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Favorite Guitar Brand?
Do you have a particular "Brand" of guitar that you like most, or do you play all sorts of different brands for different reasons?
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New comment Sep 12
Favorite Guitar Brand?
3 likes • Sep 5
I've come to the conclusion, that despite the fact that I really like Fender/Squier guitars, and have a few, I'm truly a Les Paul guy. I've had a Jackson and an Ibanez, my hollow body is an Ibanez Artcore, but other than the Artcore, they just didn't speak to me. My number 1 and 2 are both Epi Les Pauls. They play and sound as good if not better than my Gibson... I also love my custom super Stat I built.
4 likes • Sep 5
@Donna Macauley One key I've both found from my own experience and heard from other players, you have to go with what feels right to you. While I love my Les Pauls, sometimes, things just don't seem to work and I'll grab my custom Strat or my Tele, and things fall into place.
UNLOCKING
Why is it that every time I hear, see, or watch something that “unlocks” the fret board, I end up more confused and angry? What are we, or me actually, supposed to know or understand? Could it be that I’m really missing something key because I have never been good at just straight memorization? I love the guitar but it is also one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever done. So many days, I’m so stuck with what to do or where I’m going that I end up doing nothing.
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1 like • Sep 5
@Luca Vincenzetti Not to drone on, but an example I recently reminded myself of. In High School and College, I drove my professors absolutely batty, like stuttering mad level batty. I could not put together the balancing chemical equations to save my life, yet in the lab, working with things, I was at the top of the class. My brain seems to work differently, and I lose sight of that at times, think I'm "normal". Well, whatever normal is.... lol Last night, in my limited practice time, (hand strains last weekend), I found myself doing some not terrible improvising. No clue what I was playing, but it sounded cool...
1 like • Sep 5
@Donna Macauley Thank you for your kind words. It still brings tears to an old(er) mans eyes hearing that I'm not alone.
String Preferences
Does anyone have a preference on strings? I've used Earnie Ball Super Slinky and D'Addario Xts.
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0 likes • Sep 2
I have become a fan of Stringjoy strings. The lifespan is incredibe, playability is great and they will work with you to determine the best set for you. Using their string conditioner, I’ve had a set last a year with moderate use and that is with me getting frustrated and doing two step bends…. I’ve have found GHS Boomers very good and D’adarrio exl’s to total garbage.
First post
What to say? Well, my journey with the guitar has been a real love hate type of thing. I tried to learn 45 years ago and had a real crappy teacher. I have always loved music, especially the guitar and wanted to be part of it. Probably 20 years ago, I purchased an acoustic from my daughters teacher and began trying to learn. Since then I've acquired many electrics, become a decent luthier, and struggle with playing so bad I've been upset enough to consider selling everything many times. Steve's lessons have helped the most, but I still feel lost like a ball in tall grass. I want to play so bad I can taste it, and I haven't quit, but I'm constantly frustrated.
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1 like • Aug 30
I may look into that. From what I saw, this is designed well enough that it seems pretty easy to get around. I have lot's of the GuitarZoom material already. All that has helped me a fair bit.
Do you currently play guitar at the level you want?
Right now, you live in a time where you have unlimited access to practically all the world’s knowledge. You can learn how to do virtually anything you want for free. Including how to play songs, read tab, play chords, licks, riffs, solos, music theory, whatever. And if that’s not enough, you can buy online courses, join memberships like GuitarZoom and get access to thousands of step-by-step videos. You download apps that show you exactly where to place your fingers on the fretboard. You can download chord charts, scales, and entire books for free. Right now, you have access to more information about how to play guitar than any other time in history. So, let me ask you a simple question… Do you currently play guitar at the level you want? Do you feel like you have reached your full potential? Have you defined your goals and do you have a clear path to accomplish them? Can you honestly say that you are a significantly better player today than you were a year ago? If you answered, “No” to any of those questions, don’t feel bad because… It’s NOT your fault. You see, the majority of aspiring guitar players that I talk to are suffering from information overload, which causes confusion, which leads to being stuck because you have too many options, which leads to frustration and feeling completely overwhelmed. And what’s worse, is hard-working folks like you think the answer is to “do more.” So, you jump on your phone or computer and you start searching for answers. You learn another riff or lick, another “tip or trick”. But in the end, you just don’t feel satisfied because deep down, you know you don’t have a structured plan to get from where you are now, to where you want to go. You are alone. And being alone is horrible. Because we aren’t wired to be alone. We’re creative, social beings who prosper when we are in community working together and learning from each other. And when you’re trying to learn guitar alone, it’s really hard. Because it’s so easy to fall into the, “Knowledge Death Spiral.”
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New comment Aug 29
1 like • Aug 29
I honestly don't think we'll ever play at the level we want. If we somehow manage to master a skill level, we then want to do more. Even Randy Rhodes was still taking lessons at the time of his death. The lesson there is we should always be striving to improve.
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Dan Nelson
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I'm a 15 year student of the guitar still working for that break through.

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