[RnB180]

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Originally Posted by pne I hope you didn't get the constantine guitar?

whats that?

 

[HD-5000]

Do you have experience playing any other instruments?

If you do, you can get fundamentals like reading music, rhythm, and intonation out of the way. Intonation won't be too much of an issue on the guitar, but as a classically trained violinist, I can say that it was a major hurdle for me.

Good call on getting a $100 guitar for now. I've seen too many aspiring musicians give up on an instrument in a few months. Sadly you really can't say whether you might quit or not at this point.

Guitar is probably the easiest instrument to learn right away and make good sounding music, provided you learn a rudimentary knowledge of chords, strumming, etc. I think this would be fine for worship music.

Or, you can take the road less traveled, and learn as much as you can about guitar technique. It goes pretty deep. Learning stuff like different jazz styles, for example, can help you become a better musician overall. Plus, you can learn fun stuff like fingerstyle, shredding etc.

Good luck on your journey!

 

[cantsleep]

whatever u do, dont give up so easy...
its going to be hella boring/irritating in the beginning but if you can endure it... u know what ull get...

btw, ive always wondering...i saw u in the picture and u looked like a chinese but again i saw ur post, along with your cables, and it seems that you watch some korean movies.... so... what are u really?

 

[pne]

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Originally Posted by RnB180 whats that?

the cheesy acoustic guitar they advertise on those infomercials, the spokesperson is constantine, a spanish/flaminco guitarist.

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by pne the cheesy acoustic guitar they advertise on those infomercials, the spokesperson is constantine, a spanish/flaminco guitarist.

in fact, so cheesy, that he was featured in a commercial for a different commercial hehe! and his name is Esteban! Click on that and scroll to the bottom to click on the Geico commerical spoofing his infomercial!

 

[Meyvn]

uh-oh. another expensive hobby to suck your money away.

 

[pezzy]

i learnt the guitar myself though im still a noob at it . Its quite hard at first especially chords but when you play more your fingers get used to it. Rhythm imo is one of the hardest thing to learn in music, i used to play the sax so i had a good start before picking up the guitar. If you want to get good quicker i suggest a tutor. A tutor will help you correct bad habits which is important for effecient playing. It took me liek a yr to learn the F chord lol, whereas if i had a tutor or someone whos been playing for a while i would have learned it in like a month or 2. But of couse you can learn it yourself and still be able to learn all the fundamentals of being a good guitar player. You dont neccessary need to learn too much theory as tabs will tell you where to put your finger on a string thanks to guitarpro . But i think any good guitarist will tell you that theory should be learnt first.

have fun though and dont give up its an awesome instrument to learn

. Also Yamaha imo makes pretty good beginners and intermediate guitars. I havnt tryed their top of the line so i cant comment on those.

 

[Meyvn]

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Originally Posted by RnB180 what difference in sound should I expect? Is it bad to get an acoustic/electric guitar in one? itd be nice to have an acoustic guitar that can plug into an amp if needed. I just mentioned Ibanez because I did some searching online and they had a blue wash guitar that wasnt priced too bad IMO. I like it because its different from the natural wood tones you see everywhere.

An acoustic/electric is generally not a bad thing in and of itself. It's essentially just a matter of inserting pickups and/or a mic into an acoustic guitar. It doesn't really degrade the sound quality, since there's so much wood on the guitar already that a tiny spot for the jack isn't going to hurt anything. In fact, I don't even know of any high-end acoustics that aren't also electric. Obviously, pickups will always be less than perfect reproduction of acoustic sound, but they've come quite a long way, and are definitely worth considering. However, running an acoustic/electric out of an electric amp is generally a mistake, as you tend to lose sound quality. Depending on the acoustic, it may have an active preamp, in which case you can play it straight into a power amp, or still, if you prefer, there's the option of an acoustic amp, however the selection on that front is far more limited than straight-up electrics. If you're addicted to authentic acoustic sound, however, just stick with playing it unplugged. You won't regret it. This does not, mean, though, that the electric sound is any less "authentic" of a guitar; it's simply a different iteration of the instrument, and as it has evolved, so has its sound and its signature, and thus does not represent an accurate picture of an acoustic instrument. Unlike keyboards, electric guitars are NOT intended to sound like a pure mimic of the "original."

 

[Jahn]

this is what i would do further down the line when it comes to having to amp up an acoustic - instead of buying an acoustic/electric, buy the acoustic in your price range that fits your hands and body just right standing or sitting, and sounds just the way you want it to when you play the chord you can fret the best. bring that bad boy home knowing you have the best acoustic your money could buy, and in the future just buy an acoustic pickup that you can slip into the soundhole for when you need to amp up. honestly, most of the time you'll be playing unamped, and you'll want a nice sounding axe. the rest of the time, any old pickup will do when put through your church's PA system. plus if much further down the line you care about recording yourself, starting with a better instrument is more important than getting a bit better integrated onboard pickup system.

of course, if the guitar you fall in love with is an acoustic/electric, you kill two birds with one stone right there

i've heard some killer Taylors that are acoustic electric with cutaways even...but for that money they BETTER sound good!

 

[Meyvn]

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Originally Posted by Jahn this is what i would do further down the line when it comes to having to amp up an acoustic - instead of buying an acoustic/electric, buy the acoustic in your price range that fits your hands and body just right standing or sitting, and sounds just the way you want it to when you play the chord you can fret the best. bring that bad boy home knowing you have the best acoustic your money could buy, and in the future just buy an acoustic pickup that you can slip into the soundhole for when you need to amp up. honestly, most of the time you'll be playing unamped, and you'll want a nice sounding axe. the rest of the time, any old pickup will do when put through your church's PA system. plus if much further down the line you care about recording yourself, starting with a better instrument is more important than getting a bit better integrated onboard pickup system. of course, if the guitar you fall in love with is an acoustic/electric, you kill two birds with one stone right there i've heard some killer Taylors that are acoustic electric with cutaways even...but for that money they BETTER sound good!

I'm a Martin man myself....oh no, I can't believe I'm going to say this, as if we don't discuss frequencies enough on this forum: I find Taylors too bright. There. I said. Plus, they chopped down the Liberty Tree and made guitars out of it.

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by Meyvn I'm a Martin man myself....oh no, I can't believe I'm going to say this, as if we don't discuss frequencies enough on this forum: I find Taylors too bright. There. I said. Plus, they chopped down the Liberty Tree and made guitars out of it.

oh ho! i heard that acoustic electric Martin with the mahoghany soundboard and it even made a piezo bridge pickup sound muddy

Taylors rule! and that tree was going down anyhow! Pallets rule!

all in jest of course, i traded down from a Taylor 810 for a nice jumbo Guild for that very reason - Taylor didn't have enough earthy oomph to it, sounded too darn "Californian"

 

[pne]

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Originally Posted by Jahn in fact, so cheesy, that he was featured in a commercial for a different commercial hehe! and his name is Esteban! Click on that and scroll to the bottom to click on the Geico commerical spoofing his infomercial!

ahh yes my mistake...

Esteban and his budget guitar package.

 

[RnB180]

guitar arrived yesterday and I started to learn chords.

Im afraid my fingers are too large to press down on the strings without rest on other strings, do better guitars have more room between the strings?
I have really big fingers I guess.

does it take more practice or should I get a better guitar?
I cant seem to get the d major chord down without touching the other strings.

I learned the a major chord which seems to be easier for me to construct.

 

[pne]

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Originally Posted by RnB180 guitar arrived yesterday and I started to learn chords. Im afraid my fingers are too large to press down on the strings without rest on other strings, do better guitars have more room between the strings? I have really big fingers I guess. does it take more practice or should I get a better guitar? I cant seem to get the d major chord down without touching the other strings. I learned the a major chord which seems to be easier for me to construct.

You just need more practice. This is normal, pretty soon you will feel a lot more comfortable holding it and fretting the strings. Some guys have HUGE hands and still play like crazy. Many great virtuosos have pretty big hands.

 

[alexs]

yep, and some virtuosos have small (and fat) hands) and rip it up like crazy...definitely a practive thing