I'm not into social websites. I'm into guitars. Every single type. I love them all. I'm also heavily into the history of the acoustic and electric guitar as well as the history of Rock music. I love all types of music that feature guitars and that's a long list I don't think I need to create for our membership. You folks already know. I guess Rock music has, in my case, something to do with birth date. Rock music came into being as a real musical format during '54 and '55. I was born January 5, 1955. It's always been so cool to me that I arrived at the same time as the birth of Rock & Roll. I know. It's silly. I had nothing more to do with it than being born. Mom and Dad were responsible for that. Still ..... The 1950s. Fender Telecasters and Stratocasters. Gibson Les Paul's and ES335's. Gretsch Country Gentleman, etc.. Rickenbacker. Elvis. Ricky Nelson & James Burton. Rock Around the Clock. It truly was a birth time for everything electric guitar related and it was my birthday too. I've always felt blessed. Truly.
I've belonged to multiple guitar websites over the last 18 years, (I purchased my first computer late in life in 2004). From day one I found that folks much younger than me made up the majority of members at these sites. Young folks jumped on the internet like wild animals in heat while folks my age, (even at that time), had kind of held back. Once I'd arrived I jumped right in and proceeded to get dissed or trashed by youngsters who seemed to feel only the latest and greatest tech mattered. Over time I found other guitar sites that recognized the fact that certain types of vintage electric guitar and amplifier tech remained more than relevant in today's day and age. While the majority of sites seemed to favor the electric guitar music from the '80s onward a few specialty websites became available that worked to remind players of the past. New isn't always best and neither is old. That's the clue to why TDPRI stole my heart. I'm soon to be 68 years old. We have members in their teens and members ten to fifteen years older than me. AT TDPRI we still recognize the truth of music, guitar and amp tech. Periods before and after the introduction of first studio and later rack and pedal effects. We are the electric guitar from inception to it's latest incarnations. We still discuss specific tube types, year of manufacture, amp class, ceramic vs. alnico speakers, etc. while also discussing modern amp, speaker and guitar effect types. We bridge generations.
I'm proud to have been born at the beginning of it all and have come to respect the opinions of those who could be my grandchildren.
I'm still, and will always be, a true tube amp player. I'll always maintain my favorites because of my age. That said ...... our younger members have kept my eyes open to future developments. Many of my favorite effect pedals are now based on a mix of modern and vintage tech. Something as basic as modern thick guitar picks have proven their worth. Instrument cables built in the 2000's are vast improvements over those that came before.
I guess I'm saying that TDPRI is something like those Sunday Suppers on "Blue Bloods" where young and old come together and share. The old opinions count. The young opinions are truly listened to and given consideration. No one leaves the table feeling dissed or ignored. No one approached the table thinking they had all the answers. It's a family gathering on "Blue Bloods" and it's a family gathering at TDPRI. I love you guys. When I'm here I feel at home. Among friends. No need for barriers, fences, boundaries, etc. My friends. My family. I love all of you!
I've belonged to multiple guitar websites over the last 18 years, (I purchased my first computer late in life in 2004). From day one I found that folks much younger than me made up the majority of members at these sites. Young folks jumped on the internet like wild animals in heat while folks my age, (even at that time), had kind of held back. Once I'd arrived I jumped right in and proceeded to get dissed or trashed by youngsters who seemed to feel only the latest and greatest tech mattered. Over time I found other guitar sites that recognized the fact that certain types of vintage electric guitar and amplifier tech remained more than relevant in today's day and age. While the majority of sites seemed to favor the electric guitar music from the '80s onward a few specialty websites became available that worked to remind players of the past. New isn't always best and neither is old. That's the clue to why TDPRI stole my heart. I'm soon to be 68 years old. We have members in their teens and members ten to fifteen years older than me. AT TDPRI we still recognize the truth of music, guitar and amp tech. Periods before and after the introduction of first studio and later rack and pedal effects. We are the electric guitar from inception to it's latest incarnations. We still discuss specific tube types, year of manufacture, amp class, ceramic vs. alnico speakers, etc. while also discussing modern amp, speaker and guitar effect types. We bridge generations.
I'm proud to have been born at the beginning of it all and have come to respect the opinions of those who could be my grandchildren.
I'm still, and will always be, a true tube amp player. I'll always maintain my favorites because of my age. That said ...... our younger members have kept my eyes open to future developments. Many of my favorite effect pedals are now based on a mix of modern and vintage tech. Something as basic as modern thick guitar picks have proven their worth. Instrument cables built in the 2000's are vast improvements over those that came before.
I guess I'm saying that TDPRI is something like those Sunday Suppers on "Blue Bloods" where young and old come together and share. The old opinions count. The young opinions are truly listened to and given consideration. No one leaves the table feeling dissed or ignored. No one approached the table thinking they had all the answers. It's a family gathering on "Blue Bloods" and it's a family gathering at TDPRI. I love you guys. When I'm here I feel at home. Among friends. No need for barriers, fences, boundaries, etc. My friends. My family. I love all of you!
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