Let me introduce myself!

[Adrian Dupree]

Hello everyone!

This is a great site for learning how to touch-style tap on a guitar. I will use this site primarily for learning of course.

Anyway, I have played the guitar for about 3-4 years (see profile). My previous style was shredding. However, I got discouraged and abandoned that style because of scary wrist pains. My fingers started to tingle whenever I went to bed.

How did I develop an interest in tapping?

I remember going on youtube.com and seeing Adam Fulara perform amazing Bach pieces. I was astonished. After seeing that, I had a large interest in tapping. After learning the Charlie Brown Theme in a short period of time, I got encouraged and excited.

I am a beginner at touch-style and I hope to get better. Someday I will be able to play Bach pieces such as the Goldberg variations.

I wish that there was a greater interest in touch-style on the internet. There aren't that many lessons or even instructional book that are available. But since I have played the guitar for a while, I should be able to learn how to tap without much instruction.

Anyway, I find this site helpful. Hopefully I will be able to learn a lot from this site.

Adrian

[rjgoos]

Thank you for joining us, Adrian!

This is a diverse group of tappers, with many brands of tapping instrument, and many different styles and tunings represented.

The threads on instrument building are also interesting.

Are you tapping a regular 6-string? In a regular guitar tuning or in straight 4ths?


Jay

[GaryOpenhill]

Hi Adrian!

Originally posted by Adrian Dupree
Hello everyone!

I am a beginner at touch-style and I hope to get better. Someday I will be able to play Bach pieces such as the Goldberg variations.



I promise to buy your cd.

[jamsire]

Welcome!

Let us groove and entertain you.:D

[Adrian Dupree]

Originally posted by rjgoos
Thank you for joining us, Adrian!

This is a diverse group of tappers, with many brands of tapping instrument, and many different styles and tunings represented.

The threads on instrument building are also interesting.

Are you tapping a regular 6-string? In a regular guitar tuning or in straight 4ths?


Jay

Tapping is going to be my new permanent style (hopefully). There is so much more that you can do with it in comparison to performing regular guitar. I will check out the intrument building forum by the way.

Oh, and to answer your question:

I am using a regular silvertone guitar that came with a package. I use standard tuning only.

I need to ask you a question:

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you reply to someone in a thread without quoting someone? Do you just take out the quotes?

Adrian

[Adrian Dupree]

Originally posted by GaryOpenhill
Hi Adrian!



I promise to buy your cd.

Hee hee. Adam Fulara is a great tapper (one of the best IMO).

Adrian