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ziv Joined: Jul 17, 2006 Posts: 56 dayton, ohio	Posted on Jan 11 2009 05:10 PM My Surf Guitar New Year's Resolution: As God is my witness, I will never bang another headstock into another door frame! Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25534 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 11 2009 05:35 PM well its for me and my bass not guitar, but to practice more, and stay in the band I just joined. I'm diggin it, and they are diggin me. and this should be lots of fun. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Staredge Joined: Sep 27, 2008 Posts: 1149 Damascus, Maryland	Posted on Jan 11 2009 05:44 PM Well, about 20 some years ago I made a resolution to never again make another NY resolution..................and I've kept it!!!!!! However....I have set a couple of goals this year. I'm going to try to make the SG101 convention and play rhythm on a a song during the jam session. Don't think i'll be ready to play lead, as I've only got 2 months of lessons in at this point. The other is to submit an mp3 for the 2009 compilation. Pretty sure I can manage that one. I'm trying very hard to focus on my lessons and learning to play. I'm having to rein in my impatience and understand that it may be a while before I start to sound halfway decent. I really want to start a mediocre garage surf cover band, if I can find the people to play with. I just have to keep reminding myself that we're looking at 2010 or 2011 before that becomes a reality. — Will "You're done, once you're a surfer you're done. You're in. It's like the mob or something. You're not getting out." - Kelly Slater The Luau Cinders Last edited: Jan 17, 2009 06:40:55 Top
oestmann Joined: Mar 06, 2008 Posts: 584 Adelaide	Posted on Jan 11 2009 05:49 PM bigtikidude well its for me and my bass not guitar, but to practice more, and stay in the band I just joined. I'm diggin it, and they are diggin me. and this should be lots of fun. bigtikidude, let us know when we can hear some of your music. As for me, I resolved a few years ago to never give up playing guitar again until it is wrenched out of my cold dead hands... — Tim O oestmann guitar tunes clips Top
wooza Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY	Posted on Jan 11 2009 05:54 PM I've resolved to seriously practice more (not just noodle around) and get better at the guitar. I've been frustrated with my playing for a while, so now is the time. I already made a first step by signing up for a music theory class at school, and hopefully once I free up some time in a couple weeks when I leave one of my jobs I'll be able to pick up some lessons or something. Also: write more and better songs. Hopefully it'll be a productive year. Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Jan 11 2009 06:06 PM To finish my partscaster Tele, to include completing my parts collecting for it. Got a slight bit of sanding to do, on the body, which once that's done I'll just clear coat it, rather than to worry about which shade of blue to use. Matt — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
RobbieReverb Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2342 San Jose, Ca.	Posted on Jan 11 2009 07:17 PM bigtikidude well its for me and my bass not guitar, but to practice more, and stay in the band I just joined. I'm diggin it, and they are diggin me. and this should be lots of fun. Jeff, this is huge! Congratulations! Keep us posted on developments. Every year, I say that this is the year that I'm gonna get a band together and get back into it. I've got a new job that doesn't suck the life out of me, so there's no excuses this year. I bought a digital audio work station for making demos, and just placed a deposit on a Gomez G-Spring reverb tank, about which I am totally stoked! Recent killer CD releases are tremendously inspiring, and I'm so looking forward to SG101 convention weekend II. It's gonna be a GREAT year! Bob — Bob Top
ziv Joined: Jul 17, 2006 Posts: 56 dayton, ohio	Posted on Jan 12 2009 12:45 AM My real resolution (although I was serious about not bumping headstocks) is to find a good surf drummer in the Dayton, Ohio area. I've written several songs over the last few years and I would love to hear what they sound like with a kick ass drummer instead of with my horrible drumming on my horrible Yamaha DR-55 digital drum thing. Top
oestmann Joined: Mar 06, 2008 Posts: 584 Adelaide	Posted on Jan 12 2009 12:56 AM ziv My real resolution (although I was serious about not bumping headstocks) is to find a good surf drummer in the Dayton, Ohio area. I've written several songs over the last few years and I would love to hear what they sound like with a kick ass drummer instead of with my horrible drumming on my horrible Yamaha DR-55 digital drum thing. Ziv - you are planting similar seeds in my head...hmmmmm — Tim O oestmann guitar tunes clips Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Jan 12 2009 02:13 AM My "surf" resolution is to play very little surf guitar to improve my overall guitar playing and which will improve my "surf" playing at the same time. Top
Daikaiju_fo_sho Joined: Dec 13, 2008 Posts: 38 Grand Rapids, MI	Posted on Jan 12 2009 06:05 AM my resolution is to learn surf bass or just bass in general. Top
morphball Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 3324 Pittsboro, NC	Posted on Jan 12 2009 07:59 AM Mucho practice is my main priority... there's LOTS of time to make up for (~18 years); also to either purchase or build a guitar I will truly bond with. — Mike http://www.youtube.com/morphballio Top
mom_surfing Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5297 the outer banks of north carolina	Posted on Jan 12 2009 08:57 AM to chart out the chord progression to every tune i know instead of having a lot of them scribbled on scraps of paper. — www.surfintheeye.com Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25534 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 12 2009 11:28 AM RobbieReverb bigtikidude well its for me and my bass not guitar, but to practice more, and stay in the band I just joined. I'm diggin it, and they are diggin me. and this should be lots of fun. Jeff, this is huge! Congratulations! Keep us posted on developments. Every year, I say that this is the year that I'm gonna get a band together and get back into it. I've got a new job that doesn't suck the life out of me, so there's no excuses this year. I bought a digital audio work station for making demos, and just placed a deposit on a Gomez G-Spring reverb tank, about which I am totally stoked! Recent killer CD releases are tremendously inspiring, and I'm so looking forward to SG101 convention weekend II. It's gonna be a GREAT year! Bob Bob get yer butt moving and get a band together, its really easy, its just finding the right guys to play with that match yer style, thats the hard part. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Pappa_Surf Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada	Posted on Jan 12 2009 01:13 PM I'm totally stoked about this year. I'm going to work my butt off to keep learning to play guitar. I'm going to try and write and/or play something for the 2009 Compiliation (no matter how bad I think it is) Lastly, after a family tragedy about 5 years ago, I sort of stopped taking care of myself and this year I'm going to get back into shape. How is this surf related? My wife was so happy with my decision, she's offered to buy me a reverb tank as an extra incentive/reward. — https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 Top
ArtS Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1335 Isle of Kent, MD	Posted on Jan 13 2009 06:50 PM RobbieReverb bigtikidude well its for me and my bass not guitar, but to practice more, and stay in the band I just joined. I'm diggin it, and they are diggin me. and this should be lots of fun. Jeff, this is huge! Congratulations! Keep us posted on developments. Every year, I say that this is the year that I'm gonna get a band together and get back into it. I've got a new job that doesn't suck the life out of me, so there's no excuses this year. I bought a digital audio work station for making demos, and just placed a deposit on a Gomez G-Spring reverb tank, about which I am totally stoked! Recent killer CD releases are tremendously inspiring, and I'm so looking forward to SG101 convention weekend II. It's gonna be a GREAT year! Bob Bob, Dude there is nothing more satisfying than playing in a band. I took a few years off once, once. Not again. If you just let it happen, God will lead you to the stoke! Jeff, Good for you, keep it up! — Surfcat NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus YOUTUBE Video - March of the Dead Surfers NEW AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP](https://agentoctopus.bandcamp.com/) SPOTIFY LINK - AGENT OCTOPUS - SURF Top

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