No way I go to OU, maybe we can exchange some tips sometime or do a little jammin'

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(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Yeah I saw where David had to take down all those videos b/c of copyright issues. What a shame, there were so many song lessons. Hopefully he gets everything straightened out.. I still use nextlevelguitar.com because of their chord videos, very helpful

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(5 replies, posted in Electric)

Probably be best if you take some more time and find out which you personally prefer

Good luck

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(5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

if the guild is going to take a year to repair and you decide you want it repaired you could talk to the luthier about a payment plan while he works on it, since you just spent 4 grand

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(47 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

mhebert wrote:
jpage_roxmysox wrote:

I'm 14, and even though it's hard to find a real paying gig around the Ohio State campus area I've done a couple performances in school. The first was the junior high musical (i played a 150 year old hillbilly, a fun part, however my voice broke character.) and a couple classroom performances. (when everyone else writes poems to present, I write songs) I'm not usually nervous around crowds, but whenever I break out the guitar I start shaking, I'm not sure if it's the thrill or just me being nervous, probably a bit of both. anyway, nice topic.
cheers
~kori

Keep it up and it will get easier!

JPage, if you're close to OSU then we're pretty close location-wise

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(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

so I'm guessing tube amps are much more expensive?

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(12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

an acoustic Taylor and a Fender VG Strat... I recommend to everyone to go check out the VG Strat's at www.fender.com/vgstrat some really incredible technology there

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(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

thanks

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(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

John Fogerty's Walkin' in a Hurricane

admin wrote:

As an experiment, I am allowing non-members to post messages in this forum.

Oh great... that leads to like 70000 arguments between idiots on the post argueing for Van Halen/Van Hagar (just an example)

Also leads to a lot more immaturity IME

Just my $.02

Zurf wrote:

The SRV/Jimi thread got me thinking.  Whether you're playing it yourself or hearing it on the radio, what are some songs that make you automatically reach for the volume knob?

love anything except new rap and new country

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(77 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

20, and extremely jealous of anyone who remembers 1967 for music

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

why compare when you can enjoy?

for some reason i can't control me cranking it up when skynyrd's "that smell" comes on

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(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

yeah I obviously don't know squat about amps... what's the difference between a tube amp and a regular amp, although I've heard people say tube amps produce much better tone

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(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I have a Fender acoustic/electric, and plan on buying an amp soon. I know they make acoustic amps, but plan on getting an electric guitar soon and was wondering what would be the pitfalls if I just bought a regular electric amp as apposed to an acoustic/electric amp. Thanks

YouTube has videos also of backmasking in Queen's Another one bites the dust and Led Zep's Stairway to Heaven

an easy strum I use for Knocking on heaven's door is D_DU_D_DU_D_UUD_UUDUDU, I know it isn't what Dylan used, but it's the best sounding IMO that I've yet to find, although I'm still looking for the right one

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(6 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I've been playing now for a couple of months, but just started taking lessons. Anyways my teacher showed me a really helpful tip for making chord changes faster, so I thought I would share it.
When you make you Open A Major chord instead of using your index finger on the d string, your middle on the G string, and your ring finger on the b string, like most books suggest, try using your index finger on the g string, with your middle finger on the d and your ring on the b string. This way your don't have to pick up your index finger when switching between some open major chords such as A, D, and E. Hope this helps.

Also a great tool for beginners is going to YouTube, finding Justin Sandercoe, and using his videos such as "The Finger Gym" and "The Spider Technique".

Not trying to act like a know-it-all, but as a beginner I really appreciate tips from other players, so why not share them?

wormproof101 wrote:

I'm from the US, Ohio actually

I'm from Ohio too, what part?

Devildogs_Doll wrote:

I just learned a song that involves a lot of switching between G, D, & C.  Switching between G & D had me cursing so much that I told my husband, "G, D, G, D...I'm having trouble switching between these GD chords!!!"

if you're still having trouble switching between open G and open D it helps if you make the open G version where you put your ring finger on the B string in the 3rd fret and use your pinky on the high E in the 3rd fret, so you'll only have to move your index and middle finger and pull off your pinky. Nobody ever explained this to me, and I was making an open G with just 3 fingers, so it was like Xmas when I found it. good luck

Fender acoustic

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(0 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I've been playing acoustic for a couple of months now and really enjoy it. I "will" own a Fender VG Strat one day, but until I can afford it I was thinking of buying a good used electric guitar. What all should I be looking for damage-wise on a used electric? Thanks

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(11 replies, posted in Electric)

go to youtube and type it in and look for the version under justinsandercoesongs