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one for the guitar players....advice for a learner
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Posted 6 months ago #
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Not sure if this sounds like a good challenge, or no fun....
Posted 5 months ago # -
Get one of these. There are 60s,70s etc editions aswell.
et a similar one for an artist you like, I got the complete stone roses chord songbook aswell.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/22The-Stone-Roses-22-Complete-Songbook/dp/071198378X
I never bothered with lessons at all. If all you want to do is learn some chords and play rhythm guitar theres no real need. If you want to play lead, I'd say some lessons would be worth while.
Id also recommend learning on an acoustic. Something form Yamaha or Epiphone is a good place to start.
Buying too cheap isn't recommended. If a £25 guitar is horrible to play, and sounds like crap, you aren't going to get inspired!
Posted 5 months ago # -
Always fancied learning guitar - but consider myself to be fairly lacking in musical talent.
Any complete musical noobies (as opposed to transfering from other instruments) taken up guitar with any degree of success*
Also daughter has asked for a ukelele for Christmas... odd choice, but I believe that she is playing one in her primary school. Is this a good route to later guitar playing, or a bot of a dead end???
* success = satisfaction / enjoyment, rather than outright ability
Posted 5 months ago # -
Only been trying for a couple of months, I wouldn't say success (/edit: just saw your definition of success - yes very successful using that definition
). I've tried learning a couple of instruments before - Harmonica and penny whistle, and as a kid recorder / violin / euphonium, none of which I really got past the 3 blind mice song level, and all of which sounded like a chaffinch being butt raped.
But the guitar has been a lot more satisfying so far and hasn't made my ears bleed to the same extent.
I thought about a ukelele but didn't really like the sound of them enough, so I first bought a travel guitar (which looks a bit like a ukele) but with a guitar sized fret.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgXs8fydbxISounds much more like a proper guitar and is great for lounging on the sofa trying to play things. Some of the notes seemed a bit like hard work as the strings were quite a distance from the frets, so I then bought a full sized guitar to see if it was easier to play - it was, though isn't quite as portable. But both are far more enjoyable than previous attempts at musical instruments.
Posted 5 months ago # -
Thanks - that's useful.
Been a long-time ambition, but one I've always regarded as being a little too ambitious
My son is coming along well on sax - and there is a track I'd love top be able to play with him if I did learn.
Posted 5 months ago # -
I had that though, turned 40, bought an acoustic and started guitar lessons... 3 years later by then owning a strat as well and a huge amp. I gave up, never anytime and my ability wasn't what I had hoped it would be (2 little kids didn't help either)
By all means go for it but don't spend too much on kit just in case...
Good luck, hope you do better than I did
Posted 5 months ago # -
I started playing a year ago having picked up an old Yamaha Pacifica for £80. I used one of the vox plug in amp things with h/phones but soon bought a proper combo amp
I had half a dozen lessons with a teacher to make sure I knew the theory of playing chords and identify bad habits but have gone it alone since. justinguitar is great, have a look at the various TAB listings, although getting the strumming patern right is the biggest problem for me.
Finally - beware of the world you are getting into. At least as many aftermarket options as bikes, loads of lovely kit to ogle. I've just upgraded my Yam - I'm a lefty so not many new options available. All worthwhile, I 'play' around 4-5 hours a week.
Enjoy.Posted 5 months ago # -
Conventional advice seems to be to learn on an acoustic guitar???
Whilst this might be good advice, it's not an instrument that floats my boat, in any way.
Is this good advice, or is it analagous to going in to a bike shop because you want to try mtb'ing and having the shop guys try and sell you a road bike "to practice on first"
Posted 5 months ago # -
I nearly went down that route but was told if I like the sound of electric and that's what I want to play don't bother with acoustic. That was good advice for me.
Can't plug h/phones into an acoustic...............Posted 5 months ago # -
makes no difference, like bikes you'll end up with more than one and one less than you need
Posted 5 months ago # -
Ahh,the old N=n+1 logic...
Posted 5 months ago # -
My latest arrived today - UK made Tele copy off ebay for £62! Electrics need sorting but a bargain and still sounds nice.
Posted 5 months ago # -
hmmm - links, I need to sort this for myself but i'm a bit tight to be spending the £200 people on here were after?
Posted 5 months ago # -
Picked up an Epiphone Les Paul off ebay for £120... Christmas pressie from mrs rkk01
Just need to learn to play it properly now.
Posted 5 months ago #
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