I have not really been playing the quitar that long, a few short years, on and off. Started out quite late, presently 70 yrs age. Fascinated by the quitar sounds in blues. I will stick with the beginners course for now and we shall see for there. Someone asked where I am from, born in Quebec city, quebec canada. Living in Sept Iles (Seven islands, Qc)

It’s great that you’re getting in with lessons, then, welcome aboard! I just signed up for the Fast Track starting up again next month and it’s great to hear about Mike’s zoom group! That is an amazing resource!

Hey michael..How long have you been Playing Guitar?.its hard to do by yourself..

sometimes it seams this is a ghost town here on this site..Not much of a response back..Aidan has some live classes that he does..we just finish an 8 week coarse Called blues lead fastrack and we communicated on whats app..Awesome coarse and we are begining a new…

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Just starting out, working on one of the licks Aiden provided. I am fairly new to playing guitar and have a preference for the blues.

Mike!

Wonderful to meet you! What are you playing these days?

Hello everyone, my name is Mike and I am just starting out. First time participating

Will do! Thanks!

Get ahold of aidan..Tuesday is the Last lesson of the 8 week fast track and a new one starts in april..im sure there is room

That’s awesome! I’ve been wanting to do that one, but can’t seem to get in…is that closed or something?

i have been doing the Blues Lead Fast track workshop an 8 week coarse with Aidan..and then we will be starting a new workshop Next week.

Hi, Mike! Good to meet you! Yeah, not much to put in the profile unless I’m missing something: Photo, cover photo, nickname, and that’s about it. Didn’t see anything else.

Right now, I’m wrapping up the Albert King box, lesson. Off channel, I’m doing some recordings (blues inspired, but not pure blues).

What are you having the most fun with?

-Tom

Hey Tom i have been part of the community for a couple of months..

did you complete your profile?

what are you working on?

i did not know there were Zoom Calls..how do we get notified?

Hey, all! Tom here, been hanging out with the lessons, but haven’t taken advantage of the forum or community yet. Looking forward to a zoom hang if I can make it!

Thanks so much Ian, and I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed it 😁 The next one will be happening next week, so I’ll keep you posted on times and what we’ll be covering.

I hope to see you there! 🙌

Just joined the Happy Bluesman site and spent the last hour on a blues cafe Zoom call. Great fun and learnt a lot in just 60mins. Looking forward to the next session in March / April. Well recommended !!

Ian UK

Hi Steve,

It’s brilliant to have you here and I love the Texas blues inspiration you’re bringing into the mix! 😁

Please keep me posted and let me know how I can help as you get into the courses.

Cheers!

Aidan

Steve from wisconsin USA. been spinning my wheels for about five years, have had a few other courses but improvment seems slow, i enjoy SRV, Billy Gibbons and all the greats, looking for a change

Thanks so much Ernest – like you B.B. King is one of my all-time favourites and so is Albert King. To be honest I probably need to get Freddie King on there too to complete the trio! 😆

oh by the way – digging the posters on your wall !!

Hi and Thanks for the welcome. I been hacking on and off guitar for a few years but as I mentioned; nothing substantial. Just retired and now focusing on guitar. I like Buddy Guy, and of course BB King and the other great blues heroes. Whether is on electric or acoustic.

It’s fantastic to have you Ernest and I hope that you’re getting on well with the courses so far 😁

What’s your playing story? How long have you been learning the guitar, and who are some of the blues guitarists that inspired you to get started?

Keep us posted and please let me know if I can help in any way!

Cheers,

Aidan

It’s brilliant to have you here John and it sounds like you have the perfect background for playing a little blues! 😍

I’m in the sunny south of Portugal, so no snow here (ever, I don’t think!) but autumn is coming, and with it a nice change of the colour palette.

How long have you been playing for? And who are some of the guitarists that got…

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Hello,

I am new to the site and the community. I was looking for a blues course and lucky to find this one. I wanted to find a course that offers detailed information and lessons. Found it here !! Looking forward to meeting and sharing this blues journey with you all.

Ernest

Hi John , sound’s idyllic, I’m in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, if I take a little walk on a clear day I can see Glasgow laid out before me, and just passed the Campsie Hills I can see Ben Lomond. I hear you, the challenge to combine the sum parts of your knowledge into one coherent piece of music is real, I too having been trying to figure this out…

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I found THE place dedicated to the blues and had to join. I’m in Oregon, looking at the snow-capped Cascade Mountain range outside my window. This is a good day to play the blues. I need to tighten my approach and get off some plateaus I’m living on with my playing. Not faster, but better at blending chords and solos in single…

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Hello all! 🤩
Just wanted to share some considerations about amp tubes nowadays!
In modern times there are two major manufacters that deliver consistent quality tubes for our beloved amps. JJ Electronics and the New Sensor Corp. owned by Mike from Electro Harmonix. The other brands are chinese made.

Since 2022, geopolitical sanctions have…

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Hey Folks

just passing by to wish you all a fantastic week and why not give you another weekly neardy tip!

If you have a guitar with humbuckers and single-coils, like a super strat or other model, probably you have a A500K pot driving all the pickup’s right?

And we all know that the true single-coils pickups sound better driven by a A250K pot.…

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Hello bros ‘n sis 😀

Did you ever struggle with an amp with no master volume, with the aim to tame it to bedroom dynamics without compromising your tone? 😤

The solution is to add a passive volume control to you FX Loop, assuming your amp have one.

If not, no worries, there is a way to add a FX Loop to your amp too.

Sounded interesting? Hit me up if…

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