I want to start modding my guitar. I have a squier, but I want to change all the hardware with like, a better nut, a vintage 3-saddle tele bridge and perhaps a chrome pickguard. Oh yeah! And noiseless pickups.
Ought to be good! But I’m not gonna actually do any of this until I can write songs and stuff… good songs.
Hey if you took all the strings off (to change the bridge) and put on new ones the neck would warp wouldn’t it? Tension being relieved then applied to the neck… what do you think?
I just remembered a way to practice guitar to the point of playability without scales or chords (although they could help). I thought that maybe I should do the same method I did for getting good at piano (which I’m pretty good at, not awesome though). I found some midis of songs I know (to me, nintendo game music works quite well, maybe not for you), open them up in a program that can take midis and show the sheet/tabs for each track, and play off of those sheets/tabs. I practice both, but tabs a little more.
If you can move your pinkie finger it should be fine but a bit hard since you might not know where your finger is freting.
As for guitars it depends how much money. Most people I Know bought a Fender copy (A guitar which looks like a Fender Stratocaster but Isn’t made by Fender and doesn’t sound as good) and after a few years got a Gibson Les Paul Copy. It really depends what you want to play and how much money you’ve got. You’ve got to buy an Amp. Starter amps come with guitars costing £80-£150/$158-$300.
Bc Rich are a very good make and are quite cheap costing £200/$395 upwards.
If you’re in the Uk good BC Rich starter Pack; Here
Ibanez are a good make around the same price.
Have a Look at These Sites; Bc Rich Ibanez Wiki Articale A Great site with Tab which is for somereason Illegal, and Great Info About Guitar
I’m in the US, but I’d assume the prices are similar here. (That’s actually MUCH cheaper than I imagined
I can move my pinkie finger, but not as well as I can move my other fingers. I could probably just find some object that’s shaped like a guitar neck, and simulate fretting. Then if that works, I’ll buy a starter kit.
How Much Money have You got?
If you’ve got $350 Upwards you should be able to get a really nice First Guitar. Buy a Guitar Mag and have a look at the prices and listen to the sound. Although if you’ve got a bit more you could get a good amp. Marshell’s are great amps.
I would learn a a decently cheap guitar ($75 was how much mine was, but it was my dad’s, who bought it I think around 1990, and inflation happens) that still sounds good playing the kind of music you’re going to be playing. You will be playing your first guitar for a while, so try it before you buy if you can. Just play some notes and try to find some chords and make sure it’s right for you.
Mine was my dad’s, and I just have to work with what I got.
ShaggE: it sounds as the finger problem isn’t that bad Might not be great though
We’re talking about second-line brands here?
Many guitar brands have second-line brands. That is guitars that are produced cheaper than the original.Squier is for Fender, and Epiphone for Gibson for example. Even though they are produced cheaper is the sound still great ! Actually you might be getting way more guitar for your money if you buy an expensive epiphone instead of the cheapest Gibson.
You can also get guitars shaped as the famous marks even cheaper from more unknown manufactors.
All you guys say that he needs an el-guitar. An accoustic one could work too And you wont need an amp for that !
My tip: go to your nearest guitar shop and speak to them!
i have an acoustic. i like playing classical and the beatles. my favorite stuff to play is from my new cd, something real by meg & dia. it’s fun. i’ve also written some music…
it’s horrible, though.
Playing scales is how I learned to play fast solos, etc.
I use a metronome and play a scale all the way from low E to high E in a box position, then back down to low E again in 16th notes. I would use the metronome to make sure I was playing in even time, plus you could gradually work your way up to faster and faster settings. It makes it easier to keep track of your progress that way.