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This was great! I’m a huge dead fan as well (just say Dead & Co at the sphere with my sister a few weeks ago). I’m also learning Althea right now – great name!!

Rock on Althea – great playing and singing. Awesome style. 🙂

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Hey there – normally Tony recommends to start with the 5-day guitar challenge: https://tonypolecastro.com/courses/5-day-guitar-routine-challenge/ and then just jump into the course on any Monday as each week is built around a similar song or method and build on each other so bets to start on a Monday.

I go through the other courses if/when I have time after the normal daily lesson, or on weekends when there aren’t any daily lessons. I went through the fretobard wizard over the course of a few weekends and probably a good time for me to do it again. But I also enjoy the other skills and lesson courses (especially the Jam along with Tony area!). There’s no reason you have to do the fretboard wizard early. You’ll still get a lot out of the lessons. As i learn more through the fretboard wizard, the lessons take on added meaning and connections.

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I really like the Dunlop Primetone with the raised bumps. I keep one in my pocket and I like the tactile texture. I’ve tried a few different weights and I seem to like the .96 thickness the most.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JB4WDMY?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0&th=1

[DiscostewLA]

Thanks albert_d! I usualyl use a mic so I can get the guitar and vocals in the same take but I figured since there were no vocals with this I’d try to go direct through the pickup. I played around with a bunch of the different GarageBand ‘guitar’ sounds but didn’t really like any of them so I just used the basic guitar sound in garage band and played with the EQ a a litle bit. There’s certainly a lot more to play with once you get something recorded you can do all sorts of fun stuff. But for me now I’m just about getting a simple guitar and vocal track. Rock on!

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Thanks!

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Thanks Philb!

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Thanks so much Bill1am! I appreciate it and hope you have a good weekend – rock on!

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Thanks Philb! Hope you’re doing well!

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Thanks albert_d – I hope all is well with you!

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Cool – thanks Paul. I appreciate it and hope you have a nice weekend ahead!

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Hey Braden – thanks so much! I hope you’re doing well and have a lovely weekend!

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I also invested in a $35 BlueChip pick based on some YouTube videos and it sounded ok but it sits on the shelf while I use the Primetone. 🙂

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Thank you so much Loraine! That really means a lot to me and is so encouraging to hear. I sent you a direct message with the link to the YT video I used to learn the song.

I hope you have a great week ahead! Rock on. 🙂

[DiscostewLA]

Cool – thanks albert_d! I don’t usually do the ‘thumb-wrap’ technique that a lot of pros do for barre cords. My thumbs are kind of short and stubby and don’t wrap around necks well. But it worked for this little chord. Hope you have a great week ahead!

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Hey there – thanks so much!