…since I first joined and about 16 months since I started playing again after my lengthy decade and half+ break. This was me then (this is only vid I can find from back then):
And this is me now (pardon the mix, some of the takes I forgot to mute the camera mic…):
The above video was something I threw together to demonstrate a couple of EJ presets that I made on the Fractal. They’re free on the Fractal FM3 section of their forum if you want to check them out.
Anyways, I’m 1 lick from my initial goal when I joined this place (playing Desert Rose and All About You Solos up to speed) but what I learned in between then and now has been a huge boost for my ability to play for real again. I was stuck with blocks of 15-20 minutes before I’d have to rest for another 20-30, and even less time to actually practice since that put a lot of stress and tension on my hands. And after watching and rewatching a lot of the videos and reading this forum, I started to get a handle on not just how to move forward but what caused all of my injuries to begin with. Now, I try to play damn near all day every day, and fit a bit of actual practicing in there when I can. If I didn’t have to walk down stairs to go to the bathroom, I would probably take it with me!
So, thanks @Troy and @tommo and @joebegly and all of the other members here that gave me pointers, encouragement and didn’t shun me for my usually unnecessarily lengthy posts lol
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