Can someone please asses my guitar skills so far and give me your thoughts, opinions, and tips/advice?
Can someone please asses my guitar skills so far and give me your thoughts, opinions, and tips/advice?
-i also have a few questions if you dont mind answering them,
Im 19 yrs old and i picked up a guitar (acoustic) for the very first time in mid december of 2009. i started taking lessons once a week. at first i was just interested in learning so i could know a few chords or so and be able to play fairly easy acoustic songs. however, about a month into it, i found myself really LOVING this instrument. (this occurred once i got my first electric guitar, which i find way more fun and interesting than an acoustic) (not saying i dont enjoy a good acoustic song though) i just love all the sounds i could get off my electric and how i could in a way almost "amplify my thoughts and feelings through the guitar" sound kinda weird, i know lol anyway so ive been practicing for almost 4 months now. i could play "sweet child of mine" almost spot on all the way to the part before the solo. i could also play "knights of cydonia" (im currently working on the solo) my guitar is an Ibanez SAS32 (I LOVE IT) and im wired to a Hartke 15 watt guitar amp. i still take weekly lessons (as well as help from a good friend who plays) but i feel thats not enough, so im thinking about paying for online lessons as well. i practice almost every day anywhere from 30min-5hrs. i do admit most of my practicing consist of me just trying to play somgs i like but recently, ive been trying to correct that. let me make it clear that i want to be REALLY good. at first my goal was to just maybe someday be able to play stairway to heaven but now i have dream of being in my own band (although i have no intent to make that my career, just more of a hobby) (i want to be a dr
lol anyway, i start college thiss fall and i enrolled in a music theory class for non music majors. im hoping this will help. i have also purchases a few guitar method books and guitar theory books. right now im really motivated to get as good as i can, as fast as i can. heres my plan for the next 5 months before i start college (i know that once i start school, i wont have nearly as much time to practice as i do now) i will practice a required 6 hrs everyday.
2hrs - technique
2hrs- theory/reading music
2hrs- songs, covers, and messing around.
now here are my questions
1) does this routine sound effective?
2) am i on track to being a great guitarist?
3) how much more/how much faster progress will i make?
4) does it sound like i may have some type of natural talent? if so, will it help me at all?
5) if i continue this routine, when do you think i may be able to play stairway to heaven solo? and when might i be able to be in my own band?
6) is my guitar (Ibanez SAS32) a good guitar that i will still be able to use down the road, even when im really good? or will i have to be a new/better one eventually?
7) im really interested in buying some effect pedals (mainly the Boss ME-70) money isnt an issue and i love all the affects i can get out of it, but is it ok to get it even though im still a beginner?
any advice on which sclaes i should learn first ( i havent focuses too much on them yet)
9) any other comments, thoughts, tips, or advice?
10) (this is kind of off topic, but i have a floating tremelo system with a tremelo arm that just pushes into the bridge, however, when i use my whammy bar alot, like in knights of cydonia, it kinda starts to want t come loose of the little hole. i comes out like half and inch so every now and then i have to push it back in) also, the bar itself is very loose and just dangles there unless i grab it to use it. (again, like i said, i barely touched my first guitar just a few months ago so im not to famaliar with alot of this stuff. is this normal? anything i could do about it?
Thank you everyone so much for taking time to read/answer this
all help is greatly appreciated!
oh, almost forgot. the online lessons im interested in are on ultimateblackbeltguitar.com i really like they guy and how he teaches. any thoughts on that or got better suggestions??
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Rate my guitar progress (1 year)?
I've been playing guitar for exactly a year as of a few days ago..based on these details please tell me how I'm doing.
First off, I only consider being able to "play" a song, being able to play it perfectly. I don't settle for errors. If I'm going to play a song at a gig I best be able to play it perfectly. Don't badmouth me that everyone makes mistakes, because the way I see it, if you can't play a song like the original, you can't play it.
Scales: Don't know many of these unfortunately..All major..minor pentatonic..and some others
Chords: I know all of the following:major..minor (to include 2 different variations)..maj7, sus4, 7, m7.
Songs: I can play the following songs (read the 2nd paragraph if you havent):
RHCP - Californication
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (with a few mistakes)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine (intro part)
Oasis - Wonderwall
Blink 182 - All the Small Things
RHCP - Snow (not quite at full speed)
.........and a bunch of other simple chord songs like: Viva la Vida, How far we've come, plenty more...
I am not perfect with bar chords yet but I'm working on it (practicing Reel Big Fish - Beer).
My right hand tapping is pretty fast..I just can't rip a solo like Slash.
I know some music theory..I can read music in treble not bass clef (from playing trumpet).
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Can someone please asses my guitar skills so far and give me your thoughts, opinions, and tips/advice?
Can someone please asses my guitar skills so far and give me your thoughts, opinions, and tips/advice?
-i also have a few questions if you dont mind answering them,
Im 19 yrs old and i picked up a guitar (acoustic) for the very first time in mid december of 2009. i started taking lessons once a week. at first i was just interested in learning so i could know a few chords or so and be able to play fairly easy acoustic songs. however, about a month into it, i found myself really LOVING this instrument. (this occurred once i got my first electric guitar, which i find way more fun and interesting than an acoustic) (not saying i dont enjoy a good acoustic song though) i just love all the sounds i could get off my electric and how i could in a way almost "amplify my thoughts and feelings through the guitar" sound kinda weird, i know lol anyway so ive been practicing for almost 4 months now. i could play "sweet child of mine" almost spot on all the way to the part before the solo. i could also play "knights of cydonia" (im currently working on the solo) my guitar is an Ibanez SAS32 (I LOVE IT) and im wired to a Hartke 15 watt guitar amp. i still take weekly lessons (as well as help from a good friend who plays) but i feel thats not enough, so im thinking about paying for online lessons as well. i practice almost every day anywhere from 30min-5hrs. i do admit most of my practicing consist of me just trying to play somgs i like but recently, ive been trying to correct that. let me make it clear that i want to be REALLY good. at first my goal was to just maybe someday be able to play stairway to heaven but now i have dream of being in my own band (although i have no intent to make that my career, just more of a hobby) (i want to be a dr
lol anyway, i start college thiss fall and i enrolled in a music theory class for non music majors. im hoping this will help. i have also purchases a few guitar method books and guitar theory books. right now im really motivated to get as good as i can, as fast as i can. heres my plan for the next 5 months before i start college (i know that once i start school, i wont have nearly as much time to practice as i do now) i will practice a required 6 hrs everyday.
2hrs - technique
2hrs- theory/reading music
2hrs- songs, covers, and messing around.
now here are my questions
1) does this routine sound effective?
2) am i on track to being a great guitarist?
3) how much more/how much faster progress will i make?
4) does it sound like i may have some type of natural talent? if so, will it help me at all?
5) if i continue this routine, when do you think i may be able to play stairway to heaven solo? and when might i be able to be in my own band?
6) is my guitar (Ibanez SAS32) a good guitar that i will still be able to use down the road, even when im really good? or will i have to be a new/better one eventually?
7) im really interested in buying some effect pedals (mainly the Boss ME-70) money isnt an issue and i love all the affects i can get out of it, but is it ok to get it even though im still a beginner?
any advice on which sclaes i should learn first ( i havent focuses too much on them yet)
9) any other comments, thoughts, tips, or advice?
10) (this is kind of off topic, but i have a floating tremelo system with a tremelo arm that just pushes into the bridge, however, when i use my whammy bar alot, like in knights of cydonia, it kinda starts to want t come loose of the little hole. i comes out like half and inch so every now and then i have to push it back in) also, the bar itself is very loose and just dangles there unless i grab it to use it. (again, like i said, i barely touched my first guitar just a few months ago so im not to famaliar with alot of this stuff. is this normal? anything i could do about it?
Thank you everyone so much for taking time to read/answer this
all help is greatly appreciated!
oh, and the online lessons im interested in are on ultimateblackbeltguitar.com i really like they guy and how he teaches. any thoughts on that or got better suggestions??
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