On the second video, you can see my pick posture (beforehand it wasn't visible) If anyone could tell me what i do wrong while picking or playing, i'll ... be your best friend? :D
guess i'll do a different scale every week i'll be epic as u guitar gosus one dayy D:
On March 31 2009 15:55 EscPlan9 wrote: Heav0n: you HAVE to play it slower. This cannot be repeated enough. SLOWER DAMNIT SLOWER
For an amp go with Line 6 300 dollar amp. best amp ever for learning guitar, plus its really good for heavier stuff. Go for Ibanez guitars and maybe get gauge 11 or 12 strings if you like metal. My advice is make sure to start with mechanics before anything, do not worry about scale theory yet because you wont have the dexterity to play anything anyway. Try to learn correct hand positioning and picking techniques from the beginning, For me i play alot of metal and im just now getting alternate picking down, before i would downstroke mostly which is terrible form.
On March 31 2009 15:55 HeavOnEarth wrote: my friend said you can get like twice as many gigs if u can play/sing not that im doing that anytime soon but do u guys sing while u play ?:O
I started singing while playing like 5-6 years ago. It sounded so awful for a t least 1-2 years, just horrible. Not to mention how hard it is in the beginning to coordinate playing and singing.
By now I would say I sound really decent (of course my technic is awful, no one ever tought me anything) and I would strongly recommend to sing along while playing. People normally get bored after quite some time if you only play that fancy riffs. When you can sing along, they might listen for hours.
However, from your videos it looks like you still have guite some trouble to control your guitar. I believe you need to improve your playing a bit before you can really try to sing along, it might just be too much at once. And I don't wanna pick one you, but what all these guys keep saying is true, you play way too fast, even in your last video. Slow it down a ton, it will pay off.
However, my point is: singing is good, but hard at first
On April 04 2009 03:47 Hypnosis wrote: For an amp go with Line 6 300 dollar amp. best amp ever for learning guitar, plus its really good for heavier stuff. Go for Ibanez guitars and maybe get gauge 11 or 12 strings if you like metal. My advice is make sure to start with mechanics before anything, do not worry about scale theory yet because you wont have the dexterity to play anything anyway. Try to learn correct hand positioning and picking techniques from the beginning, For me i play alot of metal and im just now getting alternate picking down, before i would downstroke mostly which is terrible form.
Practice an hour or more day every single day.
You should not get an Ibanez guitar for under $700. Most of the lower quality GRG and RG are completely horrible. The Edge III can't keep in tune after a few uses, shitty manufacturing, and etc. Ibanez is plagued with a large amount of problems with quality control. On one of my RGs, the locking nut was like 5 mm too far to the right. However, if you have over $700, I'd would DEFINITELY go for an Ibanez. The sexy neck, the higher quality, the Edge Pro/Edge Zero series of trems, and the high gain compatibility make Ibanez pretty fucking awesome.
If you want to sound and look "metal" on a budget, I'd suggest a lower end ESP LTD. Though their higher end isn't worth much (imo), their lower end guitars are pretty damn good when compared with others. Of course, Epiphone is always an option, and the Rondo music guitars don't look half bad at all.
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