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groyster1
3128 posts
Mar 20, 2018
2:38 PM
Ive been taking free group guitar lessons for 3 years....recently hired a teacher for single note playing.....been playing harp almost 40 years.....first love.....but acoustic guitar only.....thats all Im interested in.....delta blues and piedmont blues.....love it
1847
4793 posts
Mar 23, 2018
9:05 AM
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Last Edited by 1847 on Mar 23, 2018 9:07 AM
Rontana
458 posts
Mar 23, 2018
9:57 AM
I've tried to play guitar for decades, and am still pretty much limited to basic chords.

Not bad on cigar box guitar . . . been doing that for about 15 years. Three strings is about as much as I can wrap my head around
Goldbrick
1949 posts
Mar 23, 2018
9:58 AM
I do
mostly acoustic folk, country and blues

also mandolin , tres cubano , uke and bass
tried banjo but liked mandolin more
Sarge
675 posts
Mar 23, 2018
10:34 AM
I played bass guitar in a rock and roll band back in the mid 60's and been playing folk style guitar since the mid 60's. I haven't made much progress on the guitar because I play the same things over and over. Guitar is a good instrument to learn for all types of music.
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SweetBlood
54 posts
Mar 23, 2018
10:36 AM
I play guitar a lot more than harp. Mostly in an acoustic guitar duo where we cover a variety of blues styles, but occasionally I will play solo and do mostly delta blues in that context. I also play with a husband and wife guitar and vocal folk duo. In that context I play lead guitar and a little bit of harmonica. I play in a blues rock band also but only play a little bit of acoustic guitar, specifically on songs that are more traditional and some mellower material, because we have two great guitarists who are a whole lot better than I will ever be. I am pretty much just the singer in that group, but I am working on my harp skills so that I can start playing a little but more.
shakeylee
731 posts
Mar 23, 2018
11:55 PM
I play bottleneck guitar at least as much as harmonica.

Here’s an example:
https://youtu.be/uceiuV-h5yU
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Last Edited by shakeylee on Mar 24, 2018 9:55 PM
Gnarly
2459 posts
Mar 24, 2018
8:33 AM
I am a guitarist, been playing for 54 years. Harp is great, but I have more control of the guitar, for one thing, I can see what I am doing!
Also play mandolin, that's great for melody but also capable of chording.

Last Edited by Gnarly on Mar 24, 2018 8:34 AM
BC
76 posts
Mar 24, 2018
4:57 PM
My son is more adept at the 6 string guitar. I'd be lost. However I do play mandolin and 3-string cigar box guitar (slide style).

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Sarge
676 posts
Mar 24, 2018
5:53 PM
Great job Gnarly! I really enjoyed that.
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Harmonicatunes
247 posts
Mar 24, 2018
7:03 PM
I've heard that Pat Bergeson is handy
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Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
everyone plays...
Gnarly
2460 posts
Mar 24, 2018
10:16 PM
Thanks Sarge!
Hey Tony, Pat came to SPAH a few years back, I sat in the bar and jammed with him and Todd Parrott-- I kept trying to get him to play guitar, but he resisted.

Last Edited by Gnarly on Mar 24, 2018 10:17 PM
snowman
325 posts
Mar 26, 2018
9:31 AM
Pyscho babble to about 0:38 skip it
Harp solo 2:56 or so

also a guy along time ago told me why when guitar reads in tune and or u record with harp --why it sounds out of tune-

He told how to tune to avoid that --I forgot
Not a good mix ---whatever
An man what an ugly old fart

Playing another instrument really helps with harp--highly recommend it- good for theory etc


groyster1
3129 posts
Mar 27, 2018
7:34 AM
great job snowman
Gnarly
2462 posts
Mar 27, 2018
9:13 AM
@SNOWMAN Harp sounds great!
Watch that open bottom string, sometimes it gets sounded inadvertently.
LumberjackShark
75 posts
Mar 27, 2018
9:43 AM
I play the Baritone Uke.... four strings is my limit! I had tried guitar many times, but gave up. I'm enjoying the Uke. I recently bought a 4 string banjo and tuned it to the Uke. I really like playing it a lot.

But, I'm not that good, but have fun. I'm better at the harp....
Grey Owl
876 posts
Mar 27, 2018
10:09 AM
Always good to see some guitar. Thanks for the clips above gents. Nice!

Harp is my first love but I’ve dabbled with acoustic guitar over the years. Here are some clips with the rack. Always wanted to play some lead but never got to grips with it.

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Last Edited by Grey Owl on Mar 27, 2018 10:11 AM
shadoe42
346 posts
Mar 27, 2018
2:38 PM
Played for years

My current gig.

Cheeks and Phoenix


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Last Edited by shadoe42 on Mar 27, 2018 2:38 PM
AppalachiaBlues
146 posts
Apr 02, 2018
1:03 AM
I tried to learn guitar 30 years ago. That was before Youtube, and before I had any idea about music theory. So I never got further than learning a handful of chord shapes, and imitating a few Stones or Neil Young songs. I then became busy with everything else in my life, and I gave up on guitar.

Recently I dug out my dusty 30-year-old Yamaha folk guitar, re-strung it, and started to learn again. It is so much easier now, since I have learned about music, and music theory, through the harmonica. And having played harp in a blues-rock band over the past 6-8 years has really increased my understanding of the guitar. The huge amount of instructional videos available on Youtube today is also a game changer, compared to 30 years ago. I'm now motivated, and at a phase in my life where I have a bit more time to dedicate to guitar. I have starting playing 10 to 20 minutes every day. The barre chords are proving nearly impossible on my old acoustic, so I'm thinking about buying one of those Mexican Telecasters. To be continued...

Last Edited by AppalachiaBlues on Apr 02, 2018 3:20 AM
BC
77 posts
Apr 02, 2018
5:45 AM
In my previous post I had mentioned that I could not play the six string. However that has now changed. My son and I each received really nice used electric guitars under the condition we use them. I spent the three day weekend teaching myself to play. Still have much to improve upon, but it's a start. All my music knowledge from harmonica, mandolin, and other instruments really helped.

BC
urple
10 posts
Apr 02, 2018
9:30 AM
I have an electric ukelele that I bought for less than 100$. I am eventually going to try that with harp together.
BnT
162 posts
Apr 03, 2018
12:04 AM
I have played slide for almost 50 years. I've played very seldom the past 10 years but I had two great teachers - Luther Tucker and Hound Dog Taylor - so every now and then I bring out my 4 pick-up Kimberly just to hear that sound again.

I always think of Hound Dog's line, "When I die they'll say, 'He couldn't play shit, but he sure sounded good'." That would be enough for me.
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David Herzhaft
68 posts
Apr 04, 2018
9:49 AM
I play some guitar on my latest album Pacific Lounge
The guitar is a great instrument to compose
It's also a great help to understand and hear harmony



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https://www.youtube.com/davidherzhaft

Last Edited by David Herzhaft on Apr 04, 2018 9:54 AM
Bilzharp
163 posts
Apr 04, 2018
12:11 PM
Nice, David! And Brent Mason also plays on your album? Not too shabby.
I play "living room" guitar. Mostly cowboy chords. I have started to incorporate lap steel guitar on a few gigs. I'm not very good but having fun with it. Mostly on swing tunes but here I sneak in a few blues licks near the end of "Diving Duck Blues":

waltertore
3037 posts
Apr 05, 2018
3:23 PM
Here is a clip of me playing guitar from a Spontobeat documentary done way back on a playschool camera that recoded on cassette tape. I have a real bass and drummer backing me.



playing harp and guitar


Wah wah pedal guitar with Lewis Cowdry (original member of Storm with Stevie Vaughn) and Sean Carney(IBC winner) in my back yard





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Last Edited by waltertore on Apr 05, 2018 3:38 PM
David Herzhaft
69 posts
Apr 08, 2018
9:31 PM
@ Bilzharp

Thanks ! Yes Brent plays on 2 tunes Malibu and Melody Maker and he's killin' it as usual :D
I play unison on his whole end solo at the end of Malibu check it out it's pretty cool on a 10 hole !

There's also Yussi and Carl Verheyen as guitar guests on this album (Pacific Lounge)
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www.davidherzhaft.com
https://www.youtube.com/davidherzhaft


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