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Yes Indeedy. West Sussex is well represented on here. I'm down in Haywards Heath and then we have @Fez and @fastboy in Crawley and @flanging_Fred in Horsham. There are more too, but I can't remember them off top of head.
I'm probably not the best to ask about tutors as I'm too bone idle to ever have had one, but there are some good ones about I think. Feel free to send me a PM (click my name and hit the message button). I also think that it's about time that I got my ass in gear to see one of the bands in which the above play. I missed a couple this last weekend, but I too have young kids and getting a pass out isn't always easy. BTW I also have a THR 10X and I love it...
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There are plenty of opportunities to get out and about in Crawley playing. There is a weekly open mike at the Windmill pub in Gossops Green, the 12 bar workshop in Northgate community centre on a tuesday night (I go to this when I can and is good for beginners, the stuff is quite simple most of the time and it's a very low stress environment), there's a more acoustic based jam session at the Emerald Club in Southgate. I think there are other jams around the place too, one in Crawley Down if I remember correctly. Other pubs have had jams from time to time in the past 'the black dog'/'the white knight'/'Dr samual Beckett/the apple tree' etc have all had things going on at one time or another.
As for tutors, well I can only really point you at Danny Giles, a really top bloke, a genius player and a great teacher to boot. You can learn enough from him in one lesson to keep you occupied for a whole year of practice if you like! Check out the Danny Giles Band and he's on facebook too.
I hope that helps a bit. Get in touch if you want any more info.
As has been mentioned above, playing with other people helps LOADS! In a really short time.
Also you mentioned playing the same things over and over, try not to get stuck in that loop, took me aeons to get past that.
Good luck dude, it'll be a blast!
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
EVERYONE at these things had to go through it and can remember how nervous it was to start with. I doubt you will get anything other than supposrt and encouragement. Unless you're a dick. Which, from your posts, you clearly are not.
Hobgoblin music has closed and moved to Brighton.
The Music Company is still open in the Northgate parade. It does have a number of CV squiers and also a bunch of SX and Vintage guitars that are decent budget guitars.
From what I've seen TMC is a bit pricey being a local independent shop.
If you can stretch the budget a bit Cash Converters in Crawley has a very nice Vintage (brand) Paradise Les Paul copy ATM.
I actually haven't been to any of the local meets but am hoping to get along to the Blues Workshop in Northgate Community Centre tomorrow (Tuesday) evening. It will be my first time so have no clue what I might be letting myself in for!
Doors open @7.30 but playing usually starts around 8pm.
Oh, and there is tea and biscuits. Which probably explains why it's been so popular over the years.