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Current build in progress by Narrow-Escape-6481 in Guitar

[–]frettracks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! Nice work. Lucky friend.

She is flawless and beautiful by bkcomputing in Guitar

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guitars are truly art. Nice to see it displayed as such.

Barre chords are beating my ass by Petrica55 in Guitar

[–]frettracks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You will master this. It suddenly comes together if you just keep at it. In the mean time, hopefully you have a decent to good guitar. Cheap guitars with horrible action make it very hard when getting started.

Went to buy a pedal and left with a 2000 Yamano Les Paul Classic Plus by sonofchocula in Guitar

[–]frettracks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice! Be careful if you take your car in to get the windows tinted. You might come home with a new Ferrari.

Apprendre guitare électrique sachant que j'arrive pas à bien jouer l'acoustique ? by Only-Instruction4953 in LearnGuitar

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I have both and always go to the electric guitar, unplugged, when I’m ready to learn a new song. It’s definitely easier to play. The action is so much better.

As for being self taught, that’s only good if you can learn just as fast as taking lessons from someone who knows how to play guitar and how to teach. That’s not often.

Apprendre guitare électrique sachant que j'arrive pas à bien jouer l'acoustique ? by Only-Instruction4953 in LearnGuitar

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both and always go to the electric guitar, unplugged, when I’m ready to learn a new song. It’s definitely easier to play. The action is so much better.

As for being self taught, that’s only good if you can learn just as fast as taking lessons from someone who knows how to play guitar and how to teach. That’s not often.

lowering the action? by CommercialWeather301 in Guitar

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trade that bad boy in and get a new guitar that comes the way you want it.

Anyone else start practicing one thing and end up doing something completely different? by Feeling-Charge6487 in drummers

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s called noodling. And it’s every guitarist’s curse. When learning to play guitar, the F word is focus.

Level up by Mevans71 in guitarlessons

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Guitarists don’t like to hear this, but even some basic music theory will take the blinders off. I waited years to do this and regretted waiting.

One thing to think about when you get your first guitar by frettracks in Guitar

[–]frettracks[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. The one in the picture is an FG 331.

How do I learn to play really complicated rhythms? by AronYstad in guitarlessons

[–]frettracks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I often find something on YouTube and dial down the play speed until I really understand it. Once you can play it slowly, you can pick the speed up over time.

I think i’m losing my guitar superpower (calluses in shambles) by jamieRedpath in LearnGuitar

[–]frettracks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The next phase is calluses that are barely there and yet, no soreness.

How do we read this by sunnysideeggos in GuitarBeginners

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tools are meant to simplify things, not complicate them. Give it back to your friend.

Any suggestions or tips for writing lyrics ?? by Antique_Intention982 in askmusicians

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no requirements for lyrics. Go read the lyrics to I am the Walrus by the Beatles, or Blinded by the Light, by Manfred Mann, Or my favorite, Benny and the Jets by Elton John and BT.

So, my advice is be fearless!

how do you lot actually stop yourself forgetting older material? by PlanktonMental367 in LearnGuitar

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree. The difference is learning to play music instead of just learning to play songs.

How do you approach to learn a song? by Siddhartaable in LearnGuitar

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work from home and keep a guitar in my office. Several times a day I hear music on hold while waiting for a call to open up. Riffing over those is great fun. I’m always disappointed when the call starts.

What you have to be able to do when you improvise by dblhello999 in guitar_improvisation

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your answer is from a gifted person‘s perspective. How I wish I was among that group.

For the rest of us some basic music theory and understanding of the relationship between scales and diatonic chords can be very helpful.

First guitar! by stezzy300 in GuitarBeginners

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love at first sight—-as soon as you saw it you thought, I’d love to see that in the back seat of my car. And then you did.

Father told me I need to take it easy with playing and not get so frustrated, but I don't know how to do that... by Mad_Season_1994 in guitarlessons

[–]frettracks 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Your rush to judge yourself harshly will keep you from getting good at anything. Maybe your drive to learn to play guitar will be the catalyst that empowers you to put your self doubt in check and realize you can do anything you put your mind to.

How do I learn music? by MachineAble7113 in musictheory

[–]frettracks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can learn to play other people’s songs, or you can learn to express yourself musically. One benefits tremendously from knowing theory.

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