I'd like to say that Hendrix is my model for my guitar playing but I'm just not that talented. Richards is my muse. I've been playing in nothing but 5 string open G for 2 years now. Capo to change keys of course. B flat is my favoprite for bluesy stuff. Nice to see another musician on the page. Alot of opinionated people here, myself included, was an artist most of my life so I know a little about being the odd man out politically. Try being a conservative in that world, it can be tough. Don't be offended with people, emotions run high around here. God bless America!
I've tried to do bottleneck blues and rhythm strumming, and that's as close as I get to guitar. I'd rather sing, it's easier. Except for the smoke, which never bothered me until just lately, which is really weird.
First set, fine, then later sets I'm getting more stuffy.
If you wanna talk about what kills musicians, it's the food, hours and the travelling. Unless you're really big, you drive like a crazy monkey in a van to get from Minneapolis to Boston in 12 hours so you can pick up a gig for the door of a mid-sized club. Eat cheetos and beef jerky for dinner, then you do it all again the next night!
My little brother's a musician, so I can vouch - it's hard on a body. But if you love it, it's all you'll ever want to do...