gibson335 wrote:Hi All, I’ve been a member for sometime now. I thought it was time to jump in. I first saw Joe (august 06) on a TV show with Host: Gerald Veasley. I was hooked immediately. Since then I have seen him in Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, and Tampa. I live in Florida. I’m headed to the 12th annual Western Maryland Blues Fest in Hagerstown, Maryland for his June 2nd show. I will also be going to his shows in Kettering, Ohio (aug 31st and the 1st annual blues fest in St Mary’s Ohio (sept 1st). I think I’m addicted to him. (is that possible?). Yes I got my gibson335 out of the closet and started back up again. I even went and bought me fender strat & a marshall amp. It’s been a few years for me of not playing. I’ve played on and off (mostly off) since I was about 12 or so. It’s almost like riding a bike. By the way I turned 50 today (may 23rd ). I'm glad to see I’m not the only 50 year old here.
Later all,
Bill
Livin’ the Blues
Good morning Bill:
Firstly, my best wishes to you on turning the big 5-0 - I hope it wasn't too "painful" (as an aside, I'm 53 so welcome to the half century club).
I completely agree with David - a Gibson ES-335 is far too nice a guitar to be sitting in a closet gathering dust. Although I primarily play a Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature model, I also own a Gibson ES-335, which I love to play from time to time. As I'm forever telling my wife - who questions why I need to own a half a dozen different guitars - i.e. Strats, Teles, les pauls and ES-335, each one has a different "voice' and depending on what I feel like hearing on any given day, I need the variety.
Congratulations as well on the purchase of your Strat and Marshall amp. It's a great combination as is the Marshall amp and your ES-335. Bill, you mentioned that you haven't played for awhile and are just getting back into it.
Here's a trick that I used to use when I hadn't touched a guitar for a few weeks in the 40 odd years that I've been playing (there hasn't been too many of those dormant periods and maybe this trick isn't for everybody). But I woul;d string the guitar with heavier strings and raise the action a little higher so that it was "tougher" to pkay - bend notes - hammer on / pull off / etc. But I would stick with it for a few weeks and then when I felt I was "back" to where I should be, I would restring the guitar with smaller guage strings and lower the action. What a difference it would make !! You felt as if your fingers were just flying across the fretboard.
I was a former baseball player and it's akin to swinging a leaded bat for a few minutes just before stepping up to the plate. As soon as the "donut" comes off, you feel like you're swinging a piece of balsa wood.
Anyways, enjoy the shows you're going to be seeing later this summer and thanks for your interesting post..!
Hope you had a great birthday..!!
Any problem you can't solve with a good guitar, is either, unsolvable or isn't a problem.
Mark
