Any guitar players out there?

[Darkwood]

Way off tangent to normal forum talk but just going through a mid life crisis and 25yrs of seeing bands etc ive decided to take up learning to play a guitar. Bought an acoustic steal guitar and im going through the pain barrier at the moment learning the chords but determination is high as i live and socialize around music so just been nosey anyone starting out or experienced?

 

[High Tower]

First picked up a guitar 21 years ago , play more bass now than anything else

 

[High Tower]

My babies

 

[derek]

Got my first guitar 25 years ago and I am still learning, I'm hoping if I continue at my current rate I'll be able to play well by the time I'm 70. I'm learning BB King style blues and Andalusian Classical at the mo. I remember the finger contortions required when beginning though, apparently little short practice sessions but very often is best when learning.

 

[Darkwood]

Im at present putting in a fair few hours practice using You Tube teaching vids (very indepth and easy to follow i find)... just waiting for the muscle memory to kick in and my fingers take the position and move in automatic...got it with a few chords so far but yep the harder chords need more time.

 

[High Tower]

It will most likely not be your taste, but learn a couple of oasis tunes!!, easy to learn and you can normally get the whole song learnt in a couple of hours as a beginner

 

[Darkwood]

I know I should put my personal views aside but I really detest Oasis with a passion and it will not find its way on to my guitar again ( Frikin mate played it when I showed him it :evil2 .... people learnt guitar long before Oasis trashed the music scene so M sticking to my guns on that sore point .

My target music style will be classical with the well known likes of pieces like 'memories of the Alhambra' and 'Spanish Romance' but going to gigs for 25yrs I would like to play various styles but know its going to be many yrs before I can throw out some good finger picking :beatnik:



The new addition to my family

 

[High Tower]

I understand your feelings mate, but what you need to do is learn so easy tunes.

I can play classical gas well but took me as an experienced player, 3 months to learn it fully. Don't set your sights too high or frustration will set in

 

[Darkwood]

Im already strumming easy tunes and Im usually a very patient but determined guy so frustration should not creep in most of my hobbies are very time labouring and require many many hours input to achieve a good output albeit it small sometimes...I do art pencil drawings too when I feel the mood.. so chucking yrs of repeated practice should not be an issue and yes I know it could be an age before Im happy at my output.. Im aiming to be quite nifty by 50yrs old thats 8yrs away in old money ... then Ill look into the classical styles.

 

[High Tower]

You want challenging try anything by knopfler

 

[Darkwood]

You want challenging try anything by knopfler

Thats next week ... yes Im a big fan of his work love 'private investigations' amongst many of his tracks; I bought that album on vinyl as a kid.

 

[High Tower]

Sailing to Philadelphia is unbelievably hard, it's the subtle detail that's hard to master

 

[GMES]

Here's my Baby










The best Air Guitar money can buy.

 

[Darkwood]

Here's my Baby










The best Air Guitar money can buy.

I had one for 25yrs but lost it ... looked a bit like yours TBH

 

[GMES]

I had one for 25yrs but lost it ... looked a bit like yours TBH

Bloody good reply, Made me chuckle
But on a serious note, good on you for taking the plunge.

 

[Darkwood]

Just the fact I've lived around music, gigs and I have a lot of friends in bands so kinda getting influenced in every direction and needed a hobby to master and Im patient and a determined .... and I've just purchased a very rare 'Pic of Destiny' .... my boozy bud Jack Black gave me it

 

[Marvo]

.....Bought an acoustic steal guitar

My target music style will be classical .... I would like to play various styles but know its going to be many yrs before I can throw out some good finger picking

I'd recommend you buy yourself a cheap and cheerful classical guitar with nylon strings. The wider neck and the softer action strings make it easier to learn on and it's much better suited for finger picking as well. The steel string acoustics can be used for finger picking but they're better suited to a pick/plectrum.

 

[High Tower]

I'd recommend you buy yourself a cheap and cheerful classical guitar with nylon strings. The wider neck and the softer action strings make it easier to learn on and it's much better suited for finger picking as well. The steel string acoustics can be used for finger picking but they're better suited to a pick/plectrum.

Marvo has sausage fingers lol

 

[Dcf]

My best pearl of wisdom to anybody who wants to play the guitar is buy a tuner!
standard tuning is fine ,never mind with some alternative turnings which are prelavent in finger picking styles btw at the moment.
if your guitar is out of tune it will sound rubbish and if your learning you'll lose heart and put it away.
i don't seem to have the time just now to play which ticks me off as I still love a good belt on the guitar.
had a wee drunken jam with the oldest one on Saturday and it's got musical appetite back tbh.
i was at a job last week and managed to amaze the painter by getting a tune out of a harp
now not many people have one of them lying about the lounge!
looked a bugger to tune though....

 

[trev]

I've been playing since I was 8 and have just added a Scheckter to my collection. I'm also delving into classical pieces and I have to say that the nylon stringed suggestion above is probably the best advice you'll get.
Nylon strings are much better suited to the pieces you'll be attempting.
Also, if you can't read tablatrure get hold of one of the "how to" guides, there's a shed load of them out there on the net. You'll be surprised how easy tab is once you get your head around it. There are also guides on how to learn to read music notation.