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hey, welcome, sounds great. a very cheap gear advice - consider your
strings and pick ~ I don't know what you're using right now, but pick
and strings make ALL the difference when double picking. .011's and a
medium heavy pick would be a good place to start. surf on!
WR
--- In , "mrhorn300" <mrhorn300@y...>
wrote:
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>
> Hello, I'm Adam Horn, and I'm from Forest City, NC. I currently
> attend Appalachian State University. I've been attached to
> instrumental surf for a few years now, and just recently bought my
> first guitar!
>
> In case you are curious, I have an 80's model (Japanese) Squier
> Stratocaster, and a 20 watt Johnson Amp with reverb. Nothing
special,
> and no heavy-gauge strings or anything; but I think it's enough for
> me to learn on. I have a friend who is giving me some help to learn
> guitar, and I'll also be using his beginner-guitar DVD to help me
> learn.
>
> If I plan on going in the direction of surf, would it be best to
> learn guitar the way anyone else would, or are there special
> considerations I should focus on?
>
> Thank you for reading, and I look forward to learning from, and
> hopefully contributing to the group!
>
> -Adam
