Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]
ERIC JOHNSON!?!?!??! Gosh, I love that guy!!! Manhattan is my favorite song of him, but I love most of them!!!! You're so lucky
I think what I might do is frame the album cover and put the signature below it. It's definitely something worth goin' up on the wall! Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:[..]
+1
Originally posted by LikeASong:Which guitar are you playing, Kaurie? If you have small hands, maybe you should try the barre chords on an electric guitar before trying bigger fretboards and harder strings like acoustic and spanish guitars
Originally posted by sing_a_new_song:[..]
*Shamefully admits*: I play on an electric guitar, don’t have an acoustic. But i shall practice, a lot
Originally posted by thechicken:Actually, if you learn how to use your thumb to press the E string, you can get away without barre chords. People like Eric Clapton do it. I honestly find it harder to do than barre chords, but it could work for you, just saying...
Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]
Yeah when I first started playing guitar I had real trouble with these. Stretching my fingers, being able to actually press down on all of the strings with the barred finger, took a lot of time. Once you get the hang of it, they're really really easy. It's probably the most basic thing in playing electric guitar. That's not meant to make you feel bad for not being able to play them, it just means that it doesn't take too long to get them down, and once you do, the doors to rock will open and you'll be able to play many songs (properly) you couldn't before.
Get practising! All it takes is time and patience, and it'll come quickly.
thanks to you guys who made me believe I might be able to play proper barre chords one day 
Originally posted by thechicken:Actually, if you learn how to use your thumb to press the E string, you can get away without barre chords. People like Eric Clapton do it. I honestly find it harder to do than barre chords, but it could work for you, just saying...
), but that's even more difficult imo Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]
Takes practice to play barre chords. Yes some cheat with the thumb. Eric does. Jimmy Page does at times. But let the be a tool to use at times and maybe not a crutch. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. And success is where preparation meets opportunity. The practice is the preparation and it will pay off.
Now get to work!
I hope you enjoy your stay, feel free to share photos, videos etc and of course to ask whatever you please - we have a bunch of guitar experts that give excellent tips, believe me! Originally posted by jofice:Anybody ever heard an acoustic version of Gone? Thinking of trying to conjure one up
Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]
I've played it that way, just messing around at home on my Gibson 12-string acoustic.
I think the 12-string helps fill the sound out more. Particularly as you don't have all the distortion that you have on the original electric version.
Pity I don't have a 12 string either 