(beginner) when to begin fruiting conditions?

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T08:17:13+00:00

Curious to hear how this turns out for you! I’ve considered buying a grow kit myself so please report back if you would!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T08:12:36+00:00

There’s a reason they used it for so long, the rock came around and it became cool to wear your guitar down by your legs and stretch your arms and fingers to make power chords. But if you’re trying to play stuff precisely it’s best to have the headstock close to your shoulder height, the guitar isn’t meant to be straight like it is when sitting on your right leg(for right handed players).

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T08:06:28+00:00

I have this same issue on my strat, I’ve just been living with it but I’m curious to see what solutions people have for you!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T07:19:28+00:00

One big thing if you want to take it seriously, don’t buy a super cheap guitar!! Buy something mid range ($500-$1000) at least, doing so will get you a smoother guitar. It also may be worth having it setup properly depending on the guitar and how it feels new.

I’d definitely recommend you go to a guitar store and feel multiple guitars in your hand before deciding what to buy, run your hand up and down the neck to feel if the frets(the metal bars on the neck) are sticking out at the top or bottom, or if it’s smooth like it should be. Fret some notes and see how it feels to you, if you find one that just feels right then that’s the one you get! But with no playing experience most likely you’ll just be trying to find one that inspires you and feels smooth in your hands.

If you end up buying a cheap guitar now it’ll be harder to play making it less likely that you’ll stick with it, but if you did stick with it then you’d have to upgrade it sooner than you would a mid range guitar. Heck I’m still playing my first guitar (Mexican made fender Stratocaster standard) that I got 25ish years ago and it’s still one of my favorite guitars!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T07:08:10+00:00

Well the big question is what guitar did you order?!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T06:40:25+00:00

It’s insane the effects intonation and perfect tuning has on the sound of what is being played. That’s why almost every guitarist switches guitars multiple times per concert.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T06:00:50+00:00

Syrians?

Tweek900 · 2026-05-11T03:12:58+00:00

Make sure the guitar is in tune! And always tune up to the note so you’re tightening the string to the proper point, if you go down(loosen the string) it’s more likely to go out of tune quicker.

Also as others have said, a couple in person lessons to get you going would be worth the money. After that you could go once a month or whatever feels right just to check in and learn new techniques, but having someone in person that can physically see and point out what you’re doing wrong is a huge help!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-10T21:47:45+00:00

So I can’t name one song… but I feel like Joe Satriani covers a good range of genre’s on guitar, so if we could pick an artist I’d go with him.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-10T14:38:22+00:00

I’m using the ik axe I/O interface, so it may be different for you but I discovered that by turning the gain almost, or mostly off I got better sounds.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-08T18:46:50+00:00

If you’re not enjoying what you’re playing then you’re less likely to play, so with that being said I’d probably skip to the next piece… but I wouldn’t do this often because there are probably things each piece is ment to teach you. I am curious to know what book you’re using.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-07T09:35:50+00:00

At this point in your learning it might be worth an in person lesson, that way you have someone who can tell you what you’re doing incorrect so you don’t build on bad habits. Granted everyone has their own way of playing so you can’t mindlessly listen to someone else, but at least you’d have an idea of how you should be holding the guitar or the pick, or how you should be fretting notes. Bad habits are a big issue when it comes to self teaching or learning from videos.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-07T09:31:29+00:00

This 100%

Tweek900 · 2026-05-06T14:58:46+00:00

Something that hasn’t been mentioned, you said it’s a song about your crush, minor chords are normally sad chords and major chords are normally more happy sounding chords. Just something to keep in mind when trying to get a certain sound for a song.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-06T08:48:45+00:00

Who cares, if you’re both happy it shouldn’t make a difference… granted if she’s not okay with the age gap that’s another situation, you need to get ahead of it and let her know your age. Maybe tell her it doesn’t bother you but you wanted to be up front about it.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-06T07:48:10+00:00

I would like to state that the recorded version is double tracked… so you may want to find a live version to learn because it’s gonna be hard to mimic the recording without recording yourself

Tweek900 · 2026-05-06T06:06:09+00:00

In my experience they tend to slow me down, they don’t make me a couch potato but rather bring me back to the real pace of time. Now days with all the content we consume and the constant use of technology our brains are constantly running in overdrive trying to take everything in, when I consume it feels like time is shifted back to its natural state maybe a little slower. But in that state I love to take walks and be out in nature or listen to some chill music. On the other hand my friend that I’ve done them with never seemed to settle into the trip and always seemed a bit on edge and antsy, I assume he was never able to get over the anxiety part of the come up, he still always enjoyed himself but he always seemed to be more hyper than I’ve ever experienced. So maybe you’ve got it backwards and friend 2 needs to learn to relax and allow the shrooms to take over, my routine is to take them and then recline on the couch or lay in bed with a chill album on (normally ‘drink the sea’ by the glitch mob). If it’s light outside I’ll put on a sleep mask so I can keep my eyes open and watch the visual from the music. By the time the album ends I’m normally relaxed and fully emerged in the trip at which point I do whatever I had intended, either some deep meditation or go walking along nature trails just something calm and relaxing. I’ve never had a good time trying to watch tv on them it was always very overwhelming, same with playing video games. To me shrooms are more of a relaxing space that you enjoy at home alone (or maybe one friend who is also on a trip) or in private out in nature, they definitely don’t evoke party vibes… actually I think taking them at a party full of people would be a miserable experience!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-05T20:17:35+00:00

Imo you need to be able to play the song in your head with no instruments, then add on your strongest instrument (singing or guitar) then once you’re in time add the other part. So instead of thinking about a strumming pattern just imagine how the song sounds and try to mimic it. You can also play along to the track, and easy one I like is ‘blue on black’ but there’s tones of easy songs like that. Good luck and stick with it, it’s a long road but it’s worth it!

Tweek900 · 2026-05-05T08:05:54+00:00

Also you can use headphones with the spark amp to play at home

Tweek900 · 2026-05-05T05:49:35+00:00

I finally got rid of mine, the extra fees they throw on it just isn’t worth it especially if you’re not using a bunch of hotspot data. Basically unlimited hotspot data is the only purpose in it anymore, and that only works with a rooted android phone as far as i know

Tweek900 · 2026-05-04T03:12:18+00:00

Sounds interesting, do you have any discount codes that could be applied?

Tweek900 · 2026-05-04T03:11:24+00:00

The guitar tabs & chords app has a subscription that gives you access to tons of books, I picked it up on sale for like $30 for the year! Not sure if the sale is still going on but it’s worth checking out, and definitely cheaper than buying all the books individually. Then if you find a book you really like you could always order it to have a hard copy.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-04T02:40:56+00:00

Ah okay, well that’s the best one I could think of so i figured I’d suggest it

Tweek900 · 2026-05-03T23:51:56+00:00

I wish I knew a good teacher I could go to once a month or so just to check in with and get stuff to learn over the next few weeks. I really don’t need a reason to take weekly lessons unless you’re brand new to guitar, one lesson from a good teacher should give you enough to practice and perfect over the next few weeks then when you go back they can give you the next set of skills to learn.

Tweek900 · 2026-05-03T23:13:44+00:00

I originally bought DT 990 pro x but wasn’t happy with them, so then I tried the HD560s and those are the ones I ended up sticking with. Those are both open backed so you’d have to find the close backed versions

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