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Adam
Most of the funniest stories came from the time she bought the Taylor guitar she gigged with. The guy at PMT Birmingham had all sorts of useful advice about what guitar shapes wouldn't get in the way of her "lady lumps". Yes, he said "lady lumps". No, as far as I know he wasn't a member of the Black Eyed Peas.
So yeah, chalk this up as another "that guy was a twat, female musicians are OK in my book".
And yes, I do appreciate the irony of using "twat" as an insult while supporting female musicians.
I quite enjoyed listening to this series of podcasts by Laura Marling recently (another excellent female songwriter and guitarist) about the experiences of women in the music industry, including a few guitar shop showdowns. You might too.
http://www.reversalofthemuse.com/
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.
OMG...a Woman on the forum!
In all seriousness though, I can only echo what others have said already. What a complete bell-end for giving you a hard time.
Hope your guitar journey is a good one. All the best.
And for Chet Atkin lovers, I wish I could play like this!
And let's not forget Sister Rosetta Tharpe:
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I used to play drums with them in this prog-rock covers band - we had a female guitarist, also mid-50s, who was better than most men I'd seen on the circuit:
http://www.bandmix.co.uk/twosuns/
My Mum also does solo gigs on her own after picking up the guitar a few years ago - it is Joni Mitchell influenced but still, she's doing it! She goes out with her own band and on her own:
https://soundcloud.com/elaine-walker-1
So basically people are already doing it - get involved! And there's the added juice that some blokes will hate that you'll be better than them!
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But you clearly don't have the divine right over spelling
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Slightly derailing the thread, but I suspect that the female gender does actually have a (?divine) right over pregnancy and birth. But what do I know, Im only a bloke
Also, I imagine that there are many religions that do have a divine right over certain things, well at least pertaining to their own religion in their own divinity.
But I digress.
Lots of very interesting YT clips on here - will keep me busy for a while.
Adam