New here...hello!

[BallisticSquid]

Hi!

Just joined today and thought I'd say hello and introduce myself.

I'm a middle aged guy that's been playing guitar since his teens. I used to play mostly electric guitar and did so in a number of bands. For the past year I've been drawn to my acoustic guitar and have been playing that mostly.

I'm an active member in a number of other guitar related forums and decided that since I've been doing the "acoustic thing" lately, I should check this community out .

I look forward to chatting with all you nice folks!

[hairpuller]

Keep in mind, around these parts "middle-aged" is somewhere between 60 & 80. That's a good thing! I feel almost sprightly at 59!

Welcome to the AGF!
scott

[llew]

Welcome to the forum...glad to have you with us!

[Lkristians]

Welcome and enjoy! Glad to have you.
LarryK.

[reeve21]

Welcome Mr. Squid!

We have some great screen names, and can now add yours to that list.

With 8 arms I presume you play fingerstyle

[BallisticSquid]

Thanks for the warm welcome!! .

Originally Posted by reeve21

Welcome Mr. Squid!

We have some great screen names, and can now add yours to that list.

With 8 arms I presume you play fingerstyle

Well thank you! I have to come clean and say my screen name is not original. Any of you that have younger kids or even teens that were into Minecraft may be familiar with a YouTuber called StampyCat. One of his regular sidekicks was a fella named iBallisticSquid. I always thought it was a great name. When I found myself wanting to be a bit more anonymous with my internet presence, I decided to adopt the name, but dropped the "i".

The name stuck so I use it everywhere. When coming up with a name for my recording projects I tried many names, but "squid" kept coming back. So for that, my recording space (aka my basement) has become known as Suburban Squid Studios.

With 8 arms I should be able to play fingerstyle, but I'm a flatpicker.

[reeve21]

Thanks for that background, Squid. I'm one of those so called middle-aged guys, so I have never heard of you before

[Goat Mick]

Welcome!!!!

[Kerbie]

Welcome... glad to have you. Hope you enjoy it here.

[tippy5]

Welcome To the Jangle.

[Silly Moustache]

Hi young'un,

Hello from the UK!

[jpd]

Love the name! You've chosen wisely....

[ManyMartinMan]

Welcome. Funny thing........ my stripper name was Ballistic Squid.

[Dbone]

Well, from one Middle Ager to another, hello and welcome!

[Rockysdad]

Originally Posted by ManyMartinMan

Welcome. Funny thing........ my stripper name was Ballistic Squid.

Oh man, that conjures up something I can’t unthink now.

Welcome Squid, lots of good things going on here, and a few that’ll leave you wondering what’s going on. Ha, ha.