Hi from Derek

Airguitar

Hi from me..

MikeM

Ray

Hello. Did you say Benoni?

PeteM

Howzit

inflames

Welcome to the forum!
Have fun!

singemonkey

Hi Derek. Tell us something about yourself and your guitar playing.

flatfourfan

singemonkey wrote: Hi Derek. Tell us something about yourself and your guitar playing.

indeed..............

welcome.

Airguitar

Sorry for the late reply ☹
I'm living back in Benoni after ten years in Germany.
I play guitar (acoustic + electric) since the age of 8, which makes that 40 years now. I was performing in public since 1981, high school days!!
I like good old rock and roll, blues, reggae, etc. I was turned onto electric guitar in 1979 when I heard Sultans of Swing for the first time, together with Boston's Don't look back album and Van Halen's Eruption.
I played in acoustic bands up until 85 when I bought an Ibanez Blazer and formed a Christian Rock band a la Petra, Whiteheart, etc. In the 90s I found myself short of cash and went semi pro, playing bars and pubs all over the east rand, until my agent took the reins and started sending me further afield. I started as a Flight Engineer on 747's with SAA in 96, and toned down the gigging, going back into the church music.
2001 - left for Germany with my family and very quickly made friends with a bunch of local musos, largely from the Jazz scene and formed a rockabilly quartet which lasted 6 years, as well as going back onto the pro circuit there for a year when I was furloughed in 2003.

Music and guitar playing has been putting food in my fridge on and off throughout my life, and is something I hope to keep doing until I go to the great gig in the sky...

Nicholas-L

Welcome welcome ? Hope you have many a happy postings...