Thread: Ask Me About Guitar ;)

Why do I sucketh at it so?

What kind?

What style?

Would you be interested in trying to schedule a Lucid Guitarist chat some time?

I am going to start learning Guitar this week... Motivate me...

Originally Posted by TweaK

Why do I sucketh at it so?[/b]

Practice practice practice! Go on www.ultimate-guitar.com, then learn a song or two a day. you will get wayyy better.

Originally Posted by TweaK

What kind?

What style?

Would you be interested in trying to schedule a Lucid Guitarist chat some time?[/b]

Esp H-100FM. need better though.
style- Rock, blues, and Metal atm
Chat, sure!

Originally Posted by TweaK

I am going to start learning Guitar this week... Motivate me...[/b]

Guitarist get chicks.

Originally Posted by Riff;

Guitarist get chicks. lol[/b]

Ha.

Well... come to think of it, guitar did get me my first girlfriend. My wifeling could care less though, and that works out just fine. She respects my passion for it.

The chat thing - we have a Live Chat here now, and there seems to be a LOT of guitarists who are also into LDing. I thought it might be fun to schedule a chat some time and see how many LDing pickers we can gather at one time.

Guitars rock the balls of every moral man and woman, they rock that hard.

Originally Posted by pj

Ha.

Well... come to think of it, guitar did get me my first girlfriend. My wifeling could care less though, and that works out just fine. She respects my passion for it.

The chat thing - we have a Live Chat here now, and there seems to be a LOT of guitarists who are also into LDing. I thought it might be fun to schedule a chat some time and see how many LDing pickers we can gather at one time.[/b]

Lets do it! I've noticed a ton of guitarist here.

Originally Posted by pj

Guitars rock the balls of every moral man and woman, they rock that hard.[/b]

Amen.

What guitar would you suggest for a person looking to learn how to play? Is there any site where you can learn how to play or would you suggest getting lessons off somebody?

Originally Posted by Rory

What guitar would you suggest for a person looking to learn how to play? Is there any site where you can learn how to play or would you suggest getting lessons off somebody?[/b]

What guitar, by that you mean Acoustic or Electric, right. Well it all depends what your into. I far better like jamming on my electric, which is fun- and fun is what the noobie needs to you know, continue. But if you like country then get an acoustic. Its all preference.

I've looked on the internet, and its crap. Go to a local guitar world/center and get lessons. Or other stores. Often in your newspaper or yellow pages people have lesson info, just call them. To teach your self i go to this site: www.ultimate-guitar.com They use a system called tabs. I will explain them

e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| HIGH E Far away
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2^0------------------------7---5---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2^0-2^0-------------7---5---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------3/5--------5---3---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3--5-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| LOW E CLOSE

From here they can add notes which look like numbers which is the number of the fret you fret on the string. The ^ is a hammer on/pull off and the \/ are slides.

Hope this helps =X

Originally Posted by Riff

What guitar, by that you mean Acoustic or Electric, right. Well it all depends what your into. I far better like jamming on my electric, which is fun- and fun is what the noobie needs to you know, continue. But if you like country then get an acoustic. Its all preference.

I've looked on the internet, and its crap. Go to a local guitar world/center and get lessons. Or other stores. Often in your newspaper or yellow pages people have lesson info, just call them. To teach your self i go to this site: www.ultimate-guitar.com They use a system called tabs. I will explain them

e|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| HIGH E Far away
B|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2^0------------------------7---5---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2^0-2^0-------------7---5---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----------------3/5--------5---3---------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3--5-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| LOW E CLOSE

From here they can add notes which look like numbers which is the number of the fret you fret on the string. The ^ is a hammer on/pull off and the \/ are slides.

Hope this helps =X[/b]

Thanks for the quick and helpful response

What makes one acoustic guitar better than another? If one was to say have a far bigger price than another? Also, would you recommend a beginner starting on a cheaper, worse acoustic guitar or just buying an expensive one if the money is there to be spent?

you know anything about speed picking?

enlighten me!

about the chicks dig guitarist thing: I mostly play guitar by myself, but i'm gonna start going out to open mics with backing tracks and field test this theory!

I've been playing electric guitar for at least a year now. Any other girl guitarists here?

Originally Posted by Lunalight

I've been playing electric guitar for at least a year now. Any other girl guitarists here?[/b]

i am

Originally Posted by Rory

Thanks for the quick and helpful response

What makes one acoustic guitar better than another? If one was to say have a far bigger price than another? Also, would you recommend a beginner starting on a cheaper, worse acoustic guitar or just buying an expensive one if the money is there to be spent?[/b]

What makes acoustic guitars expensive usually is the quality and the name thats on the head. You don't need a Martin or a Gibson. An Ibanez, Yamaha, or Epiphones are great, and cheap!

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navi...50+8&page=1
^ link for you to 100$-200 acoustic guitars. Look at the reviews to determine how good it is, then go to a store and play it.

I recommend getting a cheaper one, because as you become more skilled, you realize the difference in quality, especially when your playing martins after 20 years of playing. ( I'm not lol)

Good luck finding one! Oh and beware: Dont ebay acoustic guitars, or buy them at like walmart lol. They suck! Get a mainstream brand guitar, not a crap one.

Originally Posted by Rory

you know anything about speed picking?

enlighten me!

about the chicks dig guitarist thing: I mostly play guitar by myself, but i'm gonna start going out to open mics with backing tracks and field test this theory![/b]

Yesss. Speed picking is crazy, hyper fast picking. What i do is i put my arm onto the guitar and palm mute the low E, or D. As the arm on the guitar i mean pressure your arm and wrist to the front of your guitar for added balance. I also put my pinky on the bridge pick up. I suck at speed picking so go youtube it.

As for your experiment, play an electric and you gotta do the power slide. For that, you wear tight leather pants, play till your super sweaty, and end out your song with a little solo riff thingy, and then strum your power chord while running and sliding to the front of the stage . That my friend, will get you to score.


Of course i havnt tried it =P.




Okay try speed picking this, it's really cool sounding and yeah. Edited Beast and the Harlot by A7X


A)----------3-------5-----6-----5------3~-------3----5----6----3-----5--6---3---5--6---3---5---<6>--|
D)--0-000----000---000--000---000----0-000--000--00--000--000--0-00--00--0--00-00--00-------|

Yesss i like the pinch harmonic at the end. lol. After you&#39;ve mastered that all the notes on the A string move them up to the high D and so on, that gives you range. Some of my friends can only speed pick on the bottom 2 strings what losers&#33; Hope this helps, also im a noob at speed picking soo yeah.

Originally Posted by Riff

What makes acoustic guitars expensive usually is the quality and the name thats on the head. You don&#39;t need a Martin or a Gibson. An Ibanez, Yamaha, or Epiphones are great, and cheap&#33;

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navi...50+8&page=1
^ link for you to 100&#036;-200 acoustic guitars. Look at the reviews to determine how good it is, then go to a store and play it.

I recommend getting a cheaper one, because as you become more skilled, you realize the difference in quality, especially when your playing martins after 20 years of playing. ( I&#39;m not lol)

Good luck finding one&#33; Oh and beware: Dont ebay acoustic guitars, or buy them at like walmart lol. They suck&#33; Get a mainstream brand guitar, not a crap one.
Yesss. Speed picking is crazy, hyper fast picking. What i do is i put my arm onto the guitar and palm mute the low E, or D. As the arm on the guitar i mean pressure your arm and wrist to the front of your guitar for added balance. I also put my pinky on the bridge pick up. I suck at speed picking so go youtube it.

As for your experiment, play an electric and you gotta do the power slide. For that, you wear tight leather pants, play till your super sweaty, and end out your song with a little solo riff thingy, and then strum your power chord while running and sliding to the front of the stage . That my friend, will get you to score.
Of course i havnt tried it =P.
Okay try speed picking this, it&#39;s really cool sounding and yeah. Edited Beast and the Harlot by A7X
A)----------3-------5-----6-----5------3~-------3----5----6----3-----5--6---3---5--6---3---5---<6>--|
D)--0-000----000---000--000---000----0-000--000--00--000--000--0-00--00--0--00-00--00-------|

Yesss i like the pinch harmonic at the end. lol. After you&#39;ve mastered that all the notes on the A string move them up to the high D and so on, that gives you range. Some of my friends can only speed pick on the bottom 2 strings what losers&#33; Hope this helps, also im a noob at speed picking soo yeah.[/b]

power slide LOL. You&#39;ve been watching "The pick of destiny" haven&#39;t you

Jumping on the "I PLAY THE GEETAR&#33;" bandwagon.
I had lessons for a couple years, and then kinda lost interest. Then I discovered Pink Floyd, then The Who, then Cream... yeah. Now I play for at least 30 minutes a day, if I can.

Windmilling is hard. And painful.

Originally Posted by ranma187

power slide LOL. You&#39;ve been watching "The pick of destiny" haven&#39;t you [/b]

LOL YES&#33; I was going to bring it up but it hasn&#39;t been seen by many of my friends, what a shame- a great flick.

Originally Posted by ranma187

Jumping on the "I PLAY THE GEETAR&#33;" bandwagon.
I had lessons for a couple years, and then kinda lost interest. Then I discovered Pink Floyd, then The Who, then Cream... yeah. Now I play for at least 30 minutes a day, if I can.

Windmilling is hard. And painful.[/b]

WTF is windmilling lol.

Come one crackers ask&#33;

A few months ago my friend started getting lessons from another friend to play acoustic guitar, he was told to buy new strings for his guitar, why did he have to? It wasn&#39;t an old guitar.

Edit: I realise I phrased this quite badly, it&#39;s more of a Why would you have to buy new strings for a guitar question, not a why did my friend have to, lol.

Strings get worn out, or dirty. So the sound is diminished. Its still possible to play with old strings, but with new ones the sound is crisp.

Originally Posted by Riff

Strings get worn out, or dirty. So the sound is diminished. Its still possible to play with old strings, but with new ones the sound is crisp.[/b]

Ah ok, thanks.

Also, I know you don&#39;t play acoustic so it might be like asking somebody about golf when they say they&#39;re good at tennis or something, lol, but would this be good enough for a beginner? Click&#33;

Originally Posted by Rory

Ah ok, thanks.

Also, I know you don&#39;t play acoustic so it might be like asking somebody about golf when they say they&#39;re good at tennis or something, lol, but would this be good enough for a beginner? Click&#33; [/b]

I actually play both, i looked at the reviews and they dont look so good.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fen...itar?sku=513886


thats a reliable brand for the same price. If you add 20&#036; then you can find some better ones. But you can take a risk with yours and return it if its crap. Make sure to read the reviews.

Oooh.. me me&#33;&#33; Pick up (no pun intended) Paul Gilbert&#39;s new one Get Out Of My Yard&#33;

Damn skippy.. the first 38 seconds of that CD are just nucking futs&#33;&#33;&#33; Amazing album.
He&#39;s out on the road with G3 right now (s&#39;bout time too&#33 so check that out if you can.

Also, get Buckethead&#39;s new one Pepper&#39;s Ghost, then do what I did & install a killswitch.

(I mean ya just gotta&#33

Okay? Ive never installed pickups, how much is it at a store?