Recent content by OldManMark

Great to hear. Thanks for the tip. I like what I have seen of JustinGuitar (I've only seen his free youtube stuff... yet to actually go to his website), since on some of the lessons, aside from having tab, he actually has the music notated. And I need all the help I can get to re-learn reading...

Thanks for the tips about Riveria Paradise, and about Roy Buchanan. His is another name I remember from the past, but I guess I associated him as strictly country. I'll be sure to check out his work. I think I understand what you are saying about SRV's grit. There are times when I listen to his...

Thanks for the note. Yeah, Robin Trower is a name from the past I am somewhat familiar with. As an aside, just to give you an idea where my head is at now, I am not a big fan of SRV. in the limited examples I have seen online. I guess I like his SINGING better than his guitar playing (which...

Thanks for the input. I am sure the American-made guitars are "worth it" for the numerous players who are far more talented than I, but as Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick once said, "I can make ANY guitar sound bad!" So for now, I am in a holding pattern on buying a guitar and will instead focus on...

Well... I am quite sure the I will never outgrow even the WORST guitar that PRS ever made themselves, or had made by a third party. No matter the model, the weakest link won't be the guitar :) Every time I get frustrated playing my $125 Squier Bullet and catch myself thinking, "Man... if Only I...

Thanks. Can you tell me more about his courses? What do you find helpful about them?

Thanks for the reply. Yes, I do realize that B.B King most often played a Major scale instead of Minor, and that a lot of the greats played minor. But I still find his phrasing to be amazing. I will try out the exercise you wrote down. Thanks for taking the time to write it out.

LOL!!! Sadly, I don't own a PRS Guitar (yet), although I do like them a lot and was thinking of getting one (leaning toward an SE custom 24). I do own a Squier Bullet though (cost all of $125 after tax). I have a couple of Ibby's as well :) Sadly, no law degree either :(

You have a great looking guitar. Those Starlas are very tempting. I like the sounds of the pickups in the demo video. Definitely a different sound than the pups in the SE Custom guitars. If they made the Starla in a Candy Apple Red that would be really nice.

I checked out his youtube channel last night, and while it is kind of "basic" I do like his teaching style as he is very straightforward without being boring. Also picked up a few things from his VERY basic lessons, so I will definitely be going through his Blues videos playlist. Thanks again.

Thanks so much. I appreciate the suggestion. I will look in to the site and the courses. One question about the courses though: Is it just tab based / pattern based teaching, or do they also use actual note names and explain a bit about the music theory as well? My preference is for a course...

Thanks for the note and for the comparison. Much appreciated.

Thanks, Ill look in to it. Might be a bit too basic, but hey, it's free, so not a bad place to start.

Thank you. I will look in to them.