Hi all. I’ve been on the forum for about a year now and I’ve shared some stuff on AVOYP and some originals, but I thought it was about tine I created a learning log.
I’m in my early 50s but started playing guitar when I was 16 and taught myself a few chords. In my early 20s, me and a mate pkayed at open stages a lot. I had a Takamine acoustic, a Gordon Smith electric, and a Marshall Valvestate 8080 amp. The Gordon Smith and amp were sold to fund a return to Uni to become a school teacher, and the acoustic went into its case as I got into long distance running quite seriously (i had no time for anything except working, runningand sleeping).
Then just over a year ago, I decided to get the Takamine out again and relearn guitar. I discovered Justin Guitar and got hooked again. Since then, I’ve treated myself to an Epiphone LP Custom, a Fender Strat and a Boss Katana amp.
I spend my time trying to improve my guitar technique (currently on Grade 5 Folk Fingerstyle), trying to play songs i like, and trying to write my own songs. On top of guitar, I’m also learning to play piano and trying to improve my singing (using an app called Musora). Oh, and I’m slowly working my way through the PMT course.
I’ll use this log to chart my progress (assuming there will be progress!
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