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