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PowerOats
04/10/24 4:26:45 PM
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Don't know a thing about electric guitars, or reading music, or instruments in general, but goddamn, I just wanna try something new, and to learn something new.

What could possibly go wrong?
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CervusCanadensi
04/10/24 4:27:54 PM
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Um idk probably go to jail or
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hitokoriX
04/10/24 4:29:06 PM
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I suggest learning how to position your hands, and work on learning notes, chords, and scales.

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BucketCat
04/10/24 4:30:06 PM
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it's a super fun hobby. check out marty schwarts, justin guitar, and tomo fujita for some good learning resources.


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trappedunderice
04/10/24 4:31:27 PM
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Start with an e major chord
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Jerry_Hellyeah
04/10/24 4:31:47 PM
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An instrument can be this lifelong plant that grows and grows in beauty as you give it attention.

I've played for 28 years now, and the number one piece of advice I can give to anyone musically is to just give it 15 minutes a day. You don't have to be a sociopath like me in high school playing 12-16 hours a day sleeping every other day. All of that goes down the drain if you don't just get that little bit in daily.

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-Crissaegrim-
04/10/24 4:37:41 PM
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Congrats on getting yourself a guitar. I'm more of a Bass guy myself, but I will say that a guitar is something that will give you a lot of joy to learn.

Stick with it, don't be discouraged by knowing fuck all about music or theory, there are plenty of ways to learn to play that don't rely on it, the main thing is knowing what songs you want to play and finding a resource that will help you learn them.

Tablature is a sort 'paint by numbers' approach to learning songs and you can find them at places like UltimateGuitar.com

I've been playing Bass on and off for about 20ish years, I still know fuck all about music theory, but I can still jam to songs thanks to learning some tabs or just being familiar enough with the fretboard to be able to recognise what notes to play.

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BlazinBlue88
04/10/24 4:40:52 PM
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ultimate-guitar.com is the go to site for guitar tabs for learning songs. There's also a bunch of lessons on the site to help you learn basics.

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GuerrillaSoldier
04/10/24 4:45:13 PM
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phrasing


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HylianFox
04/10/24 4:45:39 PM
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I own an ocarina, because I'm a nerd.

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MrMojoRising
04/10/24 4:47:11 PM
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Funnily enough, I just started learning it after not playing since I had intro classes in High School.

It's been pretty fun so far. I've been using the book called Hal Leonard Guitar Method since a lot of people recommended it.

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Tyranthraxus
04/10/24 4:49:47 PM
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PowerOats posted...
Don't know a thing about electric guitars, or reading music, or instruments in general, but goddamn, I just wanna try something new, and to learn something new.

What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwIvUbOhcKE

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 4:56:51 PM
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Have fucking fun TC! Let us know if you have questions.

My current gits.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da7cba49.jpg

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HylianFox
04/10/24 4:58:12 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
My current gits.

That's not a nice thing to say.

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UndefeatedGOAT
04/10/24 4:58:29 PM
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BucketCat posted...
it's a super fun hobby. check out marty schwarts, justin guitar, and tomo fujita for some good learning resources.

good recommendation, although i wasnt interested in theory that much until i was playing for years
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Dakimakura
04/10/24 4:58:53 PM
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Did your fucking instrument come with a strap?

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 4:59:43 PM
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HylianFox posted...
That's not a nice thing to say.

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HylianFox
04/10/24 5:01:00 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/git

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 5:02:01 PM
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HylianFox posted...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/git

Or, short for guitars.

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LonelyStoner
04/10/24 5:03:24 PM
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I fuck around with my ukulele. I can play the FUN song from SpongeBob and some Jack Johnson songs.

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BucketCat
04/10/24 5:03:46 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...

love that epi, natural finishes are waaaay underrated imo, especially when the wood grain looks so good like on yours. is it walnut?

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 5:05:01 PM
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BucketCat posted...
is it walnut?

Koa.

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RetuenOfDevsman
04/10/24 5:14:46 PM
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It never fails. Whenever somebody uses to word "instrument" to refer to a specific instrument, it's always a guitar. I have no explanation for this phenomenon. If it's a trumpet, they say trumpet. If it's a piano, they say piano. But if they say instrument, it's always a guitar.

Anyway, sounds fun. I've tried out a guitar (acoustic) briefly a handful of times but the finger positions were way too uncomfortable for me. No doubt it gets easier with practice but it made me not wanna practice, lol. Ukulele was a little easier but ours is kinda crappy and the pegs won't hold. I did get a thrift store violin for Xmas about ten years ago, but it's missing pieces and needs rosin, and you can tell it was one of those cheapies from Amazon anyway, so I've been wanting to replace it. Maybe with a viola. Those are more my style, I think. I have managed to get an "evil hiss" out of it a time or two though.

I was a killer euphonist in high school. Picked up trombone and trumpet as side instruments too. They're not exactly the same but the technique is similar enough between the three that you can adapt without too much difficulty.

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Kradek
04/10/24 5:19:19 PM
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How many times have you fucked it so far?

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-Crissaegrim-
04/10/24 10:38:43 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
Have fucking fun TC! Let us know if you have questions.

My current gits.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da7cba49.jpg

Beautiful guitars!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/55de54eb.jpg

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 11:33:46 PM
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-Crissaegrim- posted...
Beautiful guitars!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/55de54eb.jpg

Nice SG. What's the other, a baritone or something? Looks wild.

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eggcorn
04/10/24 11:35:45 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
Or, short for guitars.
Git fiddle

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NO2_Fiend
04/10/24 11:44:37 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
Nice SG. What's the other, a baritone or something? Looks wild.
Probably a bass judging by the string spacing. Really fucking wide neck if thats a guitar.

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NO2_Fiend
04/10/24 11:48:43 PM
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I have a Schecter Hellraiser and a Fender Jazz. I also built an SG knockoff and have a super cheap Epi acoustic which sounds suprisingly good.

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/10/24 11:53:49 PM
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NO2_Fiend posted...
Probably a bass judging by the string spacing. Really fucking wide neck if thats a guitar.

Yeah, you're probably right. There are 7-string that have wider necks, but I see it's actually a 6-string now, (and those strings look thick). Good call.

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Touch
04/11/24 12:00:46 AM
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It's been 15 years since I've been out of high school and stopped playing clarinet. I kind of have an itch to buy one again and relearn/get better

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Thermador446
04/11/24 12:07:36 AM
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Don't worry about learning how to read musical notes, tablature is all you need for guitar

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/11/24 12:08:58 AM
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KanWan posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/3/3ae67069.jpg

the thing that has brought me joy for the better part of 12 years

Nice Franstein'd SG! What do you have jammed between your bridge and pickup?

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NO2_Fiend
04/11/24 12:16:46 AM
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If you're going to use tabs I'd suggest at least getting something like Guitar Pro. Learning by just tabs will hurt you in the long run if you want to learn theory. Guitar Pro is a nice middle ground because you can reference the tabs against actual sheet music. The feature that lets you play along with the song at slower tempos doesn't hurt either.

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/11/24 1:07:00 AM
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KanWan posted...
Its a Roland GK-2 pickup to use with a GR-55 pedal. Its a MIDI tracker that sends MIDI data to the pedal that models different amps, cabs, effects, and even different tunings. It even simulates different instruments like flutes, pianos, brass, orchestral strings, etc.

Its a fun way to record different parts into my Akai Force that runs an Ableton style ecosystem. Got both for pretty cheap actually.. I was having some sound driver issues on Windows that led to BSOD and corrupted a hard drive. This was my solution to get ideas out and then quickly record into a DAW without really worrying about that.

Its a 61 reissue. Sounds great through my THD and Blackstar amps.

Very cool indeed!

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TheLiarParadox
04/11/24 1:15:05 AM
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Nice. I have no musical talent but am always tempted to buy an instrument. I'd shit myself to be able to play the banjo tbh.

Someone here posted some little keyboard synthesizer thing that looked really cool but I was being responsible with money at the time and didn't get it. I feel like wasting money and would buy it now but I have no idea what it was and can't find it.

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-Crissaegrim-
04/11/24 6:19:48 AM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
Nice SG. What's the other, a baritone or something? Looks wild.

It's a bass. Ibanez sr506. I have it tuned EADGBE so I can harmonise with guitars easier, and also let me learn some solos on it.

Sounds as wild as it looks-
Blackened Intro- https://vocaroo.com/12gf3ld5TA03

Ktulu riff test- https://vocaroo.com/18btcfQMsdql

Pulling Teeth (first half)-
https://vocaroo.com/17qBOSAFwIfM

I'm still messing around with my pedal board to find some better settings and sound quality but thats the kind of shit I like to make on it.

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MrResetti
04/11/24 6:29:52 AM
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Just practice at parties and bonfires
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Unsuprised_Pika
04/11/24 6:31:18 AM
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You bought Mayonaise?

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Dakimakura
04/11/24 9:25:28 AM
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Unsuprised_Pika posted...
You bought Mayonaise?

How long until it goes bad?

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Unsuprised_Pika
04/11/24 9:40:17 AM
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Dakimakura posted...
How long until it goes bad?

Only a few days before there b minor signs of it starting.

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BucketCat
04/11/24 10:35:55 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b637cb5a.jpg

here are my guitars (and also my polyend tracker and elektron digitone) :) :) :)

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JS2
04/11/24 10:38:24 AM
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i dont have the attention span to learn cos I am a lazy man

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ItsNotA2Mer
04/11/24 11:32:22 AM
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BucketCat posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b637cb5a.jpg

here are my guitars (and also my polyend tracker and elektron digitone) :) :) :)

Nice! A lefty huh? Is that a Fender, or a Squire?

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TheGoldenEel
04/11/24 11:34:31 AM
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What could go wrong?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5i-ERVrCU8

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LoveLikeJazz
04/11/24 12:45:57 PM
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I'm a Fender man myself. I've got a sunburst Strat and black Tele cabronita, which is like a regular Tele with an attitude. But I recently became obsessed with my buddy's Gibson Explorer, which he's letting me hold on to indefinitely until he finds a better apartment. I can't put it down.

I also have his Gibson Les Paul and Firebird, both of which I'm not really into. Beautiful as they are, I don't like how it feels to play them. Particularly the Firebird, which seems to fight me. That Explorer though, chef's kiss baby. Holy shit is it nice.

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BucketCat
04/11/24 1:06:26 PM
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ItsNotA2Mer posted...
Is that a Fender, or a Squire?
neither :) , its one that a friend put together for me with random parts. it was originally black but i repainted it to seafoam green and also painted the headstock to match the body

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samsungsalt
04/11/24 1:20:13 PM
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https://youtu.be/pUwJfVn9Nq4?si=OkWi5bvstyKiNzFx

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