I did a few gigs a while back before the stroke, and still struggling to get back to the level I was at! I guess I could play around a 100 songs ok - ish but would need the song sheets in front of me If your not at that level , or you cant play many songs, have a think about 20, that you feel you are capable of achieving at sometime, with a lot of practice. This is your forward planning for a goal to aim for and practice. Don't make them too Hard! Here’s some simple ones for ya Horse with no name Born in the USA Wild thing Achy break-y heart Dreams Paperback writer Ring of fire Chain gang My girl Eleanor Rigby Wonderwall What’s up Folesome prison blues Bad moon a rising Zombie No woman no cry Big yellow taxi Baby shark Love love me do Happy birthday Whole lotta love Knocking on heavens door. Most of these can be played on just a couple of chords, though you have to look at the crowd of fans and gauge what sort of songs to sing and do you want them to sing along, get up and dance etc Cheers all! R.

Was on about 2 hours today.

So I was looking up some of the songs that I’ve taught others over the years, mostly chords/charts, and I was looking to archive them. Well turns out there are hundreds! So I figured, might be fun to share with the community. Random Song, as it was presented to that student. Some I don't even remember teaching but apparently I did. Each day (or so) I’ll post a screenshot of one such session. Not saying it will be useful… but maybe some are better than others!

Sean gave me this guitar pick almost a decade ago. He knows I’m a big fan. I found this while I was cleaning my closet. I still haven’t opened it and I probably never will. Thanks a lot Sean 👍

I thought it was just a hiccup last week, but today found it's not!! Basically whilst playing the sound suddenly goes off, then hesitantly returns then goes off again. Last week I thought it was the cable, admittedly it was a basic one, so replaced it with a Fender Delux one. Everything was fine until this morning. As an Engineer I started a logical investigation, going through the chain. I discounted the amp because the sound changed as I shook the guitar gently. Knowing the cable is a good quality it was discounted too. The guitar was on loan for 5 years, so I have no idea how it had been looked after. Started with the jack socket thinking there might be a break in the soldering or corrosion. None found. Whilst the cover is off I checked the pots, wiring, soldering etc. and all was OK. The pots are smooth and don't cause any crackling. Next tested continuity from the toggle switch and that was OK, except the switch itself is a bit worn and very wobbly. Next checked the pickups: the neck pickups two of its poles will not adjust. The bridge pickup sounded very dodgy: no matter how much I adjusted the poles heights there was no change in volume. So decided to replace the two pickups with a Seymour Duncan JBs and a new toggle switch. I did electronics in my job so soldering the new components is not an issue. The guitar is about 25 years old, so it deserves a bit of TLC! Will post an update when I get to fit the replacement pickups.