"Hey Ken, I haven't found a lot happening on this site. I do get together with a buddy every Tuesday. Haven't found anything else - we are in Johns Creek. Maybe we can talk about getting together at some point. I am diving deeply into…"
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Scogar replied to Ken Rogers's discussion Anything happening on the north side of Atlanta? in the group Georgians
Phyllis Woolery replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"I love to play the Beatles and Pink Floyd"
stephen bailey replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"hey scougar...... that can be a tough question as everyone does things in many different ways.. i myself found the size of your pick helpful....try the small medium fender picks as htey dont seem as awkward as larger picks and the have a nice…"
DMackey replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"I play 90% acoustic. Myself and 2 others (a bass player and another acoustic player) play similar things you are playing and we are starting to play for events locally.
We do a little of almost everything but I enjoy Buffet, CCR, John Prine(for his…"
DMackey replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"Hi Scott,
I'm self taught, I guess that's a mixture of all the people that ever took the time to show me a thing or two. Sometimes it's good and other times it's a copy of their mistakes but I learn faster that way. Youtube also…"
Ken Rogers replied to Scogar's discussion New Guy in Town in the group Georgians"Hey, Scogar! I live in the East Cobb/Roswell area. I've been to the jam in Newnan James mentioned once, and it was worth the hour's drive! Call it a day trip, and have a blast..."
Scogar replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"Hey Dale, I mostly played acoustic strumming or rhythm. So pretty much any rock song that was just that, including a lot of Buffett, Grateful Dead, etc. the stuff you get in fake books.in April i learned that a coworker that I liked played as well.…"
DMackey replied to Scogar's discussion Starting Out in the group Front Porch Pickers"Hi Scogar,
What genre of music are you interested in?
Thanks
Dale"
Scogar joined Scott Nygaard, Senior Editor's group
Flatpickers
A group for plectrologists--guitarists who attack their strings with a plectrum, also known as a flatpick.
Scogar added a discussion to the group Front Porch Pickers
Starting Out
I am looking to create some dialog hopefully. I joined these groups as did many of us to learn from others and to pass on what I know as well.I am not new to the guitar but stayed mostly in the chord strumming arena for many many years. I am trying to break out of that. One of the areas that I am looking at building my skills in is flatpicking. I realize that playing with others is the best way to learn and I do that. But what I would like is for some of you that are on the flatpicking path to…See More
Scogar commented on DMackey's group Front Porch Pickers"Hey all, also new here. Been playing guitar for a long time but kept myself stuck at chords/fake books for all these years. Now me and a bud are trying to break out of that rut and progress with more improv/jamming and we are both interested in…"
Scogar joined DMackey's groupFront Porch Pickers
WELCOME FOLKS! Pull Up A Chair And Stay Awhile. For anyone that ever enjoyed a front porch.
Scogar replied to Scogar's discussion New Guy in Town in the group Georgians"Hi James, would love to but I live up in the Duluth/Alpharetta/Johns Creek area. Hoping to find some people up this way...in fact I may already have someone of similar guitar background. But you are right....the few times I have jammed with others…"
James Sennett replied to Scogar's discussion New Guy in Town in the group Georgians"Hey, Scogar! Welcome to AG! Where in GA are you from? The best way to get better at guitar is to play regularly with people. If you're from the South Atlanta area, what they call the "Southern Crescent," I could help you get hooked up…"
Scogar added a discussion to the group Georgians
New Guy in Town
I think I sent everyone an email message when I meant to introduce myself via discussion. My name is Scott but nickname has been Scogar for quite a while so I'm going with that here. I subscribed to Acoustic Guitar for a couple of years but dropped it a few years ago. I am new to this group and to the forum in general. The email I sent is below:Just joined up. Jack of all trades, master of none. Goes for guitar aswell. Played since high school in 79 but never got really good. Alwaysplayed for…See More
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- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Amateur or recreational musician
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- 20-30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Mostly acoustic chord progression w/vocals such as Buffett, Grateful Dead, etc. Interested in Blues and Bluegrass
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I don't regularly read Acoustic Guitar
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