I'm in the same situation as you... more or less. 2+ years playing and sometimes a bit frustrated...Regarding solos: I never try to mimic solos note b...

Alternate picking me too.Played only downstrokes for the first 8 months... :(

Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Slash, BB King, Eric Clapton, and many others...After years of listening I decided to jump to the other side and start playin...

This thread is awesome. I re-read it from time to time when I lose my inspiration ;-)From the point of view of a 6 month beginner I cannot stress enou...

Wow!That is a fine tuned schedule for sure! My beginner 1 hour schedule usually goes like this:* Warm up & free jamming (10 min)* Chords (some tim...

'Smoke on the Water' of course...

32. Been 'playing' for 8 months.I find it very encouraging to know that there are beginners older than me ;-)