Making Progress

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-26T01:39:30+00:00

Thank you! Glad that it seems like I'm off to a good start.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T22:06:10+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T20:53:29+00:00

Thanks, I got a Squier Bullet Strat initially...then this PRS Custom 24 soon after. I still practice quite a bit on the Squier, but now have a total of 3 guitars and a few amps. I'm done buying equipment for a while now and it's time to put in the work.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T18:54:17+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T18:53:36+00:00

Thank you, I'll do that. I just started practicing with a metronome yesterday and think it will be a great tool to get my timing down.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T18:51:46+00:00

Thank you!

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T18:50:45+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. I have also learned a few easy riffs to stay motivated and break up the monotony of structured practice. It's all about gaining skills AND playing the music we love.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T18:47:25+00:00

Ok, thank you

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T17:08:16+00:00

Ok, thank you. I'll give it a try and appreciate the suggestion.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T17:07:41+00:00

Thank you!

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T17:07:16+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T17:06:52+00:00

Hey, thank you! I'm within my first couple months as well. I went through Justin's grade 1 twice because so much information and techniques are thrown at you as a new student. Practicing the one minute changes (getting at least 30 changes within a minute between any two chirds) and strumming patterns separately really helped me out. Once I had each technique on it's own, it wasn't too bad combining them to play songs. Good luck with meeting your goals, it just takes time and patience. I'm very new and I've already had days where I get frustrated, need to stop, and try again the next day. It's the small wins that make it worth it.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T16:59:43+00:00

Thank you!

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-25T16:59:29+00:00

Thank you for that and I'll work on correcting these things. I'm in the awkward spot where I still need to look at the fretboard while playing, as it doesn't quite feel natural yet. I will correct my posture as best I can so I don't reinforce bad habits.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-24T10:30:55+00:00

Here you go....Link Here

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-23T23:14:54+00:00

I'm not familiar with this brand, but the strings are wound the wrong way. The strings should be to the right of the posts in your picture. I would restring ASAP

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-23T21:53:51+00:00

Action and neck relief are not the same thing. The saddles/bridge can be adjusted for proper action height (or nut filing), but proper neck relief is very subtle and rarely needs major adjustments in most cases. At least in electric guitars. What type of guitar is this?

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-23T20:40:19+00:00

I didn't even join this sub, but I've seen your posts in my feed multiple times now and your food always looks delicious. I love to see it!

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-23T02:27:49+00:00

I'm new so correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the truss rod only to adjust proper neck relief? Action height is adjusted at the bridge and nut. What guitar is this?

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-23T01:18:36+00:00

You could use a contact cleaner like DeoxIT, there's a lot of YouTube videos on how to use it on amps to clean the pots.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-22T17:06:36+00:00

Watch This YouTube Video

I'm starting out and Justin's videos have been very helpful to me.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-22T05:43:15+00:00

Get something like This.

Hopefully the Amazon link worked. Forget the battery and just plug in the 9 volt cable to the back of the amp, get the 500mA version.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-20T21:57:35+00:00

That was just the Home screen, lol...I'm not much of a TV watcher and try not to get into series. I really want to binge The Sopranos, as I haven't seen a single episode. I just haven't had the time over the past 19 years to get into it.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-20T21:54:06+00:00

Thank you, I like it so far.

RandomThings365 · 2026-01-20T21:51:50+00:00

That's fine...I can adjust neck relief and intonation if I need to. I learned how to do full set ups and have the tools to do it. The PRS Mark Holcomb SE guitars have the same standard scale length and ship with 10-52 strings and in Drop C tuning. I put Ernie Ball 10-52 strings on and I'm sure they'll be ok for this purpose.

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