Why I joined, and what I'm looking for here

Hexjibber · April 2021

I've joined as I was looking for a Diezel VH2 for sale in the UK, found one on here and was very pleased with the whole experience. I've since bought more gear and thought I would also try and sell some things as my gear collection is a bit of a revolving door! I'm always on the look out for a bargain so can't resist cruising forums like this one to see whats out there!

munckee · April 2021

Yorkie said:

Hi,
My name is Jon. I have always been a fan of British music and gear. I moved to York 8 years ago after wandering around the world (I am a scientist), but it hasn’t been until my wife gave me a quality Les Paul clone for my birthday that I got a little bit more serious about learning guitar & music in general. Aside from clocking hundreds of hours of practice, I have been gearing up lately, and have once again been impressed and fascinated by several perhaps underrated UK makers/designers. I want to learn more, and this forum seemed well populated by respectful, older folk who will probably know a lot gear-wise. I also did a bit of basic repair work on a guitar recently so I’m also into that.

Thanks for hosting this site. I can empathise with other posters about Facebook killing forums. I like forums and I don’t find Facebook inspiring.

Jon

Older?!?

yes welcome to the forum Jon.....,

cheeky bleeder : )

Jonnicholas · April 2021

I'm Jon, live in SE London. For about 20 years I've been a (bad) acoustic strummer who also likes singing in the privacy of my home, but I haven't really moved beyond chords and short fills in all that time.

I got an electric about a year ago, and now have the bug, and have been practising scales, buying pedals, getting frustrated that I don't sound like Gilmour or Page- or even Springsteen ;-) - and all the other stuff that I guess comes with that... My dream is that one day I will get to play live, with others etc, in some form or another; but I'm generally a bit nervous, and go to pieces even if my gf is watching me!!

I've wanted to join this forum for a while, as there's gear on here I've been interested in buying - and I also now have pedals to sell of course. But I'm also interested in finding out technique tips, getting a sense of what others are doing, what their journey has been etc. It took a while to join as I couldn't get the verification emails for months, until I realised both MS and my work email were likely blocking them, and so I got a new email address just to sign up ... so here I am!

Reggaebass · May 2021

Hi folks, I’ve been a long time reader for a good few years, I play reggae and dub , mainly at home and private parties these days, it seems a friendly place so I’m looking forward to a few chats, cheers ☝️

Yorkie · May 2021

munckee said:

Yorkie said:

Hi,
My name is Jon. I have always been a fan of British music and gear. I moved to York 8 years ago after wandering around the world (I am a scientist), but it hasn’t been until my wife gave me a quality Les Paul clone for my birthday that I got a little bit more serious about learning guitar & music in general. Aside from clocking hundreds of hours of practice, I have been gearing up lately, and have once again been impressed and fascinated by several perhaps underrated UK makers/designers. I want to learn more, and this forum seemed well populated by respectful, older folk who will probably know a lot gear-wise. I also did a bit of basic repair work on a guitar recently so I’m also into that.

Thanks for hosting this site. I can empathise with other posters about Facebook killing forums. I like forums and I don’t find Facebook inspiring.

Jon

Older?!?

yes welcome to the forum Jon.....,

cheeky bleeder : )

Wiser, I meant wiser [slaps forehead].

Weaver85 · May 2021

Hello, I’m hear to gain wisdom and improve my incredibly mediocre guitar skills.

Scottishguy · June 2021

Hello from Glasgow, Scotland, love guitar, always have, been on the theory train for a few years and need some company on this journey, my fav band would probably be Dire Straits with a close second of Fleetwood Mac and my fav bit of gear is My Strymon Big Sky!

purplesunset · June 2021

Hello from North East UK. Been playing 20yrs but mainly not playing for the last 8 due to career. Now in a period where I can get back into it. Currently without any guitar, however after all these years finally treating myself to a US Fender Tele, so looking forward to that and maybe learning some new things like chicken pickin

would enjoy getting back into having a few sessions with other people but wouldn't even know where to start. Anyway hello.

Murray28 · July 2021

I joined because I want to be inspired again, pick up the guitar again. Not played or higher throughout Covid, and ends of my fingers have gone soft!

Played in various bands throughout the 2000s. Mainly local gigs, playing covers from the 1950's to reasonably modern stuff. We were all ages 40+ with a few in their 50s and 60s so tended to play stuff from our era.

Lecturer by day, so with summer break comming up wanted to dust off the guitarist try and record some old songs of written when I was in my youth.

Have cabled with 4 track recording in the past (Good old Tascam Porta 2).

i don't play any other instrument, so first foray into PC recording was via Band in a Box (which I don't have that anymore). If create the backing track using the accompaniment software and then add the guitar audio after. If then export the separate audio and midi tracks into Cubase to do the mixing. However results were not that great

So am looking to try and record via my PC using some sort of DAW, but not sure if the best approach.

Have done some research, but nothing is jumping out as the one that would meet my needs.

I'm going to look at some posts on here and maybe add a question to see if anyone can help

Scottishguy · July 2021

Hi Murray, i use Garageband on an apple computer, it comes with it installed, has its limits but a decent DAW for my needs

pepperoni · July 2021

Hi all. Just joined. Getting back into electric guitar after a decade or so off. Looking for a place to chat about new guitars. To trade guitars etc.

Prefer the old style of forums to facebook as i believe facebook is one of the banes of society today...

Based in God's own country (Essex).

Mellish · September 2021

I guess I joined due to boredom! I found myself retired "on the scrapheap" and I didn't like gardening. But I'd been playing guitar since 1960. I wouldn't say I'm any

Mellish · September 2021

Only part of why I joined seems to have come through. I'm sure it's my fault. My apologies.

Mellish · September 2021

May I try again, since my first attempt failed? I had taken retirement, stuck around the house with nothing to do, getting bored. But I'd played acoustic guitar since 1960, so I thought I'd look for other guitarists, share my limited knowledge and, hopefully, help others. I won't get into arguments, just here to be friends.

maharg101 · September 2021

I joined after finding the site has loads of useful interesting content about all things guitar

I read content from pretty much all the categories. The classifieds section is a good resource for obscure / niche items.

I find the mobile site ok - it's fine for looking at content and basic replies on the move, which all I expect from it.

The desktop site is fine as it is too. I wouldn't change it, it works well. Quoting replies is much preferable to a threaded view in my opinion.

CE1 · October 2021

Long term Bass player, new to 6 string so looking for all the tips and tricks and will try to avoid buying too much kit! My bass rig is a Fender American Uktra in cobra blue, through a Terror 1000W head into a pair of barefaced cabs. Mostly play punk/ alternative but also dabble with a bit of Ska saxophone.

richardhomer · October 2021

CE1 said:

Long term Bass player, new to 6 string so looking for all the tips and tricks and will try to avoid buying too much kit! My bass rig is a Fender American Uktra in cobra blue, through a Terror 1000W head into a pair of barefaced cabs. Mostly play punk/ alternative but also dabble with a bit of Ska saxophone.

I’m sure you’ll be met with a chorus of approval!

EricTheWeary · October 2021

CE1 said:

Long term Bass player, new to 6 string so looking for all the tips and tricks and will try to avoid buying too much kit! My bass rig is a Fender American Uktra in cobra blue, through a Terror 1000W head into a pair of barefaced cabs. Mostly play punk/ alternative but also dabble with a bit of Ska saxophone.

Not the only ska saxophonist on here ( not me) so you could have a very tiny sub forum.

BigPaulie · November 2021

I'm Paul. I'm 43 and have been playing since I was 15, though you probably wouldn't believe it if you heard me.

I was a member of the old Musicradar forum for years and the Regent Guitars forum way before that.

I stopped posting round about the time we switched over to here. I just wasn't enjoying it and wanted to spend less time online.

I haven't really been looking to participate at all over these last few years until recently when I started researching my next purchase. I used to benefit from great advice and had some great experiences in the Classifieds back then and am glad to see many of the old names still here.

I don't intend to be very active, but will chip in from time to time and help if I have anything worthwhile to say.

12watt · November 2021

I was recommended to join as I have a 1980 Super Reverb to sell and was told that this is a good place to advertise. I have been playing 35+ years and currently use Japanese Yamaha semi acoustic guitars through Bad Cat and Fender amps. I was a member of MyLesPaul for a few years but found it too niche after a while. Looking forward to digging deeper into the forum.

Fran · November 2021

Why you joined and what you want
Any specific suggestions or requests

I joined because I am in the "private collector" or buy and sell category and a friend of mine who is a long standing member of this forum recommended I joined, I was surprised that I had never heard of The Fretboard before.

What I want is to look for interesting guitars to buy and possibly to sell some of those I wish to part with.

I am too new to even consider suggesting any improvements to this "forum" let's see if you are as good as my friend said you are first.

Can I get a pass to the cantine now?

Maxf · November 2021

Like many, I started playing again (after maybe a 15 year break) in one of the lockdowns. Fast forward and I’m progressing and have a couple of guitars (a tele and a Taylor gs mini).

I joined to chat to likeminded people, maybe pick up some tips (especially on getting to grips with theory) and also for the classifieds, as I have room for another guitar I’m sure.

In terms of improvement - honestly it’s early days for me so seems a bit churlish to suggest improvements but I’ve been on various forums for years and even the noticeboard days prior and most have slowed down hugely with Facebook groups taking over - here doesn’t seem to have done, so ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ springs to mind.

Kandinsky · December 2021

I joined this forum because I was told by my luthier/guitar tech mate that this was the best forum on t'intertnet.
I invariably follow his advice where guitars are concerned. I never knew this one existed until a few weeks ago and started lurking before deciding to join today.

I'm obsessed with guitars having played for 46 years it gets worse every year, the last few years in particular after a health problem forced me to spend 75% of the last 3 years in bed. The best medicine for that is sitting up and playing my guitars for a few hours every day.

I'm sure there's some other folks on here that also believe the best view in the world is down the fretboard of a guitar, so I'm here to join my long lost tribe.

I hope to share and receive tips and experience on all things guitar related.

I've also a few guitar mods I'd like to do and I'm confident that the answers to any questions lie in the collective experience of this forum.

No suggestions to offer; so far the forum seems to have done perfectly well without my tuppence worth and I'm sure it will remain that way. I'm just grateful that some good souls have taken the time and effort to create this corner in cyberspace.

DigitalDave · December 2021

I joined after stumbling across the forum while researching some gear and of course Dr Google suggested the site...

Like many others I regularly dip into eBay and Gumtree to see if any exciting guitars are up for sale. Recently I've also had a glance at Reverb, purely for research your honour

and it's great to know there's yet another place to indulge the senses.

A pleasant surprise to see the discussion threads on playing, theory, gear etc.. I look forward to contributing in some way. Also very interested to see a composition challenge for the creatively minded. I'm sure I'm missing a lot so I'll get on with catching up.

Well done on a great site and speedy admin/mod response to my signup issues, Cheers

Ell · January 2022

I joined due to being on the hunt for my first guitar as I couldn't find the specific one I want the past 3 days and had about abandoned all hope. Fingers crossed here holds the gem. (kid dreams & adult money are lethal)

Now suckered into the finished customs thread and I'll no doubt stick about for advice and the community as it seems a really cool place for both beginners and people who have been playing years.

stufisher · January 2022

I've been a member of FB for just over a year so time to share my thoughts.

I joined because I decided to restart playing guitar after a 40 year sabbatical and I needed to get to grips with modern tech, options, do's and don'ts etc.

I joined a couple of other forums first but they left me feeling frustrated and disappointed by the lack of engagement and speed of response.

FB has exceeded all of my expectations. I value open, honest debate, humour, technical insights, personal recommendations, knowledge-sharing, equal rights and freedom of expression.

Whilst speed of response is important for me I also value highly the information in historic threads. The knowledge base is vast and I know it's Impossible to read everything but everyday I try and read something completely random so that my own journey is enriched ... after all, everyday is a school day!

Yes, there are probably techy-tweaks that could make FB more facile but honestly, return on effort would be poor. It's a knowledge-based forum with a trading bolt-on ... so typical commercial drivers have no place.

For me, as a newbie it took a couple of weeks to find the ropes but once I'd explored FB extensively I got comfy with how it works. I'd just leave it be now TBH.

One thing that I don't understand though is what constitutes a 'fret'? There are folks on here with tens of thousands of frets ... I seem to be static on 20-odd although I know I've contributed much more than that. I'm not actually bothered, just curious (always) and like to understand, so some kind of explanation would help me.

Finally, thanks to everyone for your help, advice, honesty, fairness and welcome in my first year ... long may it continue.

Stu

Geordie_Jo · October 2022

I joined the forum after a friend of mine suggested it’s great way to discuss, find out and buy guitars amongst other guitar enthusiasts. My partner doesn’t share the sanest Husain for guitars as I do so it’s nice to have like minded people to interact with on a night ha.

I’m still trying to grasp the posting pictures on comments thing and not really sure how I’d go about creating a discussion or selling post as yet but I’m sure I’ll crack it eventually. Although once that’s figured out it might mean selling some of the stuff I’ve had stashed away in boxes for years actively avoiding selling. Catch 22 situation!
Anyway, nice to meet you all. I’m Geordie_Jo and I’m looking forward to chatting to people regularly. In the meantime I’ll read up on all the guitar related things I’d never thought to ask about, but after seeing peoples discussion, realised I now need to know.

Mellish · November 2022

@Geordie_Jo ; creating a discussion is easy.

Check the coloured bar at the top. You'll see "Home" your username and a bunch of other stuff. Far right is what you want. Click on that and then you can start your new discussion or New Thread.

Geordie_Jo · November 2022

Mellish said:

@Geordie_Jo ; creating a discussion is easy.

Check the coloured bar at the top. You'll see "Home" your username and a bunch of other stuff. Far right is what you want. Click on that and then you can start your new discussion or New Thread.

Great, all sorted. I’m now a contributor! Thanks

Axe2Grind · November 2022

I joined this forum in the hope to find like minded guitarists/musicians engaging in guitar chats, jams etc which sadly hasn't happened for me so I tend not to visit this place much. Its a shame as all the other guitar forums that I've been a part of and felt a part of have sadly folded over the years.

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