[Perform-Talk] Newbie blind guitarist

Thu Feb 24 00:37:06 UTC 2022

When I started, a buddy loaned me a Telecaster and an amp. which was
awesome, but they weren't mine. Don't know if you can understand that
feeling.

I bought an Orangewood Morgan electro-acoustic guitar a couple months
later, as I wanted something quick, easy, and relatively inexpensive.
then, my guitar teacher's professor, apparently a rather famous
guitarist I had never heard of since I was brand new, was selling
several of his guitars at bargain prices. So, I now own a Godin 5th
Avenue CW Kingpin II hollow body with P90 pickups in cognac burst.
And, because I am impatient to own my own solid body, I bought a
Gretch G5222 Electromatic Double Jet last week. Which I love! but it
seems to have either a ground or short issue, maybe. Or static
electricity. since it gives a static discharge over the Fender Mustang
25 amp I also picked up whenever I touch the screw heads on the back
of the body of the Gretch. Sweetwater shipped me a 2nd Gretch to see
if the problem was unique. It is not. I don't know what to do at the
moment about that. I meant to have my guitar teacher check them both
out, but it just dumped a stupid amount of ice on central Arkansas
this morning. *sigh* So no getting out and about.

Oh, and I learned the hard way to get a humidifier to keep my study at
50% humidity so nothing else goes awry. the Orangewood Morgan acoustic
neck got out of alignment due to too low a humidity and I caught the
fret buzz issue very quickly and rectified it.

Yes, I just may have a guitar collecting problem. First step is
admitting you have a problem, right? ;)

I haven't had my hands on the Sire S7 yet. Supply chain issues mean
nothing in Central Arkansas to check out. I've been relying on the
Internet and youtube for samples of its tone, reviews, etc. Everything
seems very positive and the quality is where I want it to be. And
Sweetwater gives a guarantee, great customer service as I have
learned, and it makes me feel better about online ordering a guitar I
haven't played yet. I sound like a Sweetwater ad, but seriously, I am
not sponsored by them. ;) I wish I was!

I am in the U.S., in Conway, Arkansas, about 25 miles West of Little
Rock if that helps you visualize where I am. :)

On 2/23/22, Joshua Hendrickson <louvins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Daryl.  Glad that you are learning guitar.  You are going about
> learning chords the correct way.  I don't use tabs, I just listen by
> ear.  Most of the music I play is traditional country, bluegrass, and
> gospel.  Keep practicing as much as you can.  You want your first
> guitar to be cheap, but also good enough to stay in tune and have
> fairly good sound.  For me, anything between $200, and $300 would be
> good.  I wouldn't recommend brands like Luna.  Luna guitars are cheap,
> but don't sound all that good.  The guitar you are waiting on, did you
> have a chance to play it?  Also, have you heard someone else play it
> as well?  When I decided to purchase my martin d18, I both played it
> and listened to others play it as well.  Good luck.  If you live in
> the United States, maybe you and I could talk via phone.
>
> On 2/23/22, Daryl Swinson via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Jimmy & Cara,
>> Thanks for the quick responses!
>> Yes, that is more or less how we do it.
>>
>> I'm at a point right now where I have got the 12 bar blues in A down
>> and am working on putting 6 licks in between the I, IV, and V chords.
>>
>> I've seen there is software out there for composing in tab even, but
>> haven't gotten around to downloading and testing it. I was hoping
>> someone would have already done so and know what software was most
>> accessible,which library of tabs was best, etc. Also, inexpensive
>> wouldn't go awry...guitars are not cheap! ;)
>>
>> I am currently waiting on Sweetwater to get a Sire Larry carlton S7
>> HSS super strat in translucent blue back in stock. Apparently April is
>> now how long I need to compose myself in patience. *LOL*
>> Thanks again!
>>
>>
>> On 2/23/22, Cara Quinn <caraquinn at caraquinn.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Daryl,
>>>
>>> First off, congratulations on learning guitar! :) It’s a wonderful
>>> instrument!
>>>
>>> The easiest way I know of to impart chord fingerings would simply be to
>>> use
>>> numbers in the order of Finger, Fret and String, as in the following.
>>>
>>> 1st finger, 1st fret, 3rd string
>>>
>>> 2nd finger, 2nd fret, 5th string
>>>
>>> 3rd finger, 2nd fret, 4th string
>>>
>>> This would represent an E major chord in the first (open) position. Does
>>> this make sense?
>>>
>>> Regarding tabs, unfortunately, I don’t have an answer for you. I haven’t
>>> kept up with current tablature accessibility. -Apologies.
>>>
>>> Hope this note helps at least somewhat. :)
>>>
>>> Happy playing!
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> Cara
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Feb 23, 2022, at 3:19 PM, Daryl Swinson via Perform-Talk
>>>> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>> I am blind and just started learning guitar. I'm about 3 or 4 months
>>>> into it and getting weekly lessons.
>>>>
>>>> My questions are these:
>>>> * Any tips for my instructor on how to better communicate chord
>>>> fingerings, notes to play on what string in which fret, etc. BTW: This
>>>> is via text on my iPhone.
>>>> * any tips on how to read tab to learn songs? Does JAWS 22 have a way
>>>> to translate tab into speech?
>>>> * any general tips you feel like offering are also appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> --
>>>>       Regards,
>>>>
>>>>       Daryl Swinson, M.S., M.A.
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>>        Regards,
>>
>>        Daryl Swinson, M.S., M.A.
>>
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> Joshua Hendrickson
>
> Joshua Hendrickson
>

-- 
       Regards,

       Daryl Swinson, M.S., M.A.