Moderators Bravus Posted February 2, 2009 Moderators Posted February 2, 2009 I was chatting with an online friend about guitars, and he offered to give me one! I love playing guitar, and although I already have one it's not particularly good. I actually did the unselfish thing and suggested he give it to another friend of ours instead of me, but he was determined to give it to me... and I have to admit I didn't resist *too* hard. Cool serendipity. Quote Truth is important
Woody Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Is this an online guitar? Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Moderators Bravus Posted February 2, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 2, 2009 Well, an electric one... It's a Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Santana SE, if anyone wants to look it up and see what it looks like. Actually, I'll save you the trouble... Quote Truth is important
Amelia Posted February 4, 2009 Posted February 4, 2009 It appears to be an air guitar. Quote <p><span style="color:#0000FF;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">"Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you."</span></span> Eph 4:29</span><br><br><img src="http://banners.wunderground.com/weathersticker/gizmotimetemp_both/US/OR/Fairview.gif" alt="Fairview.gif"> Fairview Or</p>
Moderators Bravus Posted February 6, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 6, 2009 Heh, oops, let's try that again: Quote Truth is important
olger Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 My next venture, Lord willing. Quote "Please don't feed the drama queens.."
Moderators Bravus Posted February 7, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 7, 2009 This will be number 4 - which is a little embarrassing to admit. One is a (nylon-string) classical guitar that my parents bought me for $50 about 30 years ago, another a steel-string acoustic-electric like the one olger pictured above that I picked up in a pawnshop for my birthday a couple of years ago for about $120. The third of the current 3 is an electric guitar - a friend wanted to buy it for $200 in the 80s, but only had $100, so I loaned him the money. We passed the guitar back and forward a few times as collateral on the loan over the years, but in the end he lost interest in playing and I kept the guitar. Add my $100 amp and the $45 effects pedal I just bought, and you can see that although it sounds like a lot of guitars, it's not that much of an extravagance! (I wouldn't mind betting the one olger wants is worth more than my entire collection, probably several times over.) The new one is another electric, as shown above, and is a much better guitar than the electric I currently have, which was built very cheaply and has virtually no sustain. I could probably sell my old electric and have just 3 guitars to cover the possibilities, but I've sold two guitars in my life, a Fender Jaguar and an Ibanez Iceman, and later deeply regretted both sales, so I think I'll just hang onto it. It has some sentimental value. Quote Truth is important
max Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 Don't feel bad about having 4. My husband has about 12/ He sold 2 and he regretts it. Quote
max Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 Don't feel bad about having 4. My husband has about 12/ He sold 2 and he regretts it. Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted February 8, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 8, 2009 Cool, thanks - and welcome! Quote Truth is important
Cosmin M. Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 I got one and started lessons but my teacher moved to Arkansas. :( Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted February 16, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 16, 2009 Oh, definitely find another teacher! I've been playing since I was about 12 years old, but have only taken maybe 2 years of lessons in those 20 or so years of playing. Apart from that it's just self-taught and enjoyed. It's well worth learning enough that you can play a song, then just figuring out new skills and styles and techniques. Quote Truth is important
Cosmin M. Posted February 17, 2009 Posted February 17, 2009 Yup. But see, my teacher was from my church. And he did it free. He taught about 6 of us at once. Quote
missionlady Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Hey Bravus...COOL Happy playing--make people happy and praise God with it and have fun. Quote
Key Guy Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Bravus, I just sold my tenor sax and am debating on a 6-string guitar or bass guitar. I got tired of taking too much time to set-up the sax to play, then the time to clean it after use. I'm too lazy. At least with a guitar, you pick it up, maybe tune a string or two, and off you go. No spit to worry about. Question... how difficult is learning a bass over a regular guitar? Anyone...? Anyone at all? Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted February 22, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 22, 2009 Probably similar. There might be a little less fingertip pain to get through before you develop calluses, since the bass strings are much thicker. You might want to think about what kind of playing you'd mainly want to do. If it's quick setup and break-down you want and quick playing, a steel-string acoustic guitar is probably your best bet. There are few acoustic basses around, and as soon as you go electric there are amps and leads to set up and it may not be that much quicker. Bass is also less of a 'play by yourself' instrument. If you want to play in the band at church (or anywhere else) you'll usually get a gig as a bass player, but otherwise it can be kind of boring to just play for pleasure at home... Quote Truth is important
Key Guy Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Perhaps a better question may be... which guitar should I learn to play first? I could always plan on playing both someday. If I learn a six string first, would picking up on a bass be easier? Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted February 22, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 22, 2009 Yep, definitely. I've played bass before a number of times, based purely on my guitar skills. The layout of the neck is the same, and so is where the notes are (unlike going ukelele to guitar) between the 4 strings of a bass and the 4 lowest-pitched strings of a guitar. I'd say go for guitar first for ease and fun, and learn bass later - but I'm biased! And for a first guitar go for a steel-string acoustic. A nylon-stringed classical guitar is easier on the fingers, but it sounds muddy for just strumming chords, which is where most people start. Of course, you could start actually learning classical guitar, which I did a year or so of and is very enjoyable, but almost like a whole different instrument. Quote Truth is important
Moderators Bravus Posted February 22, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 22, 2009 I might even lash out and do a little video for this thread when I get home - will see who's using what computers where and how I feel... Quote Truth is important
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Stan Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> Quote If you receive benefit to being here please help out with expenses. https://www.paypal.me/clubadventist Administrator of a few websites like https://adventistdating.com
Key Guy Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Bravus, That was great! (Thanks for helping get the video posted, Stan). I think I will do the steel-stringed acoustic as a beginner. With the electric, did I sense a touch of Hendrix and Led Zep in there? Thank you for taking the time to shoot that instructive piece. I really appreciate that. Les Quote
Moderators Bravus Posted February 22, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 22, 2009 No worries at all. By the way, I'm not *quite* that wide either: my daughter shot the video in 'portrait' style (longer in height than width, I then had to rotate it 90 degrees in the editing process, and YouTube squished it into 'landscape' mode when it was uploaded. I hope it didn't seem too condescending - I mean, I know you've seen guitars before. But I had fun doing it. Quote Truth is important
Moderators Bravus Posted February 22, 2009 Author Moderators Posted February 22, 2009 And yeah, lots of various references in the electric guitar playing. Quote Truth is important
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