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[Ian C]

Kingdom Come Deliverance and also looking forward to the HOI 4 DLC release next week.

[Gusington]

^That is awesome. My uncle builds his own guitars from kits. I am planning to take drum lessons soon.

[Ian C]

^That is awesome. My uncle builds his own guitars from kits. I am planning to take drum lessons soon.

Thanks! If you can tap your foot in time to a beat you'll do fine. Music is great to get into - I've never had so much fun. Kits are cool, though putting a finish on guitars is real expert work.

[Barthheart]

Playing LnLT Falklands, my Brit Marines were just crushed by SDR's Argentine Marines.. and helos... and corvette.... 
I did manage to down a helo with a sniper though..... :D

[MetalDog]

I'm making an album. A little home-grown rock n' roll thing so I'm writing music for that. Main influences Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Elvis when he was at Sun Studios. Original 1956-58 Rock & Roll. I won't be plugging it on here so don't worry. However, was lucky to make two purchases recently. A lovely new Gretsch and Fender Telecaster. Pics below.

For gaming: Kingdom Come Deliverance and also looking forward to the HOI 4 DLC release next week.

That is a sweet Gretsch!  Love the red, too  :bd:  \m/

^That is awesome. My uncle builds his own guitars from kits. I am planning to take drum lessons soon.

Keeping a beat is pretty simple, once you get the hang of it.  It's the cool sounding stuff that takes a little work  :)

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Playing LnLT Falklands, my Brit Marines were just crushed by SDR's Argentine Marines.. and helos... and corvette.... 
I did manage to down a helo with a sniper though..... :D

That helo was placed there as part of a clever ruse! (and not under the expectation that there was no way your sniper could survive two point blank rocket barrages, strafing from heavy MGs from the ship and the helo's gunners, 40mm AA fire and 100mm shells.  god damned sniper...) 

[Tuna]

I'm making an album. A little home-grown rock n' roll thing so I'm writing music for that. Main influences Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Elvis when he was at Sun Studios. Original 1956-58 Rock & Roll. I won't be plugging it on here so don't worry. However, was lucky to make two purchases recently. A lovely new Gretsch and Fender Telecaster. Pics below.

For gaming: Kingdom Come Deliverance and also looking forward to the HOI 4 DLC release next week.

That is a sweet Gretsch!  Love the red, too  :bd:  \m/

^That is awesome. My uncle builds his own guitars from kits. I am planning to take drum lessons soon.

Keeping a beat is pretty simple, once you get the hang of it.  It's the cool sounding stuff that takes a little work  :)

My Nephew's Dad bought him a really nice Gretsch when he was 18.. he hated it, cause he was into the Stones, Sabbath, Zep.. didn't fit the 'look' he wanted.
He's was a Les Paul guy during the 80's and now Flying V. My nephew is 5 months older than me, so we were best friends growing up. My current Electric is a cheap ass Ibaneze, so I envy your Tele!. ... Usually strumming the acoustic all the time now anyways.

[jamus34]

Let's see, tonight is playing whatever allows me to drink enough to forget about the week.

Want to continue with my Xenoblades game and maybe put some more time into Subnautica

Well my weekend went to total shit (literally, spent today fixing a toilet).

So, more S&S (Scotch and Stellaris)

[MengJiao]

World of... (ships mostly) will take whatever time I get if I can get some time!

Much the same here!

[Gusington]

I guess we need a separate music thread. One of my dreams was always to perform in a band in front of a crowd as a drummer. Better late than never.

My uncle, besides building his guitars also paints them. He's not as good at the painting as he is at the building :)

[jamus34]

I guess we need a separate music thread. One of my dreams was always to perform in a band in front of a crowd as a drummer. Better late than never.

My uncle, besides building his guitars also paints them. He's not as good at the painting as he is at the building :)

Been wanting to learn bass guitar for a long time now. Money and time usually conspires against me.

[Tuna]

I guess we need a separate music thread. One of my dreams was always to perform in a band in front of a crowd as a drummer. Better late than never.

My uncle, besides building his guitars also paints them. He's not as good at the painting as he is at the building :)

Been wanting to learn bass guitar for a long time now. Money and time usually conspires against me.

Rough on the fingers!

[Jarhead0331]

I tried learning the guitar last year too. Borrowed a Les Paul from a friend and picked up Rocksmith for the PC. Was going to learn some Poison songs as a Valentines Day gift for my wife. Holy $hit...its a lot harder than I thought it would be. Will definitely need real lessons to make progress.

[jamus34]

I tried learning the guitar last year too. Borrowed a Les Paul from a friend and picked up Rocksmith for the PC. Was going to learn some Poison songs as a Valentines Day gift for my wife. Holy $hit...its a lot harder than I thought it would be. Will definitely need real lessons to make progress.

Yes the finger dexterity required is no joke.

[Ian C]

My Nephew's Dad bought him a really nice Gretsch when he was 18.. he hated it, cause he was into the Stones, Sabbath, Zep.. didn't fit the 'look' he wanted.
He's was a Les Paul guy during the 80's and now Flying V. My nephew is 5 months older than me, so we were best friends growing up. My current Electric is a cheap ass Ibaneze, so I envy your Tele!. ... Usually strumming the acoustic all the time now anyways.

I didn't originally want the Tele - I was after a Gibson Les Paul Custom and I got updated on what's going down with Gibson guitars and decided not to buy one. People in stores also reccommened I don;t order via the internet and play and inspect it in person before buying. Google 'Gibson problems'. They have serious quality control issues. The Tele was my second choice, as it's the original 50's go-to Rock n' Roll guitar. Sure the Fender Stratocaster came later with Buddy Holly and there's Eddie Cochran's Gretsch, but all the first Rockabilly & Country stuff that used an electric guitar used the Telecaster.

I tried learning the guitar last year too. Borrowed a Les Paul from a friend and picked up Rocksmith for the PC. Was going to learn some Poison songs as a Valentines Day gift for my wife. Holy $hit...its a lot harder than I thought it would be. Will definitely need real lessons to make progress.

The learning curve is a bit steep at first. It's like riding a bicycle but takes longer until it 'clicks', then suddenly you can change those chords and it falls into place. Took me several months.

Been wanting to learn bass guitar for a long time now. Money and time usually conspires against me.

One to two years, depending on how much you practice and usually you can be good enough to play semi-pro.

I guess we need a separate music thread. One of my dreams was always to perform in a band in front of a crowd as a drummer. Better late than never.

It's never too late. I'm 51. A year or two is all it takes. Less if you practice a lot, and once you got your skill, you never lose it. It's like 'leveling up' only for real. One of the more useful things about Youtube is that it's full of really great stuff for novice musicians.