do girls play guitar

[guitarjockey111]

hey im just wondering do girls play guitar and take it seriously.cause i dont know any girls like that.just wondering

[Lordathestrings]

hey im just wondering do girls play guitar and take it seriously?Oh, yeah. Believe it! :)

[guitarjockey111]

all i know is that all the girls i know buy a guitar just to tell guy's she has one and can play it when she can only play a couple things adn then the dont take it seriously.man i think the perfact girl would be one that played guitar and took it seriously.

[GuitarPsy]

my girl plays guitar :D though she has no internet, no money for lessons and she ain't allowed to get an electric guitar, so she settles with an acoustic one, this way her progress is going slow but she got talent

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

they're out there... somewhere... now where can I find me one of them. closest I've found is a girl who's brother is into guitar... hey good enough for me!

[Hootayah]

hey im just wondering do girls play guitar and take it seriously.

Only the ugly ones. :p

[PRSplaya]

Only the ugly ones. :p


Feel free to step in anytime Holly :D

[moody_fa_loonie]

i wish i knew of a hot girl that played guitar

[pstring]

I'm sure their is one around here thats going to be hot after she reads this thread................. :D

[Hammurabi]

Some girls play guitar, but it's definitely a male-dominated field. I can't think of why, except that girls tend to have softer hands (it's more lotion than genetics).

And yes, we do have at least one female guitarist here.

[PRSplaya]

there are actually sever female guitarist in this forum, but only one that is very active (at least that I can tell).

[Jolly McJollyson]

I can't think of why, except that girls tend to have softer hands
Yeah, but if they can grip the fretboard.... ;)

Yeah, we've got a few female guitarists here, and a couple of them could give you a run for your money, so watch out!

[PRSplaya]

Yeah, but if they can grip the fretboard.... ;)


another thought... ever watched one's pick hand when playing fast....... :D

[Axl_Rose]

all i know is that all the girls i know buy a guitar just to tell guy's she has one and can play it when she can only play a couple things adn then the dont take it seriously.man i think the perfact girl would be one that played guitar and took it seriously.

Yup every chick I know that plays guitar is like that. They learn a couple of chords then give up but continue to say they 'play' guitar :rolleyes:

[Lordathestrings]

A search of the old threads will reveal dozens of talented players. And we have at least 10 female members that I know of. And that's just the ones who have identified themselves as being female.

[guitarjockey111]

so there's like no girls we really know of.so if there is any girls out there feel free to post and tell us wrong but you have to be decent at the guitar just not one that wants a boy and says she can play guitar.

[Akira]

I can't really see a point to this thread, but ahwell.

I know a girl who plays guitar, she's recently passed grade 5 music, so i'm guessing she can play something.

I'm surprised holly hasn't came in here and kicked some ass.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

....... hmm....... my old hobby before discovering the guitar was skateboarding... same thing, basically a girl would learn to stand on the thing and then say that she skateboards... only ugly ones actually learned to do tricks. and the judges always had a biased opinion towards girls, so if a guy did a really hard trick, and a girl did a simple one, they would give the girl a higher score. in fact the girl skateboarder who was deemed the best female skater in the world... well I was as good, if not better then her.

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Yes,it seems girls are forever confined to acoustic guitar because it pretty mwahahahaha!With exceptions obviously...like jennifer batten!

[Homebrew1709]

I've known a few girls (neither ugly nor fat) who tried to play. They could play a few chords, but they all gave it up. Really a shame, cuz ive never jammed with a chick before. Ive always found most chicks take relationships seriously, but not guitar...and my serious realtionship is with my guitar :D

[alucard0941]

another thought... ever watched one's pick hand when playing fast....... :D


hey !!! dont forget the whammy bar

[Raskolnikov]

I'd have a pretty tough time saying that Jennifer Batten, Bonnie Raitt, Kaki King, Ani Difranco or any of the guitarists from 7 Year B*tch or Bottom don't (/a very unfortunate didn't) take their instrument seriously.

As do a number of women who I know from various local scenes.

I think there's a couple of different things going on here:

1). Guitar is a very male-dominated instrument and I think the issues associated with that tend to put a lot of otherwise serious female guitarists off.

2). Most women seem to care a lot less about technical, fast, mastubatory solos than men do. I think most women are more concerned with the song; the chord progression, the melody, rhythm, and lyrics. So, in other words, we're less likely to hear about their exploits unless they happen to front the band as well.

[Hammurabi]

I think most women are more concerned with the song; the chord progression, the melody, rhythm, and lyrics.

Of course, that doesn't necessarily they do any better of a job of those. Some do, but it's nowhere near a universal quality.

[guitarjockey111]

ok i want to know who the crap is holly and if she' so good why she hasnt stopped by yet.just wondering

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Holly is my bride to be!If I know her as well as I think I do she plays a USA custom jackson flying V through a Bogner Ubershall stack.Her technique is similar to yngwie malmsteen's,michael romeo's,richie kotzen's e.c.t.....

[guitar/guild]

Ho yeah! Indeed!
There are some out there who play guitar seriously- like myself tho I'm a beginner, I fret with my guitar every day!!

-Gotta love it (o~)=====:::

[BlindFire]

I've never seen one thats like inspiring, but there are some, like bonnie rait, that play okay guitar.

[Raskolnikov]

Of course, that doesn't necessarily they do any better of a job of those. Some do, but it's nowhere near a universal quality.
Of course. Just like us guys aren't necessarily any better at our fast, mastubatory solos (or even necessarily interested in them).

I'm just pointing out that your average female guitarist seems to look at the instrument differently than your average male.

[PonyOne]

i am surprised that holly hasn't come in and said anything yet.

why don't you see many guys who knit? why do more girls play flute than guys? i think part of it's social upbringing. i don't agree with the hardcore feminists that society is biased against women necessarily, so much as there are some very defined things that are distinctly male or distinctly female.

some of them are really stupid. i.e. tools, cars, etc. my girlfriend is awesome with tools... but... that's what being an architecture major will do for you. she's in a better position to build a garage than 99% of the guys out there. i work with a woman who owns a Subaru WRX STi, and not only knows all about the thing but also knows how to drive it. really well. the most common thing she says she gets asked is "is that your boyfriend's car?"

the other thing that pisses me off, personally, are things like the "whammy bar" comment. it's stuff like that that discourages girls from not only posting here, but, also from playing. I went to a "guitarists night out" thing they had at a Mars Music in Boston and went to go grab a slice of pizza while my girlfriend sat by an AC30 with a 7-string ESP (she can play a little). when i got back she had fifteen new potential suitors, and had gotten a lot of really impolite remarks; a girl that plays guitar would rather be judged by her musical prowess and ability to play than whether she has tits. and just because a girl can play doesn't mean that she's necessarily an animal in the sack or more likely to date a guitarist.

i recall there were a few times in the past that girls posted here saying hi and a lot of guys jumped on with really inappropriate comments... sad. because especially if a girl is starting out playing guitar, maybe all that she knows about the guitar world are the guys here who were like "are you hot?" and the guys at the guitar store that are crude and impolite. i wish that more people knew how to conduct themselves around a lady.

FTR my girlfriend has informed me that the only guitar she can comfortably play sitting down is an explorer or a steinberger. if she plays a strat, tele, SG, LP, etc, or pretty much any acoustic, the upper cutaway isn't big enough for her chest. not an issue for most women, she truly is extraordinary... but... if she wanted to take up guitar avidly she'd have some issues (also, straps are an issue). plus, Explorers tend to be too heavy for her to play for too long; she needs something more along the lines of a Fender in weight.

[Hammurabi]

I play the flute. Well, played. I didn't bring it to college.

...plus, Explorers tend to be too heavy for her to play for too long; she needs something more along the lines of a Fender in weight.

You know, that's funny. The first time I ever mentioned guitar weight as an issue on this forum I was basically told to shut up and grow a pair. Are girls 'acceptably weak' or something now? I'm 5'7, 104 lbs. A heavy guitar will damage my back if I play for very long standing up. I've had all the muscles in my upper and middle back visibly go into violent spasms after playing a gig with a paul-type guitar. If I don't even have an excuse I don't see how your gf does.

[Lordathestrings]

.... I've had all the muscles in my upper and middle back visibly go into violent spasms after playing a gig with a paul-type guitar. If I don't even have an excuse I don't see how your gf does.That's not the lack of an 'excuse'. That's just plain stoooopid!!

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I'm 5'7, 104 lbs. A heavy guitar will damage my back if I play for very long standing up. I've had all the muscles in my upper and middle back visibly go into violent spasms after playing a gig with a paul-type guitar. If I don't even have an excuse I don't see how your gf does.


wait are you a girl? cause if you're not... and you're 5'7" 104 lbs. then there is just something wrong with that... I'm 5'8" 165 lbs. and I'm not what one would consider fat either. just well built I guess. :cool:

anyways I think Ponyone brought up a good point... I think I learned a valuable lesson today. of course I'm blonde so it'll take me a minute or two to figure out what that lesson was... oh yeah... to encourage, not discourage, a girl who plays guitar... or tries to... maybe help her out if she needs it... yeah okay let's go with that answer.

[PonyOne]

You know, that's funny. The first time I ever mentioned guitar weight as an issue on this forum I was basically told to shut up and grow a pair. Are girls 'acceptably weak' or something now? I'm 5'7, 104 lbs. A heavy guitar will damage my back if I play for very long standing up. I've had all the muscles in my upper and middle back visibly go into violent spasms after playing a gig with a paul-type guitar. If I don't even have an excuse I don't see how your gf does.
whoa there tiger... settle down... if i said something about your strength i'm sorry, but i don't think i did. i'm about 6'0 and well-built and guitar weight has never been too much an issue; i prefer a guitar to have some heft to it but i don't like them to be heavier than necessary. i don't think that anyone who physically can't play an LP has no balls; that's just friggin stupid... and ignorant.

i think this may be the thread in question http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9599 and i don't see anyone saying anything that remotely resembles "shut up & grow a pair."

acceptably weak??? no, they just do tend to be physically weaker on the natural than guys do though there are exceptions to every rule. personally i think that everyone should be able to get an instrument that is comfortable to them. Personally I like my strings spaced a little further apart because i have really fat fingers and i prefer the feel of 9's to "manlier" guages like 11 and 12. my hands are small (the same size as my g/f's and she's 5'4) but I don't have a problem with Les Paul boatnecks; that's just the way I play. That's just me.

Keep in mind my girl also basically has two 10lb weights attatched to her chest that are there permanantly and aren't getting any lighter.

[PonyOne]

wait are you a girl? cause if you're not... and you're 5'7" 104 lbs. then there is just something wrong with that... I'm 5'8" 165 lbs. and I'm not what one would consider fat either. just well built I guess. :cool:
well, i'm about 6'0-6'2 (every measurement comes out differently, damn it), weigh around 210 lbs and am very well built, wear a 14 double wide shoe but have smallish hands with fat fingers and am left handed. you guys are both friggin tiny to me. big happens. little happens. we're all still human.

anyways I think Ponyone brought up a good point... I think I learned a valuable lesson today. of course I'm blonde so it'll take me a minute or two to figure out what that lesson was... oh yeah... to encourage, not discourage, a girl who plays guitar... or tries to... maybe help her out if she needs it... yeah okay let's go with that answer.
a toast to you. girls like guys who are nice and helpful more than guys who are pricks and condescending anyways.

[guitarjockey111]

a agree that we shouldnt make fun of girls for playing the guitar like you make fun of them then wonder why the crap they dont play.like it would be so awesome to see a girl play guitar and stick with it but most guy's drive them aay.were putting a bad image on are hobby.like even if a girl sucks at the guitar if you give her soem good comments she'll play ,more and event ually get really godd probally better than you.so i mean if i say any of the guy's making fun of the girls i would oput them straight cause i meant that's awesome that there trying something we put off as only a male thing.

[Hammurabi]

i think this may be the thread in question http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9599 and i don't see anyone saying anything that remotely resembles "shut up & grow a pair."

That's not it. I'm talking about something years earlier. I had a different profile on here in early high school.

Just a point of curiousity 104 is light for my height. It's 20 pounds underweight from what's considered healthy. If I could gain weight I would, but I've never really been able to.

[Hamberg]

I play the flute. Well, played. I didn't bring it to college.



You know, that's funny. The first time I ever mentioned guitar weight as an issue on this forum I was basically told to shut up and grow a pair. Are girls 'acceptably weak' or something now? I'm 5'7, 104 lbs. A heavy guitar will damage my back if I play for very long standing up. I've had all the muscles in my upper and middle back visibly go into violent spasms after playing a gig with a paul-type guitar. If I don't even have an excuse I don't see how your gf does.

Sorry its true. Girls really are physically weaker then men. Why you think they not allowed in infantry. Anyways, my back is really strong, and still aches after playing with a les paul for a few hours.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Just a point of curiousity 104 is light for my height. It's 20 pounds underweight from what's considered healthy. If I could gain weight I would, but I've never really been able to.

well there is 2 options for gaining weight... one is eat more food in which case the weight you gain would be fat... or hit the gym in which case the weight you gain will be muscle, which will also help with the weight issue cause a heavy guitar will just feel lighter. with going to the gym though, more muscle means faster metabolism so you'd need to eat more food anyway. you wanna really gain weight? go to a health food store and pick up some like energy bars. then sit on your bed/couch and play guitar... don't actually use the energy you just ate.

[Hamberg]

well there is 2 options for gaining weight... one is eat more food in which case the weight you gain would be fat... or hit the gym in which case the weight you gain will be muscle, which will also help with the weight issue cause a heavy guitar will just feel lighter. with going to the gym though, more muscle means faster metabolism so you'd need to eat more food anyway. you wanna really gain weight? go to a health food store and pick up some like energy bars. then sit on your bed/couch and play guitar... don't actually use the energy you just ate.

Are you a doctor? Eating more food or hiting the gym will only make her metabolisma go up. Experts argue that obese people can't lose weight due to the same principles. Besides all of this, body fat ratio will not solve the to heavy of guitar problem.

[Hammurabi]

Just sitting around and eating is what I do. I basically spend 90% of my time sitting down or asleep and I eat as much as I can whenever I can. It doesn't work.

I'm a guy, just so we're all on the same page here.

[Hamberg]

You definately need to pick up the curl bar then In my non-professional medical opinion. As a fan of fitness I suggest that you work out to muscle failure regularly. Eat alot of carbs about 1 hour before work out, and some carbs and alot of protien 1-2 hours after you work out. Don't forget to stretch (stretching get you results faster = less work in the long run.) Drink water like a horse (but don't forget to have salt in your diet or water will kill you.) I'm not very clear on this statisic, but if I am not mistaken you can gain around 6 pounds just from water weight. Also don't eat garbage like coke or pepsi or ice cream. Stop smoking and using drugs if you do. I'm not suggesting that you do.

[Hammurabi]

...but don't forget to have salt in your diet or water will kill you...

For real? Interesting.

I hate lifting alone. It's alright if you've got a respectable amount of muscle mass, but I would just look like a p*ssy struggling with the weights.

[Akira]

I still fail to see the point in this thread. Tbh, I find it a bit discriminative towards females. "Do females play guitar?" It just makes it seem like they are alien especially when it comes to guitar. It's abvious that females play guitar, there just appears to not be many of them. I bet there's a female guitarist that could wup all our asses. I wish people would stop with the "Ooo she plays guitar, is she hot?" FFS, stop seeing women as objects.

(No, i'm not female. I just feel that females are treated unfairly in this society.)

[guitarjockey111]

the main question is dothey take it seriously that what i was implieng cause i havent met any one that does and that was what i was asking is if any onee knew any body that did and im not trying to be dicrimanite if that is what it sounds like i was just asking a simple queston i would love th see more girls play guitar i think everyone should play guitar i was just asking if anyone knew anybody that did.i totally agree that us guys shouldnt be going is she hot does she have a rack stuff like that cause it is stupid i meen do girls go hey does th8is guy have a huge bulging chest or a huge penis i dont think they do so why should we do the same to them.i totally agree that girls are equal to us casue they do put more paasion into stuff then we do so i would love to see more girls play guitar they could hit it off big casue they have so much passion with music and it would show to everyone around them.so girls if you play guitar keep up the good work and try to get more girls involved it would be cool to see more girls in this hobbie.

[killerqueen]

i'm a girl guitarist who takes it seriously!
i've never had a problem with the weight of a guitar (even playing 3-4 hour practices), can play pretty much anything (currently in a van halen cover band and also playing quite a bit of vai), and am neither ugly, fat or gay. :D
its the guys who just assume that all girls cant play that are constantly giving me **** whenever i go into music shops. i always get called "love" or "sweetie" and asked if i can play "frere a jaqua"...
they're also the ones who look incredibly perturbed whenever i launch into eruption.

so dont assume that no girls can play or take it seriously!!! :cool:

[kingdavid]

I have been away fro a while(actually I've been on the net all along but too too too busy to post) and I didn't want to sign in when I didn't have to click on "new posts" to see what's been up since I been away. But since I've seen this, I feel inclined to post, so I've been "forced" to log in.
About girls and guitars:
I started a thread similar to this one back in my early days on this forum, although, in retrospect, girls might find it offensive, coz my allegation, which was the thread title, was that "beautiful girls don't play guitar".
I know that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but in my own experience, I generally don't see women who I'd consider marrying/dating/having sex with who happen to play the guitar. I see a lot of what I'd call beautiful women in lots of other places and doing a whole lots of things, but never guitarists. Plus I don't know if women guitarists appear to be fewer, or actually are fewer, but how often do you see a girl (hot or not) walking down the street with a guitar on her shoulder. Or do we guys walk with the guitars to show off, and girls aren't like that? I dunno.
All in all, I've always wondereed about girls and guitar. I guess it's coz of how I sooooo easily hit it off with guys who play guitar, I hope if it was a girl, how would it go.
If Tracy Chapman wasn't married with kids, and our paths crossed, I'd make a move on her. She isn't your standard "hot", but I dig her.
I like Jewel, but I'd probably not date her. Probably.
I like Alanis's music (what guy wouldn't a girl who says in a song "....would she go down on you in a theatre (like I would)..."), but I don't dig her sex wise.

[alucard0941]

just look at all these country singer gals...

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

i totally agree that us guys shouldnt be going is she hot does she have a rack stuff like that cause it is stupid i meen do girls go hey does th8is guy have a huge bulging chest or a huge penis i dont think they do so why should we do the same to them.
dude... you have a lot to learn about women then, cause most do do that. unless they get to know you. but if they see random guy walking down the street... it goes through their mind.

[Hamberg]

I still fail to see the point in this thread. Tbh, I find it a bit discriminative towards females. "Do females play guitar?" It just makes it seem like they are alien especially when it comes to guitar. It's abvious that females play guitar, there just appears to not be many of them. I bet there's a female guitarist that could wup all our asses. I wish people would stop with the "Ooo she plays guitar, is she hot?" FFS, stop seeing women as objects.

(No, i'm not female. I just feel that females are treated unfairly in this society.)

I'll never stop with the "ooo shes a guitar player, is she hot?"

Of course if a girl plays guitar I'm going to want to know if she attractive, and if she is then hook up with her. Wouldn't you?

[PonyOne]

I'll never stop with the "ooo shes a guitar player, is she hot?"

Of course if a girl plays guitar I'm going to want to know if she attractive, and if she is then hook up with her. Wouldn't you?
thinking it and actually making comments like that are two totally different things. every (straight) guy who sees a girl who's hot and goes "wow, she's hot!" but that doesn't mean that you have to go "damn, you're hot, baby" or anything like that.

my g/f gets comments like "wow, you've got huge (insert your favorite slang for breasts)!" on a daily basis. if she's out walking around, on an hourly/minute-to-minute basis. let me ask you this... can you recall a time that you said to some girl "you're pretty hot" and she was like "thanks, want to be my boyfriend?" no, you gotta have some class, some panache.

it's another matter if it's a friend of a friend, they're like "oh i know this girl who's a really awesome guitarist." so you go "cool, is she hot?" and they respond with "yeah, she's frickin gorgeous" to which you go "she is the ultimate woman. can you introduce me to her?" but when you're face to face with a girl and start saying crap like that... it just makes you look stupid and kind of like a prick.

so if you can't stop... you better get familiar with the kleenex aisle at the local supermarket. drop dead gorgeous women don't go for the standard pick up lines that work on the 300lb gorilla girls that hang out in front of Hot Topic.

[guitarkim5588]

hahahaha guys are so funny.

yeah, i agree you need class to get a girl (no **** i am one) and like a girl is not 'hot' she is beautiful, it sounds so much better lol

[Jolly McJollyson]

and like a girl is not 'hot' she is beautiful, it sounds so much better lol
I don't like the word "beautiful." I usually say they're "gorgeous." I find it sounds much nicer. Welcome to the forum, Kim. Hope our lessons learn you to be a shred-nasty guitarist.

[Kutzki]

its so funny how jolly shows up when the women do
whats up with the girl thing
calling them girls is like calling us(i am a guy) a boy
and when i get called"boy get over here" i bring it ok so lets have no more girl either its women
and jolly only jokes
by the way kim
Jolly is a sick guitarist so its all good hehe
k i am outta here back to my eupiphone....I WANT A GIBSON XPLORER!!!!
:cool: enjoy your nights ladies and gentlemen
peace in the middle east :( seriously its enough already

[Digit]

Last time I called a girl a "woman" she got pissed with me and said "I'm not a woman, I'm only 25 years old", so I never did that again.

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Any girlfriend ive had alway's rips me away from my guitar...I would rather have a girlfriend that would want to jam instead of playing hanky-panky all the time.Thats just a dream though.

I have to admit that many girls favor a prick of a boyfriend that hurt them emotionally and neglect them :confused:
Thats just my observation though.

[Akira]

My girlfriend plays drums, and she knows how important guitar is too me. All is well.

[Hamberg]

thinking it and actually making comments like that are two totally different things. every (straight) guy who sees a girl who's hot and goes "wow, she's hot!" but that doesn't mean that you have to go "damn, you're hot, baby" or anything like that.

my g/f gets comments like "wow, you've got huge (insert your favorite slang for breasts)!" on a daily basis. if she's out walking around, on an hourly/minute-to-minute basis. let me ask you this... can you recall a time that you said to some girl "you're pretty hot" and she was like "thanks, want to be my boyfriend?" no, you gotta have some class, some panache.

it's another matter if it's a friend of a friend, they're like "oh i know this girl who's a really awesome guitarist." so you go "cool, is she hot?" and they respond with "yeah, she's frickin gorgeous" to which you go "she is the ultimate woman. can you introduce me to her?" but when you're face to face with a girl and start saying crap like that... it just makes you look stupid and kind of like a prick.

so if you can't stop... you better get familiar with the kleenex aisle at the local supermarket. drop dead gorgeous women don't go for the standard pick up lines that work on the 300lb gorilla girls that hang out in front of Hot Topic.

Class isn't important to girls. You don't know what your talking about. This is made clear by the fact that you are assuming that I even use a pick up line at all. You also assume that the pick up line that I would use is "hey baby your hot." I didn't think that I would have to explain the quote, "ooo shes a guitar player is she hot?" But wasn't it clear to you that this dialog would not have occured between the girl who played guitar and I.

People don't want advice unless they ask for it, and especially when unsolicited advice is misinformed, and lacking any clear understanding of what is actuality. In addition, if your girlfriend has you beliveing that class is an important foundation of a relationship then you need to get rid of her. How do you like that for advice?

[Dr_simon]

Play nicely now or this thread will be closed and the offending comments deleted.

Flaming is NOT allowed.

[DagenhamGeoff]

In an Ideal world my girl could outbeat any male guitarist and own a bar....Heaven.....

On a serious note, many girls have other ambitions in life than to play guitar, they go through a phase where it`s "cool" to play the thing but then realise it`s even more "cool" to look hot and go with a guy that plays guitar, I know which I`d go for...not sure about some on here though lol....{offensive remark deleted}

ahem....harmonica....is that better Lord???

[Jolly McJollyson]

Any girlfriend ive had alway's rips me away from my guitar...I would rather have a girlfriend that would want to jam instead of playing hanky-panky all the time.Thats just a dream though.
My girlfriends have always liked it when I play guitar...and one of them even jammed with me on occasion (piano).

[guitarkim5588]

haha,
well i have some guy friends that play mad guitar so i know how it feels and how much lots of guys love guitar more then anything in the world. i cant even really play right now and i love it.

[Hamberg]

For real? Interesting.

I hate lifting alone. It's alright if you've got a respectable amount of muscle mass, but I would just look like a p*ssy struggling with the weights.

You don't need to use heavy weights as long as you work the muscle group until you can't do it anymore. Thats called muscle failure. For instance, you bench 80 lbs. After you reach muscle failure take 20 lbs off the bar. Go to muscle failure again, and then take 20 lbs off the bar. Keep doing this until you reach muscle failure with the bar alone. You will get results.




I want to make it clear that I do respect female opions veiws and thoughts, There are however differences between men and girls. Also im am not going to change myself for a girl. If what I do isn't cool enough for her then o well. Some other girls will think that its cool.

Obviously approaching a girl and saying, "your hot, will you please be my girlfriend?" is not going to attract a girl unless she has serious self esteem issues, and likes to have a pansy for a boyfriend. Which is not the kind of girl anyone wants to attract.

When I said that, "I'll never stop with the, "ooo shes a guitar player. is she hot?"" I was simply trying to illustrate that we will never stop viewing girls as "objects" as one person put it. I don't belive that objectifing is even the correct term. Regardless, we will continue to view a girl as cute before we do smart, or talented, or whatever. Its biological, just like eating, and will never change no matter how much lesbians hate it. Which brings me to this point that theres a difference between girls being upset about equal treatment and girls being upset about the way men are. If a girl is upset that men are attracted to her physical appearance and personality first, then she must be a lesbian.

[guitarjockey111]

i agree that you shouldnt say to a girl oh your hot want to go out if she really like you and your capable of woooing her she'll go for you besides that that probally wnt work.and tottally i think it would be awesome to have a girlfriend that would jam along with you and suff you can make up riffs together and stuff that would be the life.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

My girl plays piano and sings... she is fricken awesome at both... her brother plays awesome guitar though. as for the whole class thing, yeah it works. a girl would much rather have a really sweet and sensitive gentlemen over an incredibly handsome stud anyday... although it doesn't hurt.

[Hamberg]

My girl plays piano and sings... she is fricken awesome at both... her brother plays awesome guitar though. as for the whole class thing, yeah it works. a girl would much rather have a really sweet and sensitive gentlemen over an incredibly handsome stud anyday... although it doesn't hurt.

I think that its more that class doesn't hurt, but having what girls are attracted to (whatever the hell it actually is) is actually more important to them.

[Jolly McJollyson]

I think that its more that class doesn't hurt, but having what girls are attracted to (whatever the hell it actually is) is actually more important to them.
Call me crazy, but I think it depends on the person.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Call me crazy, but I think it depends on the person.
good point... I think the main reason that guys will never understand how a girl thinks is because they don't realize that everyone is different, this confuses us because every guys mind works the same way (sex, drugs, rock n' roll!!! the three basic necessities of every man... and if your not into drugs... well caffiene is close enough)

[Hamberg]

good point... I think the main reason that guys will never understand how a girl thinks is because they don't realize that everyone is different, this confuses us because every guys mind works the same way (sex, drugs, rock n' roll!!! the three basic necessities of every man... and if your not into drugs... well caffiene is close enough)

I thought this was common knowledge

[guitarkim5588]

Honestly, I think guys are more confusing then girls. Like, as long as the guy is nice and treats his girlfriend right then he has no problems. But I dont get guys half the time. They are so stupid, yet we(all females) can be really stupid too.

[Hamberg]

Honestly, I think guys are more confusing then girls.

Thats because you are a girl lol

[PonyOne]

damn, i missed the flamefest. hope not all of it was directed at me :(

hamberg,

first of all i don't think you understood me at all... i didn't mean to imply that you did use retarded pickup lines at all, though the fact that you said you'd never stop would seem to indicate, in the context of the conversation, that you would never stop asking girls on online guitar forums if they were hot... but... whatever.

and you obviously don't know what you're talking about if you say i don't know what i'm obviously talking about. the first thing i thought when i met my fiance way the hell back in high school was "damn those things are huge." I never said that no one should ever think that about a girl; i mean that would be retarded... if you think a girl's hot, she's hot, and there's no denying it, but denying it and being polite about it are two totally different things.

OTOH if i had said to her "damn those things are huge" i probably wouldn't be staring at them every night in bed. again, she gets that comment every day. the fact that i treated her like a normal human being and was kind to her went miles. but i'm just running my mouth at this point.

kim, the only reason guys are more confusing than girls is because they're more confused than girls... and Jolly is right, it has more to do with the person!!!

if you're thinking to yourself "i don't need to be classy/polite/etc to a girl to pick her up... i just need to drive a BMW/work out/be 14'x9'/be aggressive/etc" then you're going to attract a certain type of woman... don't think i need to say much more.

[Lordathestrings]

... Like, as long as the guy is nice and treats his girlfriend right then he has no problems...Uhh... not.

Girls choose guys based on what those guys can be changed into.

Guys hope that the girls they choose will stay just the way they are.

Trouble happens when the girls change and the guys don't want to change.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Uhh... not.

Girls choose guys based on what those guys can be changed into.

Guys hope that the girls they choose will stay just the way they are.

Trouble happens when the girls change and the guys don't want to change.
I remember hearing that one as a joke... A guy marrys a girl hoping she'll never change, and she does. And a girl marrys a guy hoping he will change, and he doesn't. so true, that one...

[kingdavid]

Last time I called a girl a "woman" she got pissed with me and said "I'm not a woman, I'm only 25 years old", so I never did that again.
I'm three pagesd behind, but this needs posting now now.
A girl I was working with over the last two months hates being called a girl. |She says she's a woman. Me says she's a girl. She's 19.
That's the world for ya.

[kingdavid]

If like me you want to avoid woman trouble, don't have one.
Works like a dream!!:D

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

If like me you want to avoid woman trouble, don't have one.
Works like a dream!!:D
yeah I tried that one for a while..... I ended up getting really depressed in the end and was seriously considering suicide! not good. it's a lot more fun to have a girl who cares about you, and just someone you can hold.

[dragon's child]

For me theres nothing sexiest than a women with a guitar, I have some pics of girls holding a guitar ;) !!! if someone knows where can i find more would be great... Even better, if ur a hot girl who plays guitar email me...lol :cool: :D

[SAJ SAJ]

of course girls play guitar.. :mad: I've got a lot of friends who plays guitar AND they take it seriously. I also play guitar n i dont play just to impress guys..I love my guitar. I just bought an electric guitar (before christmas) n I wouldnt have done that if I werent any good...So please, use your brain n THINK because there's a lot of girls in this world who plays guitar n whos good....

[dragon's child]

of course girls play guitar.. I've got a lot of friends who plays guitar AND they take it seriously. I also play guitar n i dont play just to impress guys..I love my guitar. I just bought an electric guitar (before christmas) n I wouldnt have done that if I werent any good...So please, use your brain n THINK because there's a lot of girls in this world who plays guitar n whos good....

How old are u? ;)

[Lordathestrings]

For me theres nothing sexiest than a women with a guitar, I have some pics of girls holding a guitar ;) !!! if someone knows where can i find more would be great... Even better, if ur a hot girl who plays guitar email me...lol :cool: :DDown boy! You're drooling.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

For me theres nothing sexiest than a women with a guitar, I have some pics of girls holding a guitar ;) !!! if someone knows where can i find more would be great... Even better, if ur a hot girl who plays guitar email me...lol :cool: :D

dude, even if you are one of those posuers (lack of a better word) that says that they hate her music without even giving it a fair chance, you just say you hate it because everyone you know around you says they hate it, you still cannot deny that avril lavigne is pretty d*mn hot! and she plays electric in some of her music videos, plus she skateboards in one video which just made my day! of course I just really like the "punk rawk" looking girls so maybe it's just me... oh and gothic chicks! I can't forget to mention I like gothic chicks!

[Polera]

Bonnie Riat can really play the guitar.

[guitarkim5588]

Yeah first of all, i doubt a girl would play guitar just to impress guys. If i didn't like guitar I would not of spent like 250 bucks on my acoustic when i dont have alot of money in the first place. and if someone did do that then they gotta check where their head is lol

[Jolly McJollyson]

Yeah first of all, i doubt a girl would play guitar just to impress guys. If i didn't like guitar I would not of spent like 250 bucks on my acoustic when i dont have alot of money in the first place. and if someone did do that then they gotta check where their head is lol
Yeah, seriously. Does anyone else realize how expensive this hobby is!? It's not something to be taken lightly!

[Jolly McJollyson]

you still cannot deny that avril lavigne is pretty d*mn hot! and she plays electric in some of her music videos
I think she's attractive, but I hate to break the news to you: she's not actually playing that guitar you see in the videos.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I hate to break the news to you: she's not actually playing that guitar you see in the videos.
I figured as much but I was responding to a post of a guy that said he had pictures of girls holding guitars so I figured this would be good enough for him.

[Homebrew1709]

I think she's attractive, but I hate to break the news to you: she's not actually playing that guitar you see in the videos.

I know her guitar player Evan Taubenfeld adn he's actally pretty talented...he used to play in a band with my best friend. so how cool am I !! lol
Btw, avril is mediocre looking. and worse when shes not doused in makeup.

[alucard0941]

Go to the Jackson Website for girls holding guitars

[alucard0941]

http://www.jacksonguitars.com/


look its girls holding guitars...

whopdido....

[Lordathestrings]

Yeah, seriously. Does anyone else realize how expensive this hobby is!? It's not something to be taken lightly!Take a stroll through this thread (http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3716), and add up the hundreds of thousands of dollars in gear. And that's an old thread. I know I've added some stuff since then, and I'm not the only one.

[Jolly McJollyson]

Take a stroll through this thread (http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3716), and add up the hundreds of thousands of dollars in gear. And that's an old thread. I know I've added some stuff since then, and I'm not the only one.
YIKES! How do you afford that?

[Lordathestrings]

YIKES! How do you afford that?Some qualifiers:
I was referring to the total cost of all the gear listed by all of the people who posted to that thread. That's still a lot of money each. That's an old thread. At the moment I have 9 guitars, 5 amps, and a lot more speakers than I really need! It's insured for $30k. We aren't all hobby players. Or at least some of us used to play for pay. I've been accumulating stuff since 1968 I'm still single, so I don't have anyone else to account to. :D

[Jolly McJollyson]

I'm still single, so I don't have anyone else to account to. :D
Funny story, that was my first guess, hahaha!

[dragon's child]

I figured as much but I was responding to a post of a guy that said he had pictures of girls holding guitars so I figured this would be good enough for him.

LOL...yeah dude thats enough for me! but Im not talking about avril lavigne...Im talking about this Girls (http://www.deanguitars.com/the_dean_girls/amanda_swisten/amanda_swisten.php) and also check the jackson homepage with jenna holding jacksons guitars. ;) sweet...

[iiholly]

I play guitar *strums D then goes wild*. Yes a lot of girls are what you claim. They pick it up, strum a few chords and like woah brag about playing guitar. I also know quite a few guys that do that too.

As to being a female guitarist there are some prejudices... but i mean what can you do. It serves as a slight advantage, because people underestimate your ability, then you can show them up.

Chuck... I'm not marrying you btw.

I should have more to say about this, but I really don't. I mean I play (more like live) guitar, and I feel no need to say "wow i play pretty good and i'm a chick." Doesn't make a difference as to how much I really, really, REALLY love guitar. And yeah... I HATE YOU ALL YOU DAMNED SEXISTS! Haha j/k.

[Jolly McJollyson]

Haha j/k.
No, she's not.

[Kutzki]

i dont get that "sexist"
women and men aren't equal
we are diffrent
you wana say equal opportunity should be presented to both sexs ok i hear that but why do these women always say "women can do anything men can do"
number one thats probably true but that isnt what this is about.
anyways
back to the threads point
i think men might be more prone to ubsetion
i dont see many women into drugs either so maybe men just get hooked into these things
just a theory its all good
as long as someone man or woman are playing guitar life will go on! :cool:

[guitarjockey111]

man i pstoed this not thinking that much and now i have to think really hard to make sure i dont say anything i dont want to say casue i seroiusl the reason i posted this is cause all the girls i know play 3 chords and then say they play guitar so that's why i posted it to se if anyone else had the same problem cause i really only want a girl that plays guitar so thats why i posted it tto see if someone else felt the same way.

[TheWizard]

if I had a dollar for every girl that asked me for lessons and then got frustrated after the first one and quit because their fingers hurt

I would have 9 dollars

[guitarjockey111]

see i was right girls dont tend to play guitar and if someone says something about it they get all pissed and mad at you cause you would say something like that.it's like i was making a point i didnt meen to offend you.im meen its the coolest things girl play guitar but they get kinda mad they do have a reason cause we do kinda treat them like crap so i guees it's not all not diserved.

[guitarkim5588]

OK, yeah avril lavenge prob. can play about as much guitar as i can, but she is pretty good looking

those girls on those pics are not good looking at all. if i had a penis and saw elisha cuthbert holding a guitar then i would think that was hot

i have to admit there are alot of girls that brag about playing guitar and they only know like a few chords, but there is also alot of girls that kick ass at playing

[hairbndrckr]

I would like to say in my best *proud papa* tone that my 8 year old daughter has been practicing seriously (2 hours a day after school) for the last year... of course she HAD to have a Dean strat... You know, I have all these freaking vintage Kramers and Charvels, with the occasional Ibenhad thrown in and she had to have a DEAN.... go figure...

She has as of late been playing blues-rock... she like the Los Lonely Boys song "Heaven" and she has been working on SRV... of course I see her morphing into "Angry Girl Rock" any time now...

[Lordathestrings]

... of course she HAD to have a Dean strat... You know, I have all these freaking vintage Kramers and Charvels, with the occasional Ibenhad thrown in and she had to have a DEAN.... go figure...What? No Daisy Rock?
:D

[iiholly]

I wasn't offended, I just thought the whole concept was dumb. Because the three chord thing is true for a lot of girls, but it is also true for A LOT of guys. I bet it is an almost equal number. Guitar is one of the easiest instruments to learn the basics of, but the hardest to get really good at (in my opinion.) Trust me my dear boy, and you are a boy I can tell by your wonderful grammar, that you do not want to see me pissed off. Have a nice day.

[Jolly McJollyson]

Trust me my dear boy, and you are a boy I can tell by your wonderful grammar, that you do not want to see me pissed off. Have a nice day.
Technically speaking, you need a comma after "Trust me" because you're addressing him directly. ;) :rolleyes:

[Hamberg]

Technically speaking, you need a comma after "Trust me" because you're addressing him directly. ;) :rolleyes:

Thats not the only thing wrong with his paragraph

[Jolly McJollyson]

Thats not the only thing wrong with his paragraph
Her paragraph.

I also know there were other mistakes, but I pointed that one out for the sake of irony. I'm not here to correct everyone's grammar.

[Hamberg]

Her paragraph.

I also know there were other mistakes, but I pointed that one out for the sake of irony. I'm not here to correct everyone's grammar.

I know; but i didn't know it was a her

[Homebrew1709]

if i had a penis and saw elisha cuthbert holding a guitar then i would think that was hot



Wait, why do u need a penis to think it's hot? u basically just said she's hot (and she sure is) anyways! see what im saying?

[guitarjockey111]

so who is holly adressing me or someone else cause i have no clue

[guitarjockey111]

what the crap are you talking about.make since if your going to post please just for the sake of us that have to read it.

[hairbndrckr]

What? No Daisy Rock?
:D


She had one... It was the first one I bought her... The little happy flower one... it was too strange for her and it didn't look like one of daddy's guitars... so I was at work one day and we have a music store next door to my shop, and she went in to play, and then the store clerk, who just happened to be a buddy of mine, came over and said "April found a guitar she likes..." so I told him to wrap it up... then I found out it was a Dean.... I thought she would have at least picked a Jackson or something...Go figure...

[The Ace]

I'm not here to correct everyone's grammar.

Then leave the forum... now...

Hey I'm just wondering, but are we still doing the whole white-text post thing, so it doesn't show up? That was a hoot when it lasted.

[Lordathestrings]

... "April found a guitar she likes..." so I told him to wrap it up... then I found out it was a Dean.... I thought she would have at least picked a Jackson or something...Go figure...LOL Just think how rebellious she's gonna be in a few more years! :eek:

[iiholly]

*plays guitar* WOOO

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

*plays guitar* WOOO
WOAH THAT WAS AWESOME DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!

[iiholly]

I quit, screw guitar! GEEZUS everybody plays guitar, whats up with that!

[guitarkim5588]

I quit, screw guitar! GEEZUS everybody plays guitar, whats up with that!

That is true, every Tom, Dick and Harry plays guitar but do you know why? Cuz its the most awsome instrument ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah thats right

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Anyone want to play bass?Come on!Its fun!.... ..come on!

Yep,everyone goes for guitar.

[pricklepuss]

Anyone want to play bass?Come on!Its fun!.... ..come on!

dont underestimate the allure of the bass....
i admit i play mostly lead these days, but i still play bass for a mate when he needs a full band. at a recent gig me and the drummer were warming up/sound checking with some funky grooves and got about 15 young ladies on the dance floor.... the guitar soundcheck promptly scared them off.

any way, a bit more on topic... i know 3 women who play guitar, none of them are amazing shredders or anything but they can solo well enough. but then all of them play at least 2 other instruments really well and have really strong singing voices (oh and they are all hot)

[Lordathestrings]

I quit, screw guitar! GEEZUS everybody plays guitar, whats up with that!A long time ago, when I was just getting started, there were so many of my friends who had guitars I could borrow that I was playing for almost a year before I bought my first.

[Akira]

Loads of people play guitar, but only a few of them play the guitar well.

[Lordathestrings]

Loads of people play guitar, but only a few of them play the guitar well.Ain't that the truth!

[Hamberg]

dont underestimate the allure of the bass....
i admit i play mostly lead these days, but i still play bass for a mate when he needs a full band. at a recent gig me and the drummer were warming up/sound checking with some funky grooves and got about 15 young ladies on the dance floor.... the guitar soundcheck promptly scared them off.

any way, a bit more on topic... i know 3 women who play guitar, none of them are amazing shredders or anything but they can solo well enough. but then all of them play at least 2 other instruments really well and have really strong singing voices (oh and they are all hot)

Bass is more difficult then guitar.

[KareBear]

Girls definitely play. I have 5 very different axes myself and love all of them. :D

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Anyone want to play bass?Come on!Its fun!.... ..come on!

Yep,everyone goes for guitar.
I couldn't decide between guitar or bass... I asked a friend and he said guitar so that's what I went out and bought... I imagine how much different my life would be if he had said bass.....

[Lordathestrings]

Girls definitely play. I have 5 very different axes myself and love all of them. :D
Yayuuss!

Keep playin' - keep postin'. :D

This testosterone-drenched scene needs some balance.

[PonyOne]

Yayuuss!

Keep playin' - keep postin'. :D

This testosterone-drenched scene needs some balance.
seriously.

[Akira]

I couldn't decide between guitar or bass... I asked a friend and he said guitar so that's what I went out and bought... I imagine how much different my life would be if he had said bass.....

I sometimes wonder that. The person who taught me guitar for the first year also plays bass, so he could have taught me to play bass.

Hmmm.

[AmericanDream]

my guitar teacher plays guitar and bass, so do i... and drums, but im best at drums, 2nd best and guitar, 3rd bass... i only know simple stuff like flinstones, and lat's get rtetarted by black eyed peas...
guitar i can play just about anything
drums i can play anything

[Akira]

guitar i can play just about anything
drums i can play anything

I'd like to see you play Surfing with the Alien, by Joe Satriani, or the drum solo from the Steve Vai dvd. ;)

[alucard0941]

guitar i can play just about anything
drums i can play anything

me too... :D

[moody_fa_loonie]

lol juss makin this thread longer

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

AmericanDream,If you can I would like to hear you post something similar to Pete Sandovals 'drum check' off of Morbid Angels 'heretic' album...

I'll give $10...seriously.

[Akira]

20 pages, this is getting close to the record now surely? How many pages was the "sex" thread? Anyone?

[Lordathestrings]

Not even close! We've had political discussions that went for well over 30 pages.

[Akira]

Not even close! We've had political discussions that went for well over 30 pages.

Pfft, you and your knowledge. :p

[iiholly]

Yeah... who knows stuff... :rolleyes:

[rockonn91]

like all the girls at my schoo got a geetar but i only know one who actually can play. its just a way of looking cool i guess. isnt that the reason everyone wanted to start? i mean wen i was like 7 i wanned to play geetar cuz i saw some cool looking guy on da tv playing and im like...i wanna doo that!

[Hammurabi]

isnt that the reason everyone wanted to start?

No, I started playing by a completely random decision. Seriously.

[Lori_B]

Wow, what a heated thread this one is. I guess I'll add my thoughts to it just because I am female and play the guitar. There is no sense in having a major discussion about women without any involved in it. I don't claim to be the spokesperson for why women do or do not take the guitar seriously. All I can say is that I do and have for many years. I have noticed that there are not as many women that play and I honestly don't know why that is but Perhaps it is because there is some type of mindset out there that discourages women from picking up a guitar. I personally have encountered this in my own life and upbringing. I started playing guitar when I was about 9 and prior to that had two older brothers who were both bought guitars and lessons. Each one of them played "smoke on the water" for a couple weeks and quit. I had to absolutely beg my parents to allow me that opprotunity and was told no for a long time because I was a "girl" and they don't do things like that. I wore my parents down and was allowed lessons but it had to be "classical" as if that somehow made playing guitar more "lady-like"....I am now 36 and still playing... It's a shame how now after all these years and carpel tunnel later that I am just getting the courage to break out of the mold I was placed in to play what I love.... Now I'm not saying that I will ever jump off an amp and slide across a stage on my knees but this girl is going to Jam...

[Lordathestrings]

.... Now I'm not saying that I will ever jump off an amp and slide across a stage on my knees but this girl is going to Jam...Yeeeeessssssss!
:D :D :D

[Dr_simon]

Lori, don't be put off by the large number of testosterone intoxicated 12 year old boys here on the forum.

There are also some here who graduated from adolescence some time ago and still find time to knock out the odd power chord ! I have been playing for 20+ years and the more I learn the more I realize there is to know !

Keep at it and I sure that you will get there !

[Lordathestrings]

... I wore my parents down and was allowed lessons but it had to be "classical" as if that somehow made playing guitar more "lady-like"....I am now 36 and still playing... It's a shame how now after all these years and carpel tunnel later that I am just getting the courage to break out of the mold I was placed in to play what I love.... May you draw inspiration from our own Liona Boyd, who hired both Eric Clapton and David Gilmour as sidemen for one of her projects, called "Personnae".

BTW: My friends got pissed at me for borrowing their guitars all the time, so I got a paper route, and bought one for myself. I found the hang-tag from it last night while I was sorting through some old boxes. The date on the back of the tag - 9 October 1968.

[Dr_simon]

Dude, that was 2 years before I was born !

That makes me feel a whole lot better !

[Lordathestrings]

Dude, that was 2 years before I was born !

That makes me feel a whole lot better !Yeah, well, I guess that disqualifies me as a 12-year-old. And these days, if I'm intoxicated, testosterone is merely a bystander! Though I am having a lot of trouble convincing myself that it's time to sell off my pair of Garnet 412 cabs. I like owning gear that makes my shirt flap in the breeze!
:D

[Dr_simon]

Well it is probably better for the environment that a dozen half cooked sprouts !!

[Hendrix_luver]

of corse girls play guitar im a girl i play guitar and i take it to the heart

[Tele Master]

Ever heard of "Heart"...Boy oh boy can that nancy wilson play that axe!! and shes still good lookin' today....

[Lordathestrings]

Ever heard of "Heart"...Boy oh boy can that nancy wilson play that axe!! and shes still good lookin' today....Nancy did OK. But no more than that. Compare the earlier stuff (with Roger Fisher) to things like "All I Wanna Do" and you'll see what I mean. Credit where it's due - she earned the right to be judged on that level. Truth be told, I never got to that level.

[Tele Master]

by no means is she the best guitarist in the world...but shes the best girl guitarist I've ever seen/heard...alot of their stuff is very original...and that intro for "crazy on you" is awesome...i also have a DVD of them in concert...she moves around quite a bit, swinging that guitar around everywhere...

[Lordathestrings]

...and that intro for "crazy on you" is awesome...Yeah, Roger wrote it.

[Tele Master]

...nancy played it on an old guild "with terrible action" [ guitar world magazine ]...

[Lordathestrings]

...nancy played it on an old guild "with terrible action" [ guitar world magazine ]...... this would, of course, explain why she was featured in so much Washburn advertising... :rolleyes:

[rockonn91]

another thought... ever watched one's pick hand when playing fast....... :D
lmao. :D ;)

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

ha and you all thought this topic was finally dead... no I bring it back to life... my girlfriend actually just told me she wants to learn guitar, so there you go! and what better teacher than the guy that has only been playing for 6 months and is completely self-taught! (please note that sarcasm was intended ;) )

[meandmyRG]

Ive tried to teach my misses a couple of times and got absolutely nowhere, she asks me to teach her but gives up in two seconds every time and its sooooo annoying, although she did manage to stick with it for about fifteen minutes one day and learn old macdonald.

There are some awesome female players out there though, my misses may not ever be one of them but there are definetly plenty out there.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

well my girlfriend plays piano, so she can already read music, and can count the beats and stuff... which is more than I can say about myself!!! I tried to explain how to read tabs to her and she got confused though... lol

[guitarchick88]

Haha alright i'll answer you question... yes girls do play guitar and take it seriously. I've wanted to play guitar for years but i always played piano and violin because supposively those were the girlie instruments that I should be playing. However I gave up on that whole idea and went out and got a bass... started playing that for 2 years then decided guitar was more my thing. I got my first guitar a year ago Takamine acoustic G series, love it! lol and I play as much as I can and try to write as much as possible. My older brother and sister both play guitar too and also write music. We all take it seriously and theres nothing I like more then playing guitar. So does that answer your question? hopefully!
have a good one

kathleen

[guitarchick88]

Some girls play guitar, but it's definitely a male-dominated field. I can't think of why, except that girls tend to have softer hands (it's more lotion than genetics).

And yes, we do have at least one female guitarist here.

Now you've got two....

[guitarchick88]

so there's like no girls we really know of.so if there is any girls out there feel free to post and tell us wrong but you have to be decent at the guitar just not one that wants a boy and says she can play guitar.

Hey, I dont see why i need to prove myself lol but a lot of guys here seem to think that girls are posers... well I agree a lot actually are.. I know girls that say they wanna start a band so I ask them to show me what they can do and they play maybe an a chord.. maybe a d .. and then they say thats all they need to know to play music.. not true. However I do know that there are girls out there who take it seriously . Myself and my sister both take guitar very seriously ... write our own music etc. So I can't speak for everyone else but I can however speak for us.!
Haha later boys

[guitarchick88]

Now I'm not saying that I will ever jump off an amp and slide across a stage on my knees but this girl is going to Jam...[/QUOTE]

haha there is nothing wrong with jumping off an amp and sliding across a stange on your knees... maybe set a guitar on fire in the process ;)!

[Hammurabi]

haha there is nothing wrong with jumping off an amp and sliding across a stange on your knees...

I highly recommend wearing long pants while doing it. Friction burns on your legs aren't cool.

[guitarchick88]

Lol thnx for the tip

[squirrel003]

yeah.. i play guitar... and yeh im a girl..

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

I highly recommend wearing long pants while doing it. Friction burns on your legs aren't cool.
wax the floor... lol

[hairbndrckr]

A long time ago, when I was just getting started, there were so many of my friends who had guitars I could borrow that I was playing for almost a year before I bought my first.

Of course this was back when you could buy a Goldtop Les Paul for 10 bucks and Sears was the best place to get the cool guitars... LOL :eek: :eek:

[Jolly McJollyson]

Of course this was back when you could buy a Goldtop Les Paul for 10 bucks and Sears was the best place to get the cool guitars... LOL :eek: :eek:
And the Air-force consisted mainly of Pterodactyls.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Of course this was back when you could buy a Goldtop Les Paul for 10 bucks and Sears was the best place to get the cool guitars... LOL :eek: :eek:
I thought that back then the only instruments available was banging rocks together...

[Akira]

I thought that back then the only instruments available was banging rocks together...

Lmao!

beans

[Lordathestrings]

Of course this was back when you could buy a Goldtop Les Paul for 10 bucks and Sears was the best place to get the cool guitars... LOLThe guitars were never anything special, as I recall, but have you seen the prices those old Silvertone amps are getting on eBay? :eek:

And the Air-force consisted mainly of Pterodactyls.Aye, them's the days when men were men, and so were the women! :confused:

I thought that back then the only instruments available was banging rocks together...Did I not tell ya that I could teach the History of Rock Music from memory? :D

[kingdavid]

I thought that back then the only instruments available was banging rocks together...
LOL.
Get angry Lorda!!

[guitarchick88]

Lol wow this is getting pretty far off the topic. We went from talking about whether or not girls play guitar.. (which they do) to banging rocks together... next thing you know we'll be talking about spoons and washboards.
Latah
Guitarchick

[Lordathestrings]

Lol wow this is getting pretty far off the topic. We went from talking about whether or not girls play guitar.. (which they do) to banging rocks together... Yeah, things kinda took a sudden left turn at post #167. That usually happens when a topic has been pretty thoroughly thrashed out.

next thing you know we'll be talking about spoons and washboards.
Latah
GuitarchickAh, so you've seen this (http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11548) thread !?

:D

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Ive concluded Lordathestrings is really Alex Trebek.

[Akira]

Let's discuss the composition of spaghetti. :)

[guitarchick88]

Haha so the new topics up for grabs now eh....
You guys are pretty interesting lol im sure you'll think of something to talk about.
Guitarchick

[Pantallica1]

Let's discuss the composition of spaghetti. :)


Uhhh, noodles, sauce, and meat. What's to discuss?

[Hammurabi]

The 'shrooms, of course.

[Pantallica1]

The 'shrooms, of course.

Ahhh, yes, the 'shrooms. Not a big fan of 'shrooms in my s'ghetti.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

if you eat magic mushrooms then your spaghetti will float...


drugs are bad for you.....

[Moniek]

hey im just wondering do girls play guitar and take it seriously.cause i dont know any girls like that.just wondering

Yes I am a girl, and i play electric and arcoustic guitar :)

[Akira]

if you eat magic mushrooms then your spaghetti will float...


drugs are bad for you.....

Who needs shrooms when you have LSD?!?! >=o

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Who needs shrooms when you have LSD?!?! >=o
of course.... but I think acid tops them all...

[PRSplaya]

who needs drugs when you've got a guitar? :confused:

Wait, is beer concidered a drug?

[Akira]

of course.... but I think acid tops them all...

Acid is a slang term for LSD. Is it not?

Wait, is beer concidered a drug?

I think it may be in some countries, not an illegal one of course. :D

[Jolly McJollyson]

if you eat magic mushrooms then your spaghetti will float...
HA!
567890

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Acid is a slang term for LSD. Is it not?
again I have shown my complete stupidity... and I know a drug dealer... wait on second thought... I never told you that... he let's me roll bongs and stuff... I never smoke them of course though.......

what the hell is 567890????

[iiholly]

that made me giggle

[Akira]

that made me giggle

What sort of giggle? Was it an immature giggle? A kinky giggle? An evil giggle?!?! You must tell me now!!! *shines light in your eyes*

[guitarjockey111]

man it's so funny how a topic changes so quick wel not really quick but farelly quick.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

man it's so funny how a topic changes so quick wel not really quick but farelly quick.
what was this topic about??? something about girls, and guitars... yeah I think we proved the point that girls in fact, do play guitar... now we are just talking about... other stuff, I guess....
Prince Philip

[crazywolf]

he let's me roll bongs and stuff... I never smoke them of course though.......

Wow, you really don't know that much about drugs do you? Unless i'v been out of the loop for too long, but I was under the impression that you couldn't smoke a bong. You can use a bong to smoke something, but to roll it up and smoke a bong?

[Akira]

again I have shown my complete stupidity... and I know a drug dealer... wait on second thought... I never told you that... he let's me roll bongs and stuff... I never smoke them of course though.......

what the hell is 567890????

You can't roll a bong.

[kingdavid]

I think I nice way to end this discussion would be thus:
Let everyone post names of female guitarists who they know are good, and anyone with doubts about their ability can always look them up, get hold of their music, and decide for the themselves.

[Pantallica1]

You can't roll a bong.

Sure you can. Take the bong to the top of a large hill, set it on its edge, push.

You've now successfully "rolled" a bong.

:p

[Akira]

Sure you can. Take the bong to the top of a large hill, set it on its edge, push.

You've now successfully "rolled" a bong.

:p

I am unable to combat that comment. I have been defeated. :p

You have also been edited! Watch yourself!

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Wow, you really don't know that much about drugs do you? Unless i'v been out of the loop for too long, but I was under the impression that you couldn't smoke a bong. You can use a bong to smoke something, but to roll it up and smoke a bong?

dude.... I don't even know what the hell I'm talking about anymore... i meant roll a joint... you know... with the paper... and the weed... I know the difference between a bong and a joint... but my brain seems to have been out of it... and that's why you don't do drugs...

YAY I made it to my 100th post... woah no one really cares... ok...

[eddie 5150]

lita Ford played and looked good doing it

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

is this post still going... oh my god just let it die for the love of all things made by gibson...

[Pantallica1]

I am unable to combat that comment. I have been defeated. :p

You have also been edited! Watch yourself!

Woah, very sneaky Lord.

And finally that critical thinking course in college wasn't a total waste.

[Subito05]

ive got a friend...who happens to be a girl...who happens to be really hott... who happens to kick ass on guitar

[Akira]

Woah, very sneaky Lord.

And finally that critical thinking course in college wasn't a total waste.

Bwah!? What did I do? :confused:

Critical Thinking rocks btw. :D

[Jolly McJollyson]

ive got a friend...who happens to be a girl...who happens to be really hott... who happens to kick ass on guitar
She also happens to be imaginary! :D

HeYO, I'll be here all week!

[crazyguy]

Damn, this thread is long.
First of all, I know a few girls who can play some guitar. Two years ago my friends and I went camping on a mountain, and a girl I didn't previously know and I started playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". I was under mild influence of acid, weed and wine, and she was very supportive, so the song lasted about 40 minutes, everyone else was playing rhythm on whatever they could find. Maybe the strongest moment of the summer. Now, if only she had some more beauty and a lot more brains I would have been in heaven, but at least I was satisfied musicwise. My reason for contemplating girls who can play guitar and being interested in them is the possibility of experiencing this next step.
Second, human males and females, while "having the same rights", are different. Here's a brutal analogy : I have never seen anyone displeased about watching two girls make out or have sex. Both men and women will watch it with little or no problem. On the other hand, a recent concert/performance by a local industrial/stoner/psycho band "One Piece Puzzle" had a screen projection of some mostly ambiental videos while they were playing. The turnpoint of the concert was a song with a chorus accompanied with hardcore gay porn. The girls started leaving in shock, and guys were laughing their kneecaps off. My conclusion is that feminine beauty is more socially accepted, and as such is more prone to commercial exploitation , and it is that process, applied to music industry, that preffers beauty to talent.

P.S. Last night I saw Bonnie Raitt on Grammy Awards and she almost made me cry.

[Dr_simon]

yep I think we can safely conclude that boys and girls are different.

I for one am very pleased about that !

[Hankyaku]

Thank God there are! :D

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

trust... in... my... selfrighteous suicide.. I cry... when angels deserve to die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry I break into the most random song I can think of from time to time...

[Hootayah]

Well, I think it's perfectly obvious that females are every bit as creative and intelligent as men.
I mean, after all, the first person to step foot on the moon was a femal.. um.. no hold on...
Computers were invented by a femal... um.. no wait...
Some of the best symphonies were written by wome.... nope, wait a second..
Some of the most recognizable art and sculptures were done by wo... hmm
The car was invented.. nope.. um..,
The telephone... damn..
Televisions were definitely invented by wome......
The pyramids were built by wo.. uh...
umm.... The lightbulb... no..

... sorry, what was my point again?

[Hammurabi]

Computers were invented by a femal... um.. no wait...

Of course, probably the greatest pioneer in the field was Grace Murray Hopper. She invented the first compiler.

While we're on this subject, kevlar was invented by a female.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

...kevlar was invented by a female.
of course... men make the weapons, and women make the stuff to protect you from them...

[Akira]

I wonder who invented "the pill". I'm not tryin got offend anyone, i'm genuinly interested.

[kingdavid]

... sorry, what was my point again?
Perhaps that gender bias in society will exhibit itslelf?
Pretty much like colonial Africa. If, as it happened, Africans couldn't, for example, grow cash crops, I bet you would have been pretty much hard pressed to find an African Kenyan farmer who produced 2Kgs of coffee beans in Kenya c.a. 1952.

[kingdavid]

I wonder who invented "the pill". I'm not tryin got offend anyone, i'm genuinly interested.
It was a female gynaecologist, if I'm not wrong.

[LeStranger]

Yep, I USED to be a girl that simply played guitar but then 20 years later after I'd grown up a bit, I became a hard rawking WOMAN that can play anything from metal to blues. I know quite a few women rockers in the area and we ALL take it very seriously. I play a mean keyboard too. Close to 30 years and still going strong. Rock On! :D

[Digit]

... sorry, what was my point again?

Behind every great man was a woman telling him how to do it. :D

[guitarchick88]

Hey everyone....
Is this thread still talking about girl guitarists? Lol cuz i think i came in at a wrong time when ppl were talking about who invented the pill?
Anyways later!
Check out my bandname thread in Musicians life lol its gettin pretty off topic now too.
Guitarchick

[Kevin Taylor]

Behind every great man was a woman telling him how to do it. :D

Hence, mans invention of the earplug. :cool:

[Akira]

Check out my bandname thread in Musicians life lol its gettin pretty off topic now too.
Guitarchick

That usually happens here at GT. :D

[Akira]

Hence, mans invention of the earplug. :cool:

Lmao, ouchies. :p

[cassie8916]

Gee I hope I'm not the only girl. That would be a tarvesty. Looking for threads by a girl couldn't find one soooo. Hi guys I'm fairly knew to playing 6 years or so. Play only rythmn guitar and sing. Gramma twice over. having all kinds of fun second childhood I think..Looking for country stuff. Any help you guys can give.

Cassie

[Dr_simon]

Hey ,

Check out Terry Couch's lessons here.

Good stuff !

[dsythe]

YEA chicks play guitar i havent met many that can kick my ass playin .....yet. but most chicks LIKE guitarists not are them. :cool:

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

but most chicks LIKE guitarists not are them. :cool:

so true... so true...

[guitarchick88]

Hahaha
Yeah we do... but we also play guitar lol.
Its such a bonus if a guy can play..... and sing. But Just to listen to them play is so freakin hot!
Guitarchick!

[kingdavid]

...Its such a bonus if a guy can play..... and sing. But Just to listen to them play is so freakin hot!...
Yeah baby!!!
I knew I was on to something when I skipped a trip with my college buddies to the world famous resort city/town of Mombasa and used the money to buy my first guitar.

[chucklivesoninmyheart]

Alright...heres a question.

Do girls find it more attractive if a guy plays the electric mainly or the acoustic?I find it incredibly hot if a girl plays electric well...one of my few guitar lessons was from a woman(30 something probly)she was very attractive and could shred quite well(why didn't I mention this earlier in the thread?)...

[Leedogg]

Good god this is a long thread. Was Ani Defranco mentioned at all?

[Hootayah]

From the Defranco Family?

http://s93744050.onlinehome.us/defranco.jpg

[educatedfilm]

woah, there are a lot of lonely poeple out there...
Women who play that have inspired me:
Pj Harvey, Nina Nastasia, Cat Power (chan marshall), Joanna newsom...

to be honest, I'm not really into (what i see as) lowest common denominator rawk, but i think there are still some all female bands like The Donnas, Kittie, the halo friendlies, that you all might like...heheh

[Jolly McJollyson]

Good god this is a long thread. Was Ani Defranco mentioned at all?
I'd do her.

[Leedogg]

I'd do her.

Jolly, always there to add that bit of class.

[6strngs_2hmbkrs]

Good god this is a long thread. Was Ani Defranco mentioned at all?
there is a "search this thread" pull down menu type thing... and, using it, I found that in fact... no Ani Defranco was not mentioned...

[Jolly McJollyson]

Jolly, always there to add that bit of class.
Thank you, I felt it had to be said.

[Lordathestrings]

educatedfilm!

Good to see you're still around. Where ya been, man?

[Lordathestrings]

Thank you, I felt it had to be said.Uhh, no. It didn't.

[kingdavid]

educatedfilm!

Good to see you're still around. Where ya been, man?
I was gonna ask something to that effect, but this educated one has 863 posts. I thought the had well over a thou posts?!? :confused:

[educatedfilm]

Lord: Alright our kid! hows it going! still some of the old crew about... I spotted rask, ponyone, king, and one or two others i cant remember off the top of my head... but it seems to be a new crowd,,,
I'm taking a year break from my degree...
Which means that i've got a four track and writting some material... heheheh... Ive no idea what's gonna happen to all this crap when i'm done with it... I'm looking at distributors and such.. but its still early days... Maybe Cdbaby.net

[Jolly McJollyson]

Uhh, no. It didn't.
:( Lord...always there to lower my self-esteem.

[Akira]

35 pages? Now this surely must be one of the longest threads in GT history?

[Akira]

Nevermind, I just saw the "fastest player" thread, 50 something pages. :eek:

[Kevin Taylor]

har! Hootayah :)
The Defranco Family.
Am I the only one who used to read Tiger Beat magazine or what??

Bobby Sherman?

"Easy Come, and Easy Go...."

[Sharleen0146]

I am a 32 year old female who is married with two children. I am disabled with a few pain nerve disorders that effect my arms, hands and lower body. I have always wanted to learn how to play guitar ever since I can remember. My real father is a musician (guitar, keybords and drums). He gave my mother a Gibbson Acustic to give to me. He was never around until I was 21 years old. My step father smashed my guitar because he was jelouse of my real Dad. I grew up on welfare as a child. My step father got me a flying V when I was 15 years old for my birthday. But then he sold it for drug money. I never had a chance to learn. I now have a guitar that was given to me from my nephew. My kids want to learn to play to so I have to learn to teach them. This guitar is very uncomfortable for me to play because of my disabilities. But I am sticking with it and tuffing it out. When I am causing myself more pain than usual I take more medication so that I can keep lerning. I do not appreciate all of these coments about how women can't play. And if they can play then it is something sexual. Yes I do agree that men are stronger than women naturally. But the sexual coments are just uncalled for. Yes being a guitarist is a male dominated sean. And women are put off by it a lot because of the sexual coments we get. But we don't only get those coments from the guitar playing sean. We get those coments when ever we do anything in the world. We get those coments when we bring life into the world by rearing children. Then we also get those coments when we have already had our children and then go out into the work force. You men want to say that women can't do things like play the guitar because we aren't strong enough and that we don't have a pair so we can't play well that is just a bunch of BULL *^%$. This kind of sean just really ticks me off. I am determined to learn how to play because I have wanted to play my whole life but never got the chance because of what I had to go through growing up and now that I am disabled it is hard for me to learn but I'll be damnd if there is anything going to stop me now that I have a guitar to learn on. I am sorry for ranting like a woman but you know what I am a woman and you men are ticking me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am also new to this group but now I don't know if I want to be a part of this group. Yes I can play a few cords the ones that a man tought me when I was a kid before my guitar was sold for drugs and I couldn't keep going on my guitar education because of that (no money, no guitar) and yes I always did say that I could play a little even though I didn't have a guitar and I never got the traditional training. But the only reason why I said that I could play a little even though I didn't have a guitar and I wasn't keeping up with the lessons because of no money or guitar is because I really wanted to start up lerning again and getting a guitar. I was looking for a way to save money, raise two children and pay all of my bills and buy a guitar at the same time. Thank god my nephew gave me a guitar so that I could start learning again and get really good. I will never be in a band or anything because of me being in a wheel chair now (since October 2004) but I can learn and then teach my children so that they could be in a band. My daughter plays keybords and the clarinet right now and she is 12 years old. My son doen't play any instrument because he has always wanted to play guitar as well. But he can sing really well. So stop putting women down when they can play. Women also probably say that they play when they only play a little and then stop playing because of what you men always do to us when we can play!!!!!! :mad:

Sharleen0146

[Jolly McJollyson]

This guitar is very uncomfortable for me to play because of my disabilities. But I am sticking with it and tuffing it out. When I am causing myself more pain than usual I take more medication so that I can keep lerning.
I realize your case is a special one as you're experiencing pain to begin with, but I should warn you to take a break whenever the guitar makes you experience more pain than usual. If not you may have to stop playing entirely.

Also, don't worry, anyone who says girls can't play guitar hasn't seen Ani DiFranco, The Great Kat, or that Xue-Fei Huang classical guitarist. Those girls could rip me UP!

[markc2005]

there's a lass i know who is propa gorgeous who plays electric, acuostic n bass.

[jedicaster]

Aren't girls great!

[PRSplaya]

Don't let the immaturity of some on this board put you off. We're not all absent minded.

Your situation is unfortunate, but I believe it has given you the determination to really learn the guitar. There's a lot of helpful information here, and if you can't find what you need, I'm sure one of us here can help you out, or at least get you pointed in the right direction. And, as Jolly said, when pain is involved, don't push it too hard... you might be doing more harm than good. It's not a race either. Take your time with it, and learn good technique. I know you can do it ;)

[rockonn91]

hey sharleen, you are an inspiration to me and ive been playing 5 years.
yeah boys, she just shut us all down there.
saying girls dont have the determination... mannn THAT is determination at its best.

keep it up, sharleen. best of luck for you and your kids.

[Andrew Sa]

Im sure we have had many similar posts to this in the past...

sorry, i dont have time to read the whole post and everything, just the first few pages...
as for ugly girls playing guitar...what bollocks...any girls who plays guitar, gets an added million sexy points (well, girls and Cryptic...he's my sexy boy)
a guitar-playing girl can only be hot...I would love to find a girl who could really tear me apart on a fretboard...instead of just having to try and teach them all the time...tho that is also cool.I love female guitarists, I think there are way too few of them...theres no reason why girls shouldnt be taking to electric guitars these days.

[FireAndIce24]

me and my sister jam every now and then. But she did stop after learning powerchords and all the open chords.

and nobody ask me if shes hot or not! :p :eek: