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Enjoy Deborah. Some of your other guitars should also sound awesome through the setup.

day 540

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@DavidP
I havent tried my Gretsch on the new amp yet , thats a good idea
there’s an exercice in BLIM that I should do on it so Ill try as soon as I can :slight_smile:

The Fender is amazing
the frets are wider than on my Gretsch so I must stretch my hand a bit more
Im re learning to play the dreadful F barre chord on it
all the hand position has to shift a bit to get used to the neck

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Happy GAP !!

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day 541

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@TheMadman_tobyjenner thanks ^^
trying to tame the beast at the moment

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Deborah! @GrumpyMac nice progression…i’ve just got back to the community here after a few months away and saw your LL posted up so I took some time to comb thru what the past two years were like for you. I’m sure you’re proud of what you’ve done so far! It’s awesome to see how much you progressed (from struggling with the 3-finger G to doing OM and making solos) even with all the challenges. I burst out laughing when I saw your post of your gear, like a true pro! :joy: Overall this LL is inspiring - nice work.

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day 542

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Im a bit stuck on Truefire
its a fingerstyle exercise so it takes longer to learn :slight_smile:

thanks @Harmonik :slight_smile:
Im far from having gear like a true pro though ^^”

I hope the long reading was not too boring

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I know the intro and the first verse of Wonderful tonight
WRONG : the intro is very long so its the first verse of the intro XD
it s harder in the second verse :sweat_smile:

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The artwork was a nice foil :joy:
nah you’re good. i hope the pain is less severe these days… i put the guitar down for too long, and the same old newbie aches and pains had come back from too much tension (done went and got out of shape!), nothing im sure like the pain you’ve been dealing with - but like you found out standing helps, and trying to use the least amount of muscle tension as possible

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day 545

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I was sick with a fever yesterday , couldnt eat too …
spent the day shivering in my bed :sob:

[quote="Harmonik, post:1492, topic:275569”]
but like you found out standing helps,
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yeah I cant play while sitting or I have to hold my guitar a bit like BB king :sweat_smile:
I tried the BB King position with my acoustic , never tried with my electric though

Guitar playing is all about using the minimum effort I guess

My physiotherapist told me that I should be doing some exercices to put muscles on my back , it would help holding the guitar while playing
In fact we should do just like Justin and hit the gym ^^”

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…or do some yoga because the gym is miserable :joy:

Locust pose

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I think I heard my back scream just looking at the picture :rofl:

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You can start keeping your legs down - and to be honest the lady in the picture isn’t doing it how we are instructed anyway - we’re told to lift our head but keep looking at the ground, not looking forward as she is

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ah the one with the legs down I know it but not with the arms in the back though
Its one of the exercise given by my physio :slight_smile:

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In yoga you’re often taught to synchronise it with the breath, lift up as you inhale, lower as you exhale and repeat, because the temptation with anything that’s a bit intense is to hold the breath

yes , my physio told me the same thing :slight_smile:

I havent done it in a while I should do it again
my back hated the 24h is bed yesterday :sweat_smile:

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day 546

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day 547

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My next project but my editor asked for some changes
no broken window , no hammer and no mask on the culprit …

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oh, did the guy at the top steal a stratocaster from the shop? :slight_smile:
I guess he’s a right-hander or otherwise he should have stolen the lefthanded Les Paul in the window?

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day 548

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[quote="domi7, post:1502, topic:275569”]
oh, did the guy at the top steal a stratocaster from the shop?
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yeah a very sad story … he wanted a drum kit but could only put his hand on a guitar

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day 549

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