cheese101
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hmmm...plus...it's a troll with NO balls, since all other previous posts were just edited and erased. Niiiiiiiice :) Better to have the shite deleted I say, yay!
Well....I have a major headache and am on about a year of no sleep, so I guess I'm grumpy today ^^^, sorry :) But not really, lol.
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Wed Feb 25 '09 9:47:02 am
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karusian
daniel caruso gravatai, RS brazil Plays: Vocals (37 years)
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Hi Joe
My name is Daniel Caruso I'm from South of Brazil
i like your songs very much
well, i'm a singer and i have a metal band and we are recording a full lenght coming in may.
if you have a minute you can see some songs from our two demos on www.myspace.com/aspermetal.
it will be a pleasure...
God bless your hands heheheh you are not this earth
you are part of our lives...since we are just crazy teens learning how to sing and play...your songs was the best influence for us.
thanks for it
bye
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Wed Feb 25 '09 9:57:00 am
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Igneousiceman
Is Satchurated Vox JS-DS #009473 UK Plays: Guitar (18 years)
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JSPhil: SPDs yes, been using them on and off road for a few years now, they make life sooo much easier. I've nearly got my dad using them on the road, he's got my old ones. All we need now is nice unsalted roads!
roo: Keep the downloadable goodies coming!
Listening to: Chickenfoot ringtones courtesy of roo...
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Wed Feb 25 '09 10:36:27 am
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Do The Stu
Austin Lewis, III Costa Mesa, CA United States Plays: Bass (25 years)
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So am I the only person who finds it funny that this site has more than 100,000 members, but a troll is able to come here and take the username "Coldplay" because, well, no one else thought it was one worth having? ;-)
CommodoreDrake - Hi... The easiest thing to do would probably be to just go down to your local music store and have a look around/ask questions. I'd recommend starting with an acoustic, to learn the basics and get your hand strength up.
One thing to keep in mind is you'll get what you pay for. So don't spend $1,000 on something that's nicer than you know how to play, obviously, but at the same time you don't want to buy something for $50 that isn't a nice enough instrument to keep you interested.
Since you don't have much experience with music I'd also recommend taking a few lessons at the music store, just to get you going.
Other people here will probably have advice that's completely different, but that's the beauty of this site I guess. ;-)
cheese101 - Thanks for the old Satch...
michelle - Yeah, that DVD rules...I don't even think I ever made it through all seven hours of it. I'd have to go back and check.
I really love that DVD and then the "making of" DVD that came with Systematic Chaos...it's really cool to see how MIke Portnoy organizes all the little pieces of the band's sound.
While I have you hear I'll say that I have some Pennsylvania-related questions for you...I'll send you an e-mail sometime later today, if I have some free time...thanks. :-)
Listening to: Van Halen - 1984 (current song: Hot For Teacher)
...Austin...
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Wed Feb 25 '09 12:35:27 pm
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McDave
Cook, MN
Plays: Guitar (40 years)
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So am I the only person who finds it funny that this site has more than 100,000 members, but a troll is able to come here and take the username "Coldplay" because, well, no one else thought it was one worth having? ;-)
DoTheStu...that was awesome..
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Wed Feb 25 '09 12:48:55 pm
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Dustyn McCormick Topeka, Ks USA
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Thanks Ibenez and Stu. I guess I'll start looking. I had planned on going acoustic initially partially because I love the sound of acoustic guitars. Well when and if I find one I'll be sure to let ya'll know.
Drake
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Wed Feb 25 '09 1:09:04 pm
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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CommodoreDrake:As above....Have t say tho, if you have enough money t buy a quality acoustic guitar from day one do it, apart from owning an amazing piece of workmanship that holds its retail price & in most cases quadruples over 10-20 years, its something that can be passed down through generations.You may feel guilty for feeling your talents dont amount t what an expensive guitar is all about but dont let that bother you....think of it this way....when y own the best Elec/Acoustic craftmanship out there y cant blame it on the guitar if you suck..k.Quality not quantity all the way
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:11:49 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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a guitar that plays nice doesnt have to be expensive!
more coldplay nonsence, i thought they would have got tired by now, ill be ignoring that
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:22:17 pm
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roo
Andrew Longhorn iphone app: RooSatch Australia Plays: Guitar (34 years)
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karusian: Ahhhh Daniel-san, first you must learn block! then you can learn punch!
Wax-on wax-off. Paint-da-fence.
Na-a-a-a-a-aa LOOK EYES! ALWAYS LOOK EYES!
Don't know, never been attacked by tree!
:)
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:26:06 pm
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roo
Andrew Longhorn iphone app: RooSatch Australia Plays: Guitar (34 years)
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either karate do yes, or karate do no.
if karate do maybe, then sooner or later "kssshhsh" - squish like grape!
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:26:52 pm
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GoldenGirl2
Millicent Moritz Santa Clara, California USA Plays: Guitar (15 years)
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Austin, Austin, Austin---You make this Cali woman proud with your response to ColdPlay.
Also, I haven't heard of Porcupine Tree. I'll have to look them up.
Cosmic_ape--Thanks for Rosenberg Trio music.
Mr. McKenna--When are you going to ask M. London out for an evening? I'm surprised you haven't gotten together to jam.
Michelle--Something strange has been happening in this forum and it seems to be following you. Silly troll! It should know better than to interrupt Mighty Michelle! She could turn on it with all her guns blazing! Woooooo Hoooooo!!!
Chee101 Tracie--Please speak to me. I have been running into brick walls lately with this stupid disease! The medications don't always work like they're sposed to.
Zenfish--Are you the "real" son of a fish that Joe was talking about???
GoldenGirl2
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:28:48 pm
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Skippygirl
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CommodoreDrake - step into my office.;0)...........I started learning guitar on 28 Dec so it's only been about 8 weeks but maybe this wil be useful to you.
1. Plenty of kind and helpful people on this site who tolerate all the dumb questions I ask and provide helpful info and tips.
2. I got hold of an old acoustic to use and started learning chords from the Dummies Guide to Guitar. It was a pretty bad old guitar but good to see if I was going to continue. Last week I got a 2nd hand Fender acoustic off ebay ($150) which is perfect and lovely to play so now I practice on that. There is usually someone with a guitar you can borrow.
3. I got the Hal Leonard book on ebay and there are also a heap of websites for beginners, e.g. justinguitar.com is a good one. You can get any song up on youtube if you want to hear how it is meant to be played.
4. I spoke with all the people I know who can play guitar and asked them about chords, notes, practice, what order they learnt things in etc. guitar palyers are always keen to talk about it
I try to practice 20-30 mins per day but being a Mum sometimes that don't work.
Hope this helps.
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:35:18 pm
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cosmic_ape
Aron Ortega Plays: Guitar (25 years)
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A lot of guitars play nice, but the more you learn about them the more you realize you need to check for intonation, tuning, pickup issues and all that crap...
I bought that cheap Ibanez and I thought it was very good until I bought the prestige one, and I realized the tremolo was shit... It plays great, I love the neck, but I have tuning problems... and I swapped the pups, too...
Now, I know better... being lefty means you don't get to try guitars, so you end up buying off the internet... now I'm hunting them down and playing as many as I can find... The GC here in Hollywood has 5 lefty strats, I only like two of them, and only one feels "just right"... If I had the cash, I'd get right now...
Oh, being broke... gotta love it...
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:37:51 pm
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roo
Andrew Longhorn iphone app: RooSatch Australia Plays: Guitar (34 years)
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Oh come on, "Daniel Caruso"? he's obviously the Karate kid!
Either that or it's Ralph Macchio pretending to be the Karate Kid..
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Wed Feb 25 '09 2:41:14 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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the cheap ibanez trems suck alrite, there not to bad but dont compare tot he prestige, i hate the way my ibanez plays sometimes, makes hard work of some things
and quick someone rob the name coldplay while it unused
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Wed Feb 25 '09 3:19:59 pm
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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Quality not quantity.....a cheap acoustic/electric however well it plays sounds cheap b4 & after its plugged in.....that doesnt happen when the price tag goes up.... your finger tone gets shoved into overdrive so IF y have the bucks...find yer luthier
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Wed Feb 25 '09 3:22:47 pm
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Blue_Moon
Alan McKenna Dublin Ireland Plays: Guitar (23 years)
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aw, I didnt even come in the top 15 of that guitar contest i entered there the other week, gotta admit i hate the vast majority of the entries in it :)
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Wed Feb 25 '09 3:27:08 pm
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slanshroom
roy marchbank Scotland, Barcelona Spain Plays: Guitar (51 years)
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The problem with guitar these days is competition.Shouldnt it be about composition?I mean if a guitarist could dazzle me with 6 billion notes a minute i,d put him in a circus
When i pray will guitarists look beyond technique n get down t creating great music
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Wed Feb 25 '09 3:40:27 pm
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Lol Mettam Plymouth, Devon UK Plays: Guitar (44 years)
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@GG2: Also, I haven't heard of Porcupine Tree. I'll have to look them up. Oh boy! Get yourself a copy of 'Fear of a Blank Planet', turn the lights down, turn the volume up and immerse yourself in the coolness. 'In Absentia' has some great tracks too but I say try FOABP first.
@CommodoreDrake: I wouldn't get the best acoustic you can afford just yet but do go for an instrument that is at least half decent. A cheap instrument might well put you off for life. Something from the likes of Yamaha that costs around $500 should be pretty fine. Try to get the store to set it up for you. It might add a bit to the bill but if their repairs guy is any good it'll be worth it. Also, don't rule out a good second-hand instrument either. I bought a s/h Takamine from a pro player. It's fantastic. Cost me half the price of a new one. Money very well spent. I don't mind the few dings and scratches; it means I don't have to be precious about it and I can leave it out on a stand ready for picking up at any time. A good hard case is def. worth it if you want to take your guitar around with you. Accidents happen all too frequently with acoustics in gig bags. Don't learn the hard way, get a hard case! :o) L8r, Lol
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Wed Feb 25 '09 4:07:57 pm
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CommodoreDrake
Dustyn McCormick Topeka, Ks USA
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Wow lots of great info. Now another question, everyone seems to be talking about acoustic vs. electric, but what about steel guitars. I love the sound of those as well. Probably won't start in that area but it'd be cool to eventually get there.
Looking at the prices ya'll have quoted I'm probably going to have to go with a second hand which is fine. I just don't really have the money to go new. I'm in the process of starting a new business so that tends to suck up quite a bit of my disposable income. Five years at it so far and still not making any type of money... well that's a lie made four hundred in profit this year but that all goes right back in.
So I looked at used online and realized I need to figure out what size I need... so apparently it's first to a music store to see what size I need and then to look for a second hand.
Drake
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