Hey Boys & Girls,
How glad I am to have found all of you. Although I have been playing guitar for a few years, been a member of a band and done a gig, I am still pretty much a beginner. A few years ago, my best friend inspired me to go out and buy my first electric guitar. I really loved listening to mainly metal and rock but I never thought I would actually play the guitar. The motivation was that I would be able to jam with a band and the beginning of a fantastic journey.
My first guitar was a Behringer starter pack with included a strat style axe and mini amp. It cost me like R1200 or something but proved to be just what I needed to fall inlove with electric guitars. I started practicing on it and the first thing I learned was how to palm mute ?
Since then I have had many guitars and amps, a Ibanez classical box, a Ibanez RG, a BC rich warlock, a Jackson DKMGT and a Schecter Damian 6 with Active EMGs which is what I now play. The Schecter is not as well made as the Jackson or the Ibanez but I just like the way it feels to play. I don't practice half as much as I should as life seems to want to pull you away at every turn but Im trying!
I eventually started playing with the band and after one of the guitarists left I got to fill the gap and really play some music with the guys. We did a gig and it was probably one of the best feelings I have ever had. After that, keeping the band together was difficult and we all kind of went our own ways except for me and my best mate. We still have dreams of starting something up again and motivate each other but finding the rite committed members is difficult.
Wow, this has turned into a looooong intro which Im sure has bored you by now.....Lets just say I am really happy I found this site and all of you guys and girls and I hope to chat to alot of you in here very soon.
Cheers!
How glad I am to have found all of you. Although I have been playing guitar for a few years, been a member of a band and done a gig, I am still pretty much a beginner. A few years ago, my best friend inspired me to go out and buy my first electric guitar. I really loved listening to mainly metal and rock but I never thought I would actually play the guitar. The motivation was that I would be able to jam with a band and the beginning of a fantastic journey.
My first guitar was a Behringer starter pack with included a strat style axe and mini amp. It cost me like R1200 or something but proved to be just what I needed to fall inlove with electric guitars. I started practicing on it and the first thing I learned was how to palm mute ?
Since then I have had many guitars and amps, a Ibanez classical box, a Ibanez RG, a BC rich warlock, a Jackson DKMGT and a Schecter Damian 6 with Active EMGs which is what I now play. The Schecter is not as well made as the Jackson or the Ibanez but I just like the way it feels to play. I don't practice half as much as I should as life seems to want to pull you away at every turn but Im trying!
I eventually started playing with the band and after one of the guitarists left I got to fill the gap and really play some music with the guys. We did a gig and it was probably one of the best feelings I have ever had. After that, keeping the band together was difficult and we all kind of went our own ways except for me and my best mate. We still have dreams of starting something up again and motivate each other but finding the rite committed members is difficult.
Wow, this has turned into a looooong intro which Im sure has bored you by now.....Lets just say I am really happy I found this site and all of you guys and girls and I hope to chat to alot of you in here very soon.
Cheers!
