Medyo active nga noon yung thread. Si Telekikay, aside from being one of the oldies here in GT, is aso one of the very active GTalker sa thread na iyun.
People did talk about playing, guitars, songs, chords, tablatures, it was a very active thread.
I started playing in 1993 when i was still in Grade 7. Then pabanda banda noong high school. either togs sa school or sa bahay ng friends. nothing more. no playing in clubs. However i did play for the my school's group called Music Crew.
I stopped playing in June 1998 when I left for the university and got bitten by the Martial Arts bug. This was also the time when i got heavily into sports (running, gym, boxing, dancing etc) and got into Yoga and Meditation.
I tried my best to play during weekends but I was often either too busy training or recuperating (sleeping).
Then in 2004 i tried go at it again having had my own money from what i was able to save since i graduated, i tried to buy gears like effects pedals etc. But then i got accepted by a certain Arnis master and i had to train again and leave the guitar. at the same time i also was able to work under a Spiritual guru (not an easy position to get) and had to go full time as well.
kaya yung Stratocaster ko at yung Les Paul na naiwan sa ilalim ng kama, eh inamag ng husto when i got to finally open them noong late 2006. the wirings were pretty much F word up. Tarnished frets and really moldy fret board. I sent them to Arie. and got a text message later saying, "hindi mo ata ginagamit gitara mo!!". Well, this was the second time. one was in 2004.
Since 2006, i've been a "weekend warrior". I play lang at home. or tuwing may libreng gabi. I've been buying gears din since my ears have matured and medyo alam ko na din ano ang gusto ko (Blues, Blues/Rock, Blues/Jazz, but not pure jazz.)
eto ang pinag uusapan namin ni Telekikay sa mga PMs ---Gears. Guitars, Effects Pedals, Modifications, amplifiers.
Since im more into Rock and Blues, my preference is geared towards the classic gears of the 50s, 60s...
as for Telekikay, i think it would be best if he'd be the one to introduce himself.
