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"Yeah. And have the guts to stick around the 3rd, 4th and 5th time. Things will mov…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 6, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I remember the first time my wife said, "Hey, I almost like that." She's witty." Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 6, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I'm still reaching for that first rung. I think I got my fingertips on it at the la…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 6, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I was out foraging in the forest for more Straight Relic Slides today. Two her…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 5, 2015 to Straight Relic Knife Style Slides	3	Jun 5, 2015 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"Play to an audience. That'll up your game pretty quick. Speak/sing and play in fro…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 4, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"Roger, Roger." Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 3, 2015 to Straight Relic Knife Style Slides	3	Jun 5, 2015 Reply by Bad Finger (Eric)
"I agree with you. Sorry I assumed you weren't playing every day already. :) Playi…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 3, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"Sit down every day and play. Every day. There is no teaching substitute for sittin…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 3, 2015 to Best Learn-to-play sources?	30	Jun 6, 2015 Reply by Tom T
"I have been on a number of forums and this one is the only one that is actively unmo…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied Jun 1, 2015 to Wayfinder............	32	Jun 9, 2015 Reply by Silent Jim
"How about front to front, slightly offset from each other and "outside" the strings…" Bad Finger (Eric) replied May 27, 2015 to putting pickups back to back-feasible?	11	Jan 3, 2020 Reply by Blue Scout

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Bad Finger (Eric)'s Discussions (908)

"Yeah. And have the guts to stick around the 3rd, 4th and 5th time. Things will mov…"

"I remember the first time my wife said, "Hey, I almost like that." She's witty."

"I'm still reaching for that first rung. I think I got my fingertips on it at the la…"

"I was out foraging in the forest for more Straight Relic Slides today. Two her…"

"Play to an audience. That'll up your game pretty quick. Speak/sing and play in fro…"

"Roger, Roger."

"I agree with you. Sorry I assumed you weren't playing every day already. :) Playi…"

"Sit down every day and play. Every day. There is no teaching substitute for sittin…"

"I have been on a number of forums and this one is the only one that is actively unmo…"

"How about front to front, slightly offset from each other and "outside" the strings…"

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