I have the blues...

ezietsman · 2009-12-21T19:23:26+00:00

Hi All! I recently joined the forum and I LIKE it! So this is where I tell about myself? I hail from Obzervatory in Cape Town and during the day I'm a student at the Observatory in the same suburb. At other times I may be various things depending on level of inebriation but I'm aiming to someday be a decent guitar player (This is probably only possible at the lower levels of inebriation). I've been playing on and off for 9 years, got my current guitar in 2000 and LOVE it! Started trying to play Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, AC/DC type stuff then moved on to metal. A couple years later I realised I was prob closer to the mark in the beginning (I rediscoverd the blues). So thats where I'm now. Blues and Blues rock in the fashion of Albert Frost, Dan, Gary Moore, ZZ Top, Bonamassa and the couple hundred awesome youtube rockers... My gear is the following: 15 year old Epiphone Les Paul Standard in cherry sunburst. It has a bolt-on neck, I've never seen another like it. I replaced the stock pickups with a Seymour Duncan JB and an Alnico II Pro. I feed it 11 gauge Ernies periodically. It needs a fret job. I also own a Marshall VS15R (my first amp from 2000) one of the best 15W solid state amps I've heard, a Peavey Valveking 112 (good for harder rock) and I recently purchased AJA's Blackstar HT-5 Combo. The HT5 is f*****g fantastic! The Peavey is going up for sale in a week or so when I'm back home. I've never had any effects but I'm thinking of a good boost pedal for the HT5 (OD1/TS9?) That's about it. Cheerio!

Ray

Hello and welcome.

wajjameenyahavdabloos? Yagoddabloosman!

singemonkey

X-rated Bob wrote Welcome.

I'm unclear though as to WHY you have the blues. Is there a hell hound on your tail? Did your baby leave you? Is it a case of your mojo not working? Or perhaps you woke up this morning - I often think that's reason enough for having the blues.

Yeah. I remember for me it was waking up one morning and being astonished to find blues walking like a man. Gave me a nasty turn.

Sean

Welcome man

I myself rarely "suffer" from the blues (this is why I will never be a true blues man ? ) However, I love listening to it and I also try and play it. Have decided to invest in some tutoring in the new year.

ezietsman

Hi,

Wow, feeling very welcome ?

I have the blues because of the waking up in the morning and finding life thing.

@singemonkey: I don't play in a band yet, my friends and I jam along to backtracks and songs at the moment. Maybe starting a proper weekly jam with other people will encourage us to practice more often..???

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