Starting out
Entry posted by ridethatbike
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I've been here awhile now on the HOC, so I figured I might start keeping track of my musical journey here.
It's funny to me that a majority of the forums out there are built on the acquiring/selling of gear, rather than the playing of it. At least the ones I frequent. I figure it's about time that I have some cool "stuff" and ought to focus on playing rather than chasing some tone/idea I have in my head.
I've been learning with Learn & Master for about a year, and am maybe half way through the material. I also bought one of Marty Schwartz's Blues DVD sets. Both courses are great. Sometimes I wonder if my efforts aren't too varied at times though. I guess as long as I'm playing, it doesn't matter too much.
My musical influences are across the board, but if you cut it down who my favorite 5 guitars players are, I think the list would go something like this:
1) Warren Haynes
2) Buddy Guy
3) Kenny Wayne Shepherd
4) Derek Trucks
5) Albert Collins
Now those 5 guys are way across the board as far as playing styles, but I think they are all masters at what they do. If I were to extend the list into general musicianship and how much I enjoy them, I'd have to include a few more:
Trace Bundy
Dave Matthews
Eddie Vedder
So you can kinda see where I'm coming from. I still love the "grunge" scene from the 90's, and a lot of the late 60's-70's rock.
Sometimes when you study a language, you can learn a lot about a group of people and how they think. Music is very reflective of the setting it was developed in as well. Kinda cool.
Alright, that's enough rambling for now. Talk to you all again soon.
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