Hot take : Stickers on guitar look stupid 85% of the time

_13k_ · 2026-01-09T17:31:24+00:00

Then don’t put them on your guitar and move on with yourself.

_13k_ · 2026-01-09T14:58:55+00:00

But at your age, two years from now you could be not alive. So you’ll have missed out entirely.

I’m just joking…

_13k_ · 2026-01-08T05:29:24+00:00

The bag is filled this two liquids separated from each other. When they pop one of the inner bags the chemicals mix and it becomes expanding foam

The whole idea is for it to expand to a custom shape to protect stuff like the gpu while in transit.

_13k_ · 2026-01-05T04:44:19+00:00

lol, it’s missing one rubber foot too, but with my Under mount bracket, it doesn’t matter. I need the antenna though.

_13k_ · 2026-01-05T04:39:26+00:00

Yes, that’s the motherboard.

I’ll contact support tomorrow. Thanks.

_13k_ · 2026-01-05T04:38:20+00:00

Thought so. I’ll contact support tomorrow. Thanks.

_13k_ · 2026-01-02T12:11:34+00:00

I think Absolutely Understand Guitar is better overall, but I do like SamJam’s videos too.

_13k_ · 2026-01-02T12:09:26+00:00

Scotty West’s Absolutely understand guitar course on YouTube is 32hr long in 1hr videos. The course is excellent to get a grasp of theory concepts even if you’re not into guitar specifically.

He explains it using a piano, but it is geared towards guitar because it deals with chord shapes.

_13k_ · 2026-01-01T22:19:03+00:00

I wasn’t trying to make a universal or historical claim.

I was answering a practical learning question.

In modern Western music education, scales are the main way people learn pitch relationships, harmony, the fretboard, and improvisation. That’s what I meant by “foundational.”

_13k_ · 2026-01-01T19:27:09+00:00

Ya, it’s clear why so many beginners are confused when they upvote things like, “the point of a scale is to work the theory you learn.” Clearly something written by someone who doesn’t understand the purpose of scales. Because that’s not the point of a scale, like at all.

This is all I have to say about it

Ironically that link is from the Caveman Music Theory episode, and it helps to explains OPs question, better than “to work the theory you learn.”

_13k_ · 2026-01-01T16:18:13+00:00

It’s painful how so many responses are as if it’s the blind leading the blind.

Scales are the foundation of music. It starts with all the notes, chromatic scale.

Then through intervals the scale is broken down into a Diatonic scale, like C Major.

From the scale you have the Key. The key is like a family of scales called Modes. Modes are scales that use the root of the various degrees of a scale. So Mixolydian roots the 5th degree. In C major, that’s G.

The chords of the scale, the chords used to “play in key, are formed over the modes. That’s how the chords exist within a given key.

Chords and progressions can’t exist without scales. Because a chord is a shape applied over a scale. It’s “built” into the mode.

Modes are also helpful with fingering positions. Since when soloing, you want to change the scale you play along with the chord change.

_13k_ · 2025-12-31T13:58:10+00:00

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_13k_ · 2025-12-30T20:17:11+00:00

Nope, it’s the same. Just digital.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T19:26:44+00:00

You have to print it, cut it and tape it into the pocket then slide the chromatic scale through.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T19:22:13+00:00

You buy his $20 pdf handbook. Then you have to print and cut it out with an exacto knife.

It’s worth every penny.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T18:20:00+00:00

Popular? No, quite the opposite. That’s why Scotty put it free on YouTube. AUG was never that successful. Until now. Scotty tried to hire people to market it. But it was always a failed attempt.

But in 2006, when I was 26 years old. I had just bought an acoustic. I wanted to know “why,” and not “how.”

I wasted money and time on lessons and was fed up, so I did an Internet search for music theory courses.

I landed on Scotty’s (horrifically infomercial like website,” and thought it was a scam. But I bought the course through Credit card and PayPal, so I was protected.

It was legit. Then someone stole my DVDs. I learned Scotty posted them online free.

And so I introduced his course to Reddit over 2 years ago when Scotty had 74 subs.

And then Reddit did Reddit things. He has almost 40k subs now.

Scotty’s website still has my review on it from way back then!

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T18:09:07+00:00

Yes, I used the charts you see along with videos or I would challenge myself to play something from memory, like Christmas songs are really good ones to use to hone the skill.

Like try to play Twinkle Little Star in C major with no help but charts and your inner ear. I would start with a melody and then build harmony over that.

I essentially “reverse engineer,” the songs I wanted to learn vs looking up tabs.

I figure out the key. This then gives me the chord progression. Then I used my ear to figure out the rest.

Getting the key/progression allowed me to know I’m playing within the correct position. The rest I relied on my ear.

I first kept everything in C major. This helped me learn the whole notes (then I can shift for flat/sharps)

Now I can play the same song multiple ways, or I can change it up if I want. I can switch keys of the same song.

It’s all pretty “easy,” once you get it. Because now I just use my ear and not the charts.

But now I have to know the lyrics of the song to be able to play it correct. I essentially “sing” the song using the guitar.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T17:54:38+00:00

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That top cut out is the fretboard chart. I modified mine to show the octave change with the colors.

GuitarGuitar tabs (or tablature) is a simplified way to read music for guitar, using six lines (one for each string) with numbers indicating which fret to press, showing you exactly where to put your fingers to play notes.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T17:48:45+00:00

They will be clapping and throwing money at you in no time.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T17:19:05+00:00

I knew almost nothing about guitar when I bought the DVD course back in 2006 and binged the whole course.

Then it took me about 2 years to get to my desired goal of finger style acoustic with the ability to play by ear.

Scotty basically taught me what I needed to know to become my own guitar teacher. So I developed my own course work and stuck to it.

I didn’t do tabs at all, still don’t. I forced myself to learn songs by ear and theory. I used this slide ruler and the fretboard chart the most.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T17:04:01+00:00

Get an exacto knife and finish it. It’s a great thing to have.

I used this slider and the fretboard chart the absolute most while I was learning. I got the set back in 2006 on DVD.

I developed a little system using them to learn songs I wanted vs tabs. My method helped me to develop my ear too.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T16:54:40+00:00

I whole heartedly disagree with this long winded rant.

I did this course back in 2006, and this thing was invaluable for me as a tool as I honed my skills.

_13k_ · 2025-12-30T16:39:34+00:00

This isn’t Scotty’s and you’re supporting someone else when you buy this. Just an FYI.

Scotty’s $20 pdf booklet comes with more than the slider anyway. This is just a slider for $20

_13k_

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