I am not new at guitar playing, but the passion for guitar developped quite late.
My first guitar playing was: sneeking in to my brother's room to play some classics on the nylon string. (Jeux interdits, Moustaki, Bach...), later on I played Cohen, Croce, Beatles, .... and I was astonished at how Harry Sacksioni played.
My first guitar - I still have it - was a Yamaha classic I bought with what I earned during vacation work. I did all the campfire stuff
All of a sudden the playing stopped. And then 20 years later the virus got me again. I love Bensusan, Hedges, Emmanuel, Haselhoff, etc... It all turned to steel string, but when I have the chance I like to testplay high-end flamenca guitars. I fell in love with a Manuel Bellido (guitar that is!! 1A flamenco palosanto) lately, but I couldn't afford it at that time. Maybe some time later...
I don't have the ambition to be very good at guitar playing. I take some courses now and then, to get acqainted with some new techniques. And I have this handicap: I can't read any music notes. I hear something, then play it by hearing.
Guitars I owned or own are Yamaha APX8, Harmony Sovereign 1203, F. Hashimoto W350, Furch JV-61, Seagull S6+CW, and recently a A+M S3 from 1999 (with Fishman RE).
When amplified I use an LR Baggs M1 on an EB volume pedal, Marshall acoustic amp.
I like to facilitate exchanges between guitar players; on february 16 I organise an acoustic guitar players meeting in Zoutleeuw, Belgium, just to offer a location for players to meet, talk, exchange tips and tricks, maybe play some.. or jam. Flanders has little audience apparently for acoustic guitar, so maybe this event (and more to come) can change something and be a meeting point for enthousiasts.
Thanks for reading so far... I will leave you to work now, or to play some guitar.
Have fun!
