Hi, I'm a self-taught "cellar-dwellar" musician. I never could be bothered with scales, theory or even keys as a young player and nobody ever told me that I should so I really didn't even know about that kind of stuff. I guess a lot of players from back then were the same. You just played and it either sounded good or bad.
I posted a greeting and a link in the "Let's hear your playing" topic but it seems like it will just get lost in there.
I've been VERY interested in guitars in general for 30+ years and know quite a bit about them. I hope I can add some beneficial input in some of the topics.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Beantown1965

Welcome aboard.

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Rated "M" for meaty.

Welcome to the forum Bostonian. Nice playing................ Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

Hi there! so, where are you from?

Hi, thanks for the warm welcome guys.

I'm from the Boston,Massachusetts area, lived here my whole life.
"beantown" is a nick-name for Boston, it always puzzled me, I'd say we had a few things a bit more famous than beans, lol.
Come to think of it, in 45 years I don't think I've ever seen one bean factory.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Beantown1965

Welcome to the forums, enjoy your stay.
BTW Nice playing

Bill

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

Welcome aboard beantown, enjoy your stay.
Claude.

Welcome to the Forum beantown and for posting the link to your very cool sounding music in the "what do you sound like?" thread.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

hi man

finally another guitar player who cant be stuffed learning scales etc

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riley

Welcome.

Now if your attitude towards the Red Sox is the same as towards formal musical education, you can be a die hard Yankee fan just like me!

Seriously, I'm glad for you guys that Big Papi is getting out of his slump.

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You dig?

That's some real fine playing there beantown, and welcome aboard!

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I believe in Christianity as i believe that the sun has risen. not only because i see it, but because by it, i see everything else. C.S. Lewis

Welcome to the forum beantown!

Welcome Beantown. As for theory and scales-hey if you can PLAY anything without knowing that stuff, than why bother with it? As for me, well guitars are new to me and electric guitars especially (been a banjo picker for years) and I never learned scales or theory either. But for some strange reason I find theory and such easier to master on guitar.

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So heres to your survival, swimming up the stream, crossing over one dam after another till we get to Rock and Roll Heavens Gate!

Thanks everyone for the welcome and nice comments on my tune there.

Bigmike, I wish I could play anything but I'm really just a blues and classic rock type. When I first started out there wasn't even such a thing as tabs. Reading music was like learning a whole new language and most kids didn't even want take English in school nevermind decipher a bunch of black dots with lines.,lol
Pretty much all there was to do was to play along with your favorite albums until you could get it right..or close enough. So in a way I guess I did learn scales and some theory..just never thought about it in that way.*To be honest I still don't even know what theory is or means.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Beantown1965

Welcome to the forum beantown!

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