After my brief stint without an amp, I've gone ahead and replaced it with the Orange Crush PIX 20 LDX that I was looking at. I kind of love the thing. It's not too loud, it's got a boatload of effects, it's really nice. It's a very proper, british sounding amp. Next time, I'll probably get something a little more bluesie, but right now, I couldn't be happier.
I'm getting back on track with Justin Guitar, which I'm pretty happy about. I did the Power Chords lesson, and got a lot out of it - based on that, I'm learning the fretboard and lots of theory. It's good stuff. To me, that one little thing is the most important lesson I can walk away with - which frets are which notes, etc. The power chords themselves are dead simple - it's one shape, and it can do ALL of them - there's, like, 11 of them. And, I've been doing exercises - the finger gym and the picking exercise.
I've also picked up a few new songs I'm learning. Not doing overly well with them, but learning. Mr Jones by Counting Crows, and an old celtic song, Johnny Jump Up.
Still not getting as much chance to practice as I used to, but I'm at least sticking to daily practice, and doing as much as I can.
