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Welcome to the forum.
Great to meet another person that sounds so enthusisatic about the guitar.
The great thing about where you are now is, with a little dedication, you can learn new things every day to add to our playing and really see the improvements.
If you need any help then there are some great guitarists around here that know their stuff and are keen to help
Great stuff
Welcome to the forum.
I have checked out your video but I am not on a computer with sound! I will be sure to check it out later and give you a review.
What guitar is that you are playing on?
Sounds like you are affiliated with hotstrings - I personally think you can find plenty of free quality articles to help you learn guitar.
And of course a lot of hard work.
I am not a fan of these types of programs
Carry on pushing yourself and try and learn more songs if you are using classical or acoustic.
Broaden your music taste as much as you can and make the guitar parts you learn, your own.
This is the best lesson IMO
Another thread got me thinking about some class tribute acts I have seen recently.
Green Bay
- Green Day tribute - seen twice - the singer is great but the tracklist gets boring after one time! Not my fav ever band either.
A kind of Magic
- Queen tribute. Amazingly accurate vocals, the guitarists was amazingly accurate as well in both playing and some of Brian May's quirky little moves - classy. The only thing that put me off was that the 'Freddie' acted too camp on stage - not the Freddie I remember on stage
UK Guns n Roses
- now this is a class act if you are a GnR fan - the Axl is amazing from the look to the vocals and the dancing. really really good. The Slash wasn't as good as Slash though but that is a hard one to contend with. Probably my fav night out though for a tribute act.
Dirty DC
- another class act here - the singer and guitarists are so accurate. "Angus" was really perfect. Tone, technique and image all spot on
So here are my top - has anyone else seen any decent tribute ?
I would love to go see Ozzy - Which Ozzy era was that in?
Welcome to the forum.
What a lovely guitar you have.
Talking of AC/DC - I went to a really good tribute band the other day. Perhaps as you are in the Uk you may have also seen them. Dirty DC they are called.
The guitarist was so exact with the sound and the playing was superb. He still managed to pretty much pull off the crazy stomping across the stage!
Once again, brilliant advice there
You're heading in the right direction. A little bit of practicing regularly goes a long way - much better than not playing at all then playing for 5 hours on a Saturday.
Consistency is the key when it comes to improving.
Also even if you do not see dramatic improvements you probably are improving all the time. It's just these are not so hard to notice as they are small improvements in the right direction.
Take a recording of your playing then compare it a month later - you will surely hear your improvements then.
Good luck
Nice - I will be checking these out
Welcome
Yes I would second this - practice is the key. Some of the types of music you mention are a great starting place as the chords can be learnt quite easily and the lead is relatively simple.
Playing together will quickly improve your ability to play in time.
Good luck and keep us informed of your progress
Yes welcome to the forum - enjoy
Welcome. There are lots of people here who will help you learn
Again you are correct - Thanks for your post and no worries about the corrections - it is important for the information out there to be right!
It is true what you say. This is how they really should be written. Small case for the Minor chords and upper for the Major
Cheers
You can pick up a very reasonably priced starter acoustic guitar - this will allow you to experiment and see if the guitar is for you before moving onto a more expensive instrument.
You can choose from a classical guitar, or acoustic guitar. The acoustic usually has a thinner neck and steel strings and the classical has nylon strings and a wider fret board. Both have their own unique sounds and advantages/disadvantages for a newbie. The best is to experiment and see which sounds suits you best.
I see many people that think learning the guitar is easy. When they discover the truth - that it requires a lot of dedication and motivation - they give up.
Having said that, there is nothing more satisfying than picking up an acoustic guitar and creating some lovely music. It really is nice to think that bit of wood and metal, in the right hands can create something sounding so beautiful.
It's worth the effort - good luck
The main difference between a guitar and piano is the fact that on a Piano you can play any given note in one place only. On the Guitar you play any given note in many different places. Often you can find up to 3 places to play any given note before the 12th fret.
This makes the guitar a very universal instrument to play but can also be confusing for the newbie.
In regards to chords, being there is more than one place to play a note, there is also more than one place to play a chord.
To make it easier for guitarists to read chords some clever person came up with chord charts.
Check the examples here on my blog that will advise you
http://blog.ollysguitar.com/2007/09/25/ … d-to-know/
Here you will see some examples of chord charts.
They are a box that contains 6 lines - these represent the 6 strings on your guitar. The horizontal lines represent the frets. The dots are where to put your fingers.
This makes understanding how to play chords a lot easier.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the link
There is a difference between someone who can play a chord progression and someone who can make music. Just simply getting the chords right does not mean that you are successful in making music.
In my mind, the most important aspect of turning a chord progression into lovely flowing music is to get the chord changes in perfect time.
Secondly I would maintain consistency with the rhythm playing i.e. didn’t strum one chord 5 times and the next only 3 - try and create a repeated pattern with only small variations.
Next important is the ability to create a unique rhythm. Bring out some emotion to what you are playing. If you were doing the above two points correctly then I would say it should come pretty natural.
Finally - be aware of the picking hand. It is important to understand that you can, if you choose, emphasise certain notes of a chord and vary this throughout each chord. This makes it interesting to the listener. Remember also that hitting the string hard has a massive difference to hitting the string softly. Positioning of the picking hand - nearer the neck is different to picking close to the bridge. Again vary this but try to keep consistency throughout the whole progression.
If you do the above, your chord progressions will sound like music rather than just playing guitar. In my opinion this is a large step forward if you complete it. I think these achievement of these points define a guitarist to a great guitarist.
Great Post
Thanks a lot
You have to learn of all of these things but take it slow and steady and enjoy your playing.
I would suggest you work on chords to start, then introduce some scales and only use finger excerises to warm up. Once you can do all this then get yourself a couple of decent theory books - I would reccoment Rock Lead Basics, Rock Lead Techniques and Rock Lead Performance - these are really enjoyable.
Hope this helps.
welcome to the forum. Enjoy your stay
Well mine cost about £135 - so that is about $270 but everything seems cheaper in the US so I would think it would be $200 or there abouts
I have not tried the Vox but I have heard good things about it and, of course, Vox is the manufacturer of the amp of o0ne of my favourite guitarists - Mr Brian May (in fact now Dr. Brian May)
He certainly does have quite a unique way of playing. I think he is a guitarist that gets better the more you familiarise yourself with him.
Like an acquired taste!
Nice load of effects there - how do you go about powering them all?
And do you get much hum from them whilst you are not playing the guitar?
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