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Electric guitar for beginners??
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bagseed77
harmonycentral.com for evrything instructional, or datamusic.org is fun to jam with
good luck, weed and guitar is the best once you get your ear trained a little,
also the public library has all kinds of stuff for free so use them and dont buy all the books yet.learn to tune by ear , dont fall into the trap of an electronic tuner.
good luck, weed and guitar is the best once you get your ear trained a little,
also the public library has all kinds of stuff for free so use them and dont buy all the books yet.learn to tune by ear , dont fall into the trap of an electronic tuner.
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Truthman
Yamaha EZ guitar
"EZ-AG
A futuristic self-teaching guitar with Guide Lights means no sore fingers, no tuning required, and no broken strings"
http://music.yamaha.com/products/main.html?productId=189
"EZ-AG
A futuristic self-teaching guitar with Guide Lights means no sore fingers, no tuning required, and no broken strings"
http://music.yamaha.com/products/main.html?productId=189
If you want to play guitar, be it electric, acoustic, whatever! Learning the fretboard, scales, and chords is important.. I think you should go to your local music shop and pick up some books/dvds over the basics.. Don't forget to buy a metronome and tuner! I see so many people who play guitar but have horrible time.. anyways, hope you have as much fun playing guitar as i have...
first what type of tone are you going for? my first guitar was a fender strat but i found it wasn't 'heavy' enough to do the metal i wanted, so ended up then getting an ibanez
Definately dont be afraid to ask the doods at the music stores for suggestions in regards to tone - the amp also plays a big role obviously
Good luck and happy jamming!
Why would you suggest not using a tuner, bagseed?
I have played guitar since I was 6 yrs old.
The secret, be you 6 or 60, is to play the basic chords long enough till your finger stop hurting. I have taught many a person to play the basics, and only the ones who stick with it that long will continue on. Anyone who stops while their fingers are still hurting will never really take it up.
Tell the music store guy to not sell you the best strings, but the ones you can get used to. They will sound shitty, but they are what you need to get toughened up and not get tired or frustrated enough to give up.
Forget about what type of guitar you play. That is only for those who can play.
Learn on an acoustic. Then get a cheap axe.
If things go well from there, then go get yourself a BC Rich and be a happy man!
Beside that, there are really so substitutes for Gibsons, Fenders, and Martins.
I have played guitar since I was 6 yrs old.
The secret, be you 6 or 60, is to play the basic chords long enough till your finger stop hurting. I have taught many a person to play the basics, and only the ones who stick with it that long will continue on. Anyone who stops while their fingers are still hurting will never really take it up.
Tell the music store guy to not sell you the best strings, but the ones you can get used to. They will sound shitty, but they are what you need to get toughened up and not get tired or frustrated enough to give up.
Forget about what type of guitar you play. That is only for those who can play.
Learn on an acoustic. Then get a cheap axe.
If things go well from there, then go get yourself a BC Rich and be a happy man!
Beside that, there are really so substitutes for Gibsons, Fenders, and Martins.
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bagseed77
hoosier it took me 10 frickin years to train my ear because i used the crutch of an electronis tuner, now i use my harmonica for the low e and then tune myself, my playing has improved drastically after my electronic tuner died.
soomka - they have all of the instructional books at the library for free.
i love guitar and am self trained and understand now what it means to play by ear, learn the major scale patterns , and get the sounds down in your skull and it will be on from there.!!!
YES get a metronome, very impotent
soomka - they have all of the instructional books at the library for free.
i love guitar and am self trained and understand now what it means to play by ear, learn the major scale patterns , and get the sounds down in your skull and it will be on from there.!!!
YES get a metronome, very impotent
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ great site for tabs and chords
bingobongo
Member
phog- What kind of music are you into?
The reality is that some of us just want to get into the heavy stuff (or some other particular tone) straight away, so picking up an accoustic isn't the best option - some people who want to play electric guitar have no desire whatsoever to play accoustic, and even buying a quality electric guitar like a Fender Strat may not even produce the tones one is after, as I found out.hoosierdaddy said:
In other words, yes I think guitar selection (and amp selection!) is important even for your first guitar - you'll get a lot more enjoyment out of your axe if it can produce sounds you love. There are a lot of excellent guitars out there for very reasonable prices, so even though you won't end up with a Gibson you can still end up with a good guitar that suits your tone and your budget
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bagseed77
pawn shop guitars rock, you just have to inspect them and make sure they stay in tune and work. i got mine at one for a sweet 116 dollars, dont forget to haggle , they get them for crack prices
and you can try them out to see if you like the sound.
and you can try them out to see if you like the sound.
thanks for the replies I'm gonna check out all this stuff.
Phenometal-- I'm not sure what tone I like -- as far as listening goes-- i like a variety. but I'd like to learn on a fender or squier.
Bingobango-- I like blues and classic rock. That classical steve vai shit from crossroads is wild too-- but I don't know if i'll ever get that good hehe...
Phenometal-- I'm not sure what tone I like -- as far as listening goes-- i like a variety. but I'd like to learn on a fender or squier.
Bingobango-- I like blues and classic rock. That classical steve vai shit from crossroads is wild too-- but I don't know if i'll ever get that good hehe...
look around for a guitar with humbucker pickups (the ones that are about 1 1/2" x 2 1/2", dual coil to buck the hum) that have a coil-splitter switch, that way you get that strat single coil sound plus the fatness for the chords of doom when they're both on.
i disagree on tuner, bagseed77 may have perfect pitch and doesn't need one ... they're cheap. pawn shop is great place, go cheap later trade up. amp is a huge part, play it clean and overdriven. no fuzz box i ever heard sounded like an amp in overdrive. if you get a chance to try a tube amp, do it. not up on the latest gear but that was an eye opener.
if you're into steve vai, eddie van halen stuff, look for an axe with a whammy bar and the floyd rose style nut so she'll stay in tune when you crank on it.
if you wanna play electric get an electric, it'll be easier on your fingers learning anyways. but havin an acoustic, loafin around or at a party or camping you can make things happen
i disagree on tuner, bagseed77 may have perfect pitch and doesn't need one ... they're cheap. pawn shop is great place, go cheap later trade up. amp is a huge part, play it clean and overdriven. no fuzz box i ever heard sounded like an amp in overdrive. if you get a chance to try a tube amp, do it. not up on the latest gear but that was an eye opener.
if you're into steve vai, eddie van halen stuff, look for an axe with a whammy bar and the floyd rose style nut so she'll stay in tune when you crank on it.
if you wanna play electric get an electric, it'll be easier on your fingers learning anyways. but havin an acoustic, loafin around or at a party or camping you can make things happen
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I recommend most people learn on an acoustic first if possible, it makes it a lot easier to play an electric after.
A tutor can be a really good idea too, even only for a couple of lessons, to show you chords, hand positioning etc in real life as opposed to a dvd/book.
Probably better off with a tuner than without, if you have no idea how to tune a guitar.
A metronome is not essential, but is a good addition.
A tutor can be a really good idea too, even only for a couple of lessons, to show you chords, hand positioning etc in real life as opposed to a dvd/book.
Probably better off with a tuner than without, if you have no idea how to tune a guitar.
A metronome is not essential, but is a good addition.
bingobongo
Member
phog - good choice for starting up!
Blues - learn the I - IV - V progresssion in all keys, so a little theory is required.
Classic rock - so much to choose from. I played AC/DC albums repeatedly for basic chord progression work. For the most part they play Major chords with an occasional minor chord in the progression. To turn a Major chord into a minor chord, you flatten the third. Again, a little theory is required.
Just remember everything is derived from the Major scale and most importantly, don't give up....just work through it and someday it will be as natural as walking.
So do yourself a big favor and google...music theory and learn some basic stuff. It's not necessary to learn theory to rock out, but it will be expansive down the road, specifically going from the guitar to say...maybe a piano. Music theory was conceived on the piano and is a great way to create harmonies, melodies and lead lines.
Pure pianist turn their noses up at us guitarist, but in actuality, the pianist are very jealous. Guitarist have the ability to create "micro-tones" which are intervals of less than an equally spaced semitones AND we can emulate the human voice with the guitar.
Hey I'm rambling...so much more to say....
Best of luck,
BB
Blues - learn the I - IV - V progresssion in all keys, so a little theory is required.
Classic rock - so much to choose from. I played AC/DC albums repeatedly for basic chord progression work. For the most part they play Major chords with an occasional minor chord in the progression. To turn a Major chord into a minor chord, you flatten the third. Again, a little theory is required.
Just remember everything is derived from the Major scale and most importantly, don't give up....just work through it and someday it will be as natural as walking.
So do yourself a big favor and google...music theory and learn some basic stuff. It's not necessary to learn theory to rock out, but it will be expansive down the road, specifically going from the guitar to say...maybe a piano. Music theory was conceived on the piano and is a great way to create harmonies, melodies and lead lines.
Pure pianist turn their noses up at us guitarist, but in actuality, the pianist are very jealous. Guitarist have the ability to create "micro-tones" which are intervals of less than an equally spaced semitones AND we can emulate the human voice with the guitar.
Hey I'm rambling...so much more to say....
Best of luck,
BB
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annaC Seeds
Also give http://www.guitarschool.net/ a look.
It's lessons in 3D with a free trial. You can control the 3D player in Reel-Time, Speed up and slow down the lessons without any pitch change. You can adjust the virtual person playing the guitar and view from different angles.
love to all.
annaC
It's lessons in 3D with a free trial. You can control the 3D player in Reel-Time, Speed up and slow down the lessons without any pitch change. You can adjust the virtual person playing the guitar and view from different angles.
love to all.
annaC
xOOx
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hey guitar heros,
go to a guitar shop,
buy a cheap $15 practice amp,
and a $100 mexican made fender or whatever you like.
ignore the show offs jamming in the store.
(in case you don't like it, you can sell it on ebay it)
hire someone to give you lessons to get you started, maybe $20 a lesson these days? half hour? and stick with it as long as you can. they can come to your house, make sure you like the teacher, and he/she doesn't force learning to read music down your throat, which most will. get a younger teacher and make sure they're gonna teach you some jams.
they will teach you the strings, the chords, how to tune. simple scales. make sure you learn the basic and the blues if you want to rock and roll. then once you get a grip on it, memorize tab sites music, and before you know it you will be a rock star.
give or take 2-3 years?
practice at least everyday no less then 30 minutes, preferably an hour or so. if you want to be juliart, 4 hours. every day. no excuses. one missed day and your weak.
your fingers will hurt, but in a while they will build up callus and it won't hurt anymore, you can't stop playing, even if it hurts badly. then you can play as much as you want after your finger tips heal.
just hope you don't go and get guitar syndrome and wind up getting cortizone injections in your knuckles because they hurt that bad.
i haven't played in ages, but i still remember the scales and bits and parts of songs.
it's very similar to math, if you like math, you will like guitar, because each lesson keeps building and building on the next, and you start to notice images and shapes of the scales on the guitar neck, they stand out, and at a certain point it all makes sense.
but if you don't play like me, you get real rusty, and forget everything quick. lol.
good luck, i wish you and everyone else aspiring to play best of luck.
xoox
go to a guitar shop,
buy a cheap $15 practice amp,
and a $100 mexican made fender or whatever you like.
ignore the show offs jamming in the store.
(in case you don't like it, you can sell it on ebay it)
hire someone to give you lessons to get you started, maybe $20 a lesson these days? half hour? and stick with it as long as you can. they can come to your house, make sure you like the teacher, and he/she doesn't force learning to read music down your throat, which most will. get a younger teacher and make sure they're gonna teach you some jams.
they will teach you the strings, the chords, how to tune. simple scales. make sure you learn the basic and the blues if you want to rock and roll. then once you get a grip on it, memorize tab sites music, and before you know it you will be a rock star.
give or take 2-3 years?
practice at least everyday no less then 30 minutes, preferably an hour or so. if you want to be juliart, 4 hours. every day. no excuses. one missed day and your weak.
your fingers will hurt, but in a while they will build up callus and it won't hurt anymore, you can't stop playing, even if it hurts badly. then you can play as much as you want after your finger tips heal.
just hope you don't go and get guitar syndrome and wind up getting cortizone injections in your knuckles because they hurt that bad.
i haven't played in ages, but i still remember the scales and bits and parts of songs.
it's very similar to math, if you like math, you will like guitar, because each lesson keeps building and building on the next, and you start to notice images and shapes of the scales on the guitar neck, they stand out, and at a certain point it all makes sense.
but if you don't play like me, you get real rusty, and forget everything quick. lol.
good luck, i wish you and everyone else aspiring to play best of luck.
xoox
