[Closed] Any guitarists in? Advice wanted for guitar noob

Any guitar shop. They're normally 250k or 500k for volume.

[quote=Zedsdead ]That is rather nice!
I am very rubbish. But I am enjoying it a lot.
on a side note - does anyone know where is best to get a volume pot?
My son's bass is playing up, tried contact cleaner but no joy. The pot says on the back of it "ALPHA 15A25K"
RS Components?
Thanks

http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/parts-c4/potentiometers-c109

Tink we should all get one of these

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Certainly applies to me

A final word on the position of the fretting hand:

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Thanks again everyone 🙂

Of course I meant 250K not 25K doh!

I suspect the kids may get me that T-Shirt too lol

Here's a couple of mine, 1972 Eko Ranger 6 and a Yamaha FG-300A, the Ranger is a heavy beast, built unlike anything modern that I've played. I bought each one 2nd hand with only one owner prior to me and in really good condition, both different and yet equally lovely to play.

Let's see your axes...

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Eko ranger was my first guitar. Inherited from my dad in 1990. Action was horrific and the neck was so warped you had to tune it down to C or risk snapping the neck 😆

Thanks for the advice folks. I've taken a punt on a used Vintage V100 paradise based on the Les Paul. I've watched and read so many reviews my head is spinning. I didn't find a bad review so hopefully it will keep my son happy. The search is on for an amp now !!

I have learned 4 chords.
E
A
D
G
I am still not very good but am enjoying trying to play a guitar

That is all.

🙂

1 minute changes next 😉

Am is the same as shape as E so you can play that too. Add a C or Cadd9 to your repetoir and you'll be able to play lots of folk songs. Which G have you learned? I find the following variant sounds happier and you only need three fingers:

E major on third fret (which makes a G note)
A muted by the major
D open
G open
B ring on third fret (which makes a D note)
E pinky on the third fret (which makes a G)

If you play it with the index on the second fret like many guitarists do you add a C which makes it dull to my ears.

Which G have you learned?

There's more than one...

haha! I am a regular G like this:

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1 minute changes next

As above if you can play E you can do Em trivially and Am too. If I may suggest follow the Justin order and do the 1 min and forcing the changes, more important than more chords in my extremly humble opinion. Also FWIW as per Equator the G with the extra ring finger is worth learning

Good luck, as an aside the thread encouraged to to practice a bit more. It really is little and often which brings progress ime

Once you're comfortable with those, and added a few more. Learn the chords in a key next.

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Edukator - Reformed Troll
Am is the same as shape as E so you can play that too. Add a C or Cadd9 to your repetoir and you'll be able to play lots of folk songs. Which G have you learned? I find the following variant sounds happier and you only need three fingers:

E major on third fret (which makes a G note)
A muted by the major
D open
G open
B ring on third fret (which makes a D note)
E pinky on the third fret (which makes a G)

If you play it with the index on the second fret like many guitarists do you add a C which makes it dull to my ears.

Not really seen that before, basically an extended power chord that way. just all 1s & 5s so missing the 3rd, so its ambiguous, it's not actually major or minor.

Guess the difference between that and the barred version is that the 3rd in the barred version is played as a 10th, so brighter because its an octave up. So see your point.

Well this what it sounds like:

The sequence C G Am G F G repeat, Zed

I thought of the easiest song I could play in C (as seosamh has posted the chords) and rattle it off for this thread. I added a quick bit of a Planxty song at the end to show the OP how you can use D Caad9 and G (variant) to make quick changes from G to C - and it sounds happier in my opinion. Sweet Home Alabama revolves around D power chord, Caad9 and G too. I'll have to record that - basic strumming and the lead version.

I used the Mexican Strat as it's pretty much the same as the OP's Pacifica

Cadd9 is a lovely chord! Great band planxty too. Dunno that song though!