Recent content by 18 till I die

Hi Mage, I live in Chadwell Heath, near to Romford. I know your area quite well as my job as surveyor takes me all over North London

Thanks for the advice Mark

58 years old been a rock lover all my life, picked up a guitsr for the first time 8 months ago and have been feeling the pain and frustration ever since :) but i love it. Still attend lots of gigs and festivals, saw The Cure last night and will be seeing Springsteen, Bloc Party and attending...

Good evening guys (London 9-45pm) i would appreciate your advice on two subjects which are as follows. I have a Yamaha Pacific guitar which I have no problem with BUT i really want a Telecaster which would cost about £450 (twice the price of the Pacific), the question is as a novice would it be...

I suspect i will get there someday but i do believe i have the worlds most uncooperative fingers.:) Strange thing is i still enjoy it.

Thank you all for the warm welcome no doubt in the coming weeks and months you will get fed up with my "stupid" questions :) for instance how do i set up my guitar/amp to copy for example Angus Young's sound ? (the question is rhetorical by the way, i dont expect an answer) sounds silly i know...

Thank you for the welcome, nice to talk to people with the same interest. PS, I am also rubbish at golf :)

18, I wish :) , 58 i am afraid, still your post gives me hope. 18 till I die is my philosophy (i hope that dosent sound to pretensious)

Good afternoon (well it is in London). Eight months ago at 58 years of age I decided as a lifelong lover of rock music to try the one thing I have always wanted to do, which like all of you is to play the guitar. I bought a cheap kit off e bay and realised i had 10 thumbs and two left hands :)...