Guitar thread

[mattfb]

Im sure we got a few guitarists so just talk about what guitars you have, whats good and bad etc..
Recently got a cool epiphone

 

[tassietiger]

Fender acoustic and a Yamaha bass. Honestly am not the sort of person who cares what they play, which always makes band practices funny because the other main guy in our band loves his guitars and always tells me which one I should buy, and I never do, telling him I already have a guitar.

Kids, get good at guitar before getting a good guitar.

 

[barmyarmy]

Kids, get good at guitar before getting a good guitar.

Although you do notice how much easier a good guitar is to play when you pick one up!
I have a cheap dodgy one which needs retuning between songs...

 

[tassietiger]

Although you do notice how much easier a good guitar is to play when you pick one up!
I have a cheap dodgy one which needs retuning between songs...

I forgot that bit too.

Kids, don't go the cheap option on nylon string ones. They're no good. Steel strings. Then get good at guitar.

So just as a summary:
1. Get a steel-string guitar
2. Become really, really good at guitar
3. Buy a good steel string guitar
4. Realise that Paul McCartney is better than you can ever be and just give up

Without wanting this to turn into an infomercial, I followed this plan from 1-4 (skipped 3 though) and it is FANTASTIC. And if you ring to be put on the program in the next 15 minutes, then you get $7 off the original price. That's right, you get all of these four steps for $992.95. How could you refuse.

 

[barmyarmy]

I actually skipped stages 1-3.

 

[evertonfan]

My motto; Serge Pizzorno can play as good as I can, or ever will be able to so why bother?

 

[Almost_Austwick]

I have a Fender Jaguar, Mustang and Strat as my electrics and a range of acoustics although my favourite is a cheap Fender which only cost about £200 about 10 years ago.

 

[mattfb]

I agree with Tassie, i had a cheap acoustic but it was good, then a cheap electric guitar now a good one and i felt,saw,heard the difference as soon as i played!

 

[Left_Hander]

As you can probably tell I have a left-handed Ibanez electric guitar. It looks like a rip off a Stratocaster but I don't care. It actually cost $20 more cause it was left-handed.

 

[mattfb]

Thats slack that it cost and extra $20 for you.

 

[Simbazz]

As you can probably tell I have a left-handed Ibanez electric guitar. It looks like a rip off a Stratocaster but I don't care. It actually cost $20 more cause it was left-handed.

Left Handers a really really annoying to get hold of round here, luckily in Manchester ive found a cracking shop in the city centre which does repairs and everything for soley left handed guitars, so its a cracking shop, although next door is a twice the size store who is owned by the same people.

Whats more annoying that you have to pay at least ?20 more for a left handed one, its unfair

But mine is a guitar from a company which is unheard of, and i cant be bothered going getting it to tell you because most would be clueless. Haha, funny story. My gran wanted me to learn the guitar when i was 12, so i did, only thing is 4 tutors refused to learn me the guitar due to me being left handed, how unfair is that, but luckily one guy had the right idea, and told me to sit perfectly opposite him so it was like a mirror, and i could see what he was doing and copy it, and it works, so yeah, being left handed is great for some things, really bad if your on a tight budget and what a decent guitar

 

[BigCrickNan]

I forgot that bit too.

Kids, don't go the cheap option on nylon string ones. They're no good. Steel strings. Then get good at guitar.

So just as a summary:
1. Get a steel-string guitar
2. Become really, really good at guitar
3. Buy a good steel string guitar
4. Realise that Paul McCartney is better than you can ever be and just give up

Without wanting this to turn into an infomercial, I followed this plan from 1-4 (skipped 3 though) and it is FANTASTIC. And if you ring to be put on the program in the next 15 minutes, then you get $7 off the original price. That's right, you get all of these four steps for $992.95. How could you refuse.

Have you heard his new song of the Ipod advert? I think it's crap!

I have a Squier Showmaster but i'm only learning, and off the internet lol. Can't be bothered to get lessons, so if I become any good it will take longer than it should.

 

[barmyarmy]

Thats slack that it cost and extra $20 for you.

Just buy an RH one and re-string it!

 

[Left_Hander]

Thats slack that it cost and extra $20 for you.

Not really. I can say, "It cost an extra $20 than yours" :cool:

Left Handers a really really annoying to get hold of round here, luckily in Manchester ive found a cracking shop in the city centre which does repairs and everything for soley left handed guitars, so its a cracking shop, although next door is a twice the size store who is owned by the same people.

Whats more annoying that you have to pay at least ?20 more for a left handed one, its unfair

But mine is a guitar from a company which is unheard of, and i cant be bothered going getting it to tell you because most would be clueless. Haha, funny story. My gran wanted me to learn the guitar when i was 12, so i did, only thing is 4 tutors refused to learn me the guitar due to me being left handed, how unfair is that, but luckily one guy had the right idea, and told me to sit perfectly opposite him so it was like a mirror, and i could see what he was doing and copy it, and it works, so yeah, being left handed is great for some things, really bad if your on a tight budget and what a decent guitar

I wish they had a left-handed shop in Australia.

I thought the teachers would just want the money. I get taught by right-handers and it isn't that hard. I try and learn songs on the sides, the teaching is just to give me a rough guide on some extra stuff.

Just buy an RH one and re-string it!

If you get a right-handed electric and re-string than all of the knobs get in the way of your strumming. I have a universal acousitc. It doesn't have a scratch plate so if you re-string it still looks the same.

 

[Almost_Austwick]

For all you wannabe guitarists go to www.tabit.net. Really good for learning songs and stuff.