1,101

(2 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hi Mike and welcome

Congratulations on your decision to start up with the guitar. I am sure you will find it a very rewarding experience.

So do you own your own guitar yet?

1,102

(10 replies, posted in Newbie Section)

Good tips there from Bobby

1,103

(8 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hey Jumper

Welcome to the forum. What style do you like to play?

1,104

(2 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hi there

Welcome to the forum!

How long have you been playing for and what music are you into?

Hi there

Thanks for joining. Will check out your site shortly!!

Olly

1,106

(3 replies, posted in Newbie Section)

Hi Jumper and welcome to the forum.

Firstly I think that, with time and dedication, you will overcome your current experience. A lot of guitarists start off ok then get stuck in a kind of rut that they cannot get out of. In my opinion the reason for this is as follows:

1. When you start playing the guitar you can easily learn to play some chords that sounds like music

2. You can easily see your progress from day to day.

3. As you become more proficient, mastering techniques and playing styles can take a lot longer to accomplish.

4. Your progress is not as easy to monitor as rather than making large progress daily you are making small progress that may not be immediately obvious.

A great example of what I mean is, when you are around a young child growing up you do not notice how much they are growing as you see them everyday. But how often do you hear someone say "haven't they grown" when they have not seen them so regularly?

This is the same with the guitar. You hear yourself everyday so cannot hear your progress, however record yourself and listen back in a months time and you will clearly hear that you have progressed. It is well worth doing.

With regards to tempo and strumming, I would suggest you break it right down and concentrate on getting simple strumming correct. For example get a metronome and strum 4 down strum, one to each beat. When you can do this perfectly try doing 4 downstokes and 4 upstokes alternatively, two to each beat. Then try doing the same but missing one beat out all together.

Practicing this way will quickly teach you how to strum in time with music and you will quickly get to grips with it.

Please feel free to ask for any further help.

Good luck!!

Olly

1,107

(1 replies, posted in Effects)

Hi Kerry

Thanks for dropping by! I am a fan of Boss pedals - they have served me very well over the years!

Hope you find time to pop back again!

Olly

1,108

(4 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hey welcome to the forum

I can't help with your question as I know little about these types of guitars however hopefully someone with more experience can recommend something for you!

Thanks for joining and look forward to hearing more from you.

Olly

1,109

(3 replies, posted in Resources)

I personally doubt anything major will happen to these sites. I think internet tabs are here to stay.

I don't object to anyone posting tabs. Quite simply, if any artist or authority requested that they be removed then I would remove them.

Creating a tab database, which is what I was considering, would require an immense amount of time and financial commitments so I wouldn't want to invest this to find I had to then take the whole thing down!

So if you have any tabs you want to share then please feel free. I will create a forum category for it.

Cheers

1,110

(3 replies, posted in Resources)

From what I understood olga got threatened with legal action as did many other site. On this threat they closed the site whereas some others chose not to - eg ultimate guitar etc.

The legal case never really progressed from what I understand.

I also guess it depends where in the world the sites are being hosted.

I was very tempted to start one up on this site however I don't fancy getting involved in law suits!

I really don't think that tab is a bad things for artists - it is a good thing more than anything!

1,111

(3 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Just checking out your video - you have nice technique there giving a good clear tone.

Who are your main influences?

1,112

(2 replies, posted in Announcements)

To confirm these posts must add value to the forum. So no "nice post" or "I agree" as they will not count to your 20!

1,113

(40 replies, posted in Guitars)

It is an interesting point you make here!

It certainly could be a marketing gimmick but I do have my doubts!

Are there people that can play both left and right handed guitars I wonder?

1,114

(2 replies, posted in Announcements)

If you are new here then you can take advantage of our competition to win £50 in the currency of your choice (Via Paypal)

Simply make 20 valuable post or more between now and the 31st May and you will be entered into our draw where a name will be selected at random.

Any questions - please feel free to ask.

1,115

(0 replies, posted in Announcements)

As you can tell we have had a long overdue change to the forum. hopefully this will make it easier for people to use and people to find us.

As always, any suggestions would be welcomed!

Cheers

Olly

1,116

(4 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hey Dean

Welcome to the site.

I am sure with your knowledge and experience you will become a valuable member.

What kind of style do you enjoy playing?

1,117

(4 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Welcome Mike

It can be a bit quiet around here but hopefully things will pick up!

Hey Tim

Happy new year to you and welcome to the site.

Olly

1,119

(12 replies, posted in Your Recordings)

Thanks!

1,120

(3 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Great stuff - I will check out your site

1,121

(3 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Hi Welcome to the forum

I am a big fan of Vai also. I went to a G3 concert before to mainly see Satriani though Vai's set blew me away!

Learning perfect pitch must have taken a large investment of time to master - do you beleive it has improved your playing/composition? What advantage does this have over relative pitch in your opinion?

Again welcome and look forward to hearing your response

1,122

(1 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Good luck with your forum!

1,123

(11 replies, posted in Guitars)

I agree it is a shame but the legend will outlive all of us!

It is hard to name my 3 favourite as it does change quite often but I am a bit Joe Satriani fan, I really like the style of Slash and I admire the compositional skills of Brian May!

1,124

(1 replies, posted in Introduce yourself)

Welcome to the forum - I hope you enjoy your stay here.

What type of guitar do you play and what are your favorite styles of music?

1,125

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting on Guitar)

One of the things that is an issue for most people that want to record their music is drums.

Drum machines are good though they tend to demotivate the guitarist when trying ot lay down tracks.

Not everyone has the benefit of being able to pay their guitar with a full band and drums are so vital.

I have recently been trying drum loops that are recorded live with acoustic drums. They are actually suprisingly good quality when looped and provde a much more realistic drum sound with the ability to mix grooves with fills to really make your own song.