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SRV · 2008-11-19T11:28:56+00:00

I've been told this is where guitar junkies meet for support... Hi, I'm Andre. I regestered as SRV and can not tell you why. I'm a self taught frustrated beginner who live in a smallish town in the Kalahari with a little music shop that mostly sell old tapes they couldn't get rid of before CD's came out, a few low budget Amps and some chinese toasters and kettles... I took up guitar August 2007. That was also the first time I ever held a guitar or any other music intrument for that matter..a 2nd hand cheap classical. I always knew I wanted to play, but were always to afraid of spending my hard earn weekend pocket money on something i might not be able to do. I however found that I might just have a natura feel for the guitar or music becasue even though my fingers still are dumb and I know nothing about music and scales nor do I understand guitar language I've been hearing, I've surprised myself a little of how quick it has taken me to play a few of my fayvourite songs to the T. I'm basicly a rookie with what I think might be a little talent. November 2007 I baught myself a more fancy Ovation Applause Acoustic Electric and my first projects were "Breyten se brief' and "Groentrui" from Jan Blohm. By middle Desember I could strum BSB and play Groentrui along with the CD (and made it sound pretty cool with my own twists here and there). I now can play some of my all time fayvourite tunes such as Lighting Crashes from live as wel as a few other Live songs, I mastered Black by Pearl Jam and aslo some of their other stuff. I have a fingerstyle guitarist DVD I have now finished that in little more than a month witch was aslo, apart from the songs I've learned, my introduction into picking patters and so forth, but just beginner level. I descovered playing the guitar is the best therapy I've ever had. To be able to produce cool sounds is one of the best feelings I have ever experienced and would like to be the best guitarist I can be. My focus is Blues, but I would also like to explore rock. My fayvourite artists include all the pioneers from the 60's/70's - Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, the stones exct...Stevie ray Vaughan, Bruce Spribsgteen, Leonard Cohen, Pearl Jam and Live to name a few. My gear inlcudes the 2nd hand classical (not sure about the name, but its ok ? the ovation Applause Acoustic Electric (which I'm sellinf if anybody is interested), my dream accoustic, a Yamaha CJ 12 Counrty Jumbo and a Fender Stratocaster Highway one which I baught from what I think is also a memeber here and the person that refered me to this site. It's especially playing and desovering electric guitar I could use some help with. I'm looking at a Marshall MG30DFX amp or Roland Cube 30X amp to start out with - any advise? Any advise is welcome...tutorials, DVDs, cool programs you guys have used that really helped with certain aspects...basicly anything. Like I said, I don't have the luxury of instructers and no friends that shares my passion! Cheers, A

Renesongs

So am I - I'm from Pretoria!

LMAO ?

Riaan-Combrink

Sorry I missed your intro earlier, SRV.

Welcome to the Forum. ?

Riaan

Welcome Andre! Enjoy!

Vintage-Vibe

Welcome SRV !

Amp: Look at a VOX Valvetronix 30 watt, followed by a Cube 30 - the Marshall really aint worth the tom, comparitively
speaking !

VV

FatBoy

+1 on the Vox AD30VT

Karel-Mars

Hallo daar SRV

Welkom by die forum. Jy moet eerste plaat "Kalahari Flood" noem?

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