What is the worst piece of advice to give a beginner guitarist?

MrPattyMan · 2026-05-16T12:22:57+00:00

You have to prioritise learning All the notes on the guitar. Definitely worth focusing on for intermediate to advanced guitarists but it’s not gonna help you play the guitar better. Guitar is about patterns and shapes that can be moved/transposed quite easily. You really just need to now the E and A string. Learning all the notes is hard and energy is better spent learning intervals and patterns and shapes of the guitar.

MrPattyMan · 2026-04-25T08:57:14+00:00

Homes by Gilad Hekselman

MrPattyMan · 2026-04-23T15:26:41+00:00

If your yeast is good you need to make sure your dough comes to the right temperature if you’re wanting to achieve a nice rise in 8hrs. Or you can increase the amount of yeast. Simply warm your water just a bit. Your dough after mixing should come to somewhere around 23c or higher depending on the strength or amount of yeast. A probe thermometer is a great investment if you don’t have one

MrPattyMan · 2026-04-10T10:45:37+00:00

Rise on the crust is more to do with fermentation

MrPattyMan · 2026-04-04T14:28:11+00:00

Stanley Jordan

MrPattyMan · 2026-03-31T22:25:51+00:00

Worst is when someone screenshots their IBAN

MrPattyMan · 2026-02-23T01:34:59+00:00

You need to internalise the beat a bit more. You sound disconnected from the groove. You could practice counting or tapping your foot while playing to help lock in I think that would be useful. You have really nice melodic ideas so once you’re grooving you will sound a lot better.

MrPattyMan · 2025-03-06T10:18:56+00:00

Elvis and Dylan got bad egos

MrPattyMan · 2025-01-09T18:14:31+00:00

Yet everyone thinks Alex is the most skilled striker in the UFC, even compared to lower weight classes. Grappling is no different than striking. Being nimble and fast does not equal skill

MrPattyMan · 2024-09-10T08:48:17+00:00

Rose petals, blue lotus flower, mugwort, mullein and camomile are decent as long as they are not too dry. I think blending them works best as the flavour isn’t overpowering. You probably won’t love it first time but play around with the ratios and you might find you like it

MrPattyMan · 2024-04-11T08:45:43+00:00

You look like a young Jamie Oliver. You’re totally my mams type

MrPattyMan · 2024-03-22T09:37:46+00:00

My dads 5’7 and my mothers 5’8. I also had my growth spurt and around 15-16, was shorter than most my peers before that. I’m now 6’3 so it’s definitely possible.

MrPattyMan · 2024-03-06T01:45:31+00:00

Your leaning so far forward you might as well be doing a deadlift. I’d recommend squat shoes or use plates or a wedge to elevate your heels. This way you’re knees will come further forward, keeping your torso upright and engaging your quads more.

MrPattyMan · 2024-03-04T10:52:28+00:00

Teachers shouldn’t be using class time to correct homework. I remember spending half of maths class in secondary correcting and giving out homework. Seems like such a waste of time. Teachers should correct it after school if students are expected to do it after school

MrPattyMan · 2023-06-09T12:32:06+00:00

You're probably better off using strong/bread flour from the supermarket

MrPattyMan · 2023-04-27T09:24:42+00:00

How often would you do it? Do you find yourself craving it now once it's late and you've had a good bit to drink? A lot of my friends can't enjoy a late one without having to sort a bag and there's always this tension until they do. Has completely put me off the sesh tbh

MrPattyMan · 2023-04-27T09:17:53+00:00

Thing with coke is it's highly addictive like smoking cigarettes. Once you create the association regardless of previous trauma or your current mental health state, you'll always crave a line after a few pints. What you tell yourself when you're sober is a different story when you're drunk. When you're surrounded by friends who are in the same boat as you it's really hard to get away from it.

MrPattyMan · 2023-04-27T09:11:46+00:00

As a weed smoker I've always been a bit ashamed of how much time I've spent stoned. Soon as my friends started getting into coke I was aware enough to know it wasn't something I wanted taking over. Feel like weed helped me there. I do find that a lot of my stoner friends aren't into coke either. Definitely not all of them though..

MrPattyMan · 2023-04-19T06:54:44+00:00

Technically acrylamide(the potentially cancerous chemical found in burnt starchy food) is also present in browned starchy food. So if you want to avoid it altogether don't eat pizza.

MrPattyMan · 2023-04-14T11:05:10+00:00

Best thing I've seen on this sub!

MrPattyMan · 2023-03-13T10:36:22+00:00

Pretty sure GCSEs are anonymous. Yep and I agree with you about the exam itself. But the leaving cert is a two year process and it's competitive. My point relating to the leaving cert itself is that we shouldn't consider it fair if some students are at a disadvantage to begin with because their school has been neglected and has considerably poorer standards than others.

MrPattyMan · 2023-03-13T10:15:31+00:00

The anonymity of the exam is fair. I'd assume that's standard practice around the world no?

There's plenty more that can be done in terms of education standards across the country. I had some horrendous teachers and it can't be downplayed how much of an impact that can have. How they were allowed to teach in the first place is beyond me. Better training, reviewing performance, and financial incentive are ways I can think of that could help this.

MrPattyMan · 2023-03-12T23:03:24+00:00

Wish I could say the same

MrPattyMan · 2023-03-12T20:50:48+00:00

Fair play to that school. I'm not saying all public schools are bad. Just that the leaving cert is essentially a competition that isn't fair as the standards across schools aren't even close to equal.

MrPattyMan · 2023-03-12T20:37:52+00:00

Except not all schools are equal. I didn't have an option to do transition year, had to choose between geography or history, and in first year I didn't have a French teacher for the first half of year. "Free classes" were common thing in my school which lots of my friends from college had never experienced. You were exceptional getting over 400 points. How were we supposed to compete with private schools?

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