I was in New Orelands and then Austin, TX a few weeks ago and I'm on a big blues kick now. The music (food, too) is great in both places but Austin has some amazing talent. I was there for work but stayed out till closing time every night. There was a group of players that move from bar to bar that I was following around.
Like I said, it was weeks ago but I can't get that shuffle out of my head. My biggest problem is that I'm not patient.
My new guitar has a low action, light strings and a Floyd Rose. Not exactly what's best for what I want to do, I know. I can play it for hours, though. It's actually a little easier to chunk on an acoustic but it wears me out.
I really need to work on chords with my blues scales too. I've always played down on the neck and never ventured from the safety of open notes. I'm resisting the temptation of taking lessons (cost and pride prohibitive) but I'm thinking about it more and more.
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