Joe Lee

Just back on the site. Been away from here for a while. Hope all is well!

I’m looking at different types of guitars. Many years ago I had a 12 string made by Penco, fine Japanese manufacturer of guitars and steel shelving units. The nice thing about a 12 string is that it is always out of tune, somewhere, so it is a natural for slack key :=) Now, I’m interested in dobros and slide guitar.

Greetings!!! Here is a cool thing that happened to me a few days ago. I was showing my 6 year old niece and my 4 year old nephew lesson 2. They were both completely enthralled. I then showed them how the different strings sound when changing the fret. They were completely mesmerized by this. I will probably look at getting her a small guitar…Read more

Hi friends. Here’s me warming up on my Gibson. https://youtu.be/SeUb7zctduk

I bought my first-ever musical instrument in 2003 when I was 21, an acoustic guitar. A Gibson Epiphone. I was on a path to try new things and learning to play music was one of them! At this age, I developed a love for alternative music, namely, indie rock and roll. I wanted to try and play some of my favorite songs from some of my favorite…Read more

Last night was my first shot at lesson 2. My shoulder, and wrist hurt. I was told to take it easy as it might take time for the muscles to get acclimated and they were right. We’ll keep plugging away.

Working on lesson one. I had bought a guitar years ago but never opened it. Lesson 1 had an assignment telling me to take my guitar to a music store to have it checked out. I have a buddy who played on my tennis team for years who is part owner of a music store. Took my guitar to him to look it over. He told me that as it was, the guitar…Read more