Age of those playing less than 5 years
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- Whip Lashaway
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Age of those playing less than 5 years
I'm posting this for someone else. He is interested in the age of those who have been playing for less than 5 years. It's kind of a follow up to a poll I ran awhile back.
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I am in the smaller of the 2 percentages but am glad to see that there are others within my age group that want to keep this going. I am currently 33 and can only hope to someday play like many of you. As a matter of fact I will be getting my first pedal steel in the morning. I feel like a kid at Christmas!!!
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I started this for someone else but I find this really interesting. Way over half started playing over 50 years of age. Only 30% are under 30 and nobody under 20. If this is any kind of indicator then we might be seeing the end of the ERA of Steel Guitar. I know this isn't a scientific survey but still, I find this a little disturbing. What do you think?
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...whoa...who knew?....
...i'm amazed that 59% of the respondents are at an age where high blood-pressure is ALREADY a concern--forget trying to learn steel on top of that...i also just learned that it's called "steel guitar" because all of the four-letter words were taken...i could be wrong...
...honk if you've never seen an uzi fired out of a car window...
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Funny you should mention blood pressure, because high blood pressure is a huge part of me taking up this dang thing. I was taking a bunch of meds, one of which caused my fingertips to go numb after about ten minutes on a six string.
I have to play something, so decided to give PSG a try. By the time I figured out the med situation, I was hooked. I'm looking at about a year now.
How long before I can dump the newbie thing and graduate to just being a hack?
I have to play something, so decided to give PSG a try. By the time I figured out the med situation, I was hooked. I'm looking at about a year now.
How long before I can dump the newbie thing and graduate to just being a hack?
- Calvin Walley
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well guys i hate to tell you,
but i'm starting my 7th year playing and my 5th guitar is due to arrive monday and i still consider myself a rookie haha
it makes sense when you think of how many forum members have been playing 30-50 years
but i'm starting my 7th year playing and my 5th guitar is due to arrive monday and i still consider myself a rookie haha
it makes sense when you think of how many forum members have been playing 30-50 years
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gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick
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two and half
I'm 4??? and started back about 2 and half years and can't get enough , love it , love it...I play a 04 royal precision mullins sd10...still learning!
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over the hill & less than 5
I am to the point where I'll never be able to afford one but I am starting my 4th year and having a ball. Mullen D-10, Rains D-10
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I'll be 45 at 17 of June this year, have played half an year and don't feel like it was too late to start. It just wasn't possible to get instrument earlier to this corner of the World.
But... http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=
But... http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=
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