[Greg_F_Lee]

Most awesome rendition! The barre chords rang out much cleaner than I’ve been able to master!

[Greg_F_Lee]

Great job @Moose408!

[Greg_F_Lee]

I agree with Kitman but also would clarify that I use other guitar teaching sites as supplements to TAC. The other two sites focus on the electric guitar, which I like better. But there is a lot of commonality among the content of the three.

But the others don’t have the daily interaction with other players, which is what makes TAC special.

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks, @stevieblues ! Now I just need to expand beyond two chords!

[Greg_F_Lee]

I agree @Mrfredsporty , barre chords are evil. But necessary. I need a barre chord coach who can give me hands on barre chord training.

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thank you, @Brian2501 , @Moonhare , and @Loraine . That makes two barre chords I can play clearly but they say slow and steady wins the race!

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks, @GuitarGeni and @Bill_Brown for the encouragement. I’m determined to not give up on barre chords!

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks for your help @Bill_Brown . I’m leaning towards taking the plunge with the Santa Cruz Low Tension strings. I too like bending the strings and @MikeGaurnier said they were better for barre chords, which I need to get better at, and fingerpicking, which I like. I would love to know how you like the Santa Cruz strings once you get them on.

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks for the endorsement @Mrfredsporty ! I’m leaning toward the Santa Cruz light gauge.

[Greg_F_Lee]

At least you’re being honest, @MikeGaurnier . I probably will buy the Santa Cruz strings just because of the personal TAC endorsements. However, the Scottish blood in my veins keeps telling me, “You’ll never know the difference, laddie.” 😁

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks @Cadgirl for the timely info! I was leaning toward light gauge strings anyway because of @Bill_Brown and @MikeGaurnier ‘s advice that lighter strings bend better. Mike also said they were better for barre chords and fingerpicking, which I’m trying to get better at. Still, it’s hard to imagine a dread couldn’t handle the heavier gauge. I don’t know what my current strings are.

[Greg_F_Lee]

@MikeGaurnier

Thanks for the helpful and clarifying responses to the bewildering questions about strings! I now have a much better idea of what I’m looking for. Although I love bluegrass, like you, I like to bend the strings. And Lord knows I need as much help as possible with barre chords. Because I’m also looking to do more fingerpicking, lighter strings with a brighter sound might be just the ticket.

Thanks again, Mike

Greg 😎

[Greg_F_Lee]

@Cadgirl , thanks for your advice. After hearing people talk about changing strings every two weeks or monthly, I was too embarrassed to admit to using the same strings for almost two years of constant playing. So it was good to hear you and @MikeGaurnier talk about going much longer between string changes.

[Greg_F_Lee]

Thanks @MoochasPoochas ! About how long will the Santa Cruz strings last under daily playing?

[Greg_F_Lee]

Many thanks (again) @MikeGaurnier for getting an answer! I thought ATs were once live streamed but am probably misremembering them.

Greg