I played the guitar as a kid for a brief spell. Now that I am 60 I am thinking of buying an electric guitar and starting up again. Cheaper than buying a Porsche as a mid-life crisis gift.
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You say that now ...Cheaper than buying a Porsche as a mid-life crisis gift.
And way cheaper than a 30 yo girlfriend.I played the guitar as a kid for a brief spell. Now that I am 60 I am thinking of buying an electric guitar and starting up again. Cheaper than buying a Porsche as a mid-life crisis gift.
I agree 100% about the internet and YouTube - wish I'd had all that information at my fingertips when I was younger! Being able to find instructional videos and/or tab for almost any song you could possibly think of is amazing.One of the great benefits you have now that we didn't have back in the day (I'm 54) is the virtual cornucopia of information available to us these days. The University of YouTube is an almost endless source of information for budding musicians an veterans alike. I spend more time there than anywhere else on the internet lately. There is more free instruction there than you'll ever be able to watch.
As for your "stumbling block," I'm not sure I'd look at it that way. By playing all the things that interest you, you are becoming a more well-rounded player, and actually developing your own style influenced by them all.
I'd like to get back into recording, it's been a while since I've played around with it. My last interface was firewire, and no computers have those ports anymore. I recently bought a Positive Grid Spark practice amp that works as a USB interface, but I haven't messed with it yet.I've finally opened up Logic Pro for the first time in about 2 years and starting to track guitars again. The band I was in previously split when the drummer and singer moved to Australia, and we've just decided to make another record, but remotely. Am super excited about it!
I'd like to get back into recording, it's been a while since I've played around with it. My last interface was firewire, and no computers have those ports anymore. I recently bought a Positive Grid Spark practice amp that works as a USB interface, but I haven't messed with it yet.
Doing remote collabs like that is fun! I did one a number of years ago on a guitar forum, the people contributing were from all over the world. I played bass on that one - they had guitarists lined up out the door, and it was a simple enough bass line. I'm not really a bass player, but I have a Yamaha bass pretty much just for recording stuff.
I use GarageBand, which is actually a pretty decent DAW for my (limited) needs - it has way more capabilities than I'll probably ever use. I've never messed with keyboards/MIDI controllers because any keyed instrument has always been a complete and total mystery to me. I can play a bit of bass and simple drum stuff, but I can't fake it even a little bit on keys. A basic 4/4 rock beat on drums is easy enough, but I'll never be mistaken for a real drummer - and don't ask for complicated fills or any of those "math rock" time signatures.My wife bought me a Behringer UMC404 a couple of years ago. I'm finally finding time to investigate how it works. I'm using Reaper as a DAW and learning the ins and outs. I also picked up a 25 key Alesis midi controller to play with. I'm not a great player but I can hold my own for a little bit. I love that there is online collaborations that can be done.
I can't play keys to save my life. I got it to help with creating drum tracks to play guitar against. Chopsticks is about it.I use GarageBand, which is actually a pretty decent DAW for my (limited) needs - it has way more capabilities than I'll probably ever use. I've never messed with keyboards/MIDI controllers because any keyed instrument has always been a complete and total mystery to me. I can play a bit of bass and simple drum stuff, but I can't fake it even a little bit on keys. A basic 4/4 rock beat on drums is easy enough, but I'll never be mistaken for a real drummer - and don't ask for complicated fills or any of those "math rock" time signatures.
I've always said that if I really wanted to get into a band and play out, I'd put the guitars in the closet and take up bass full time. Guitarists are a dime a dozen, bass players seem to be harder to find.I've played bass in numerous mostly cover bands since the early 2000s until a few years ago. I mostly played around Central Ohio but sometimes ventured to Toledo, Cleveland, and near Put-in-Bay. These days, I'm so busy with my job and family that I just do not have the patience for band drama, and the money doesn't impact me quite so much. On the bright side, now I have more time to devote to golf!
Rick Beato does some interesting videos. The one about EVH's "Brown Sound" and the "What if EVH, Eric Johnson or Peter Frampton played the Stairway to Heaven Solo" were both a lot of fun to watch. He takes a pretty deep dive on some stuff.Check out Everything Music YouTuber Rick Beato, he just passed 2 Million subscribers, i got on the bus at around 270 k... have built some guitars, had two-drummer band back in college early 70's, Chicago Blues + ABB, Dead stuff was great fun, only got shut down couple times for being too loud..
playin guitar and golf
I'd like to get back into recording, it's been a while since I've played around with it. My last interface was firewire, and no computers have those ports anymore. I recently bought a Positive Grid Spark practice amp that works as a USB interface, but I haven't messed with it yet.
Doing remote collabs like that is fun! I did one a number of years ago on a guitar forum, the people contributing were from all over the world. I played bass on that one - they had guitarists lined up out the door, and it was a simple enough bass line. I'm not really a bass player, but I have a Yamaha bass pretty much just for recording stuff.
My wife bought me a Behringer UMC404 a couple of years ago. I'm finally finding time to investigate how it works. I'm using Reaper as a DAW and learning the ins and outs. I also picked up a 25 key Alesis midi controller to play with. I'm not a great player but I can hold my own for a little bit. I love that there is online collaborations that can be done.
I use a behringer UMC404HD interface into Reaper. It's a very budget-friendly, usable setup. That interface is better than the price indicates (as is Reaper).My wife bought me a Behringer UMC404 a couple of years ago. I'm finally finding time to investigate how it works. I'm using Reaper as a DAW and learning the ins and outs.
No different than golf gear - the answer is always "Of course you do!"I'm a lousy guitar player and its been a LONG time since I played at all. Gotten the itch lately and all of a sudden am pondering modern gear. My setup is a Squier strat from mid-nineties, well neglected. And as a misguided teen picked up a Fender Pro 185 also back in the mid nineties. Both still work, but jacks are shot and the amp pots need work. So, not quite, but almost junk.
At minimum, thinking a small solid state practice amp and cheap electric guitar so the kids and I have something to play around with. I would like them to have cheap gear available. But one gets to browsing, and darned if the latent interest in nice amps and guitars hasn't perked up.
I mean, I need new guitar gear, right?