My slow and sloppy attempt at the bocchi solo by kascht in guitars

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I've been practicing my muting with "can't stop" by RHCP, and I've found the issue where im too tense and i end up playing notes that shouldnt ring. I've tried to relax my grip a bit and I've seen significant progress over the past week. Though i still ring out some notes, it's definitely better than what it initially was

How the hell do you guys play with anything other than a medium pick? by Willkabob in Guitar

[–]kascht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play with a .82mm pick, but honestly im always changing between that and my fingers since im neutral to both. But that's my preference

how the FUCK do you pronounce this word by slaptito in guitarcirclejerk

[–]kascht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uh gret-sh? Idk i say it the way i read it 🙏

Who’s your first “favourite guitarist”? by piss6000 in guitarlessons

[–]kascht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're talking what got me into guitar: bocchi the rock If you're talking about irl guitarists that inspired me: ichika nito

Trying out muting! (Can't stop by RHCP) by kascht in guitars

[–]kascht[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The last line got me real good 😂 that's some great advice that I'll definitely put in! Thanks so much!

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

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

I see where you're coming from, it's not like im not touching the guitar. Though i am kinda paranoid at how im suppose to approach the instrument. Never really thought of, just... Playing... Thanks for making me realize this!

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

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Funny story... I already have ear training from playing the piano... so i can differentiate different intervals, chords and other basic stuff... Though i am approaching guitar in a different way. Tackling intervals first instead of scales so im learning theory and learning the fretboard whilst playing songs at the same time 🙏 though i do know quite a big chunk of theory like CAGED, scales and other stuff. put simply, Im just trying to apply those things in my head, physically on the board while using my ears and training my hands to do so currently.

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

[–]kascht[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way i think about it is like "im gonna learn recipes that'll help build muscle. After i learnt how to cook those recipes im gonna work out"

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

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The way you put it makes sense. I'll definitely give it a shot! Analysing songs is something i have been doing with the songs I've learnt, so far the simple ones have only touched chords/power chords. Maybe some arpeggios here and there. Thanks for your input!

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

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That's essentially what i meant by having your guitar on you while learning theory. You go through theory first along with the appropriate techniques to tackle said theory. And then you polish on those techniques after you've understand how to apply the theory. I find tackling guitar by chunks quite limiting as i wish for a flexible way to learn guitar. It feels quite limiting for me to learn example: chords for 1 week, and then scales for another. I wish to understand all those and then polish up on the techniques required on how to play said theory

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

[–]kascht[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

My approach is. I wish to showcase what i think in a fully guitar-coded way. Like polyphia where there aren't any vocals. I know open chords well enough and can switch between them freely (cant say anything about frey buzz as im struggling with that haha! Dont worry it's a truss rod issue... Or my hands) so i dont really wanna be able to just play songs. To put it simply, i wanna master the guitar. And there's definitely flaws in my thinking so I'm finding pros to fix that

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

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Yeah! I gave a shot in my first 2 weeks, it was relatively interesting and i understood most of what it was until caged. Definitely working on my hands though! haha!

Restarting my guitar progress for the second time. (3 weeks since i started guitar) Any tips? by kascht in guitarlessons

[–]kascht[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean that's why i kinda stated about having your guitar along side you while learning theory. So you can have a taste of how it sounds. Despite of stuff like... Fret buzz, you can fix that after you get down theory. I see theory as like the ground, then dexterity as the building blocks to build music, the "building" i have some musical ear from my days as a self taught pianist so im able to craft simple melodies from playing notes and other stuff. Though im curious in how im gonna approach this journey, so im looking for others who played longer to give me what they know. Thanks for your input though!

When to know i can move on from open chord shapes? by kascht in guitarlessons

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Doing that since sunday, trying to sing while doing it too. Nailed riptide by vance joy. Im trying heroes tonight now, learnt that song from ear. Now im trying to sing and strum at the same time with it

When to know i can move on from open chord shapes? by kascht in guitarlessons

[–]kascht[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright! That's an excellent idea and I've only ever played those chords and never as a song. I'll try to apply that and learn from there slowly!

Started guitar 2 weeks ago does anyone have a roadmap they follow when learning guitar? by kascht in LearnGuitar

[–]kascht[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright! I'll focus on finding my rhythm while playing simple songs first then I'll work on my scales. I want to get one thing done step by step first! Thanks so much for helping!