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- jevad0
i don't play, but i have a 68 fender jazzmaster sitting under my bed.
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- kreydle0
never too old to learn.
start on an acoustic then go elecric, your fingers will thank you later.
- kreydle0
never too old to learn.
start on an acoustic then go elecric, your fingers will thank you later.
- TheTick0
Digital Modeling Amps vs. Old School stuff..
Look, I've played for over 20 years..I used to have marshall stacks with every pedal known to man - noisy as all hell. And I'm pretty much a tone purist - nothing beats real tubes overdriving - that said once the digital modeling amps got mature in the last few years they are a much easier/cleaner and far far less noisy solution to a range of sounds. Yeah, I get pissed off when I see kids dialing in huge Metallica like tones with out having to deal with noise, hiss or feedback (crumugeon voice says "These damn kids today don't know how easy they have it") but having gone through it myself I really do appreciate the compactness and versatility of these digital mod amps..especially for live work. If I need a specific sound to record I'll borrow or rent an amp...
- mase0
loads of tab.
- TheTick0
I olga everyday man..every freakin day
- mg330
I've been finding quite a few Fender Japan left handed reissues lately on ebay, just don't have the money to drop on one.
Like this:
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But the one I really like...
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- Baskerville0
Vespa, Yes I can generally hear a chord and know what it is. Or even hear a progression and know what a few chords are.
It just comes from listening to and playing lots of music. And also (a bit of theory).
A good thing to get into is ear training. It's really good to learn your intervals ie the spaces between notes. If you can hear an interval then after a while you can hear a chord.
For example the first to notes of 'oh when the saints' are a third apart (first note of the major scale, then the third not - doh, me). After a while you'll be able to hear a thrid everytime it pops up in music (which is a lot).
Pretty much all chords are made up of some variation of 1, 3, 5 plus some other notes maybe.
It's really useful to be able to hear the difference between major and minor chords, from there you'll be able to hear major7, min7, etc.
just make a tape of someone playing the chords and intervals on a piano and listen to it on you ipod. You'll improve in a week!
- TechVector0
It's all about flamenco/ spanish classical.....
Rafael Moreno Rodriguez
Grab one you'll love it:
http://www.guitarsalon.com/store…
- Mojo0
I've been playing for 5 years - my advice:
Start on an acoustic! Whoever said that is right - you're fingers need to get hard!
I'm self taught - I startedby getting a guitar and a chord sheet. I sat down for hours, just fretting the chords, then strumming with them (or trying to) after a while - you can put chords together (learn basics like D, C, G, A, E, etc).
practise like mad!
- aaakpth0
I'm 26 and just got my first guitar, so i hope we're BOTH not too old. I went with electric before acoustic. anyone know any good finger-hardening exercises i can do?
something kung-fu iron palm-like?
- todelete__20
put your fingers on a hot iron skillet. hold. pull away. repeat.
- studderine0
thats what i did, i just learned the basic chords and scales and went with it. i didnt really care about music theory because all i ever wanted to do is play rock n' roll.
- TheTick0
I've been playing for 5 years - my advice:
Start on an acoustic! Whoever said that is right - you're fingers need to get hard!
---------------------I disagree - if the music you want to play is primarily electric, start with an electric. I think if you take it up as late as you are you want to limit frustrations as much as possible...acoustic is a much more frustrating instrument than electric..and your fingers will get calloused no matter which you play..
- JackDB0
An acoustic guitar will be less of a drain on your wallet, as well the results are generally more immediate, with the added advantage that your fingers will harden more quickly (acoustic srtings are usually of a heveier guage than most electric strings).
Having said that, after starting on acoustic at age 10, I begged my parents to buy me an electric – a sunburst 3 pickup model direct from the EATONS catalogue.
- seed0
I recently got a really good quality acoustic guitar that had never been used from a friend for $20.
And by the way, you're never too old to rock and roll. That was sort of a joke but I imagine that it will be something will still enjoy as even an old man.
- JackDB0
Anyone else using Native Instruments Guitar Rig as a guitar processor for recording?
- Mojo0
Going from acoustic to electric, is great. Vica versa is a lot harder.
I have a friend who learned on electric, and she just can't even fret a chord on an electric. kinda funny.
and they are cheaper, you get a decent sound instantly.. with elec you need a decent amp .. effects..
- TheTick0
Look, most people I know who take up the guitar after they are teenagers adn buy an acoustic - well, you'll find that acoustic sitting in a corner gathering dust a few months later and the person being able to kinda play a D chord...I think it's a difficult instrument physically speaking to play and people who aren't 100% gung ho or have lots of time to waste (i.e. most working adults) get frustrated with it pretty quickly..electric is a better way to go...
- Mojo0
lol whatever.. I am an electric guitarist, and I think it's best to start on an acoustic.