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[pe1i]

I want to buy my 15 year old sister a cheap accoustic guiatr for her bday

[ctgblue]

problem is, "cheap" accoustic guitars are usually CHEAP and crappy
Decent accoustics start around $200-250 or so,
Guitars below that have action that is too high, they seldom stay in tune, etc.. IE they may make her NOT want to play
Cheap electrics are more forgiving and a cheap amp can still sound okay

[Ventura41]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rhvx...&feature=share

I like this Four Levels of Awareness for a musician video.

[Mr1Big]

cool

[An hero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rhvx...&feature=share

I like this Four Levels of Awareness for a musician video.

very good video

[Tyr616]

I need acoustic guitar advice. I mostly played metal, and I guess pretty sloppily. I started playing acoustic and changing my genre, and I notice my timing kind of sucks. I also have trouble switching up my patterns, i usually end up playing the same pattern through the whole song and it sound stale. any advice?

[morbid8desire]

we're gods. umad.

[An hero]

we're gods. umad.

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edit: dude with the blue strat could very well be the worst guitarist of all time and more importantly have the worst haircut of all time

[morbid8desire]

k there mr opposition

[Kay4Kool]

I have an ESP Horizon FR 2

Tips on what I should buy to maintain the rosewood, polish of the quilted maple top, and other FR maintenance and care tips.

My hands get very sweaty when I play and my fingerboard gets grimy very quickly.

[PhrygianLydian]

I have an ESP Horizon FR 2

Tips on what I should buy to maintain the rosewood, polish of the quilted maple top, and other FR maintenance and care tips.

My hands get very sweaty when I play and my fingerboard gets grimy very quickly.

Groce. Could try baby powder on the hands I guess

[Kay4Kool]

That would just ruin the strings and fingerboard faster.

A white sweaty mess (no homo)

[AntoineDufour]

THE BEST... IN MY EYES.

[AppleCat]

I'm sure this has been asked plenty, so I apologize. I asked this question in the misc and realized it was probably more appropriate here.

I'm looking to pick up a guitar in the upcoming week or so. No I don't have dreams of being a rock star, but it is something I've always wanted to learn. I grew up learning to play drums and piano - I've learned 2-3 songs on a guitar a long time ago. Just moved into a place on my own so I feel like I'll have a little more foreveralone.jpg time and figured this could be a perfect opportunity to learn.

Here is a website for place near me. I've linked to the acoustic guitar page (hope it works). I'm not sure what I should be looking for. I'd say my budget is pretty flexible (honestly because I really don't know). I want to start on something that'll lead to a better chance of sticking with it so I'd rather spend a little more money as opposed to saving a few bucks for a low quality guitar.

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Acoustic...ar,New-Gear.gc

Reps for some good suggestions. Thanks in advance.

Thanks!

[AntoineDufour]

[Epithet]

Could anyone recommend some medium-difficulty solos to learn? I used to be able to shred like mad back when metal was my main style, but after switching to blues, I seem to have lost my technique. I'm looking for some fun solos to learn to get my chops back
Thanks!

[PhrygianLydian]

THE BEST... IN MY EYES.

I'd say it's definitely between Guthrie and Shawn Lane for sheer unbelievable chops

[illych]

Could anyone recommend some medium-difficulty solos to learn? I used to be able to shred like mad back when metal was my main style, but after switching to blues, I seem to have lost my technique. I'm looking for some fun solos to learn to get my chops back
Thanks!

Marco Sfogli - The Pretender

It's a bit of a challenge at first but it's an awesome solo IMO.

[Epithet]

Marco Sfogli - The Pretender

It's a bit of a challenge at first but it's an awesome solo IMO.

Thanks! I just checked it out. It's REALLY good! It will definitely be the solo to learn tomorrow. I'm learning 1 solo a day to get my sh!t back together. Yesterday, I did December Flower - In Flames and relearned a small part of 17th Century Chicken Picking - Chris Impelliteri. Today, I relearned Disconnect - Megadeth because I've been listening to it a lot lately and it's just really good. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there!

[illych]

Thanks! I just checked it out. It's REALLY good! It will definitely be the solo to learn tomorrow. I'm learning 1 solo a day to get my sh!t back together. Yesterday, I did December Flower - In Flames and relearned a small part of 17th Century Chicken Picking - Chris Impelliteri. Today, I relearned Disconnect - Megadeth because I've been listening to it a lot lately and it's just really good. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there!

Cool, Petrucci's solos have a similar feel to Sfogli's, so also maybe check out some of the easier Dream Theater solos like Another Day or Erotomania.

[Advil]

what is a good guitar forum to discuss electric guitars, technique, learning, and gear?

will rep

[Epithet]

what is a good guitar forum to discuss electric guitars, technique, learning, and gear?

will rep

I used to frequent www.jemsite.com 's forums. It's mostly on Ibanez Jems and other Ibanez guitars, but the people there are really nice and very helpful. Their multimedia section is also inspiring as hell! Thing is though, that forum seems almost dead now. Barely any new posts are made. It's still good to check out.

Also, feel free to PM me anything. I'm a little rusty now (working on it and guaranteed to kick as$ again before Summer ends), but I have been playing for over 10 years and I have done my research regarding guitars and gear

[nail3r]

Thanks! I just checked it out. It's REALLY good! It will definitely be the solo to learn tomorrow. I'm learning 1 solo a day to get my sh!t back together. Yesterday, I did December Flower - In Flames and relearned a small part of 17th Century Chicken Picking - Chris Impelliteri. Today, I relearned Disconnect - Megadeth because I've been listening to it a lot lately and it's just really good. Slowly but surely, I'm getting there!

1 solo a day is not slow but surely lol.

[Epithet]

1 solo a day is not slow but surely lol.

There are off-days in every program too. I have finals at the moment so I'm not practising as much as I wanted to. And that Pretender solo is a b!tch. There aren't any good tabs either so I'm relying on ear/youtube videos. Finished half of it today, still got the outro. I'll do that tomorrow

Next stop: relearning Technical Difficulties by Racer X. I used to be able to nail it. It'll take a while but I should be able to play it soon.


What's going on with the other guitarists ITT? What are you learning/practicing/playing at the moment?

[Advil]

does anyone know if Musicians Friend sets up guitars before shipping? or do i need to take it into a shop and get setup? it's my first guitar so i dunno how to do it myself.

[trunks9us]

yes

[Advil]

yes what

[Epithet]

does anyone know if Musicians Friend sets up guitars before shipping? or do i need to take it into a shop and get setup? it's my first guitar so i dunno how to do it myself.

If you read the reviews there, you'll notice that some of the guitars come perfectly set-up, and others come just like they came out of the factory. I've never ordered from them so I can't tell from experience, but it sounds like it's a coin flip.

What guitar are you getting?

[illych]

what is a good guitar forum to discuss electric guitars, technique, learning, and gear?

will rep

Sevenstring.org is very good. There is a focus on extended range instruments but it's certainly not limited to that.

[AntoineDufour]

the besttt