I finally broke a string on my classical. Replaced them with some cheapos and now the damn thing needs tuning every other strum. How long
2 2012-08-13 16:24:13
Re: Songs to Practice Barre Chord Changes? (27 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
3 2012-08-01 14:51:38
Re: Singing and playing at the same time? Like but can't do! (9 replies, posted in Electric)
I can barely play anything anymore if I don't sing along...
4 2012-07-06 15:22:57
Re: Lacking enthusiasm for playing (16 replies, posted in Electric)
Wakey638 wrote:
Hi folks,
But lately I don't really want to pick up the [ ], when I do I get frustrated because I'm a bit crap (because I haven't practiced) and generally feel Why Bother? Deep down I don't want to let it go but I've seemed to have lost my spark for it.
So, any tips and advice for me to help get me out of this rut?
Cheers all,
Wakey
This fill-in-the-blank post could be on any forum on the internet. Try [chessboard] or [rubik's cube] or [hackeysack] or [joystick] and see if it changes your perspective.
We are all still blinded by the light and selfishly want you to stay in the fold to justify our personal preoccupation. Like Scientologists.
5 2012-03-27 22:03:30
Re: Classical Guitar Player Migration to Electric (8 replies, posted in Electric)
And somehow I find myself in the same life-boat as everyone else. When did our classical ship sink?
The question is; What electric guitars have the widest necks? As we want our transitional muscle-memory to transfer as seamlessly as possible.
6 2012-03-23 21:00:08
Re: If it wasn't for the small miracles . . . (37 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I'm cheating the Bm for Chris Issaks' Wicked Game. Close enough if I warble loud.
7 2012-03-23 15:44:03
Topic: Fat Neck (3 replies, posted in Electric)
I’ve been learning the guitar I was loaned (acoustic classical) for about a year now. By now I’m pretty sure I’ve finally cemented all the bad habits I’ve developed from lack of instruction. I strum/pick chords/notes with my thumb while my pinky/ring are braced on the body. There is too much real-estate on the neck to finger those pure and fat F and B bar codes so I play alternatives that sound close enough to my ear.
I’m buying an electric and researching some hollow-bodies, sniffing around the Epiphone Dot. But I don’t like the skinny necks, and I can’t find any electrics that have the classical-size. I was considering an electric-classical, but that’s nothing more than a louder version of the guitar I already have. Redundant.
Maybe there is a question in those paragraphs.
8 2011-08-19 15:03:42
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Conversations meander.
9 2011-08-17 15:11:49
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
I haven’t splurged yet...but I’m being honest with my preconceptions. I’m trying to get a few basic rhythms down and I’ve been strumming every guitar I can get my talons on. I feel a bit nervous in the humidified back rooms taking down the Martins that cost more than my car.
10 2011-08-17 14:51:21
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
dino48 wrote:
I have a yamaha acoustic and a stratocaster made in mexico,they are both very good guitars. The japanese make some good guitars,yamaha,takamine etc.
If I wanted a motorcycle I'd buy a Harley. Ok, I doubt it's the same Yamaha company, but unless you're into music it's as ridiculous as buying a Honda or Toyota acoustic.
It’s like a novice chess-player trying to choose an opening repertoire that fits his play-style…he has no style.
11 2011-08-16 21:29:00
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Music Novices have very little to go on other than branding; they can’t play worth a crap so everything sounds equally shoddy.
I also have peer recommendation (real and virtual) and Artist-preference, but those tend to be out of my price-range.
12 2011-08-16 19:12:09
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
Coming from a novice, there are some brands that just plain reek of cheap and uncool. Epiphone, Alvarez, anything in flying V, and pretty much everything Japanese or unfamiliar seems second rate. The Japanese acoustics do seem well crafted though.
13 2011-08-16 17:15:29
Re: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
I think I've settled on an electric-acoustic to start, maybe straddling that fence leaves me without a forum. As for pure electric, I'm likely going to be limited to 300$ or so, and as a novice I'll drift more towards the look than the sound of the guitar. Hard to overcome that. I'm looking at the Squire Fender line that appears to be remakes of classic models? They look nice, are cheapish and I assume sound somewhat similar to the original models?
14 2011-08-03 19:30:33
Topic: Electric Ignorance (58 replies, posted in Electric)
I’m a rank (smelly) acoustic novice but will be purchasing a new guitar soon. Maybe electric. Other than the obvious craftsmanship perks (tight nuts etc.) is there really any difference in sound between solid body electric guitars? If I understand correctly everything is amplified off a pickup, so in theory, the identical strings will have the same sound in every guitar, the only difference being amplification effects (and yes, I know that’s huge).
So is there a difference in sound between well-made guitars?
15 2011-07-22 17:03:55
Re: Request: Better Be Good to Me - Tina Turner (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
Perhaps I misunderstood the point of the request thread...
16 2011-07-20 17:14:28
Topic: Request: Better Be Good to Me - Tina Turner (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
I've always liked this song but can't find a decent chord layout. Any takers?