On 25/9/13, Walt, discombobulated, unleashed: >And, yes -- I agree about the pick guard. I guess I view instruments the >way I do my cameras. I try not to obsess over protecting them from >little nicks and dings. They're inevitable if you actually use them. My >old Jasmine acoustic (Takamine's budget badge) had a battle scar within >two weeks of purchase, and after the first "Grrr . . ." I was over it. >It still played and sounded fine, and actually got some use -- unlike my >friend's Martin, which sits in a corner like a showpiece until I come >over to play it. > >John mentioned that you don't have to be a pro to have a nice guitar any >more than you need to be a pro to have a good camera and lenses, and he >does have a point. But, something about my friend's Martin just offends >me. I guess it's the sense that you really ought to /earn/ the right to >have a nice instrument like that. As it is, my friend wants me to teach >him how to play. I shouldn't have to teach a Martin owner how to play! >And, frankly, I don't know what the hell I'm doing and wouldn't know >where to begin in teaching someone else how to play. I started by >borrowing a chord book, using another friend's guitar, and a portable >cassette player with "music search" rewind and fast-forward.
here here brother. Same here except I bought a chord book!! Ever notice that the older you get, the faster your brain commands your fingers to pick, biut the slower the fingers actually go? I've got a damn finger mutiny on my hands ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
