Hendrix wannabe?!
Discussion
I was bought a guitar over two years ago as a leaving present from my last job and have never actually got around to picking it up - until now!
Just wondering whether i would be better to just get a book with CD to start with (any recommendations gratefully received)or should i just go for the plunge and booked some one-2-one lessons....?
Just wondering whether i would be better to just get a book with CD to start with (any recommendations gratefully received)or should i just go for the plunge and booked some one-2-one lessons....?
Actually good advice..............which I never followed.
What he said above, and look out for "expert" lessons in the guitar mags as I've always found them useful for stuff like odd tunings / modes / harp harmonics / sweep picking etc. OK, you may never use them day to day, but it all improves technique. I've got a back catalogue of hundreds of mags, all with useful and interesting stuff in them. One favourite is a lesson with Kim Thayil on the alternate tunings used on the album "Superunknown" (try the "My Wave" tuning - EEBBBB - and try not to wince tuning the G string up to a B )
All I'd say is keep practicing, play what you like, and like what you play.
What he said above, and look out for "expert" lessons in the guitar mags as I've always found them useful for stuff like odd tunings / modes / harp harmonics / sweep picking etc. OK, you may never use them day to day, but it all improves technique. I've got a back catalogue of hundreds of mags, all with useful and interesting stuff in them. One favourite is a lesson with Kim Thayil on the alternate tunings used on the album "Superunknown" (try the "My Wave" tuning - EEBBBB - and try not to wince tuning the G string up to a B )
All I'd say is keep practicing, play what you like, and like what you play.
HPotter said:
Another question though.... i was thinking of getting one of those electronic tuner things - are they any good/ worth the money?
Best, IMHO, to get a tuning fork for one of the strings (I have one in A) - to get it to concert pitch. Then learn how to tune the other strings to that one. If you use a tuner, and tune all the strings in isolation using the tuner, chances are that as soon as you play a chord, it'll sound horrible. A tuner gets you very close, but not necessarily dead on.
I'm not saying tuners don't have a place: they do. I just think it's better to get your ear in first, and early.
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