May 2026 Jeff’s music

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Hi everyone,

Here is what I’m working on for May 2026 thus far.

I’ll start with a classic Garth Brooks song giving my shiny new blackstone pick a try. I will have a learning curve to get it sounding perfect but not bad so far.

So last night’s show wasn’t too bad. I got a little nervous but sounded okay. The sound guy didn’t have the microphone loud enough compared to the guitar. Here’s an Ozzy song I played for the first time from memory.

Last time I did this one was the Justin guitar OM with the flickering background

It was good for a few laughs.

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Very good Jeff, i think that you’ve got that pick working nicely and very creditable vocal.

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Hi John,

Thanks again for listening. My friend suggested I try something of a different style than o normally play. Glad you thought it went well.

Jeff

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That was nice Jeff. Your strumming hand doesn’t look completely relaxed with that new pick (very rigid) but it sounded good.

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Nice job Jeff, I’m glad to see you’re experimenting strumming with a pick. The Rhythm was quite solid but I thought your wrist might be a bit looser…well…easier said than done for me…I suck at high energy strumming such this one is.

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Hi there,

I appreciate the feedback. I think the last time I really played acoustic with a pick was maybe 3 years ago. I had such a problem with dropping it I had given up all together. I agree that I need to lighten up the strumming.

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Thanks for the feedback. Overall I think the sound of guitar with a pick is improved compared to my previous hand strumming. I won’t be playing this song in public just yet, but I do have a show tonight at a place called the Spacebar. I will still give it a go with the pick even though it sounds rigid. Most open mics out here only allow acoustic guitar so I have to stick with that. I think the last time I really played with a pick was in 2023 other than electric guitar. Something to work on.

Another open mic at the Gärten.

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Nice job on all of them. I’m impressed by the one’s you’re playing live. I still haven’t done that, and it would make me super-nervous. You look really relaxed and confident

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Thank you. Playing on stage doesn’t really bother me as far as being nervous. We all have to start at step one and keep trying and going back. I feel like I have much more potential once I get more reps in. Thanks for listening to my music.