Originally Posted by: AzraelS Problem is, that without someone more seasoned in that matter monitoring your work, it might lead you to a very uneconomic play. That means you develop quite good in the beginning and sooner or later you are running into a wall and just dont manage to get certain things up to speed or to make them sound good.

Thank you for your comments! And, yes. The above quote is EXACTLY why I posted and asked. I know I can do it, and it "works", but it would be foolish not to ask and take advantage of the opinions of the "seasoned" people on here. Comments like "that works for you NOW, but when you get to be playing 5x faster..." etc And, again, I intend to practice it BOTH ways so that if I do learn it's not a good idea, I can have the "proper" way down as well.

I do try to remain cognizant of the fact that I'm a beginner. But, I also am really enjoying experimenting and trying things with the guitar and not only playing, but "playing". Which is something my previous instrument (saxophone) didn't allow much of...

Again, I appreciate the comments :)