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08-01-2020, 12:04 AM
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1. Never stopped playing for more that 40 years
2. Still trying to get better - not an easy task if you miss talent :-) 3. Playing on several festivals in front of more than 10000 people 4. Finding great (much better than me) musicians that love to play with me 5. Most important: I still LOVE to play and love my guitars after all these years 
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#50
08-01-2020, 05:50 AM
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I don't see any single great accomplishment. But time has some value I suppose. 60 years playing, heading toward 6000 posts, accumulating some great guitars, being regarded as good by those with low standards.... Now I'm scrapping the bottom of the barrel. Better stop while ahead.
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The Bard Rocks Fay OM Sinker Redwood/Tiger Myrtle Sexauer L00 Adk/Magnolia For Sale Hatcher Jumbo Bearclaw/"Bacon" Padauk Goodall Jumbo POC/flamed Mahogany Appollonio 12 POC/Myrtle MJ Franks Resonator, all Australian Blackwood Blackbird "Lucky 13" - carbon fiber '31 National Duolian + many other stringed instruments.
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#53
08-01-2020, 08:55 AM
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In the grand scheme of things figuring out the lead break in Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne" isn't that big a deal, but it was a fun challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4jM-E25n9g Going note for note on Mark Knopfler's song "Privateer" comes in second https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YDPsHznyRU Third goes to playing a song for a wedding, but I was too nervous to enjoy it. I suppose sticking with playing guitar since I was 16 goes on the list somewhere, it's been a rewarding life long friend.
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#54
08-01-2020, 11:59 AM
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Greatest accomplishment..... Getting to a point where I stopped saying I stink.
I mentioned on this forum that I had been playing for years but I would always say to myself.... "I'm not very good." Someone then replied …… "You're better than you think. Look back to the first time you picked up a guitar. You've come a long ways since then." From that point on I had more praise for myself. I haven't said I stink for 2 or 3 years now.
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08-01-2020, 12:20 PM
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Well, I'm not often "me-centric" but in private I've often known the answer to this question.
I started college many years ago and had never played guitar or sung in front of anyone to that time. I had played trombone in all kinds of bands and symphonies, however. The "bug" hit me hard and I was determined to learn and "do it".........and this led me to play in a folk group with my fellow members all having serious previous experience in both guitar and voice. So, I played "catch-up" and put in maybe 6 hours a day and really re-arranged priorities. And by junior year we were playing all over New England, rallies and small venues, composing and arranging our own music along with cover songs of the day, cut a "demo" record and meeting with a major producer. The highlight was opening for a major popular group in concert in our 4th year. What that journey taught me is more than guitar....it's that if I want something and am willing to put in the time, practice and commitment, I can make it happen and have success. So, that journey really instructed portions of my entire life and how it's unfolded.....a lot of lessons learned. It's something I'm very proud of accomplishing and of course it's given me great memories later in life and built a bridge to where I am today with my music.
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08-01-2020, 12:47 PM
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I'm 60 yrs. old and started playing live in 1980.
I mainly played electric until I joined a country/rock band in the early 90's and had to play A LOT of female tunes. This is when I really got into playing acoustic and learned how necessary a capo is for many country songs. I also learned to do a lot of finger picking as well. So in short, my greatest acoustic accomplishment, is learning female country tunes and incorporating a lot of finger picking. and knowing where and when to use a capo.
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#57
08-01-2020, 01:00 PM
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For me, it was turning to fingerstyle some years ago and taking private lessons for the last two years to become an intermediate player : I now can learn very interesting pieces all over the neck.
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Needed some nylons, a wide range of acoustics and some weirdos to be happy...
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08-01-2020, 02:30 PM
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Enjoying playing for 50 years without being bitter that I'll never be as good as I want to be. But I suppose that would everyone really. Just always enjoyed the process.
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08-01-2020, 08:43 PM
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For me it was when I learned to use my RH thumb to move independently so that I could play a bass line. Then it was learning Travis picking.
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(2006) Larrivee OM-03R, (2009) Martin D-16GT, (1998) Fender Am Std Ash Stratocaster, (2013) McKnight McUke, (1989) Kramer Striker ST600, a couple of DIY builds (2013, 2023)
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