Newbie here

Hi new guys,
I am 68 and have been auditing and using Chordie for  a couple of years but I am new to posting. I have learned more here, than
I could ever contribute ,and 'chatty' belongs on Facebook. I have been playing "at" the guitar off and on since I was about 13 but have never been a performer. About 3 years ago I started playing with a fellow up the road, a seasoned guitarist, which has helped me to improve and begin to emerge from my shell. We play old rock, country and dance standards.  He is a snow bird and will return when the weather improves.  I commend you both , Russ for entertaining the "seasoned citizens" and you, John, for undertaking the guitar in your 60s. Take care,
Wayne

Sounds like we are getting a lotta old farts on this forum! Who would'a thunk it. I'm only 62 years young and try to play everyday. We play a lotta old country, a little blues, and some lite gospel. Where are ya'll from?

NELA

Hi newbies!  Welcome to Chordie!!!  No doubt you can teach us whipper snappers a thing or two.  Join in and know that this is the best guitar site around without drama.  Good people helping other good people. 

Amy
36 yr old whipper snapper - started playing just a few years ago

Not only are we permitted to post photos to the forums, but if you get a new guitar we have made it an informal requirement!

I play a Breedlove OM Retro, which is spruce top and rosewood sides, and a Guild D40 Bluegrass Jubilee which has a spruce top and mahogany back and sides.  I was grateful to have had a good bonus one year that permitted me to purchase a guitar with genuine mahogany before all the legal stocks were used up.  I love the sound of mahogany guitars.  I also have an Ovation Magnum 3 bass (solid body mahogany from the early 70's), a Yamaha RBX260F fretless bass which is a solid body of ash, and an Ibanez GAX70 electric which is a solid body Gibson SG knockoff out of some kind of really pretty wood that I don't know what it is but it was made in Indonesia so I probably wouldn't be able to pronounce it anyway.  Whatever kind of wood it is, it sounds fantastic.  I mostly only play the Breedlove (named Tiny) and the Guild (named Boomer).  The Guild I use more for fingerpicking and songs where I want a real deep rich tone (think - Ain't No Sunshine) and the Breedlove is my strummer or when I want a lighter tone (think James Taylor tunes).

Edit to add: I forgot Ol' Reliable, which is a Yamaha F310.  I don't play that guitar much any more, but I learned to play on it.  I'm considering retuning it to an open tuning and learning slide on it.