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TT100

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Joseph, my almost 3 year old son, wakes up each morning rubbing his eyes and says "Dad I dream about guitars!"

:dude
 
AtomEve

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The guitar player is always a hit with the ladies!!!!!:dude

Good job!:dude
 
mikeslub

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Very cool! Congratulations! Keep at it, and the next guitar hero is in the making! :dude

I have twin teenage daughters. They have always been interested enough in my guitars that they could call out a Les Paul, Strat, Tele or PRS and details about them at a very young age. However, I could never get them interested in playing guitar. They took lessons for one month each a few years back, and their hearts weren't in it (they were doing it for dad, but not for themselves). I love them very much and accept the fact that playing guitar isn't their "thing" -- (at least not just yet!) ;)

So -- I am living vicariously through my nephew, who is 10 years old! He wanted to learn guitar, and I immediately gave him one of my favorite American Standard Teles, amp, tuner, etc. etc. I explained the proper care for the guitar, and he is very particular about wiping it down, storing it in the case, and won't even let his dad carry the case when he goes for lessons! He is really "into" it. He came over for Thanksgiving, and I let him play a vintage Tele, Gibson Crest, a Les Paul, etc.

I told him that I am looking forward, because in a very short period of time I will be learning how to play from HIM. :)l

I've got another nephew who will also be ready in a few years.... :)
 
ShawnRT

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MikeSlub said:
Very cool! Congratulations! Keep at it, and the next guitar hero is in the making! :dude

I have twin teenage daughters. They have always been interested enough in my guitars that they could call out a Les Paul, Strat, Tele or PRS and details about them at a very young age. However, I could never get them interested in playing guitar. They took lessons for one month each a few years back, and their hearts weren't in it (they were doing it for dad, but not for themselves). I love them very much and accept the fact that playing guitar isn't their "thing" -- (at least not just yet!) ;)

So -- I am living vicariously through my nephew, who is 10 years old! He wanted to learn guitar, and I immediately gave him one of my favorite American Standard Teles, amp, tuner, etc. etc. I explained the proper care for the guitar, and he is very particular about wiping it down, storing it in the case, and won't even let his dad carry the case when he goes for lessons! He is really "into" it. He came over for Thanksgiving, and I let him play a vintage Tele, Gibson Crest, a Les Paul, etc.

I told him that I am looking forward, because in a very short period of time I will be learning how to play from HIM. :)l

I've got another nephew who will also be ready in a few years.... :)
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Very cool MikeS! I have a family friend who is in his first highschool band. I've tried to take him under my wing as much as I can and point him in the right direction. I give him free lessons, pedals, cables, etc... I forgot what being a broke highschool kid was all about until I saw the state of his strings....yikes! :) So I gave him a few packs of Pyramids and he was in heaven. We all complain about the back seat that guitar is taking in popular music lately, the only way to fix that is to help out the young guys and get them excited about music. I told him that the only payment I wanted was some free backstage passes when he made it big :)
 
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Tele-Tubby, that surely must put a smile on your face every time you think about it...that' great...


Mike S...aint that what uncle's are for?
 
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Yep, its cool isn't it?!

My daughter this morning told me she wanted a Tigger chair (what is that?) and a guitar for Xmas. I let her come over and help me pick mine whenever she wishes.
 
Tonefiend

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Last year my roomate was wondering what to get his girlfriends 12 year old son for Xmas. The kid is into music so i suggested a guitar.

He thought it was a good idea, albeit a bit risky. I assured him it would be no great loss if he didn't like it.
I picked out an Epi SG and a small Vox amp. Nice little righ for a few hundred bones. I set up the epi and even leveled the frets. It played and sounded pretty good.

The kid loves it! He is now totally into it and has been taking lessons playing about a year. I hear he is pretty good too!
 
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ShawnRT said:
We all complain about the back seat that guitar is taking in popular music lately, the only way to fix that is to help out the young guys and get them excited about music.
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pauldeluxe

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Tele-Tubby said:
Joseph, my almost 3 year old son, wakes up each morning rubbing his eyes and says "Dad I dream about guitars!"

:dude
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You're OK as long as he doesn't say, "Dad, I dream about BUYING guitars!"
 
TT100

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My kids give me more pleasure than anything I've ever experienced. Smile on my face is an understatement.

For Christmas, between my son and daughter (4) they're scoring a "toy" electric guitar and mic, real bongos, maracas, castanets, harmonicas, art supplies and the requisite dolls & car toys. Grandparents are great. Give 'em a list and watch them go wild.

When they're old enough I'll hand over the keys to the Martin and Tele.

Peace,
 
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Good going T'fiend and TeleTubby!

I love to see little folks digging on music and instruments. I tell parents of students and prospective students that it is important that the kids be comfortable with the instrument so as to not get discouraged. I often subsidize or donate the work to keep them pieces playable. Even tho cheap stuff has gotten better over the years, there are still dogs out there.

Remember your first guitar? Mine was a Bradley P Bass copy with a viciuosly bowed neck. I'd play that sumbitch until I had blisters. Once I figured out something was wrong, I took it to my uncle the drummer who tried to straighten the truss rod. The neck cracked inteh back by the skunk stripe. Ah the good ole days!
 
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My 3 1/2 year old son LOVES watching me hack away at playing (always goes after the volume knob on the amp, turning it WAY up!), but more so, he loves looking at pix of guitars. The color L&M/Guitar Galleria catalog is his current favorite. He now can tell me which ones are "Sunbursts" but his favorites are always Blue or Green (Yup, the kid digs those PRS's w/ tons of flame)
 
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