Music The guitar thread

[Moggy]

i recently sold a godin guitar. made by the same people that make the Seagull acoustics and it was fantastic value for money. My old man has a japanese built strat, which i believe happened for 1 year. they opened the factory, built a few thousand and shut it again. so it isn't the highly prized US built but it is an amazing machine. he just added a tele to his mix, which i have long loved the sound of. he also has a pedal steel guitar which i havent even tried to learn.

i broke my left index finger playing amateur footy about 10 years ago so haven't gigged since then as i just am not nimble enough as that finger doesnt bend enough for me to reach all the strings anymore so i just play to amuse myself these days.

i was sitting down with a mate at the start of the year back then and he said i should focus on one or the other, footy or music to see how far i could take it, and he said i should focus on footy for the fitness etc. and see if i could get up to the A grade level. 3rd game of the season with me actually training hard etc. and i do permanent damage to my finger, out of footy for months and can't do music properly anymore.

Sorry to hear about your finger!

I damaged the tendons in both hands during a couple of days renovating our house - chipping old tiles off a concrete base. Woke up the next day and struggled to make a fist, and even moreso to unfurl my hands after clenching.

My left hand has recovered to about 90% but my right hand only to about 60% - luckily I play right-handed, but it does prevent finger-picking, etc.
I had to adapt my style to some extent, but I am still happy playing.

I hope you can find a way to play live again, if that's what you want to do.