Reply to: guitar lessons

[n5gooner]

NEVER!
Get your Acoustic and your Twelve Bore mixed up

no not a good idea - welcome back - where have you been hiding?

[n5gooner]

well just spoken to my local music shop so I'll be poping down there today to see what they have....

[Shimano105]

Listen to wot Cowboy bob says.

A teacher will give you the ability to play notes but will not give you the passion and innovation that you get from experimenting and finding out for yourself.

Along the way you''ll discover what you like, what you do best and then you can reach for the skies.

After this moment you can go into Vai territory and become an eternal student/technician of the guitar, or go down the Hendrix 'feeling and passion is everything' route.

Best bit - you are in control

[Bagpuss]

Acoustic, you can always put a towel inside it if your neighbours complain.

Would also say lessons are a good idea and classical guitar with a graded teacher. If you can't do scales you'll never do rock'n'roll 'cause it's mostly just syncopated scales. "Rock around the clock" for example. You never know, you might actually prefer classical guitar.

threaded in "learn to walk before trying to run" mode

The guys going to be confused over classical (nylon string) and western style guitars

[BlasterBates]

Thanks guys for all the advice!!! I was in a music shop yesturday, I have not bought a guitar yet, but don't want to spend £100's what should I be looking for, I would like to play more Rock'n'roll.


Alf thanks for the tip, once I've decided which type I should buy I'll be trying the cords as mentioned.

A Rickenbacker I'm just about to place the order.

But seriously get a decent guitar, cheap guitars really are awful.

Don't rule out getting a classical guitar. The neck is wider, the strings are softer and it sounds nicer. You can actually play great rock'n' roll on a classical guitar.

A Digiorgo (Brazilian guitar) is fantastic value for money I saw it on the net for $179. Really deep melodic sound. Interestingly slightly imperfect, but in spite of that fantastic sound. The South American guitars are great beacuse of the woods they used.


When I was learning the guitar I started out on steel string guitar, and my teacher was an ex-big band pro.. but suddenly discovered classical, and recommended I get a classical guitar. At the time I was taken aback because I'd been learning "plectrum" solos, but I was bowled over by my Brazilian guitar. Also you can play blues in a "classical" style. I play flamenco and blues on it.

Still get the guitar that suits you.

[Phoenix]

NEVER!
Get your Acoustic and your Twelve Bore mixed up

[DaveB]

then get a mandolin for portability and those "battle of evermore" monents....

One of each, Bowlback and Flatback.

Oh, and make sure you get a 12 string version of each guitar as well

[DS23]

and when the neighbours come knocking just invite 'em in, grab an instrument from each corner and start jamming...

[DS23]

Great guys - now I'm confused, electric or acoustic !! currently living in a town house..

get both. heck get two acoustics (one nylon strings and one metal) and two electrics (one solid and the other semi). then get a mandolin for portability and those "battle of evermore" monents.... buy well and they will appreciate in value too. perfect. having loads means one in each room - close to hand whenever the need arises. all you need is time to practice practice practice.

those fingers are gonna hurt but play through it to get the skin toughened and they just won't go where you want them to - but keep at it and they will.

[NetwkSupport]

I would recommend acoustic first, also take some time to learn your way around the fretboard (like other people have advised) and also to get your arms and fingers accustomed to the guitar before taking private lessons as the teacher will probably only be able to tell you things you can learn yourself from a good book for at leaase the first 6 months.

it will be hard to hit some chords and notes to start with because playing the guitar - especially down the neck towards your body - will be uncomfortable (painful!!) until you get more flexible and used to it...

When your playing gigs in pubs it will be the best thing u ever learnt

[threaded]

acoustic electric fender - is that the one that looks like a telecaster?

[BoredBloke]

I started learning about 12 months ago. I went straight for the electric and lessons. I hadn't touched a guitar to that point. The good thing I found with lessons is that it encourages you to practice. The guy I had was patient and did the lessons around the type of music I liked. I have found that since I started working away again and so dropped the lessons the amount I parctice has dropped a lot. It doesn't help that I kept the guitar down south and so couldn't practice at the weekend.

For Christmas I got and acoustic electric fender and I must admit I am impressed with it. This will be staying at home! The sound is good and I agree with the points made before, it does make playing the electric seem a piece of pi55. I kind of wish I'd started on this and got an electric one afterwards.

[threaded]

Acoustic, you can always put a towel inside it if your neighbours complain.

Would also say lessons are a good idea and classical guitar with a graded teacher. If you can't do scales you'll never do rock'n'roll 'cause it's mostly just syncopated scales. "Rock around the clock" for example. You never know, you might actually prefer classical guitar.

threaded in "learn to walk before trying to run" mode

[freakydancer]

Great guys - now I'm confused, electric or acoustic !! currently living in a town house..

Acoustic.

[Bagpuss]

Great guys - now I'm confused, electric or acoustic !! currently living in a town house..

I'd start with a decent accoustic. Electric will get you sidetracked into effect units (ooh thats a good noise), then you stop learning.