(12-10-25) Changing my routine on my future recordings. The older recordings with 2 guitars (rhythm & lead) kind of muddy up the song. Will be recording only 1 guitar track from now on. Thinking my recent tracks are making a better song. Vow to find songs that have room for me.
(10-09-25) Finally started recording with the Les Paul. Almost 3 years since last recording. Still doing the same routine as before. What’s better than playing 2 guitars with your favorite music? Not to mention, these are the best bands to ever play my kind of music.
(12/29/21) I start recording my favorite songs into track 4 of my pocket studio, then I play rhythm guitar on track 1 and lead guitar on track 2. On my first song, I really practice what I plan to play and it comes out nicely. On the second song, I decided to improvise the track 2 lead. To my surprise, I was suddenly soloing over the song easily. During the playback I realized I had “clicked” and had my “ah ha” moment where guitar playing became natural and no longer a struggle. All the non-acoustic songs on this website have been recorded ever since!
(11-18-21) After playing electric guitar exclusively since last Easter, I decided to purchase a “pocket” recording/mixer studio. My intent is to capture what I play to hear if it sounds as good as it does in my headphones the second time around. My audio streaming service has found a bunch of new bands I like to play along with. To no surprise, I sound better playing with a “band” than not.
(4-11-21) My first electric guitar rig arrives. I am wanting more than just playing rhythm and chords. I am putting the guitar and amplifier on my “man cave” backyard patio. I love being out there and this way I can play loud without disturbing any loved ones inside the house. Everything works on wireless and bluetooth signals so no electric chords anywhere. Put the same setup in the indoor “man cave” except it has lots of chords.
(2/8/17) 65th birthday has arrived and I am not much better a guitar player than I was 3 years ago. Playing the old songs doesn’t interest me anymore. Since I can’t sing, what’s the point? I still play, but usually just make stuff up. A professional guitarist I met floating down the Comal River told me to keep playing because one day everything would “click”. Well, it hasn’t happened for me.
(5-30-13) The only reason to have this website is to archive the progress of my playing. I am only an beginner/intermediate player at best. I have been playing for about 15 months, exclusively on acoustic guitar. I expect to be a respectable player by my 65th birthday (less than 4 yrs).
(2-8-12)This is the day I turned 60 yrs old. I made my bucket list to celebrate. There was only one thing on it, learn to play guitar. So I bought the guitar on the right for my birthday present! Had a little experience for a year as a pre-teen and couple years of mid-30’s just jamming to headphones on an electric. When I can play the Robert Johnson blues collection on my acoustic guitar, I may move to an electric (can be convinced otherwise).