Introducing myself

GridNorth

I've always been a fan of rock, heavy metal and blues and I'm looking for a new hobby that will occupy my time now I'm retired. It has to be something I can do at home and is not weather dependent.  I already do rock climbing and mountain biking but at 71 I'm looking for something a little more sedate. I consider that it's never too late to learn.  In the dim and distant past I could play a few chords on an acoustic but it never really seemed to be satisfactory so I thought I would buy an electric guitar and amp. Which leads to the advice I am seeking.  I have seen starter kits for around about £100.  Are they worthwhile or a waste of money?  I'm never going to be a David Gilmore but hey ho we all have to start somewhere.

Al

octatonic

Welcome.

You've put this in the politics and economics forum, I suggest you move it to the Guitar forum.

tony99

Hi Griddy I like the who and steps.

GridNorth

I've no idea how it got there I clicked on the New Members and "Introduce yourself" section  At least I thought I did.

GridNorth

Looks like I've done it twice as well DOH!

ToneControl

if you're starting from scratch, think seriously about lap steel

Bridgehouse

Moved for you

Annette

Hi I'm Annette - a 66 year old trans-woman.

My main love is blues - but I like classic and prog rock.

I bought my first guitar aged 16 - it was a Burns Trisonic and it came with a Selmer amp.

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I've had many over the years but this is my current crop.

Resonators and an acoustic lap steel.

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Electrics

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Acoustics

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Electric lap steels

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Others

Cromwell - almost a relic but still plays

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Recent acquisitions

Alden AD-KESS

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Pignose

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Silvertone 1303

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Amps etc

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Too many I know - my partner also has a few quitars and basses.

ivansc

Hope this works. I actually joined the forum back in 2015 but somehow got dumped & couldnt get my email verified, so I am not really a NEW new member.
I`m very old (76) and started getting paid to play in 1954 when I was the banjo player in a kiddie Trad Jazz band in North London.  I got a guitar in June 1954 for my 10th birthday & when I started at Harrow Weald County Grammar School that autumn got recruited by a class mate who played trombone in the trad band.  The rest is history. My family moved to Cambridge in 1960 & I couldnt find a jazz band, so I bought an electric guitar (an hideous but cheap Eko 335-alike) and an Italian amplifier, also cheap, & helped start a little rock & roll band.  I should add that people like Dave Gilmore  & Tyrannosaurus Rex plus many others who became world known were also hanging out on the Cambridge scene back then.
Ever since then I have been wandering around the world playing in lots of different bands, none of which got rich & famous, although just about every band I was in wound up with at least some of them being rich & famous.
One example was the first band, with Ricky Wills playing rhythm guitar & me playing lead. Second lineup, I moved to bass as we managed to snaffle a really good guitarist, Tony "Bubs" White.
The following year I left to join another band that had more, better paying gigs. Shortly after that I moved to yet another band called Wages of Sin  on lead guitar.  When I left them to go pro with a Country rock band called  Chameleon, Tim Renwick took over from me on lead guitar.

From there on I was wandering around the UK in umpteen different bands  until 1980 when I moved to Nashville, Tennessee and spent ten years there playing in all sorts of interesting setups. Oh, I forgot I had also done some touring in Germany before then with a couple of random bands. Anyway, this has gone on far too long, so I maybe should do a part 2 in a couple of year`s time.

stratman3142

@ivansc just curious, are you the same ivansc on the Reaper forum and beta tester for Toontrack?

Roland

ivansc said:... Shortly after that I moved to yet another band called Wages of Sin  on lead guitar.  When I left them to go pro with a Country rock band called  Chameleon ... 

then I’ve seen you play in about 1970.