[Loraine]

I wonder this all the time @Mrfredsporty ! I’m so amazed when I can pick up a song and play it almost immediately, and then Bam! I wonder if aim just that poorly skilled when another song just doesn’t come together for me so easily (and one I don’t think is much more complicated than the earlier one).

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Hi @David_Leo i go for overkill in my house. First, I have radiant (oil) heat for most of the house with electric baseboards in additions at the front and back of the house. Don’t believe what you hear about radiant heat being the most comfortable – it gets extremely dry and uncomfortable without humidifiers.

I have 2 Aircare Space Saver (Large) dehumidifiers – one downstairs and one upstairs (ahem – situated in my guitar room). They advertise that they’re for houses 2200 sq feet, but I find that having 2 of them in my 1680 sq ft. house work the best for me. I keep them at 50% humidity. The downstairs unit never hits 50% humidity. I’d say it averages 40%, but the upstairs tends to reach 50% more often. Upstairs is where the majority of my instruments are found. The humidifiers have lasted me several years and work great.

I keep all but 3 guitars in their cases with Humidipaks. The 3 I leave out are my electric, my 12 string and the current 6 string I’m playing. They’re humidified by the room humidifier, and I haven’t had any problems.

[Loraine]

I won’t really add to the suggestions, because there have been so many good ones that covered everything. There is no right or wrong direction to go in. This is your journey. Congratulations on picking up a guitar and completing what you’ve already accomplished. Celebrate having done so. Welcome to the world of TAC 🙂

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What a beautiful instrument. So much warmth and depth. Loved your performance, and yes in my eyes you are a star @Marty69 !

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Congrats on your commitment to the chord progressions. Improv and scales are a tasking of their own. What I’ve found helpful was simply playing around with the major or minor pentatonic scale in a particular key – I find a key on the low E, and then I look up backing tracks on YouTube with the key and whether major or minor. if major, your pinky will be positioned on the key note and if minor, your index would be positioned on the key note to begin the scales. Use a combination of scale notes while playing against the backing track. You can’t go wrong, so just play away and have fun.

[Loraine]

Glad you’re back in the saddle with the dailies @margaretsguitar ! It’s all about building a strong foundation to build your house upon. Keep up the great work!

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Appreciate your always so kind support and encouragement @Kitman

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So good to see you back @Ernesto !

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Really appreciate it @Philb ! Hoping to play as well as you someday 🙂

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Truly appreciate that @stevieblues

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Thanks @albert_d ! The Voms are so much fun, and they really cause me to try and up my game.

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Thanks so much @Cadgirl

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Thank you @T-BAR

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Thank you Marty. Realized I played it way too fast, but it is what it is. 🙂

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Thank you so much for the critique – very much appreciated.