I'll have to go do that, I can afford 5 bucks. I probably should have a good excuse to do that. I can't imagine adding a few picks would be all that expensive. Got a brand recommendation on strings? I've heard you want different strings for different tunes? What is drop C? I honestly could see my self ending up with a few... Just like 2 or 3 you gotta have at least an acoustic and an electric, then there are a couple different types of electrics. Eh I'm sure I'll just get one more just an acoustic and I'll be good, gotta learn the electric first.
Final Answer, I love the guitar I really do even with the crappy amp which is more than enough for me so far, I'm still learning what all the different knobs and switches do still, there is a button that adds some kind of distortion effect on the amp if you switch the switch on the guitar up I think, and adjust the knobs you can make some epic sounds, Its also comfortable to hold. I don't know enough to know how good it is, or if its any good at all but I trust you wouldn't steer me wrong and I like it so fuck what anyone else thinks. I have a small urge to take it apart but I think that would void the warranty, so I hold off on that and maybe pick up a cheap one to dissect so I know what the guts look like.
You could, if you want, turn your computer on and play me a scale.
Later, when it's time, I'll do a much better job explaining scale shapes and the importance of the pentatonic - and I'll teach you how to use it far better than the guy you linked to a few days ago. I can do a better teaching job than that in plain fucking text.
I judge the people you link - very harshly. He's not very good. He has no business giving lessons. That people pay him for lessons is an absurdity. Man, when you finally get to learning to do the pentatonic, I can make sure you learn how to play an improvisational bitchin' solo - on command and without rehearsal - in any key. You can take that scale and walk it up the fretboard from the open position all the way to the 23rd fret.
Shit, you can fake a dozen Jimi Hendrix songs, after that. Your audience isn't full of guitarists. They don't know what the exact notes are supposed to be, and they don't remember all the details. You can get away with faking a whole lot of stuff - or what some people call "interpretive covers" or "my own rendition."
I'm still not your teacher. I already have a student and the formatting options for this site are abysmal. I will look for solutions.
I could turn my computer on and play you a scale, I'd be a bit embarrassed, it would be pretty bad, It wouldn't be fast and it would almost certainly contain mistakes. I'm not saying I won't but I either have to record it with my headset mic or dig out an aux cable(having not completed unpacking from moving I'm not entirely sure where a spare is to run from the amp to the mic jack. Honestly if I get tired of just practicing I might do it. I'm sure I've got a few lying around somewhere.
I bet you do, I don't know how to tell if someone is good by watching them or not yet. I hope soon I'll be able to take the scale and walk it up and down the fret board. I can't imagine that'll take too long too learn. I think the bitching solo thing is probably at least a year away(just my guess)
I don't want to fake it I want to play it how it was meant to played. I don't want to fake anything I want to be able to do it. Perfectly, everytime. That takes patience and dedication.
I would suggest pastebin, it probably would allow you to format how ever you wanted.
I would still argue you are some kind of teacher to me. Its not like you are some kind of sith lord that can only have one student at a time. If it is that well then I have a lot more questions.
I have never had more than one formal student at a time. I have had a number of students, over the many years. I've been paid to give lessons.
If you haven't noticed, I understand the guitar rather well. Gotta tell you, I put a lot of effort into it. I don't have a "music bone." I'm not "musically inclined." I'm not gifted. I'm not exceptionally talented.
I'm very, very fucking well practiced.
That's the difference.
I am none of those things. I don't have a gift for music. Nope... I've just spent a whole lot of time learning about it and practicing.
I am not a virtuoso. I'm just a guy who practiced more hours than is rational and spent far more hours learning about it than a sane person should.
So, I'm not a sith lord, or anything. I've just never felt I would do a good job if I were giving instruction to more than one person, and this was also when my time was much more spoken for. At the end of the day, I can play like I play because I put the hours in. That's really all there is to it.
For now, anything that's not Ernie Ball or cheaper - in a medium gauge strings. Any brand will do. You're eventually going to want to try new sets, but for now something consistent is best. I'm more worried about your form than I am about your ability to shred.
Sorry - forgot to mention that.
Somehow I am guessing it'll be a while before I am shredding. Form is what I cared about from day 1 you made it clear that was more important than learning notes or chords in the beginning. I'll avoid ernie ball or cheaper and just get anything else in medium gauge then.
Alright, I'm going to make this easy for you.
Start with Gibson brand strings. Get a medium gauge, for electric guitar - of course. Then, try the LPS (Les Paul Special) strings, also from Gibson. Then, try a lighter gauge. Then, try a whole bunch more until you're happy with one.
It'll be a long time before you're worried about "drop D tuning" or the likes. So, hold onto that question. Just get a normal set of Gibson Electric Guitar Strings in medium gauge. You can ask the guy at the counter for exactly that. They will know exactly what you mean and be right back - or just show you the damned rack and let you stare at for a while, while bewildered at the many choices.
Just get Gibson brand strings. They're fine and they're priced fairly. Plan on $10 a set, maybe $12.
Someday, you might reach the point where you're buying bulk single strings and assembling your own string sets for your own needs! (It's like a fucking disease.)
Have you started looking at other guitars and amps?
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