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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
So my first question is, how do I pick a good starting guitar? I don't have one yet, and I can't spend a lot of money. I browsed through a few ads for second hand guitars and I've made some calls to take a look at a few. So what should I look for when choosing a guitar? Second question is, where do you recommend I start? How did you guys learn how to play?  | ||
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Dark Stalker
102 Posts
By cheap I mean less than $500. Use the search function and find the guitar thread. | ||
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frogurt
Australia907 Posts
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XXGeneration
United States625 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
On July 14 2011 13:29 Chairman Ray wrote: I just got a $50 guitar from XS cargo. It probly sucks shit, but I'm gonna use it to learn to play, and then upgrade if I'm still interested. Anyone recommend any online resources? I think ima google up some tutorials. One thing that is super simple to learn is tablature, or "tab" as it is more commonly known. Very easy to learn, and once you get some basics down, incredibly useful if you want to learn how to play a certain song. It's like notes, but simpler. www.ultimate-guitar.com is pretty much the best online source of tab there is. | ||
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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
On July 14 2011 13:29 Chairman Ray wrote: I just got a $50 guitar from XS cargo. It probly sucks shit, but I'm gonna use it to learn to play, and then upgrade if I'm still interested. Anyone recommend any online resources? I think ima google up some tutorials. open google "name of song u like" "chords" "name of song u like" "power tab" -> download something like tuxguitar(free) to open the file. keep it enjoyable for yourself. don't focus too much on getting super gosu. | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
I highly recommend this path | ||
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Krohm
Canada1857 Posts
I pretty much quit playing guitar and had to sell of my two electrics (Money problems).  | ||
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UnKooL
Korea (South)1667 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
On July 14 2011 14:19 Chairman Ray wrote: Ty for all the links. I just finished some basic lessons from random youtube videos. Can play some basic rifts now. Good thing I still have calluses from violin or my fingers would be sore lol. I'll check out some of the links tomorrow. When you start doing chords your fingers will be pretty sore because the callouses are in a different spot . justinguitar is a very good site and I second the recommendation for someone starting out. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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ninini
Sweden1204 Posts
First, you should start playing after tabs. If you can't find tabs for a song, forget about it for now and find a new song. I recommend the program power tab, which is free. You can find "power tabs" on ultimate guitar, then you just open them in that program. The quality on those tabs is generally more accurate than the ones you find in text form. Eventually you will get a good enough ear that you can hear when a tab is wrong or even figure out a song from scratch. When you start learning something it's extremely important that you learn it slowly. If you're playing chords, ask yourself how you should move the fingers when you go over to the 2nd chord, and so on. If you pluck single notes, it's the same thing. Work on your picking (right hand) technique. Don't play sloppily, or with tension. This goes for the left hand too. Your technique might be good enough to play certain songs, but if you try something harder you will hit a wall if you don't fix your technique. So it's better to just play properly from the start. A lot of ppl overemphasize the time you need to invest for practice, and they also underestimate the actual brain work needed for productive practice. If you play something wrong, don't try it again. First you need to ask yourself what you did wrong, and then play that part slowly until you have fixed the problem. Anyway, I hope you're prepared for a ton of physical pain. Acoustic Steel guitar is probably the most painful instrument to play, but it gets better as the skin on your fingers thicken, so play with moderation for the first 2 months or so. | ||
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
On July 14 2011 14:37 Chairman Ray wrote: justinguitar looks pretty good. Should I just start from beginner courses and go video by video? Yea the intent is that you go through all of the videos in the order and it will introduce new things at a good time to learn them. It gets you used to the basics and gives you solid fundamentals for later. My experience is that if you just pick random things to learn instead of learning methodically like this you develop some bad habits that hinder you if you want to play at a higher level later on. | ||
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Keldrath
United States449 Posts
to start out its pretty tough but after a couple months of consistent practice your fingers will get in shape and be able to stretch easier and will get used to the chord shapes and will be really easy to transition between chords and your fingers will grow callouses making playing for extended periods not hurt at all anymore. its not an easy thing to play but its very much so worth it! progress will be slow at first dont let that discourage you | ||
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Dark Stalker
102 Posts
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surfinbird1
Germany999 Posts
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