Do You Play Guitar?

deansolo · Post by **deansolo** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:55 pm

I know a few chords and play around with it a bit.

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:50 pm

hey deansolo,
you work at/own cats eye pedals right? (or so i think ive read

).
your sig says cats-eye pedals are available at vintage guitars in the UK, i checked their website but found no trace

presumably they are out of stock... do you now of any other UK dealers either currently or in the future? id rather not have the hassle of shipping from the US.
thanks.

(ive developed a soft spot for the mother fuzz

)

deansolo · Post by **deansolo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:50 pm

rice_pudding wrote:hey deansolo,
you work at/own cats eye pedals right? (or so i think ive read ).
your sig says cats-eye pedals are available at vintage guitars in the UK, i checked their website but found no trace presumably they are out of stock... do you now of any other UK dealers either currently or in the future? id rather not have the hassle of shipping from the US.
thanks.

(ive developed a soft spot for the mother fuzz )

Here's the link:

http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/in ... gory_id=91

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:07 pm

thanks deansolo (i owe you one)

,

now i just need to save some cash and the mutha fuzz will be mine

another pedal to add to the collection

deansolo · Post by **deansolo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:26 pm

No problem man,...It was my pleasure!

Keep Rockin',

Dean

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:16 pm

Sure, I play guitar... Have been for the 5 years (started when I was 13). Hopefully, I'll be playing for many years to come

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:46 pm

Tommy wrote: Hopefully, I'll be playing for many years to come

+1
i cant imagine not playing guitar,
if nothing else what would i spend my money on

deansolo · Post by **deansolo** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:21 pm

rice_pudding wrote:
Tommy wrote: Hopefully, I'll be playing for many years to come
+1
i cant imagine not playing guitar,
if nothing else what would i spend my money on

Would you say The Guitar is your Life?

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:59 pm

deansolo wrote:Would you say The Guitar is your Life?

I'd say the guitar is an enjoyable part of my life but by no means the center of it.

deansolo · Post by **deansolo** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:31 am

RockyRhoads wrote:
deansolo wrote:Would you say The Guitar is your Life?
I'd say the guitar is an enjoyable part of my life but by no means the center of it.

I'd have to say the guitar IS the center of my life.

I guess you can say I'm a guitar geek!

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:50 am

Been there... my wife and kids have replaced the guitar as the main importance. However, the guitar does help keep me sane.

frank · Post by **frank** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:24 am

sometimes i just take them out and admire them. when i don't have one handy, i wish i did so i could play what i'm hearing in my head.

siro_angel · Post by **siro_angel** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:47 am

frank wrote:sometimes i just take them out and admire them. when i don't have one handy, i wish i did so i could play what i'm hearing in my head.

actually frank what guitars do you have and what songs do you know how to play?

Simon

rice_pudding · Post by **rice_pudding** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 6:53 pm

deansolo wrote:
rice_pudding wrote:
Tommy wrote: Hopefully, I'll be playing for many years to come
+1
i cant imagine not playing guitar,
if nothing else what would i spend my money on
Would you say The Guitar is your Life?

tough question, officialy at least im pursueing the hope of a future as a film-maker, (film is my second love). To be honest id rather play music but i dont see it as a realistic possibility, if i did id be studying music at uni not film, call me disolusioned but i feel that in the industry today talent means nothing and no matter how hard you work/practice getting a record deal (or finding any kind of work for that matter ) is just pot luck

.
but music is still my priority and ill be playing hours everday till the day i die regardless of my other commitments (trust me ill fit in in somehow). i suppose i hold the hope that i might get a chance to play music for a living one day...
so is guitar my life? No, but music 100% is.
oh and for the record im coming out the closet (no not that one

) i'll admit it im... a guitar geek

Paul Wolfe · Post by **Paul Wolfe** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:15 pm

Define "guitar geek" for me, would you please?

I am not a guy who gets into all the new effects and equipment. I am actually planning to donate all of my guitars but one to an organization that will give them to kids who'd like to learn but cannot afford to buy a guitar. I just need to find such an organization (I live in a community where Microsoft has made millionaires of so many people, it's hard to find the 'needy' ones).

On the other hand, I read everything I can find on playing techniques and styles. I have loads of material for teaching and learning the instrument (the latest being the Guitar Grid system) and I study this stuff constantly. In addition, I write out scales in music notation, as intervals and using letter names. I'm constantly thinking guitar, if not constantly playing guitar.

Does this make me a "guitar geeki"?