Few Questions about Guitars and Playing.


FireHawk
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06/17/2002 2:46 pm
Hey all I've been coming to this site for awhile and just now got around to registering and was wondering if anyone could help me out a bit.

I've been playing guitar for 3 years now and i have three ibanez guitars. The one i play the most is my RG270 and the neck is a bit warped so i just want to buy another guitar. I've been eye balling the Ibanez Universe uv777bk for about year now and finally have the money to buy it. Are they really worth the money and how hard is the transition from 6 to 7 strings? I'm pretty good at the guitar i can play most things except for the advanced crazy Malmsteen,satriani,petrucci,vai, and johnson stuff.. Was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on what guitar to buy.

One more Question.... Does anyone know any good cures for stage fright? I mostly play solo in my room and never really play for anyone except my girlfriend and parents. Whenever someone else asks i usually scew up n forget what to play how to play it. Then if i do remember it sounds like im picking the strings with a dinner plate. Does anyone have any suggestions or will just playing anyways and working through it help the most?

If anyone has any suggestions at all id appreciate it a lot. Thanks.
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blackrose
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06/17/2002 4:38 pm
It's good to get a bit of variety in your gear, maybe get a cort or esp. It just seems a bit odd to me that anyone would have 4 ibanez guitars. Not that there's anything wrong with ibanez, I used to be a die hard ibanez fan myself. I just think that a little bit of change could be good.

As to what guitar to buy specifically, what price range are you looking at?


Stage fright...thats a trippy subject. What works for some people can really screw up others, and what doesn't work at all for some people may be a lifesaver for someone else. I would recommend just becoming more of a people person. Go out, make new friends, just become more comfortable around other people. Become friends with the type of person who wont think any less of you for royally screwing up on guitar.

How I myself got over stage fright is quite odd. I just woke up one day and was just struck by a revelation. It doesn't matter what a bunch of strangers think about your guitar playing. If they don't like it they can go f! themselves. I just out of the blue didn't care what anyone though anymore. I don't know how or why it happened, but the sudden apathy has saved me a lot of neurosis.

Just for memorys sake, that about the time I made that post about watching the jfk assasination. Anyone who read that post think that it might be more than coincidence? Just a question to make you all (and me) think.
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FireHawk
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06/17/2002 6:33 pm
I have anywhere from 1-2000$ to spend. My other guitars are an RX40( peice of junk), Talman series acoustic, and then the RG270.

thanks i'll try the advice on the stage fright but it'll be tough. Most people i meet around here are so fake i can't stand em. I'll try to not give a crap what they think of my playin' though :) Sounds like a good idea to me.

Thanks
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nik0z
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06/17/2002 7:50 pm
I have played a variety of guitars throughout my time of being a guitarist, and the one I have found that I enjoy the most is my Jackson Dinky XL Professional. It's a very nice guitar, the feel of it is great, and I just love the sound of it. I would highly suggest at least checking out some of the guitars that Jackson has to offer.
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06/17/2002 8:57 pm
The transition from 6 to 7 strings is quite easy, I did it myself a month ago. You might be confused a couple of hours, but after that, you can play around a bit and go much looooooower...
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FireHawk
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06/19/2002 12:35 am
Thanks for the advice :)
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