USE THE BGU FORUM AS A MENTOR
- Thread starter Russ
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I ran a saw accross my right thumb some 15 years ago
and my life was shit because the love of my life was lost, playing the guitr, I could play about 15 minutes and because of the fact I have no feeling in my last digit in my thumb I cramped up so quick I could not play'
Igave everything I had away and finally sould a guitar I had had for 20 plus years
I wanted to comit suicide ,seriously I thought about it when a friend of mine gave me a great acoustic,right handed, we wwent up camping and hikeing for 2 weeks and I figured out I could comp some chords.
I kinda liked that and my wife bought me my PRS and MY AM Strat so I would continue. She told me if I was going to be the bastard I had become we were going to get a divorce.
In 2010 she told me to either get it back together, and get another band or she was moving out. I started playing 3 hours a day and have done so till this day. I realize Iwillnever beableto shred again, but I play a mean Chicago style blues these days, I have to chicken pick because I have no feeling in the thumb and depend on sound to realize where it is . So I am trying like hell to develope a great style doing such.
Griff has been a life savor to me, he has been the only teacher I have had in the last few years who tells me strait I am screwing up and here is a study I need to ace. He understands my frustration, I need to get motor memory with a entire technique going. and he pushes me to do such. I also realize what I will sound like without the ability to hold a pick and he shows me great pickers who used thumb and a few fingers to try to emulate. I cannot express the thanks I have he took me on.
and my life was shit because the love of my life was lost, playing the guitr, I could play about 15 minutes and because of the fact I have no feeling in my last digit in my thumb I cramped up so quick I could not play'
Igave everything I had away and finally sould a guitar I had had for 20 plus years
I wanted to comit suicide ,seriously I thought about it when a friend of mine gave me a great acoustic,right handed, we wwent up camping and hikeing for 2 weeks and I figured out I could comp some chords.
I kinda liked that and my wife bought me my PRS and MY AM Strat so I would continue. She told me if I was going to be the bastard I had become we were going to get a divorce.
In 2010 she told me to either get it back together, and get another band or she was moving out. I started playing 3 hours a day and have done so till this day. I realize Iwillnever beableto shred again, but I play a mean Chicago style blues these days, I have to chicken pick because I have no feeling in the thumb and depend on sound to realize where it is . So I am trying like hell to develope a great style doing such.
Griff has been a life savor to me, he has been the only teacher I have had in the last few years who tells me strait I am screwing up and here is a study I need to ace. He understands my frustration, I need to get motor memory with a entire technique going. and he pushes me to do such. I also realize what I will sound like without the ability to hold a pick and he shows me great pickers who used thumb and a few fingers to try to emulate. I cannot express the thanks I have he took me on.
Alexander Blue
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Great story RJ ... more evidence we all picked the right teacher.
