Duster
12-28-2007, 11:26 AM
Hey everyone. I just came across this forum today and it looks pretty cool so I thought I'd join up...
I'm new to playing the guitar, having started playing the acoustic guitar about a year ago. I've had a couple of cheap guitars over the years to mess around with but never really got serious about learning how to play until recently. Over the last year I've really gotten into it and have been enjoying it a lot. I don't have the ambition to be any kind of professional or anything. I already have a day job and a career, so playing the guitar is really just for my own enjoyment and satisfaction. That being said, I really like it so I hope to get better at it.
At the moment I play a Simon and Patrick acoustic which sounds nice to me and seems to play well enough. I don't plan on replacing it any time soon as I have become quite emotionally attached to it.
However, I am thinking about going electric, as I like rock and blues and would love to play that style of music. I've started researching new guitars and I'm currently obsessed with price-shopping for an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, as well as various little practice amps. The only thing holding me back is that I don't think I'm really good enough to make the leap yet, and I figure I should keep working on the acoustic until I think I "deserve" a new guitar. But that thinking changes day-to-day.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to learning a lot in the forum and hopefully in time being able to contribute something back.
Oh, and in case you didn't figure it out from the title of the thread, I play left handed. An especially big hello to all the other left-handed players out there.
--- D
I'm new to playing the guitar, having started playing the acoustic guitar about a year ago. I've had a couple of cheap guitars over the years to mess around with but never really got serious about learning how to play until recently. Over the last year I've really gotten into it and have been enjoying it a lot. I don't have the ambition to be any kind of professional or anything. I already have a day job and a career, so playing the guitar is really just for my own enjoyment and satisfaction. That being said, I really like it so I hope to get better at it.
At the moment I play a Simon and Patrick acoustic which sounds nice to me and seems to play well enough. I don't plan on replacing it any time soon as I have become quite emotionally attached to it.
However, I am thinking about going electric, as I like rock and blues and would love to play that style of music. I've started researching new guitars and I'm currently obsessed with price-shopping for an Epiphone Les Paul Custom, as well as various little practice amps. The only thing holding me back is that I don't think I'm really good enough to make the leap yet, and I figure I should keep working on the acoustic until I think I "deserve" a new guitar. But that thinking changes day-to-day.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to learning a lot in the forum and hopefully in time being able to contribute something back.
Oh, and in case you didn't figure it out from the title of the thread, I play left handed. An especially big hello to all the other left-handed players out there.
--- D