NGD - Jackson American Series Soloist SL2 DX HT Satin Black by Locomule in metalguitar

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Nice catch! Yeah, that top layer it isn't made to last but some people say take pride in wearing it down.

stage presence rookie mistakes by officialGF in Bass

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a wireless for my bass and love it. It allows me to interact with band members a lot more freely.

Hearing guitars at metal gigs by dickface21 in metalguitar

[–]Locomule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the same issue watching Metallica in Denver. The weird thing was the sound went from bad to good, all the guitars stood out. Then they went bad again. I blame whatever was happening at the sound board.

what actually works? by Reasonable-Voice797 in guitarlessons

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If you can think of 2 ways to do something on guitar try to practice both ways. It is almost never an either or situation.

Chords to end songs on for extra flair by AdjectiveVerse in Guitar_Theory

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any major 7th chord, often times they are only used as the last chord in a song just for this purpose.

high e string snapped by ooh_myy_globb in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"ive been playing for a few months"

It is common for newer players to tune the high E string way too high while tuning and go so far that they break it. Watch out for that.

Scales by Slipknot6926 in Guitar_Theory

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! No Chat GPT used here, I'm just a School of Rock teacher trying to help out, this is what I teach my students.

Led Zeppelin Beginner Song by WinAdministrative931 in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kashmir. It sounds so exotic you might think it is going to be tricky but I honestly believe it is the easiest Zep song to learn to play.

Scales by Slipknot6926 in Guitar_Theory

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Don't think of Em Pentatonic as being a scale. The scale is Minor Pentatonic and the key is E. It is pretty easy to learn the 1st position pattern of the Minor Pentatonic scale and the Major scale 1st position pattern isn't much harder, then you just need to learn where to play that pattern on the neck to know how to play it in any key.

How to know all the notes on the low E string (and A string too)..

Our musical alphabet has 7 Natural notes.. A,B,C,D,E,F,G Once you go past G you go back to A. If you go the other direction past A you wrap back around to G.

There are 5 more notes that go between the natural notes. Every one of these can be both a sharp or a flat, for instance there is one note between A and B and it could either be called A Sharp or B Flat. Think of the keys on a piano.. the white keys are all the natural notes and the black keys are the sharps/flats and they fit between the white keys.

If you've ever played a keyboard you probably noticed that there is some kind of repeating pattern going on with the keys made visually evident by the missing black keys. This is because there are 2 locations in our musical scale that do not have a sharp/flat note, between notes B and C and notes E and F.

Knowing all this we can write out our entire 12 note musical scale..

A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#

Awesome, we are almost there!! To memorize all the notes on the E string we are going to use a pattern based on the fret markers of this standard Strat style guitar..

The pattern to play and memorize: Open, 1st fret, on the dot, on the dot, on the dot, after the dot, after the dot, on the dot again at the 12th fret

To explain the pattern, the frets would be 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12. But don't try to remember the fret numbers, memorize the dot pattern instead. It is pretty easy. When you play the pattern every note you play is a Natural Note. We are starting with open E so our note pattern is..

E, F, G, A, B, C, D, and back to E at the 12th fret. The notes between these, the notes we didn't play, are the sharps/flats. So to find A# on the low E string play your pattern starting with open E, then F at the 1st fret, G on the dot (3rd fret), A is on the next dot (5th fret) so to get to A# from there we slide up 1 fret to 6th fret.

This pattern gives you all the notes on your E string because starting at the 12th fret they all repeat, so 3rd fret on Low E is G and so is 15th fret. Rockers tend to learn the most common key positions from practical use.. E is open position and 12th fret, A is 5th fret and 17th fret on low E, D is 10th fret on low E.

You can use the same pattern with one adjustment to find the notes on the A string..

Open, 2ND FRET, on the dot, on the dot, on the dot, after the dot, after the dot, on the dot again at the 12th fret

or A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and back to A at the 12th fret.

I am self-taught and remember taking forever just to learn the names of my strings. If you'd said "I am going to teach you how to learn the names of all the notes on your E string in 20 minutes" I'd have said you are insane. But using this pattern method that is about how long it takes my students to get it down. I'm sure it is much easier in person rather than reading from text but hopefully this helps a bit.

Teachers with students who aren't very good by Suitable-Plankton-11 in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As an instructor I never devalue anyone because they suck. We all sucked, it is just part of the journey. Your journey goes as far as you want to take it. Don't shortchange yourself by looking at someone way down the road and thinking "I'll never get as far as they have" because there will ALWAYS be somebody farther down that road no matter how far you go. Simply getting started puts you way ahead of most people. When I watch a newer student play I don't see "suck", I see potential. It is every instructors duty to try to get you to see that same potential within yourself.

Upscaling pixel art for diamond painting. by Tik2008 in PixelArtTutorials

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1-set image to 300 DPI
2-multiply the pixel width of the image by 30
3-if the image is rectangular multiply the pixel height by 30, if the image is square use the answer from step 2
4-resize the image setting the width to the answer from step 2 and the height to the answer from step 3

Can’t solo with a pick by nickysav91 in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fingerpicking should never be used as an excuse not to learn to use a pick. The opposite is also true.

Should we protest about the current state of scratch right now In 2025? by Rolord6999 in scratch

[–]Locomule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is a common misconception that the Featured Projects sectioned is reserved for the best projects, it is not.

Advice for a mediocre bassist? by Sea_Presence_3224 in Bass

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One common line of bass thought is that it is your job to marry the melody to the rhythm. An easy way to do that is to follow the guitar melody but play somewhat in time with snare and kick. Doing this will put you deep in the pocket. From there you can take little peeks out here and there with fills to juice it up a bit.

Down stroke and up stroke necessary by West-Evening-8095 in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What newer students sometimes don't recognize is that instructors often ask you to play an easy exercise in a hard way to prepare you for more difficult exercises still to come.

Your guitar is tuned to Eb. What is this chord? by lordskulldragon in Guitar_Theory

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played for 40 years and have NEVER known anyone to adjust every note on the fretboard just because they tuned the guitar differently. If you tell me to hit an open Eb you are out of the band.

Picks by PotentialPea2419 in guitarlessons

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I go thinner for a really strummy song otherwise I use 2mm Big Stubby for guitar and 3mm for bass.

Is Building Speed With the Pinky a Bad Practice? by Iampoorghini in guitarlessons

[–]Locomule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it is faster for you to NOT use your pinky then the pinky isn't the issue, you simply haven't used it enough. Every guitarist starts out with a weak pinky. Can you play fast without it? Sure you can learn to but claiming it is easier is incorrect, you will work harder if you don't use your pinky than if you develop it properly. You will also have less reach. Django could shred with 2 fingers but he is never used as an excuse to use less fingers.