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Have you tried a GS Mini Mahogany without the Electronics They are $499 new and you can fined them used for ~$400 sometimes less.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GSMiniMBP–taylor-gs-mini-mahogany-acoustic-guitar-natural-with-black-pickguard

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Taylor GS Mini Mahogany Acoustic Guitar - Natural with Black Pickguard

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Mahogany Top, Sapele Back and Sides, Sapele Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Natural

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Hey there – this is really amazing. Thanks so much for sharing this. It is one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen on TAC (in my ~2+ years of being here).

Do they have any curriculum or anything for you to work from or do you just teach some chords and songs based on what they like?

Happy holidays – people like you give me hope in the dark.

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This was fantastic – thanks Marisa. Beautiful – love this song. Great job!

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I have a D’addario finger exerciser thing that I use when I travel and can’t bring a guitar. I have a smaller bodied Taylor GS-Mini and for road-trips I’ll try to bring that along which has been nice. Also, when traveling I’ll try to visit guitar stores and try out guitars and use that time to do some fingering exercises or chord transitions or practice a song I’m working on a few times, etc.

Another thing I’ll do is use the Fretonomy app on my phone to do fretboard memorization or scale drills.

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Hey thanks Squirrel! 🙂

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Thanks John!

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Thanks – I just found my local chapter and reached out to them. Rock on.

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Thanks so much for the kind words! 🙂 We’re all on our own journey – there’s plenty of things I’m working on too. Rock on and let’s go practice!

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Hey there – sorry to hear that you and your wife are going through a challenging time and I hope it gets better soon and you are able to get some rest and some playing time back. Sending positive vibes your way for your wife’s speedy recovery.

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Thanks coach! 🙂 Much appreciated – hope you have a nice week.

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Thank you so much Lankerking! I really appreciate the kind words and encouragement. I hope you have a great week ahead and get to play a lot of guitar!

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Thanks StringSlinger – great name. 🙂 Hope you have a nice week ahead!

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Thanks Albert!

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Hey Lorraine – thanks for the compliment!! I always appreciate your feedback and encouragement. 🙂

I’m not sure I remember where I got it from. I normally just try to listen to the songs a lot and get as close as I can to what sounds like the recording. I don’t always get it right but I get close enough that it works.

Rock on and I hope you have a nice week ahead!

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Thanks Mike! I learned some chords and a few songs in college and then didn’t play for ~20 years. I started noodling again in the summer of 2022 and joined TAC in October of 2022. I’ve played pretty consistently almost daily for 30-60minutes for the past 2 years. How long is a hard question to answer – as Tony likes to say we are all on our own guitar journey. I like Tony’s focus on where I was last week, last month, last year and how much I’ve grown in that time. Some week’s it doesn’t feel like much, but when I look bat a month, or a quarter, or a year – I can really see the growth.

My sister said something really nice last week – ‘you’ve gone from someone who looks like they are learning guitar to someone who is just playing guitar’. That’s gonna stick with me. 🙂

Rock on and I hope you find some time to play today!!