Others have posted similar stories, but I’ve been using the same pair of cheap wire cutters for the last decade. Zero maintenance needed and still snips the thickest strings easily. It’ll cut all six at once too
Just play the songs every day and it’ll be easy. June is quite a ways off. Besides, 45 minutes is a pretty average length, isn’t it? How short are the sets you’re used to?
Either way, you’ll do great. Just don’t overthink it
Uli Jon Roth, George Lynch, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Matthias Jabs… the list goes on.
I’m 29, most guitarists I’ve met in my age group either don’t know who they are or don’t care or consider them great. I imagine it’s how a lot of young guys in the 80s felt about musicians from the 40s. I am...