The Guitarist Thread

[aligmacd123]

As a guitarist and slightly lazy i couldn't be bothered looking for a thread about this...I thought I wold make one.

Just post guitar anecdotes, reviews, tips and just general crap about guitars...

My new guitar

Cheers

 

[Sir Speedy]

Eh, started learning in August, and had an electric guitar for Christmas.

Looks a little like that.

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sir. Speedy @ Jan 6 2010, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Eh, started learning in August, and had an electric guitar for Christmas.

Looks a little like that.[/b]

Awesome. How you getting on learning?

 

[cyRil]

Could you play the YMCA for me?

 

[Olyy]

I've played for about 7years, but haven't played alot in the last year, as i didn't take any of my guitars to my second year of uni,
I've got four guitars, two electric (Explorer and a 'Vintage' PRS Copy), a 12 string acoustic and a six string acoustic

 

[Sir Speedy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (alexmac @ Jan 6 2010, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sir. Speedy @ Jan 6 2010, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Eh, started learning in August, and had an electric guitar for Christmas.

Looks a little like that.[/b]

Awesome. How you getting on learning?
[/b][/quote]
Pretty good I suppose. My tutor is a little unreliable, but most of the learning comes from what you do in your spare time, I guess. I know for a fact I'm getting better, because my speed switching from chords is increasing.

Should be sitting a test in March.

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cyRil of Ospreylia @ Jan 6 2010, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Could you play the YMCA for me?[/b]

No, I'm not into that kinda thang...

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sir. Speedy @ Jan 6 2010, 05:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (alexmac @ Jan 6 2010, 05:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sir. Speedy @ Jan 6 2010, 05:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Eh, started learning in August, and had an electric guitar for Christmas.

Looks a little like that.[/b]

Awesome. How you getting on learning?
[/b][/quote]
Pretty good I suppose. My tutor is a little unreliable, but most of the learning comes from what you do in your spare time, I guess. I know for a fact I'm getting better, because my speed switching from chords is increasing.

Should be sitting a test in March.
[/b][/quote]
Awesomeness...ive got a teacher like that. He's a bit of a prima donna...but he's an amazing guitarist. I've been playing for 8 years now.

 

[Sir Speedy]

You've had a tutor for 8 years?

 

[Bullitt]

My 2 guitars

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sir. Speedy @ Jan 6 2010, 06:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

You've had a tutor for 8 years? [/b]

Not ive managed to do something to all my teachers...the first one had a triple heart bypass, the second died of cancer, the third is a coke addict... and now ive got this guy.

And i had about four years without one...

 

[feicarsinn]

I have 4 guitars at the moment. A Cort Dreadnought ( my first), some Spanish Yamaha I bought a few weeks ago, the brothers acoustic and my Epiphone Les Paul in Red Sunbust.

And so on...

I've been playing for about a year and a half. I'm self taught, which has it's pros and cons. I feel I've plateaued out over the last few months. Any tips for pushing on would be greatly appreciated. Cheers lads.

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Jan 6 2010, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

My 2 guitars

[/b]

is that a freshman?

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (feicarsinn @ Jan 6 2010, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I have 4 guitars at the moment. A Cort Dreadnought ( my first), some Spanish Yamaha I bought a few weeks ago, the brothers acoustic and my Epiphone Les Paul in Red Sunbust.

And so on...

I've been playing for about a year and a half. I'm self taught, which has it's pros and cons. I feel I've plateaued out over the last few months. Any tips for pushing on would be greatly appreciated. Cheers lads.[/b]

Have a look at is site Improvise Guitar.

Try doing some improvisation. Learn your major and pentatonic scales to use over them.

 

[gingergenius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Jan 6 2010, 06:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

My 2 guitars

[/b]

you play bodhran as well?

 

[Bullitt]

The acoustic is a Fleetwood electro-acoustic. The Les Paul is an Epiphone Gothic. Didn't get much change out of a thousand quids for the pair, but bought them a bazillion years ago.

The Bodhran and tin whistles are cheep and cheerful.

 

[aligmacd123]

Ive got about 5 five guitars. Westfield Strat copy, westfield les paul copy, ibanez jem and this expensive taylor acoustic.

 

[bristol-iain]

An instrument I've always wanted to play but never really got round to it and tbh now I can't be bothered to start.

 

[aligmacd123]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bristol-iain @ Jan 6 2010, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

An instrument I've always wanted to play but never really got round to it and tbh now I can't be bothered to start.[/b]

lazy sod... h34r:

 

[RC]

My electric guitar is an Ibanez S Series, it's similar to the one pictured above but it's not got a glossy finished - it's got a matte finish. I saved over £100 quid coz i paid for it in cash about 6 years ago and i couldn't help but think £600 for it was a bargain!
My acoustic is just a standard £250 Tanglewood. Nothing special, just sounds nice.

Been playing for about 9 years, but i've never had a tutor.
So as i'm sure you're all aware, unless you've got a gift for music, 9 years of struggling with a guitar without tutorship introduces you to a mediocre guitar player.