Arnie Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Picked up a guitar not so long ago, and looking for any useful links online, software, advice or otherwise that may be of use. Anyone got any pointers? ..when I get free time it's something else to do, that is when I have free time though. Link to post Share on other sites
MAKKOO Posted September 19, 2004 Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Well this was my first software, really helpfull by the way: eMedia Music What kind of guitar do you have???(acoustic or electric) something that really help me to improve my level was to play with a friend that has been doing it for years if you know somebody that plays guitar (really good) it will be a lot better than any course. Good luck... Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Posted September 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2004 Ah forgot to add that, it's a Yamaha electric eg112. Also have a good friend of mine that plays, but we don't get much of a chance to catch up in person sadly. Software looks good. I should have added that was preferably looking for free software and links as doing this in my spare time. Link to post Share on other sites
R22Master Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 My advice would be... 1. Play music that you love - i.e. movie themes, your favourite chart tunes, rock balads, etc... Playing stuff from "Learn to Play" books is the surest way to get bored and give up. 2. Learn Tab (a written form of music that directly maps strings and frets). Here's how it works. 3. Learn the basic chords and how to play the same chord at different positions on the fret-board (I think it's called "Barring chords"). A handy way to be able to play complex tunes with minimum effort. Useful resources... OLGA - A brilliant reference point for all things Guitar. http://www.olga.net/ Tab Downloads - Download and play your favourite tunes. http://www.guitaretab.com/ http://www.free-guitar-tablature.com/ http://www.tabcrawler.com/tabs.php Guitartricks - Be a guitar hero in no time - From beginner upwards. http://www.guitartricks.com/ A good collection of links. http://www.guitarnotes.com/ -------------------- I have a Fender Strat and a home made headless guitar. I used to be a Bill & Ted fan and made myself the white guitar that Ruphuss walks out of the phone box with at the end of the first film (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure). It plays like a dream and it's the only one of its kind in the world. I've even played it on stage! See, it's not just Airsoft goodies I'll build myself. Hope that helps Arn. Link to post Share on other sites
sp00n Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 If you can read music I would look up tabs on some easier to play songs you like with guitar in it. Otherwise do what I did and just screw around till you get the hang of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Mattitude Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Arnie, I've played guitar (electric) since I was 15 and what I can give advice-wise is to not get ahead of yourself. You will have to learn picking, fingering and coordination techniques pretty much before you can do anything that sounds like a song. Practice chromatic scales picking down-up-down or even just doing 4 frets per string while working your way up the neck and then back down. Your fingers will be sore as hell and feel pretty beat up...but to play the guitar you will need callouses and pretty limber fingers. Once you get your picking and coordination down then barre chords will be much easier and will actually sound like something. When making barre (or rock chords as they are sometimes called because they are used in every single rock/metal song) chords, don't try to cheat them by just using 2 fingers. If you do that then your fingers won't stretch. Use your pointer, ring and pinky when making rock chords in the 1-5-8 (octave) positions. Start simple...the 1-4-5 chord progression is used in so many songs (Louie Louie, Wild thing, there are many more...I'm just really tired) and when you get that down, try some Scorpions or Kiss tunes. My first song was "Rock you like a hurricane" and took about a whole 30 minutes to get it down and be able to play rhythm all the way through. Also, get a chromatic...or better yet, digital tuner. Everything sounds so much better when it's actually in tune. Tab is very easy to pick up and really helps you play songs quickly but first you must get some fundimentals down like picking, fingering and coordination. Link to post Share on other sites
Mattitude Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 R22, that guitar in B&T is a Steinberger. Eddie Van Halen and Vito Bratta (White Lion) made them popular in the mid 80's. They were made out of graphite or mahogany and because of their size they didn't really have much natural tone. They came with EMG 81 and 85 active pickups which gave them their full, powerful sound. The models with the Trans Trem allowed the guitar to instantly change the tuning up or down over 6 whole steps. Also if a string broke the guitar wouldn't go out of tune...any other guitar with a floating trem would go totally out of tune as soon as a string would snap. Personally I love how the Ibanez RG series (the higher end ones) play. Their wizard II necks are real thin and flat which is great for shredding. I had a USA Custom from thier 1992 line and I would have to say that was one of the best playing guitars ever. I would love to get my hands on their (discontinued) USRG30 guitars. That...is my quest. Link to post Share on other sites
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