guitar NEWB thread

lol that is otm

I loved cliffs of dover during the time of my life when I'd read the sweetwater catalog in the bathroom and dream of being rich enough to buy my friend Roland V-Drums so we could really show up the rival high school band by playing cliffs of dover at a pep rally or something.

so i got an ebay ultra swede

Uh.

I did have 3 of these new and one used fyi.

I want to ask how much you paid, it might soothe my wounded soul

i'm going out on a limb and saying 279.95

oh no!!! sorry jj, i figured this would be the cheapest -- i didn't realize you had used

No worries dude, if you paid $280 I would have only saved you $25 and I'm so stupid busy that not having one more thing to ship is probably best for me anyway.

Re: setup, check this out and act accordingly:

Public service announcement: how to set up your own guitar/bass and not pay for others to do it...

ah, cool post. thanks for that.

my fingers hurt

went through a bunch of this guy's youtubes, too, the website is v organized: www.justinguitar.com

Came across that website whilst looking for something else. Seems like it might be useful.

you know, I never got a teacher

I should change that, especially since I picked the guitar back up this week after a LOOOOOOOOONG hiatus

btw I'm learning the lead guitar part to "Ana" by the Pixies, which is fun

I can recommend a couple of good teachers who Zoom. They’re west coast based but that may not be a bad thing if you’re looking for post-work hours.

As a crap player who has settled comfortably into the “friend’s older brother who used to play a little” skill level i’m also happy to hop on Zoom 4 u

ooh I am interested

I am bumping this thread because rogermexico totally hooked me up with a teacher who rules and I can now get through/legitimately play the following songs:

Blackbird - The Beatles
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
True Faith - New Order
Get The Message - Electronic
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
I Feel You - Depeche Mode
Lovesong - The Cure
The Blood - The Cure
Lullaby - The Cure
Here At The Home - Tribe
Ana - Pixies

<3 this makes me so happy. i've been in the black hole of work and totally dropped the ball on seeing if you guys even connected and I DIEEEE

He's teaching me how to play The Rain Song by Zepplin! I never would have been able to imagine this a year ago

That's awesome DJP!

also after retuning my guitar to DGCGCD I want to keep it that way and buy another one, lol

yessss…

you can have one good acoustic for life but electric guitars breed like rabbits

i am not a guitar newb but years and years ago someone on this board recommended a guitar "instruction" book that was not about technique but more about philosophy/attitude towards playing guitar. i had it on my to-read list for years but never got around to it and now i can't remember what it was or how to search for it on here. does that ring any bells for anyone?

it totally does ring a bell but i don't think i have any more leads for you unfortunately

oh i think it was "the advancing guitarist" by mick goodrick. the description doesn't sound exactly like what I'm remembering but the cover looks right

Wow, I started this thread 10 years ago

Imagine if I'd gotten a teacher then, I'd be a lot better now

Also I did end up buying a d'Angelico guitar from jjjusten