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Topic: holiday blues

i've been on my travels again (without my guitar) and no practice for a few days before or when i returned.

i got a request from a friend to do a gig saturday, so off i went. though my voice was OK, after an hour or so i realised my fingers weren't doing what they aught. solo's i normally do just were not working! the crowd enjoyed the show and i actually got big applause for "albatross" and "Apache". several people came up after the show and said how they enjoyed the programme, so it must have been OK, but i was not happy with my performance.

i've now resolved to practice at least a half hour every day. of-course it could be my age causing my digits to seize up! any advice?

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  • dino48
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Re: holiday blues

Hi phil my digets get slower if I do not use them for awile even one day,my family has a history of arthritis and things like that, keeping them moving seems too help.

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Re: holiday blues

Hey guys if you have to travel and need to keep limber, I have been wanting one of these!  It will pack up nicely for travel and works as an excersise tool.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor … uitar-neck
and the vidio example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noQfK7Sglto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKEBA8JumBY (this has an electric overdubbed to it. shredneck is not elelctric)

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Re: holiday blues

there is also always this or one of the variants.
http://www.gripmaster.com.au/index1.htm

“Find your own sound.  Dont be a second rateYngwie Malmsteen be a first rate you”

– George Lynch 2013 (Dokken, Lynchmob, KXM, Tooth & Nail etc....)