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 Captain Loafy McPoopdick
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 New guitar 
#4047714 - 04/12/05 10:31 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's not bran new, because it was handed down from my brother to me. It's a blusey looking red Epiphone. I'm pretty excited and I hope I get a lot better at it 
Practice, practice, and some more practice. I'm learning a Jimi Hendrix song also.
Edit: took the "HURRAY!" out. It was really gay sounding.
Edited by Boiledmeatloaf (04/13/05 01:30 AM)
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Blastrid
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Hurray! nice dude Epi's are cool. I got an LP100
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 Thin White Duke
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What song?
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Captain Loafy McPoopdick
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Wind cries marry. It's only the first tiny part of the song for now though
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gema
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guitar is a lot of fun. try to find somebody to play with.
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Osker246
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Learn the begining to Castles Made of Sand. If I remember correctly the first minute of the song is really easy. Im not to positive on that though, I havent touched my guitars in months, along with listining to jimi hendrix.
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Captain Loafy McPoopdick
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 Re: New guitar [Re: Osker246]
#4054207 - 04/14/05 12:39 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Thanks i'll check it out when I get the chance. I am already seeing myself getting moderately better with finger exercises. anyone have any kind of advice?
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Letto
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Learn some basic scales and practice them every day. First start with a two octave C major scale.
C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C (one octave)
If you don't know where the notes are on the fretboard, I'd definitely recommend learning them eventually. First start with only one octave, and on the A string, 3rd fret. Play the scale up, then back to the low C. Use down-up picking with your right hand.
Once you get that down well enough, add one another octave, and play two octaves up, then back down to the low C. Try to play the scale all over the fretboard, in as many positions as you can think of. Over time, add more scales to your practicing, like minors, pentatonics, whatever scale you can get your hands on.
Also, it's good if you can use a metronome (www.metronomeonline.com) and slowly work up your scales, faster and faster. Start off just playing one note per click, then try two, three, or four.
Also, train your ear and pay attention to the intervals in between notes. It will really come in handy in the long run, figuring out songs by ear, or improvising what's in your head.
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WhiskeyClone
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Re: New guitar [Re: Letto]
#4065436 - 04/17/05 02:06 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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As well as the C major scale (learn 2 or 3 of the patterns for this; there are many) you should also learn the Am Pentatonic. You'll never find a more useful scale. Have fun man.
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BrAiN
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Re: New guitar [Re: Letto]
#4065523 - 04/17/05 02:43 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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Quote:
Letto said:
Use down-up picking with your right hand.
what's "down-up" picking?
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Letto
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Re: New guitar [Re: BrAiN]
#4065685 - 04/17/05 03:53 PM (13 years, 5 months ago) |
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"Most players, upon picking up a guitar for the first time, have a tendency to strum or pick the strings in a series of either downstrokes or upstrokes. For the rank beginner, this is fine, but the limitations of this pattern soon become self evident, requiring the player to expand his technique if he is to progress as a musician. The first and most obvious improvement one can make is to begin combining upstrokes and downstrokes in an alternating fashion, known as "alternate picking".
By making use of both upstrokes and downstrokes, alternate picking allows the player to play more efficiently, and can lead to an audible improvement in one's playing literally overnight."
Here's some exercises to show what it is: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/f/p/fpm108/glw/exercises/exercise5.htm
The first and third note of each beat will be a downstroke, and the second and fourth notes will be upstrokes. These exercises are pretty natural for alternate picking, but even with more complex stuff, alternate picking should be used (within reason). Once you have down-up-down-up under control, start with up and do up-down-up-down. Practicing alternate picking allows you to just let your right hand go on its own, so you only have to concentrate on your left hand.
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sulucano
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Re: New guitar [Re: Letto]
#4141124 - 05/06/05 08:47 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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absolutely good!
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otoroko
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Re: New guitar [Re: sulucano]
#4141466 - 05/06/05 11:18 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Har har, just sealed a deal on Esp Ltd VB-300 baritone guitar...
Ended up paying 100? for a 700-800? guitar. Capitalism for the win.
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