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26. Embrace the fact that you're gonna suck for a while and practice, practice, practice...

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 12:33 PM

Dec 2015

And don't forget to play it when you're done practicing.

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just bought my first electric guitar. [View all] onethatcares Dec 2015 OP

Congratulations! An amp is definitely the important thing. arcane1 Dec 2015 #1

Definitely get a good amp DFW Dec 2015 #2

If you can play anything like Leo Kottke IDemo Dec 2015 #4

I can play lots of pieces by Kottke DFW Dec 2015 #5

Gonna see Leo in January. Woo hoo!! Scuba Dec 2015 #9

I'm jealous DFW Dec 2015 #11

Same Here DFW ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #20

I was such a fanatic in earlier times DFW Dec 2015 #22

My Buddy Has One of His Guitars ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #24

Cool story! And as for the punctuation..... DFW Dec 2015 #27

You Know. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #28

there are a lot of amps out there onethatcares Dec 2015 #3

+1 reddread Dec 2015 #31

Yes...Fender mustang III highly recommended........ clarice Dec 2015 #29

Don't get overwhelmed by all of those knobs/switches. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #7

ahh, I wondered about that onethatcares Dec 2015 #8

Personally for a cheap, versatile tube amp get a Bugera (love the tubes!) Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #14

thanks, onethatcares Dec 2015 #15

That is fantastic! Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #16

keep your tone and volume dialed back a little. especially the tone reddread Dec 2015 #32

So, you wanna be a rock and roll star... malthaussen Dec 2015 #13

Thread worthless without pics GOLGO 13 Dec 2015 #17

I'lll post pics onethatcares Dec 2015 #19

I wouldn't drop a ton of money for your first amp. Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #18

What Joe Said! ProfessorGAC Dec 2015 #21

Hundred dollar amp and one of these bad boys... Iggo Dec 2015 #23

here's pics onethatcares Dec 2015 #25

Definitely not like Mehdi Sadaghdar SeattleVet Dec 2015 #30