Originally posted by EverRude
I appreciate all the advice and info y'all have given me.

I have a friend where I work who has played guitar for 32 years and has jammed with some really great bands in studio. His advice was much like what you all have said.

I think perhaps I do have natural rhthym however I don't think it's consistent enough. Meaning I sing alot and sometimes I can hear myself off at times. I think perhaps I would benefit from starting with a metronome early so I can train my sence of timing along with my fingers.

Eventually I may start alternate finger picking without having to watch my fingers AND play at a consistent rhthym without having to have an external beat. For now I think I'll do both.

BTW Mark I truly think the "teacher" advice is sound as well. It's exactly what my friend says. But I wanna give myself one month to try to become more fluid while playing modes or scales before I go to an instructor. I think I can manage that much before needing professional help.

BTW it's Blues I wanna play. Though I wouldn't mind the speed of some of the best metal or classical guitarists it's Clapton and Waters I play.

Anyways thanks again all :)

EverRude
I think if i was you i would try to get all the info
you can from your friend.32 years is alot of guitar playing
He should know the ends and outs to give you some great
advice .I also have been playing more than 30 years but
anymore i don't have the time to teach the beginner guitar
players just starting out.I'm doing alot of road playing
with my group.I do give some Advanced private lessons once
in a while.My Son took over 99% of the teaching and he is
really building his classes up fast.
I Agree about trying the things you said you wanted to try for a month.That sounds like a good idea.
Now if your wanting to get into blues to me that would
be more of a listening thing than a theory thing.
But also i recemend you trying Metal and Classical plus all styles if you can.
If your hearing your self when you get off by singing
Thats great because some people don't even hear thier
self when thier off and some of them are pro's .
And one thing you can try is when you play try not to
look at your hands when playing plus singing this a very
good practice in its self plus listening to your self.


Good-luck
Mark