I have went with the suggestion of lights on 6, 5 and 4 and med on 3, 2 and 1. I like this combo pretty well. The high strings are killing my fingers and the lower strings don't have as much of a toy guitar sound.
1 2008-04-03 13:42:44
Re: which is better, light or medium acoustic guitar strings (20 replies, posted in Acoustic)
2 2008-03-31 12:40:39
Re: Distinctive strummers (16 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Your Beautiful - James Blunt
Knocking on Heavens Door
Horse with no name
Stand by Me
Wild Thing
I have learned all of these songs from www.kickstartguitar.com - The person that teaches does not sing the song so its all about the way you play it.
3 2008-03-31 01:00:52
Re: need a POPULAR acoustic song (11 replies, posted in Acoustic)
06sc500 wrote:
Knockin on Heaven's Door
This is a great song to start with. You can find the chords and text in the song section of Chordie. The strumming patters are as follows.
G - d, ddu
D - d, ddu
AM/C - d, d uud dudu
You switch between AM and C on every other line
G, D, AM
G, D, C
G, D, AM
G, D, C
4 2008-03-31 00:53:01
Re: acostic or electric (11 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I say learn on an acoustic and then go to an electric. The reason I say this is because it is much harder to learn how to play an acoustic then an electric.
5 2008-03-31 00:47:32
Re: Am I Going to Have Problems? (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Unless you are going to try and make music a career then don't worry about it. Play what and how you feel. If you like to play a standard G instead of a full G then do so. I would do some searchs on youtube about beginner mistakes to see if people have any adivce.
6 2008-03-31 00:45:18
Re: Learning to Sing AND play (35 replies, posted in Acoustic)
It just comes to you. I'm sure you thought you were never going to be able to switch chords and strum at the sametime, but now you can I'm sure.
My wife wanted me to be able to strum something other then just down. I told her, she has to give me time to be able to play chords and strum. I have a pretty good feel now about strumming and playing chords. I try and get the chords and the strumming down first then try and sing the song. I bigest problem is my voice doesn't sound good at all.
7 2008-03-30 19:27:25
Re: I JUST STARTED PLAYING GUITAR AND I WAS WONDERING IF U HAVE ANY TIPS (10 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I am new at learning how to play an Acoustic Guitar. I would say changing chords quickly is the number 1 thing I would work on. Do not worry about strumming yet. You can't get the strumming down if you are thinking about what fingers to put where on the next chord.
I have been learning for about 2 months and I am just now starting to get some feel for the strumming. Once you get G, D, AM and C down you should go to youtube and look for HOW TO PLAY KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR if you want to play a song.
8 2008-03-30 17:54:10
Topic: which is better, light or medium acoustic guitar strings (20 replies, posted in Acoustic)
The subject says it all. I know it also depends on the person and the guitar. I want to find out from people who have been playing for years what they use. I like the lights because they are easier on the fingers but med may sound better. Thoughts?
9 2008-03-20 17:08:37
Re: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
johnemac01 wrote:
I have found that often the buzz is not caused by fingers hitting the wrong strings but by not placing the fingers close enough to the frets.
I have the opposite issue. I seem to put my fingers too close to the fret now getting the muting of the string. I’m working on it.
10 2008-03-20 01:44:55
Re: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Haven't been on in a while cause I've been spending every bit of time playing the guitar. I took the takamine back to GC and exchanged it for a seagull mini jumbo. The neck is almost 1 3/4. It's great and it does help me play better.
11 2008-03-10 12:38:48
Re: Easy Songs! (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
shan4408 wrote:
Hi, I'm kind of new to playing the guitar and I'm looking for some songs to play that aren't to difficult. Any recommendations? Thanks!
Horse with no name - Check out this link http://youtube.com/watch?v=BKWYaUNPy5Q - The person shows you how to play the song with an EM and Dadd6add9 (Don't worry the Dadd6add9 is very simple).
12 2008-02-29 15:53:16
Re: Guitar with wider neck (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Russell_Harding wrote:
try a inexpensive classical guitar and put some silk n steel strings on it
I think classical guitars are cool but I want to stay with an Acoustic guitar.
13 2008-02-29 14:37:32
Topic: Guitar with wider neck (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Hello,
I am looking for a guitar with a little wider neck. My daughter has a very cheep start guitar that has a wider neck and I have a Takamine Gs330s which is with in the return window and has a smaller neck. I find its harder to get my fingers into postion on it as quickly as the wider neck guitar.
Can I get some suggestions from people who already have a wider neck guitar on which one I should try? I am in the $300 and below budget.
Of course my brother won't let me play his $6,000 Martin that has a wider neck (and I don't blame him)
Thanks
14 2008-02-28 02:13:11
Re: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Thanks Oldnewbie, you and Zurf make very good points, gives me more to think about.
BTW: I was practicing before reading post, so not a waste. 
15 2008-02-27 18:09:33
Re: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I want to make sure I'm correct on this...
Lower the action = ?
Higher the action = to stop buzzing?
Also, would it be recommended to get a bone nut on this guitar or is that like getting high end tires on a low end car?
16 2008-02-26 20:04:52
Re: Easy Songs! (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Look up "Stand by Me" by Ben E King. There is a really easy one that ues G, EM, C and D.
17 2008-02-25 18:04:33
Re: JESUS, WHAT A RESOURCE (1 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Youtube.com is great. I wanted more help on how to change the guitar strings, so I searched for it on YouTube. Found a video that went step by step. I now use the person's site. www.justinguitar.com which gives free lesions with videos included.
There are also some very inspirational videos of people playing which make me want to get better.
18 2008-02-25 00:53:54
Re: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Oldnewbie wrote:
You might want to have the action on your Takamine lowered a little, Popdevil. Other than that, I doubt there is anyhting wrong with your guitar, and with some practice the width of the neck won't make much difference to you, anyway.
be patient.
I think Patients is something I can always use and not just in playing a guitar. What do you mean by "have the action lowered?"
19 2008-02-23 23:57:02
Topic: Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hello all,
I am new to playing a guitar. I just picked up a Takamine GS330S Acoustic Guitar. They normally sell for around $300 where I live. I got $100 off because it had very small blemishes which I almost couldn't tell where there. I love the guitar, it sounds nice and feels nice to hold and play.
As a beginner at playing Guitar I was having a little trouble with buzzing due to my fingers hitting other chords. My brother bought over his $6,000 Martin and I found I wasn't getting the buzzing noise as much. (I know a Martin blows my guitar out of the water and the price difference between $300 and $6,000 It better play better then mine).
Here is my real question. The Martin seems to have a little wider neck so my fingers aren't hitting other strings as much. I wanted to know if everyone had suggestions on guitars around the $300 price mark that had a wider neck or should I keep my guitar because I got a good deal on it and heard great reviews on my guitar or I should I just shut up and get better so my fingers don't hit the other strings?