New year resolutions

Roland

I know that Christmas is in full swing, but we'll soon be planning for 2014. I'm going to start learning piano. Something I've always wanted to do since I was a child, but never got around to.

What about you?

Deadman

Mastering all of the solos to most of the songs I play rhythm to most of the time. I'm a lazy bugger.

ThePrettyDamned

Learning to play some country music.  Which is why I want to build a Telecaster, too.  I know, any guitar will do...But it'll be way better on a nice bright coloured tele

ThePrettyDamned

Speaking of which, if anyone can recommend a good country music guitar book to turn me into Paisley...

Gru

Spending more time playing and learning the guitar, getting to the end of 'Justin's Guitar' lesson book (should have done this in 2013, but didn't).

Trying to curb the gas, but rather than knocking it on the head completely, being a bit more particular on what I gas for.

samzadgan

ThePrettyDamned said:

Speaking of which, if anyone can recommend a good country music guitar book to turn me into Paisley...

not sure if the guitar work is any good…but i love Townes Van Zandt

ThePrettyDamned

samzadgan;113873" said:

ThePrettyDamned said:

Speaking of which, if anyone can recommend a good country music guitar book to turn me into Paisley...





not sure if the guitar work is any good…but i love Townes Van Zandt

I'll look into it.

DeeTee

Finish my course and finally go to university. I'll be a couple of weeks short of being 35 by the time I go. Outside of that, take some proper guitar lessons.

mike_l

Work through the book on playing prog rock. Should have done it a couple of years ago.

Work through the Troy Stetina lead guitar books.

 

Lose some weight and get improve my fitness as I'm an unfit fat bastard.

 

 

OilCityPickups

As it looks like I'm playing in at least one .... if not two rockabilly/psychobilly bands in the new year ... I really ought to learn what the fuck I'm doing ... rather than just winging it.
I really need to lose about two stone and get a life apart from pickups too

ROOG

I must knuckle down and learn to play and get my weight back down to where it was this time last year, it's not been a good year for discipline

jd0272

Buy more guitar stuff. Dead easy to stick to that one.

JookyChap

Maybe try to keep  a guitar for more than a fortnight

citizen68

Try & lose the 1.5 stones I've put on since quitting cigs in July 2012. 

Get my kids (13 & 9) up & running on guitar 

 Try & write some more original material - I've built a bedroom studio that's lay practically dormant for 2 years now - getting time to get in there is tough!

OilCityPickups

citizen68 said:

Try & lose the 1.5 stones I've put on since quitting cigs in July 2012. 

Get my kids (13 & 9) up & running on guitar 

 Try & write some more original material - I've built a bedroom studio that's lay practically dormant for 2 years now - getting time to get in there is tough!

I quit smoking in 2008 and all my excess weight is due to that .... dammit

johnnyurq

I have resolved to have no resolutions this year and will just wing it.

+1 to weight gain when kicking smoking to the kerb, it is a bitch.

citizen68

By my rate of growth you'd have gained 7.5 stones Weasel - that makes you a reverse astronaut ;>>

DeeTee

@TheGuitarWeasel - Apart from pickups? Nope, I don't get it.

ThePrettyDamned

TheGuitarWeasel;114001" said:

citizen68 said:

Try & lose the 1.5 stones I've put on since quitting cigs in July 2012. 



Get my kids (13 & 9) up & running on guitar 

 Try & write some more original material - I've built a bedroom studio that's lay practically dormant for 2 years now - getting time to get in there is tough!





I quit smoking in 2008 and all my excess weight is due to that .... dammit

Being 'larger' is significantly more healthy than smoking on the provisor you occasionally exercise (you know, walk from the sofa to the fridge).

Seriously though, congrats on giving up, the hospital is now a complete non smoking site. Can't wait till patients have another excuse to punch, kick and bite me.

viz

citizen68 said:

Try & lose the 1.5 stones I've put on since quitting cigs in July 2012.

try smoking, that'll shift it.

rolls1392

Resolution for 2014?

Buy a Yamaha THR!!!