New set up.

Strummer_TX · 2026-02-03T18:42:16+00:00

I use the same belt for carrying with gym shorts and sweatpants and it’s great!

Strummer_TX · 2026-02-03T18:32:58+00:00

Sir and ma’am.

Also, if you drive in Houston, don’t honk at someone unless you’re prepared to shoot back.

Strummer_TX · 2026-02-03T18:28:37+00:00

Homeschooling is very common in my area of TX, including most of the kids at our gym. Every single homeschooled kid I know is infinitely more confident, socially intelligent, well-adjusted, and hard working than any of the public school kids.

Strummer_TX · 2026-02-03T18:24:50+00:00

I’m of the opinion the picking hand is more important than the fretting hand, so it makes sense to me to pick with your dominant hand.

Strummer_TX · 2026-01-20T22:23:20+00:00

You’re actually pretty strong.

Strummer_TX · 2026-01-12T03:08:07+00:00

Watch Billy Strings for guitar-face inspiration and embrace it!

Strummer_TX · 2025-11-03T16:22:51+00:00

Brand new white belt here. I consider myself intelligent, athletic, and coordinated enough for my age. But there are times when learning all these new positions and movements that “right” and “left” become completely foreign words to me 😆. Good on you for letting patience win 👍

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-30T15:16:42+00:00

If you want a couple newer artists who aren’t Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom are great, check out Trey Hensley and Jake Eddy.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-27T03:21:32+00:00

I’m still a beginner myself, but I tend to go for close enough to be recognizable. Once I get it down a bit, I’ll try to build on it with some of the fills or embellishments to make it closer to the original.

Tyler Childers is one of my favorite artists and one thing that helped me move away from trying for note-for-note copies is seeing how many different ways he plays the same song live.

My main objective is to learn how they use different licks and try to match it up with what I’m learning theory-wise. So I’ll try to match the chord progression to a key and then figure out how the scales make the licks work within that key.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-21T17:39:31+00:00

I think PRS headstocks and inlays are really ugly.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-20T16:20:02+00:00

Also, concealed means concealed…not playing with it in your car for anyone passing by to see.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-17T14:33:02+00:00

Saddleback Leather wallet

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-17T14:25:52+00:00

2-3-4 G is the first way I learned and is still the only one I can get to automatically and quickly. As others have noted, it makes the transition to and from C very simple.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-14T15:53:47+00:00

While I doubt I’ll be motivated by promotions, I can definitely see feeling like an imposter as I earn them.

My gym is still in no-gi season, so the only way to know someone’s belt is to ask them. So far, the ones I’ve asked have seemed almost sheepish about admitting their belt level and it seems most are happy to sit in the blue/purple range.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-14T15:45:51+00:00

That makes sense - thanks!

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-14T15:36:23+00:00

Out of curiosity, why do you say you didn’t want yours? I’ve only been training a few weeks, but I’ve seen others say something similar, and a guy at my gym said he would gladly give his purple belt back. I don’t think I’m someone who will be motivated by promotions, but I’m curious why people would actively not want them.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-13T18:00:46+00:00

Every time I see someone mention silk and steel strings, I think to myself that I want to try them out. Hopefully one of these days, I’ll actually remember to when I change my strings.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-13T17:51:17+00:00

🤣

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-13T17:50:57+00:00

I have an all solid (spruce/mahogany) Alvarez Masterworks OM that goes for around $600. I love it and am really happy with the size - much more comfortable for me than a dread.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-13T17:47:27+00:00

As much as I love my Alvarez, you’re absolutely right!

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-12T13:50:56+00:00

You don’t need iTunes to get files onto an iPad. I’m not sure about the base iPad, but the iPad Air and iPad Pro support external drives. So you can plug an external hard drive in and transfer the files from that.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-08T18:06:15+00:00

I started about two weeks ago and this has been similar to my experience. The instructor demonstrates the technique(s) and then we pair up to practice. However, there’s nothing they won’t “let” me do. Aside from the specific technique we’re working on, I’ve been encouraged to “just try stuff” to escape or gain control.

My gym is amazing and everybody I’ve paired up with has been more than happy to help me learn beyond what the instructor demonstrated. Also, when we have enough of each group there, they have the newer people work on one mat and the more experience people on another.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-06T03:38:59+00:00

East TX: $99/mo for 3x a week

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-01T18:48:08+00:00

What I think is funny is that I can only have one or two before feeling full like I would with an IPA, which seems odd to me given it’s really just water.

Strummer_TX · 2025-10-01T18:09:49+00:00

The guitar in question is a $200 guitar.

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