Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:44 pm
So, today I dug out my brother's old acoustic, looked up some tutorials online, and started to play guitar. I'm terrible obviously, but I don't expect any miracles. 
I think I'm gonna sign up for lessons soon, once school starts up. Right now I am trying to get the gist of the chords, and just try and get a bit comfortable with just handling the guitar, and picking and all. I looked up a few simple songs, just to make sure I was making the proper sounds, and I played (slowly, and painfully) here comes the bride, the harry potter theme, and the oompa loompa song. (all use like, 2 stings ) So anyone here play guitar? Discuss here your experience, if you play with a group or by yourself, how long you have been playing, how you got started, and stuff like that. Or maybe you can drop a few hints for anyone (including me) just starting out.
I think I'm gonna sign up for lessons soon, once school starts up. Right now I am trying to get the gist of the chords, and just try and get a bit comfortable with just handling the guitar, and picking and all. I looked up a few simple songs, just to make sure I was making the proper sounds, and I played (slowly, and painfully) here comes the bride, the harry potter theme, and the oompa loompa song. (all use like, 2 stings ) So anyone here play guitar? Discuss here your experience, if you play with a group or by yourself, how long you have been playing, how you got started, and stuff like that. Or maybe you can drop a few hints for anyone (including me) just starting out.
Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:08 pm
ive played the guitar since i was about 10yrs old. My uncle got me into it since he gave me three of his electic guitars 
Acoustics are perfect to begin with because if you mess up you cant hear it as much and dont sound as bad. and you dont have to worry about an amp. Although with an acoustic you will be limited with the ammount of songs you can play. Once you get comfortable with the acoustic i would recommend buying fender for a beginning electric guitar.
The first song i ever learned was from nirvana and i think the song was called smells like teen spirit. I learned most of creed's songs and i can play a lot of stainds as well as disturbed. I just usually put in a c.d. and try to play from that since i suck really bad at learning tabs
Just keep practicing and practicing and you will get it. Once you get all the keys down your set. i took a jazz/guitar class when i was young and it helped me out a lot. i definitely recommend taking one if you can.
Acoustics are perfect to begin with because if you mess up you cant hear it as much and dont sound as bad. and you dont have to worry about an amp. Although with an acoustic you will be limited with the ammount of songs you can play. Once you get comfortable with the acoustic i would recommend buying fender for a beginning electric guitar.
The first song i ever learned was from nirvana and i think the song was called smells like teen spirit. I learned most of creed's songs and i can play a lot of stainds as well as disturbed. I just usually put in a c.d. and try to play from that since i suck really bad at learning tabs
Just keep practicing and practicing and you will get it. Once you get all the keys down your set. i took a jazz/guitar class when i was young and it helped me out a lot. i definitely recommend taking one if you can.
Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:33 pm
i have an acoustic i bought years and years ago and evetually i'll take lessons and buy an electric at some point as well.
Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:18 pm
awesome vix 
playing electric is so much funner especially if you have a kick ass amp.(which i dont) My amp has like 50watts good luck if you need any help i would like to help you. I could maybe make a little vid of me playing some songs that would be cool i guess. well heres a little pic of one of my acoustic's
it's a piece of crap yamaha but i love it for some reason
playing electric is so much funner especially if you have a kick ass amp.(which i dont) My amp has like 50watts good luck if you need any help i would like to help you. I could maybe make a little vid of me playing some songs that would be cool i guess. well heres a little pic of one of my acoustic's
it's a piece of crap yamaha but i love it for some reason
Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:40 pm
I have an acoustic, classical, and electric guitar. I've been playing for many years now.
Mon Aug 22, 2005 3:41 pm
Classical
Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:01 pm
This topic seems to pop up every now and then...
I've got an acoustic and electric, been playing for several years, but haven't played much this summer. I'm probably done with my guitars, unless whatever I do in college effects a change.
I've got an acoustic and electric, been playing for several years, but haven't played much this summer. I'm probably done with my guitars, unless whatever I do in college effects a change.
Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:11 pm
Ok, I don't know that much about guitars but they have always interested me....what's a classical guitar?
Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:11 pm
i, personally, do not play the guitar... but recently my bro picked up my dad's old acoustic and tuned it, got new strings, printed off tabs, and now he sounds awesome after months of sounding terrible but, keep at it mess, cuz i totally have a weakness for guys who can play songs on any guitar...
my bro plays a lot of nirvana (which i loooove btw), some green day, and im getting him tabs for a couple creed songs, but yeah, it is hard to find songs with acoustic guitar in them... or else you're jus strumming on only 2 strings
good luck at self-teaching yourself!
but, keep at it mess, cuz i totally have a weakness for guys who can play songs on any guitar...
my bro plays a lot of nirvana (which i loooove btw), some green day, and im getting him tabs for a couple creed songs, but yeah, it is hard to find songs with acoustic guitar in them... or else you're jus strumming on only 2 strings
good luck at self-teaching yourself!
Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:09 pm
elevation wrote:This topic seems to pop up every now and then...
I've got an acoustic and electric, been playing for several years, but haven't played much this summer. I'm probably done with my guitars, unless whatever I do in college effects a change.
Do you have a some sort of case for your acoustic guitar? If you do, I might buy it from you...
Anyways, I've been playing for about 2 months but not continuously (just got strings on the thing today
)
Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:46 pm
I'm not about to sell my guitars....!
Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:19 pm
Guitars are priceless. Especially if you are able to get them signed. My uncle gave me some of his guitars which were signed by many various artists because he works at m.gm. grand in las vegas. my favorite is signed autograph of creed and willie nelson. 
Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:39 pm
I don't play guitar.
I play drums.
I play drums.
Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:43 am
I have lessons for the Electric Guitar And i play the Drums,alright..and the Keyboard. hehe.
And i play the Drums,alright..and the Keyboard. hehe.
Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:53 am
I've got a thing for bass guitars, i mostly play Rage Against The Machine Tracks
Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:29 am
I've been playing since 7. I've never owned a acustic though. The only guitar i've ever owned is my Washburn Maverick. I have a Ibanez 120 amp, a kapo, three slides, and an old outdated pedal my uncle gave me last time i went to Arkansas to visit my realitives... When i'm bored i like to play blues. When i'm angry i like to play the rock music :-p When i feel creative i like to play some of that Earth Wind and Fire Funk... or Marvin Gaye, or Beck, or i make my own.
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Thats my Washburn. Sorry about the bluryness.[/center]
my favorite guitarists are.
Tom Morello
Eric Clapton
Prince
Bob Mould
Kirk Tantal
Steve Vai
and all of you.
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Thats my Washburn. Sorry about the bluryness.[/center]
my favorite guitarists are.
Tom Morello
Eric Clapton
Prince
Bob Mould
Kirk Tantal
Steve Vai
and all of you.
Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:42 am
Jonipoon wrote:I don't play guitar.
I play drums.
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