MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
Its great you now have both the freedom and time to learn the guitar.
Sadly, I have no musical ability what so ever so it's not something I could try myself.
Sadly, I have no musical ability what so ever so it's not something I could try myself.
Northerner · 70-79, M
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Skitzo · 56-60, M
@samueltyler2 some martins can be worth mega bucks. My 2nd wife searched for her grandads guitar that was auctioned when he had gotten sick. To her it was "her grandpas guitar". To a collector it was priced at over $200k. A member of lynard skynard had it displayed in his collection of gibson les pauls.
Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
You seem to have learned a very important life lesson with this new endeavor.
It's never to late for most any thing non-biological.
I hate when people say I am too old to start now.
I play guitar. I have since I was around 11 or 12.
It can be a bit overwhelming at the start but it is so worth it to stick to it.
It has gotten me through some tough times and it has always been a comfort.
It's never to late for most any thing non-biological.
I hate when people say I am too old to start now.
I play guitar. I have since I was around 11 or 12.
It can be a bit overwhelming at the start but it is so worth it to stick to it.
It has gotten me through some tough times and it has always been a comfort.
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@Dainbramadge Yes people say that too easily. If you keep doing new things no matter how old you are, you will live life to the fullest. Better not start acting old before you actually are.
Being creative in one way or an other is extremely important to me. I am glad I can do so again.
Being creative in one way or an other is extremely important to me. I am glad I can do so again.
Thorstormbringer · M
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@samueltyler2 I had to take a pause, but starting up again. Occasionally hitting the right strings 😊
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
I played guitar when younger. I found it easy to play by ear, since many of the chords were easy to pick up. Two of my grandsons play guitar. One will be going to a music college to further his study. He prefers electric guitar, and bass, although he does play standup acoustic bass. I changed to the trombone and now play in 3 bands.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
Do you have a bucket list? A guitar is a great instrument to start with.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Tamara68 Is it gas or electric? The last visit to Europe, we noticed a much better availability of charging stations, many free, in the countries we visited than in the US.
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@samueltyler2 Mine is gas. Electric cars are still more expensive than gas. In the last few years the charging stations have increased a lot. A few years ago there was almost nothing in Belgium.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Tamara68 I lease my car, but the tax advantages given me brought the price of the plug in electric car i drive, almost $70 USD cheaper then the identical gas version. Now i average over 100 miles per gallon.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@JohnnySpot Can you explain to me the way you play it?
Tres13 · 51-55, M
Yes I’ve seen you on YouTube @JohnnySpot
Thorstormbringer · M
You are right! You can! Please pursue these dreams! You will be greatly rewarded by personal satisfaction and the delight of creating music! I play several instruments and am self taught on all of them. I still add new instruments now and then and I am older than you!
LibertineWolf · 51-55, M
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@xinbaba I am starting with an online course that I found. There are two that seem fairly good. One free course from justinguitar and a course from Paul Davids. That one is not free but does look more inspiring. I will just start with justinguitar and see how it goes. I will take private lessons if I feel that this is not working well.
daydeeo · 61-69, M
How's it going Tamara? Still playing?
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
How is it going?
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Tamara68 can you play any tunes yet?
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@samueltyler2 just chords. I play along with songs on chordify.net
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@Tamara68 i will need to look at that. I use smartmusic to play and learn with. It is structured for learning. I think it's name changed recently. I used to play at folk festivals, chords and songs. I was not a rock band player, we didn't even dream of the electricity nic guitars available now b
Scubayoda · 46-50, M
A former student of mine started at 84. It helped with the arthritis in his hands too
Filho · 36-40, M
agree
its never too late
I will start guitar soon
its never too late
I will start guitar soon
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
How is it going,?
powernap · 56-60, M
I am happy for you.
LibertineWolf · 51-55, M
Get an electric. Like a decent Ibanez. The strings are nice and low and easy to fret. Doesnt require so much effort in pressing down on the strings to make a good sound. I started with a shitty no name acoustic when i was 12 yrs old and almost gave up until i found a playable guitar
HotPizza71 · 51-55, M
Tamara68 · 56-60, F
@HotPizza71 That's an idea, you have the right age for that. But it sounds less musical.