How many years invested in a two hand approach.

[secondfiddle]

Just a poll in actual years playing touchstyle.

Fiddyle.

[jamsire]

Just a poll in actual years playing touchstyle.

Fiddyle.

Since 1986 - So 23 years, but coming to an end this year as my I retire tappers for fingerstyle/ classical again.

[wilper]

Almost two weeks now!

[TheEclectic]

About two years. Based on my current progress, I have many more years to invest before I will be proficient.

Currently I am playing mostly guitar. I find hard classical/fingerstyle guitar easier than easy tapping and it really gets my goat because I desperately want to be a proficient tap player. But then again, I have been playing guitar on and off for over 20 years.

[strictlybox]

I picked up a Chapman Stick as part of my mid-life crisis and, except for Cornet in the 5th grade, this was my first instrument. I'm currently Stickless, Box's and Megatars are currently it for me TouchStylewise.
14 years and counting.................

[rjgoos]

I knew nothing of it until I saw Bob Culbertson at a local street fair in August of 2003, so somewhere between 5-6 years.

Since then I have managed to accumulate:

A used Chapman Stick
A used Solene
A used ADG-10
A used 7-String used for tapping
A few homemade tappers
A few new friends

The ADG-10 is what I gig with mostly, but I also do some Stick gigs. I play with three different groups, so there is always a gig to prepare for. After taking the ADG to accordion band practice, I was universally declared the official bass player of the band. I'm still not sure whether that is a testimony to how good my bass skills are, or how bad my accordion skills are. In any case, 95% of my gigging is doing two-handed bass parts.

[secondfiddle]

I started my tapping journey on the Chapman Stick give or take 10 years ago. I am a guitarist with way to many years playing to mention. One night myself and the ex went to our favorite restaurant where they have entertainment on the weekends, a small place in Mentor Ohio with great food and a killer wine list. Well... After we were seated and properly spirited I noticed that the entertainment that night was none other than Greg Howard who at the time I had no idea who he was or how much influence that night would have on my playing. Long story short, I had my first Chapman Stick a year later and it was pure heaven. The bass parts combined with the melody combined with the Stick sound, it was very inspiring and new and I loved music that much more again. Fast forward 7 years... As a guitarist I wanted a tapper that was guitar orientated and the Box Guitar is another beautiful instrument that can be tweeked 3 ways to Sunday and its a fine instrument with a great sound that I love to play. All things said.... I just want to give accolades to Emmett Chapman for his dream and my journey.

Fiiiiiiidle

[Tom Drinkwater]

I have tapped guitars since '94 without being aware of the music of these amazing guys like Bob Culbertson, Greg Howard, Jamsire, Randy Strom and many other greats. I remember reading the tab from Stu Hamms version of 'Linus and Lucy' and dismissing the technique as something to learn once you really can't get any better at the standard techniques. It wasn't until I saw Bob Culbertson in '04 that I became aware of what tapping really was. Before that if you asked me to demonstrate two hand tapping I would have played 'Eruption'.

I have no time invested in two hand tapping. I consider it another technique to expand my musical pallet on a stringed instrument. I just play guitar man.

[adde65]

Since 1986 - So 23 years, but coming to an end this year as my I retire tappers for fingerstyle/ classical again.


Just curious - why?

Cheers,
Andy

[PhoBucket]

I've had a 2 handed version of One Note Samba on bass for years, but didn't get much further than that other than a few experiments with 3rds tuning on a 6 string bass. Other than that, it has been about 2 months with a dedicated instrument.

How long was it before your first solo tapping gig?

I was just invited to play my grandmother's 90th birthday party in June, and am wondering if I can work up enough skill and songs to play a set or 2. (Mostly old standards - Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter etc.) I can always chicken out at the last minute and hire a guitar player to do duos.

[sobear2003]

I bought a Stick in 1984 while I was studying music at college (I studied Bass). I did part (1/3) of my jury on it the next year and about half of my final recital two years later.

While I did allot of ensemble work over the years it was not until I started busking that I really began to focus on playing solo.

To this day I still prefer the group context but I keep my toe in the solo performer stream as well.

Lately I have started singing and playing and as we say ici, "c'est fun".

Tom