Joined about a month ago. I think this is a great site. I've been playing and tinkering for over 20 year and am trying to learn more so that I can feel and play more confidently. My near-term goal is to play more with others.

One of my favorite guitar related quotes is from a friend. He once complimented me after I nailed a George Harrison solo. I told him that I'd been practicing it for quite a long time. His response was, "Practice is never over-rated." How true.

My current challenge is trying to determine WHAT technical and knowledge skills to work on. I've run through and re-run through the fundamentals in books, magazines and website so many times that is more discouraging than encouraging--it feels like panning for gold. But I am looking forward finding those nuggets and becoming a better player and band mate. Any advice on how to accelerate the panning process is appreciated.

Play on!