Andy Eagle
Fractal Fanatic
I think he failed before he's begun.
I think he failed before he's begun.
There are exceptions to that rule.Any beginner who has to have a particular guitar is going to quit as soon as it gets hard. So that's pretty soon. If he wanted to REALLY learn non of this would matter.
The exception to the rule does not invalidate the rule nor makes for a viable strategy to pursue though.There are exceptions to that rule.
Back when I was teaching guitar for a living in the '80s, I had a student who was new to the guitar. After about 3 or 4 lessons with an acoustic guitar, he decided he wanted a Gibson Les Paul Custom and it had to be brand new. To make things worse, he played left-handed, so the guitar had to be special ordered, since there were no new left-handed Les Pauls for sale in town. I tried a million ways to talk him out of it, or to at least start with a less expensive guitar, but he was insistent. Long story short, I taught him for another couple of years and he progressed well, and last I heard he's still playing guitar.
I just mean that if you really want it you will do it with what ever guitar you can get. Obviously something good would be nice but in the beginning everything you play is going to sound like shit anyway whatever guitar you have. Leaning to tune it with your ears and hold a rhythm on one chord is what matters to start not, what model guitar you can't play.
What makes you think yours is ??? I can't think of anything more important than timing and ears.I dont teach my students either of those things to start. I show them E F and G in sheet music and how to fret notes and pluck strings.
At some point you'll need to accept that your way isnt the way.
I was very similar, someone I knew was throwing away a guitar with the head broken. I fixed it and played it until I could afford something better .You made me look back and remember my beginnings.
My first guitar was free. I got it out of a garbage can. I played it for a whole summer.
My second guitar was a $15 harmony. I played it every day for 18 months.
I didn't have an amp. I plugged it in to the AUX in of an RCA stereo system.
What makes you think yours is ??? I can't think of anything more important than timing and ears.
Same here..I didn't have an amp. I plugged it in to the AUX in of an RCA stereo system.
Same here..
Can we have a Hi-Fi model in the AMP and Cab IR just for the lolz?
Someone should convert all of these. Radios. Flowerpots. Dustbins!
https://fokkie.home.xs4all.nl/IR.htm
So true.I spent a ton of money on junky gear when I first started - when I got a descent guitar and modeller that sounded great is when I really started to enjoy playing even at a beginner level - In hindsight I feel I would have been better off skipping the cheap stuff. I think beginners can appreciate and descern the better tones that better gear provides - being picky about tone and gear features is not only the domain of those who have gained a lot of proficiency with the instrument. Also, "style" is a huge factor - rock guitar is as much about expressing your own style as it is about the process of learning to play - so having a guitar that looks good to the player, and appeals to the player from a style point of view is, I feel, just as important for beginners (maybe more) as for experienced players to bring a positive feel to the whole journey.