It's taken me months to get over the NZ Kiwi modesty and say hi. It has been fantastic to finally find a way to learn that works for me after many attempts in 3 countries, over 40 years, during which I never been able to get past the very basics on my old Epiphone Acoustic. Very gratifying to read about so many of my peers doing the same thing.
I will drag the Telecaster out of its case when I can play it like it deserves!
It's great fun to be part of GT.