I Am Ironman.
Guitar
so, im thinking of taking up guitar because i have a little more money coming in and i always liked the idea, anyone play? any tips for a newbie.? should i walk into a place like allens music and pick up a "starter kit" or should i put together my own little kit? im thinking about electric guitar btw. looking at about 2 or 3 weeks before i go out and buy anything.
Take time and persist with it. I've played for nearly 3 years and initially gave up the first time I started out. Don't expect to be the next Tom Morello and go one step at a time. Check out some chords websites and learn the basics.
Its really worth doing but in the beginning your finger tips will hurt (mine bled but only because I couldn't put it down), but once the skin toughens up you'll be right.
Good luck with it.
Everyone learns at a different pace. Be patient and don't expect it all to come at once. If you buy a guitar through a retail store see if they can throw in an instruction book for the price and never pay the sticker price. Always haggle. Before going to buy one set yourself a budget. Oh, and most cheaper guitars in music shops haven't been set up properly. Such a simple thing can turn people off playing because it make your guitar feel like a piece of crap. When you buy one ask the store to set up the action (string height) and intonation (proper pitch, but not the same as tuning). They should do this for free when you buy a guitar.
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i recommend you buy an acoustic guitar to start. Its too easy to make an electric sound horrible!
Yamaha seem to be the most value for money for the <$1000 price bracket.
It's easy to make an acoustic guitar sound terrible too.
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Lots of good advice here given already.
Especially scooters example of everyone learning at different paces.
I'm self taught & can play almost anything by ear now. been playing since year 10 & haven't looked back since. First song i tried to work out was believe it or not "Fade to black" by Metallica. At the time i had no idea who or what Metallica was, what metal music was, i was a kid who loved techno & R&B at the time! Entire intro up to the vocals took me just over 10mins to work out. By then my fingers were so red i thought i had blisters.
How my story started was when i heard the intro to FTB at school during a drama class. I liked it so much that, i wanted to listen to it again, got inspired, walked across the school grounds to the music room, (mind you all during the drama class) picked up an acoustic guitar & started working it out.
Persistence is the key. Also buying a little cheap ($150) acoustic is a good place to start. By all means don't say to yourself 'oooh theres a nice looking guitar for $300 that looks good & plays well but i wont get it". Grab it if you want, its just that a lot of $150 guitar will be crap, but you'll learn alot more about the guitar & eventually end up doing a lot of repairs yourself. The guitar i find is an instrument that you just constantly built momentum in terms of learning both how to play, repair & respect.
One last thing, the guitar is something that if you really want to be good at will need continual practice. Nowadays in my working life i only play the guitar every 3 months or so which is really bad for me, so dont let anything get in the way of a good strum
Good luck & have fun with it!
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The only way your going to know which axe to buy is walk in, sit down and say, i have $this much$ show me what you got. i would personally stay away from those package deals, but ive been playing for alot of years and can tell quality from guitar to guitar, the best idea would be set aside about $400 for a decent quality entry level guitar (eg ephiphone), and about $200-300 for a decent amp, look for something with either a foot switch from clean to distorted or a button on the amp itself to change.
if you have any mates who know about guitars get them to go with ya and help ya out, dont pick one coz it looks pretty, play it, get your mate to play it, get the dude at the shop to play it. then make your decision.
most importantly, when you do get it, dont expect to be godlike overnight, or even in a month, its takes time, patience, and practise practise practise, have fun and enjoy yourself
It's my first day :3
What style are you looking at playing?
I Am Ironman.
id like to play metallica and gunners and chilli pepper's and possibly some pantera and some heavy stuff. But i realise i have to start out light. I reliE its going to take alot of time energy blood and skin to get to that level.
Thank you everyone for your support and suggestions.
Mark
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are you interested in playing lead or rhythm? it will make a differece when you buy the electric, if playing rhythm then you want a guitar with a humbucker.
However as stated by a few people already, buy an acoustic, learn on that and you will SHRED the electric
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Hey there... i would suggest starting out on an acoustic first... and as said, buy a half decent guitar as one that doesnt sound good will not inspire you to play it.
I play an acoustic self taught and picked it up fairly quickly ... but there is quite a lot to learn to play real good ... and you need to practice LOTS. I didnt really aquire a crazy passion for it so i am only a mediocre player but still really enjoy playing what i can.
Lessons will be really helpful too (i am about to get a couple) ... After years of being lazy and not persuing something i picked up easily, i'm going to learn to play well.. cause i do enjoy and i reckon you will too.
And yes ..... at first your fingertips will HURT A LOT!!!
BTW... i have just discovered how much fun Guitar Hero is over Xmas.... so bought GH 5 and am having a blast with it ...
1. buy an accoustic
2. teach yourself simple chords through online lessons or from a book. this will save money on lessons etc
3. stick to rythem for aslong as you can. lead can be picked up whenever and personally i think rythem is essential to becoming a good guitarist
4. enjoy the shit out of it like i do
I started playing when I was 8 and started on acoustic and HATED it. Then I got an electric for my 9th birthday and haven't looked back. I say go with an electric straight up. They are easier to play as the action is lower (strings are closer to the neck) and you find it easier to learn the basics and actually get some stuff sounding ok faster.
In the cheaper range I would reccomend going with an Ibanez, Yamaha or something.
I don't think thats really an issue. I love the sound of a solo on a strat. I have numerous guitars of all designs and keep going back to my spare parts made strat with single coils for gigs.
On the matter of acoustic vs electric, think about what sort of music you want to play and if you only want to play for your own pleasure then stick with that even if it be an electric. I play in different ways when switching from acoustic to electric but if you only want one guitar just stick with what you enjoy most.
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Don't be stupid. Power isn't measured by the size of your tacho
or something like that
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I'm still trying to make mine sound good and I've had it for two or three years!
Not as easy as it is on the electric guitar.
Cheap guitars, reliable, haven't heard much bad about them apart from they're a prick to order directly from...
Anyway, on topic, been playing six years (probably not important) and just started teaching my dad bass and my brother guitar, and the golden rule is to start off slow and just learn the basics like picking properly and playing chords.
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if you want an electric, get one....if you are taking lessons right away dont get an amp straight away or possibly borrow??? this will hopefully allow you a few extra bucks towards the ax... in my opinion you cant go past ibanez for bang for your buck (almost any one can make a good guitar for $5000 but not many make a decent instrument for under $1000)...if you stick with it you'll be belting out the heavy riffs fairly quickly...the face melting solo's take longer unfortunatley. learn your scales...everything evolves from them.
best of luck
Agreed with the guy above, try suss out an Ibanez RG series.. suits the style of music you want to play pretty well. You should be able to find a decent enough second hand one fairly cheap.
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THAT looks like a well build guitar. and shiny
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that was my first guitar, was a great set-up...they have a nice feel to them and dont put out a half bad sound...
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They pop up all the time on ebay. Wish I bought one of them when I first started- I was stuck with an old hand-me-down base model Ibanez for quite a while. Saved hard though and made amends by buying a 2001 Gibson Les Paul
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