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advice please..........
I recently started playing and have been working on some scales but mostly intros and some easy songs such as, Radar Love(golden earing), and some others. Should i stick with scales for now or just keep on like i have. I want to be the best i can. Just looking for the most effective way to learn. Any advice would be appreciated.
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# 1
the problem is, that the "most effective way to learn" is not the same for everybody. thats VERY personal. thats why i strongly recommend a teacher! i know that is hard to find a good one and they can be damn expensive, but believe me - in a few years you´ll regret not to have taken lessons
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# 2
Yeah i agree. Lessons are very important and most people dont realize how important theory is. A teacher can teach you the best ways to learn.
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# 3
man... I totally disagree. You're better off learning the basics yourself from a good book w/ video or use web based lessons.
A teacher is going to cost you about $15 - 25 per half hour lesson and you have to wait a week between each lesson. The time you spend waiting could be better spent moving along at your own pace.
A teacher is going to cost you about $15 - 25 per half hour lesson and you have to wait a week between each lesson. The time you spend waiting could be better spent moving along at your own pace.
# 4
digit - sorry, but that is total crap
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# 5
Well, that's your opinion. Personally, I learned 10 times as much just surfing the web and reading library books than I ever did sitting in front of a teacher for 30 minutes each week.
# 6
Well maybe your teacher wasnt very good. Even if you dont think you are learning much from lessons , at least you are learning the most important things. When your learning on your own you probably wont know whats best to learn. Also you may not understand things that a teacher could explain clearly.
By virtue of their electrical properties, tubes generate a special waveform when they're saturated, which is why tube engineering has tremendous tonal advantages over solid state or DSP solutions, particularly for crunch and lead sounds. Tubes enter the saturation zone gradually or softly, which lends tube-driven tone its trademark yet totally unique character.
# 7
I would like to take lessons but i live in a small town and no one gives them around here anymore. The closest place is about 45 minutes away. I'ts just not possable right now, which is why i was wondering if i should master scales right now or keep trying both(scales and songs). I have problems concentrating which is why i move from one thing to another. I'm starting kinda late in life(31) so i need all the help i can get.
Thanks for the replies.
Thanks for the replies.
# 8
No one said you couldn't take lessons, and learn stuff on your own. I know I do...
There are a lot of good tutorials on the internet for beginners. Find other people who play guitar, and maybe you can get together with them and they can teach you a thing or two.
There are a lot of good tutorials on the internet for beginners. Find other people who play guitar, and maybe you can get together with them and they can teach you a thing or two.
# 9
Yeah, she is right. Just look around sites(especially this one) and you will learn lots. Maybe try and learn a few scales and chords. Then try and learn how you use them to make a song. Also just listen carefully when your listning to a song and try and work out how its all made up. Perhaps you could get some video's for begginers that will show you how to play stuff and teach you the most important things. THat would be the best !
By virtue of their electrical properties, tubes generate a special waveform when they're saturated, which is why tube engineering has tremendous tonal advantages over solid state or DSP solutions, particularly for crunch and lead sounds. Tubes enter the saturation zone gradually or softly, which lends tube-driven tone its trademark yet totally unique character.
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Well, I think you should play as much different things possible.. I don't think it's possible to first start playing only scales, then arpeggions, then string skipping and then playing songs.. Try to alter everything. Just because something looks difficult, it can still be fun playing allthough you don't master it in 5 seconds..
As well, don't paint your self in to a courner (swedish saying) and play just one kind of music. Most metal-guitarists I know think they should only play metal. Thats wrong.. Try aswell play as much different music ass possible, that will improve your overall skills..
Good luck
As well, don't paint your self in to a courner (swedish saying) and play just one kind of music. Most metal-guitarists I know think they should only play metal. Thats wrong.. Try aswell play as much different music ass possible, that will improve your overall skills..
Good luck
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# 12
Luckily there are theory courses at my school ( yay).
Theory doesnt actually make you a better guitar player.... but a better musician and knowledgebale person over all. You don't need a teacher.... and some of the greatest guitar players didnt know theory... its all up to you...
I rather sit at home learning myself.... but i also know some theory and im going to be learning more.
But what counts is that your going to be having fun doing waht your doing.
Theory doesnt actually make you a better guitar player.... but a better musician and knowledgebale person over all. You don't need a teacher.... and some of the greatest guitar players didnt know theory... its all up to you...
I rather sit at home learning myself.... but i also know some theory and im going to be learning more.
But what counts is that your going to be having fun doing waht your doing.
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# 13
Basic music theory, as far as I'm concerned, is a necessity for any guitarist. Whenever I play with a guitarist, and I say "This is in the key of Em" they had better know that that means: E-F#-G-A-B-C-D-E. If not, I'm out of there. Anyhow, I agree with Azreal, saying that a teacher doesn't help or is in fact worse for the beginning stages of guitar is a big pile of bull, Digit.
# 14
well im just starting out ive been playing for like a month and im developing really young although compared to u im a lot younger only 13
but i look around on the websites like these and they can help u alot and same with the videos one of them helped me alot
but still just practice alot
i practice every day for at least an hour
i'd reccommend cyberfret.com
its pretty nice
although i think playing piano for a couple years has helped me
so im new too good luck
but i look around on the websites like these and they can help u alot and same with the videos one of them helped me alot
but still just practice alot
i practice every day for at least an hour
i'd reccommend cyberfret.com
its pretty nice
although i think playing piano for a couple years has helped me
so im new too good luck
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