Things that new players shouldn't do?

GreenDay420:

Dom:

I don't see why you should start with acoustic, yeah so theres a thicker string gauge. I actually started with classical guitar for two years. Then bought an electric guitar, but i don't think it would have made much of a difference to my playing if i had done it the other way around. Classical guitar is easier to play than a steel strung, however playing rock on it could be quite difficult as the neck joins the body at the 12th fret.

classical buddies woo!! attempting to play power chords on it was my biggest mistake whilst having only the classical to play.

classical guitar doesn't get as much attention off girls though . One reason to get an electric guitar...

Dom:

GreenDay420:

Dom:

I don't see why you should start with acoustic, yeah so theres a thicker string gauge. I actually started with classical guitar for two years. Then bought an electric guitar, but i don't think it would have made much of a difference to my playing if i had done it the other way around. Classical guitar is easier to play than a steel strung, however playing rock on it could be quite difficult as the neck joins the body at the 12th fret.

classical buddies woo!! attempting to play power chords on it was my biggest mistake whilst having only the classical to play.

classical guitar doesn't get as much attention off girls though . One reason to get an electric guitar...

Mine did I played my classical for a school talent contest (Good Riddance, naturally) and i came third and loads of girls were after me after that But i had a girlfriend so it was awkward.

You're right though, they're much harder to play.

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- If you're new to bass, don't start off with picking... get used to the feel of the bass strings, it'll pay off later on

Ah crap. Yeah, I agree with that. I can't play with my fingers for shit! The only song I can finger is to Give Me Novacaine's verse. Ah well, I agree with that.

i've been playing for well i dunno, my band split up an stuff so its been on and off guitar playing for me but, does anybody have any advise for changing strings and um... tuning?

I dunno...
I started with a pick on bass and I'm doing fine...
But anywho...

-Don't smash your crap.

Belive me...it's expensive xD. Especially with my dang left handedness...

Also!
Start off easy o_o.
Cause my friend is trying to play Holiday and it's a massacre...
But cha'.

Monkeys

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

*riddance*924*:

i've been playing for well i dunno, my band split up an stuff so its been on and off guitar playing for me but, does anybody have any advise for changing strings and um... tuning?

Changing strings: You will either have a through body bridge, usually on fender type guitars, where there will be a six holes at the back of your guitar. And you simply thread the string through he. Wind it round the machine head a few times, and then tighten it.

OR

You will have a stop bar tail piece, as seen on Gibson's, where you just thread the string through the metal bit on your guitar and do the same.

Tuning:

Manual: First you will need a reference not, in order to tune your Bottom E (thickest string). Then you can tune the next string (A) by getting it to sound the same as when you play the 5th fret on your bottom E. This is then repeated for the rest of the strings. Except when tuning the B string (second thinnest), you just use the 4th fret on the G string instead (third thinnest).

OR

Electronic: Fork out about £15, for an electronic tuner, its more accurate and it will save you time. If you intend to play gigs its probably a good idea to get a chromatic tuner pedal. Usually around £40-60 i think...mine was £40 (fender pt-100)

Dom:

*riddance*924*:

i've been playing for well i dunno, my band split up an stuff so its been on and off guitar playing for me but, does anybody have any advise for changing strings and um... tuning?

Changing strings: You will either have a through body bridge, usually on fender type guitars, where there will be a six holes at the back of your guitar. And you simply thread the string through he. Wind it round the machine head a few times, and then tighten it.

OR

You will have a stop bar tail piece, as seen on Gibson's, where you just thread the string through the metal bit on your guitar and do the same.

Tuning:

Manual: First you will need a reference not, in order to tune your Bottom E (thickest string). Then you can tune the next string (A) by getting it to sound the same as when you play the 5th fret on your bottom E. This is then repeated for the rest of the strings. Except when tuning the B string (second thinnest), you just use the 4th fret on the G string instead (third thinnest).

OR

Electronic: Fork out about £15, for an electronic tuner, its more accurate and it will save you time. If you intend to play gigs its probably a good idea to get a chromatic tuner pedal. Usually around £40-60 i think...mine was £40 (fender pt-100)

wow, thanks for this, its a lotta help

yeah, in my opinion if you learn to play a steel stringed acoustic first, its easier to just swith to electric, because your fingertips are used to being pressed hard

im not even going to read this topic....it's stupid.
good advice to new players ~ do what works best for you personally to get better.

Dom:

GreenDay420:

Dom:

I don't see why you should start with acoustic, yeah so theres a thicker string gauge. I actually started with classical guitar for two years. Then bought an electric guitar, but i don't think it would have made much of a difference to my playing if i had done it the other way around. Classical guitar is easier to play than a steel strung, however playing rock on it could be quite difficult as the neck joins the body at the 12th fret.

classical buddies woo!! attempting to play power chords on it was my biggest mistake whilst having only the classical to play.

classical guitar doesn't get as much attention off girls though . One reason to get an electric guitar...

i'm fine with classical then, i don't need girl's attention, i have myself hehehe. but some guys do like girls who play guitar....too bad most girls i know who play guitar are horrible and the guys think i would be horrible too....pfft, they're ugly anyway hahah (man i'm shallow! =P actually i only love myself...)

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

I was playing and the my strap broke, and the tuning pins hit me in the face. It hurt.

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

well that and elastic bands for now!

Dom:

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

well that and elastic bands for now!

O_O They must be really thick... the ones I've got make the guitar drop more often. xD

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

well that and elastic bands for now!

O_O They must be really thick... the ones I've got make the guitar drop more often. xD

seems to work. did you damage your guitar?

Dom:

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Gustav! At The Disco.:

Dom:

Drop their guitars....DO GET STRAP LOCKS. Yesterday, worst day of my life. Two of the machine heads from my month old gibson went flying off, because of a dodgy strap.

Thankfully, a little bit of epoxy resin will sort it out. But im still slightly in shock!

So there's a warning. Hold tightly to you precious axe.

Duct tape. Oh yes. xD

well that and elastic bands for now!

O_O They must be really thick... the ones I've got make the guitar drop more often. xD

seems to work. did you damage your guitar?

No. It fractured my foot (just a little), so no damage at all. =D

oh, new players shouldn't play with a really hard pick.

yeha. iv been playing guitar for a few mouths now and i think im shit and quite frackly need a wee bit more help but i started with acostic and i just do what my teacher tells me to do.

Buttermilk Rusk:

oh, new players shouldn't play with a really hard pick.

I started out with a really thin one, which I don't like when playing bass because...well, I just don't like it. Right now, I have a triple pic where it's like, a triangle and each corner is a different thickness...kinda sweet. NAAM show freebie baby.