Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum - UTGF
Welcome to the Unofficial Taylor Guitar Forum! => Welcome to the UTGF! Please introduce Yourself! => Topic started by: not darth on December 12, 2011, 04:55:40 PM
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Hey all, might as well bump up the post count and check in here as well!
I'm Kris, but I go by "not darth" on the guitar forums; my wife had our son Luke a few months ago.
I barely even can claim to play guitar, I'm really no good but I can make some music-like noises here and there, and I'm getting better so it's all good. I'm in my mid-thirties and got my first guitar as a teen, a miserable Peavey T15 (3/4 size electric) but no amp, just hotwired it into the phono input on an old receiver. For a number of reasons I just didn't get the hang of it at the time, and sold it a few years later.
Fast-forward to 25, had the itch again and bought a MIM Stratocaster at an auction, got a little amp, some pedals, thought I was going to 'rock it out' but again, I just didn't do much with it and it eventually ended up in a closet. Probably shoulda taken lessons.
Then, about a year ago I dusted off the Strat and also took in my brother's Norma acoustic under foster care. Started playing a bit every day, found that I much preferred acoustic sounds to electric with effects and started to focus on acoustic music and I've always been a Beatles fan so I've been working on some of those, as well as hymns and Christmas tunes.
The Norma acoustic is really junk, action is about 1/4" high at the 12th fret, neck isn't straight, and it's just very hard to play.
So, I had saved a bit of scratch and then sold a few other gadgets on ebay, scrapped up enough to buy a Taylor and I've never looked back!!!
Now I'm making even more progress, can actually play a couple Christmas songs all the way through and the cats are no longer hiding under the bed!
I still think I should take lessons, but between my rotating shift at the hospital and keeping a 5 month old alive, I just don't have the time right now.
In any case, I try very hard to at least pick up the guitar everyday, sometimes for an hour or more, sometimes only for 5 minutes. It sure is fun!!!
There is just something magical about making music, it's indescribable.
Good to meet you all!
:D
-K
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greetings, fellow member of the 'blue quilted maple fan club' :D
i think we pretty much 'hi-jacked' rudals thread with our pics -
hopefully, he will forgive us as a fellow maple owner (sorry, rudals)
well, good to see you here & once again
WELCOME !
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Welcome aboard Kris,
Congratulations on your new child. They are a bundle of joy and a true gift :) AND, Welcome to the group.
Work sometimes keeps us away from our music, but as you stated a few minutes here and there goes a long way. I think I should be taking lessons, but I figure it is for my enjoyment and I am able to wade through most music I want to play by just listening. I've always played by ear and cannot read music or tabs. I guess I really should attempt it, maybe one day. See ya around.....
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Hi Kris! I've been enjoying reading your posts. :D Congrats on the Jr. Member status. I see that MichaelW has now attained Full Member status so you better get busy and catch up to him! ;)
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Hi Kris! I've been enjoying reading your posts. :D Congrats on the Jr. Member status. I see that MichaelW has now attained Full Member status so you better get busy and catch up to him! ;)
Oooo, I better get cooking!
;)
Just kidding, I'm not in any race, it's just so fun posting here that I can't help it!
:)
-K