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01-07-2012, 10:08 PM | #1 |
waffler
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Guitars and how to play?
Any of you fucks play the guitar? Thinking about picking up an acoustic guitar but have no fucking clue about them or how to play. I'm going to assume there is plenty of videos out there to teach you how to play though, Im just unsure how hard it will be to pick up. Any advice/pointers/anything?
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01-07-2012, 10:33 PM | #2 | |
C-E-Z★ bitch
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jaybo be bamf with le geetah
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01-07-2012, 10:53 PM | #3 |
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yaybo needs to get in this thread, NAO.
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01-07-2012, 11:03 PM | #4 | |
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he rarely gets on during weekends i think
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01-07-2012, 11:07 PM | #5 |
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not a big deal. wouldnt have even started a thread but would have got lost in the shat thread since I rarely be in there.
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01-07-2012, 11:47 PM | #6 |
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I spent about 10 years failing to learn to play. My fingers cooperated but my ears and my mind didn't have what it takes. I can easily discern different notes, but I never know which note is the right next note. I could play a song by muscle memory, rote memorization...I could never listen to a song and play something like it, I could never improvise, etc. It just requires a different type of mind than I have.
The most important thing when choosing a guitar to learn on is comfort. You need a guitar that feels comfortable so you're not busy learning to fit your fingers around the neck and hold the body and building strength for difficult-to-fret strings and such. You can deal with that stuff later. A stratocaster-style body feels very natural. A slippery, shiny maple neck lets your hand move freely. I don't know how to define the fretboard and frets but easier fretting is better. Thin strings are easier to fret and are fine until you are a master guitarist performing for large paying crowds. I know you mentioned acoustic but it's better to learn on an electric, even if you don't use an amp (it's loud enough acoustically to learn with). The most important stuff I can tell you is to take a music theory course if possible. Learn how music works and the guitar will be easy. It's simple to play basic stuff and easy enough to do advanced stuff with a guitar...the hard part is knowing what to do, not how to do it. ---------- Post added at 05:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:46 PM ---------- I don't try anymore partly because I've given up but mostly because of a fucked up finger. If I ever think I can learn again I'll either need to learn to play left-handed (ugh, no) or play only with a slide or something.
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01-08-2012, 12:21 AM | #7 |
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Isnt very hard to pickup
It would make it a whole lot easier to find a teacher around you to teach you There are tons of lesson sites out there and youtube has millions of videos |
01-08-2012, 12:32 AM | #8 |
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I honestly have no time to actually take lessons. I would love to be able to though. I've just always wanted to play and figured I would finally get into it. And as far as starting with an electric guitar, I'd rather not. Don't have any interest in playing it later on and don't want to have to invest in 2 different guitars.
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01-08-2012, 12:49 AM | #9 |
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imo I would start off with a classical acoustic
I think they are much easier to play than regular big bodied standard acoustics |
01-08-2012, 01:02 AM | #10 |
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Bought a Bass once and tried to play a few times but couldn't get the hang of it and had cao status brain that made me feel like
So I never used it. I think its still in the closet at rents house lol
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01-08-2012, 01:05 AM | #11 |
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That might work.
Guitars don't need to be expensive. They're way cheaper than when I started in the mid-1990s, and I bet Craigslist is full of post-Christmas bargains. You should probably be able to get a basic strat-like electric or standard dreadnought acoustic for under $50. Classical acoustics are less common. ...ok, that was unexpected. I just checked local CL, all I found under $50, besides undersized guitars, was a classical acoustic. Neat. ---------- Post added at 07:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:03 PM ---------- I tried bass too, wasn't really any better at it. Sold my Les Paul, my bass, and my acoustic. All I have left is a POS used-to-be-electric and a Vantage 12 string that sounds like angels singing even if it's out of tune and someone who's never touched a guitar before is playing...not that it ever comes out of its case.
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01-08-2012, 01:05 AM | #12 |
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Mike needs geetar that is compatible with ******
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01-08-2012, 01:24 AM | #13 |
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My boss bought a multi-effects-pedal program for his iph0ne. Good idea.
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01-08-2012, 11:19 PM | #15 |
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01-09-2012, 12:20 AM | #17 |
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---------- Post added at 07:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:09 PM ---------- Saw Costco has this, any good? http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=1&topnav=&s=1 |
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01-09-2012, 03:12 AM | #19 |
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But its made in China with REAL lead. Cant go wrong.
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01-09-2012, 03:25 AM | #20 |
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Never heard of that brand but its highly reviewd
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01-09-2012, 03:28 AM | #21 |
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Looks ok enough to start if you want, but it looks like a standard dreadnought acoustic...very awkward to hold and play until you get a bunch of practice, and never as comfortable as other shapes/types.
MBP implied that a classical acoustic is less awkward. I don't know, never used one.
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01-09-2012, 03:30 AM | #22 |
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good thing about costco is I can return it no problems if I dont like it.
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01-09-2012, 03:57 AM | #23 |
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Tis just my imo
Classical guitars have smaller bodies and are easier to handle Have a guitar center around you? Go check shit out there |
01-09-2012, 02:09 PM | #24 |
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geetar center lets you hold everything and there's a room in the back that is soundproof that you can
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01-09-2012, 04:40 PM | #25 |
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K. Is here Nao.
what you want? ---------- Post added at 10:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 AM ---------- I has grazed through this thread (lulz) and if you want good geetar to start learning with, and you want acoustic. Get a Jasmine. It is made by takamine. Around $100. I have had mine for 15 years and I still play it. It mostly sits in my corner b/c it's tuned to open E and I only use it for 2 songs. Classical guitars are cool, I'm just not a fan of nylon strings unless you're wanting to start right off the bat learning to fingerpick and personally, I think that is a bad idea, unless classical music is what you want to learn.. First things first. Learn to keep it properly tuned. You'll never learn to play if you can't keep it in tune!!! ThaT is something I stress to everyone very heavily when they say they want to learn.
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