Anyone Here Play Guitar?

AchillesLast

AchillesLast

Well-Known Member
Anyone else enjoy getting down on your favorite six-string instrument? I got a Les Paul and I just recently invested in Orange Amplification. Everything sounds too sweet.

So does anyone have any cool websites or exercises they go over for certain things? I'm working on memorizing my scales to the point that I can find their position in any key really fast and without having to look at my notebook.
 
The Dude 4552

The Dude 4552

Well-Known Member
I've been playing for years. Recently I invested in mmy own signature guitar and amplification. I got a left-handed strat and threw in 2 lace sensor gold pickups and a semour duncan cool rails in the bridge. As for my amp, I acquired a VOX AC30 CC and outfitted it with a pair of Celestion Vintage 30s.

As for exercises and such, heres a few links:

How to Read Sheet Music - A Free Course by Jason Silver
ULTIMATE GUITAR TABS ARCHIVE | 300,000+ Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, Chords and Guitar Pro Tabs!
Guitar Noise - Free Online Guitar Lessons
Free online guitar lessons with guitarist/composer StoneDragon

Dont forget, practice practice practice
 
The Dude 4552

The Dude 4552

Well-Known Member
Here's the first lesson I give to my students. Its the basics of music theory plus some work on memorizing notes on a guitars fretboard. Whenever I am out and have some free time, I scribble down one of those fretboard charts and fill in the notes to help myself memorize them. It also helps when you learn the notes of the scales to be able to play them everywhere on the neck.
 
hyphyjoose

hyphyjoose

Well-Known Member
i dabble in it every now n then..i like spanish guitar..i use to play(or attempt to) mellow to andres segovia shit..man that shit takes me to another planet..them spaniards had that guitar game on lock!!
 
The Dude 4552

The Dude 4552

Well-Known Member
Yeah I went to Mexico a few years back and purchased an authentic Spanish Classical Guitar. The art of flamenco guitar has to be one of the more difficult genres of music to master. The techniques they utilize take a lifetime to perfect, but are simply sublime.
 
hyphyjoose

hyphyjoose

Well-Known Member
The Dude 4552 said:
Yeah I went to Mexico a few years back and purchased an authentic Spanish Classical Guitar. The art of flamenco guitar has to be one of the more difficult genres of music to master. The techniques they utilize take a lifetime to perfect, but are simply sublime.
Click to expand...
real talk..i bet they pull girls left n right though..they see those fingers move in the flamenco guitar it probably sets the pearl ablaze.ha..

as far as an art form goes though..it is definitely something to be inspired bye and in awe of..it's not something i could see myself dedicating my whole life too though, although to be a monk of the spanish classical guitar will probably get you the most vajayjay you could imagine..but there's more to life than that..i'm still tryin to figure out what it is though.. LOL
 
Barrelhse

Barrelhse

Well-Known Member
I play accoustic fingerpicking and slide. Mostly Country Blues, which is why I learned to play- fell in love with that music in 1962 and finally got to the point where I had to know what they were doing. John Hurt, Robt. Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Willie Brown- on and on, I learned a lot of them ( or at least worked on 'em a little). Even now, I usually play Mississippi Blues, Kind Hearted Woman, or Walkin Blues, Wake Up Momma. When I was 12 I didn't know about genres or what this music was, but whenever I heard it , I knew it as "Real Music"', at least for me. I've spent many years reading about it, listening to it ( almost exclusively) and playing it. Unlike most of my interests that tend to be front-burner for about 2 yrs then discarded for other ventures, guitar has kept me going for many years. It may be because I'm not gifted musically, so it's a never ending challenge and some of the simplest things come as a revelation. I always play high, with a cup of coffee (mainly because I'm always high and drinking coffee) Now, after 18 yrs, I'm startin' to sound OK. LOL.
 
hyphyjoose

hyphyjoose

Well-Known Member
Barrelhse said:
I play accoustic fingerpicking and slide. Mostly Country Blues, which is why I learned to play- fell in love with that music in 1962 and finally got to the point where I had to know what they were doing. John Hurt, Robt. Johnson, Blind Boy Fuller, Willie Brown- on and on, I learned a lot of them ( or at least worked on 'em a little). Even now, I usually play Mississippi Blues, Kind Hearted Woman, or Walkin Blues, Wake Up Momma. When I was 12 I didn't know about genres or what this music was, but whenever I heard it , I knew it as "Real Music"', at least for me. I've spent many years reading about it, listening to it ( almost exclusively) and playing it. Unlike most of my interests that tend to be front-burner for about 2 yrs then discarded for other ventures, guitar has kept me going for many years. It may be because I'm not gifted musically, so it's a never ending challenge and some of the simplest things come as a revelation. I always play high, with a cup of coffee (mainly because I'm always high and drinking coffee) Now, after 18 yrs, I'm startin' to sound OK. LOL.
Click to expand...
yo record yourself and let us here it boss.. i swear when my bro n sis play when they're baked their shit sounds awesome.. drugs are the gateway to our full creativity in my honest opinion.. which isn't an excuse to use em (i just do it cuz it's fun--plus my writing when i'm thizzled or toked usually is the shit) but i would like to hear it..my grampa played the mandolin and dude blues and bluegrass so i kinda grew up listening to his old records..it'd be cool to hear your stuff:joint:
 
kasuhit

kasuhit

Well-Known Member
The Dude 4552 said:
Yeah I went to Mexico a few years back and purchased an authentic Spanish Classical Guitar. The art of flamenco guitar has to be one of the more difficult genres of music to master. The techniques they utilize take a lifetime to perfect, but are simply sublime.
Click to expand...
Bulerias
YouTube - bulerias falseta
some excellent alzapua technique!!!
YouTube - various tangos falsetas
gregor goryachev plays a bulerias (almost flawlessly) by "Paco De Lucia"
YouTube - Pinonate Gregore goryachev
must watch ^

I used to be pretty serious about learning flamenco guitar when I was younger, but just never realy got that good. I can play realy simple and slow shit which limits my repetiore severly lol:mrgreen:
but realy its a great discipline to get into if your a guitarest, you develope a lot of good habits from the way you hold guitar, fretting chords, rythem and understanding about improviseing and how to figure shit out yourself.
 
Single White Pistol

Single White Pistol

Well-Known Member
I play a Gibson SG out of a Marshall JCM 900. But, my favorite thing to do is to sit down with a Spanish nylon string. I love writing short little ditties without a pick. Anyone use Garage Band for Mac?

Check out my band. myspace.com/pieceofcake2008
 
fiender

fiender

Well-Known Member
All of these Spanish guitar lovers and no mention of Django Rienhardt? well, i guess he played "gypsy music", but his stuff blows me away. Th stuff he could do with just 2 fingers is mind boggling, and you would never guess just by listening.

Cant' be in a bad mood with Django on.

f
 
T

twang

Active Member
I'm 16 now been playin since I was 9. Not in a band or anything, jam with people sometimes. All the kids around here that play instruments are into that death metal screamo shit. Just don't tickle my fancy. I'd rather play David Gilmour stuff by myself for the rest of my life than be in a band that plays shitty music.
 
F

fdd2blk

Well-Known Member
twang said:
I'm 16 now been playin since I was 9. Not in a band or anything, jam with people sometimes. All the kids around here that play instruments are into that death metal screamo shit. Just don't tickle my fancy. I'd rather play David Gilmour stuff by myself for the rest of my life than be in a band that plays shitty music.
Click to expand...
see ya in 2 years. sorry. :cry::blsmoke:
 
SraGreen

SraGreen

Active Member
I've been playing acoustic since I was 13, taught myself for four years, then got an instructor to advance my fingerpicking. I've always loved gorgeous acoustic work. My toke buddy and I are jamming and putting an album together. To be honest, I've never been able to focus long enough to play guitar when I'm high. I do love listening to it, though.

On a side note, does anyone here have experience in DADGAD tuning? I fucking love it, but I haven't found any good sources of info on it.
 
B

bonghits4all

Well-Known Member
SraGreen said:
I've been playing acoustic since I was 13, taught myself for four years, then got an instructor to advance my fingerpicking. I've always loved gorgeous acoustic work. My toke buddy and I are jamming and putting an album together. To be honest, I've never been able to focus long enough to play guitar when I'm high. I do love listening to it, though.

On a side note, does anyone here have experience in DADGAD tuning? I fucking love it, but I haven't found any good sources of info on it.
Click to expand...
thats a open tuning its the one hes using in the video i linked. just mess around with it youll get the idea. heres a hint pointer finger 5th fret on the low e middle finger 5th fret on the a . now hit all the strings.heres a song i wrote in dadgad YouTube - daydream
 
Barrelhse

Barrelhse

Well-Known Member
I use DADF#AD- most blues in open D tune this way. My favorite open is G- DGDGBD. I'll try and get something recorded in each for Amateur Hour here.
 
Last edited:
B

bonghits4all

Well-Known Member
Barrelhse said:
I use DADF#AD- most blues in open D tune this way. My favorite open is G- DGDGBD. I'll try and get something recorded in each for Amateur Hour here.
Click to expand...
ohhhhhhhh im so honered that such a pro is here to show all us amatures how its done.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top