Guitar thread - Page 83

Klay · 12-31-2012, 09:56 PM

I've got blisters on my fingers

r2ro · 12-31-2012, 10:23 PM

my current setup. I've been playing off and on for (doing the calculations in my head) 24 years?!?! Sheeesh.. You wouldn't know it by listening to me play. lol

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Jeffy · 01-01-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Klay

I've got blisters on my fingers

You're either playing too much or not enough.

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Originally Posted by r2ro

my current setup. I've been playing off and on for (doing the calculations in my head) 24 years?!?! Sheeesh.. You wouldn't know it by listening to me play. lol

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Nice! Is that an epi or a gibson?

I'm the same way unfortunately. I got my first guitar in 1996.

Klay · 01-01-2013, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffy

You're either playing too much or not enough.

Both and neither!

I'm rediscovering the blues

r2ro · 01-01-2013, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffy

Nice! Is that an epi or a gibson?

Neither. It's a knock-off. Best quality, sounding, playing, guitar I've owned.

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I'm the same way unfortunately. I got my first guitar in 1996.

As long as we're ok with the noise we make, that's all that matters. :lol

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Signal · 01-01-2013, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Klay

Both and neither!

I'm rediscovering the blues

I spoke of them before, got a new CD for the holidays:

Backing tracks for practice, variety- from "Five Feathers Music", got mine at guitar center, have a couple, about $10 a piece. Have really helped my hack style playing

. A band that fits my schedule

FPGT72 · 01-02-2013, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Klay

I've got blisters on my fingers

I started playing after I had surgery for a broke disc in my neck...lost all feeling in my left hand. I started for two reasons....I wanted to learn how to play and I needed to learn how to move my fingers again.

After I started I could not feel in my fingers and I would play till they would start to bleed....had to stop for a few weeks for them to heal up....then I had to watch my fingers to make sure it did not happen again.

David_Moen · 01-02-2013, 08:11 AM

For Christmas, my son gave me one of his guitars, a Cort Stratocaster clone, and a copy of Rocksmith for the Xbox. So far this guitar playing thing is waaaaay harder than it looks! Hats off to you to that can make noises with the thing that are actually pleasing to the ear!

beyondhelp · 01-02-2013, 11:13 AM

I am still a beginner but the rocksmith really kicked my butt.. I did notice that switching guitars confused it, even after tuning it.

I considered giving it a try again yesterday but it was too nice outside to be on the xbox. I guess I'm old.

Chuck289 · 01-02-2013, 01:44 PM

Hooray!

David_Moen · 01-02-2013, 02:15 PM

After some recommendations here, that's what we got our son for Christmas too. Impressive little unit! He loves the sound!

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Originally Posted by Chuck289

Hooray!

BHW · 01-05-2013, 01:36 PM

What's the consensus on Rocksmith? I've heard some good reviews....from gamers. I bought Guitar Hero and one fo those plastic guitars back when everyone I knew was ranting about how fun it was, and after watching a bunch of adults play it at a party one night. But I hated it.

Looks like Rocksmith is either discontinued, or simply hard to find. Most online retailers are sold out...is it worth tracking one down?

Jeffy · 01-05-2013, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BHW

What's the consensus on Rocksmith? I've heard some good reviews....from gamers. I bought Guitar Hero and one fo those plastic guitars back when everyone I knew was ranting about how fun it was, and after watching a bunch of adults play it at a party one night. But I hated it.

Looks like Rocksmith is either discontinued, or simply hard to find. Most online retailers are sold out...is it worth tracking one down?

You can buy Rocksmith on Amazon for under $40. Steam also sells it but you need to get the USB adapter. I think overall, it's a good way to get started if you're not a self-starter. Otherwise you can get a chord book and then learn tabs and get started that way. There are some good lessons on youtube as well.

crazydrummerdude · 01-05-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Klay

I've got blisters on my fingers

I've got calluses on mine!

Tripped1 · 01-07-2013, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by crazydrummerdude

I've got calluses on mine!

My calluses peeled off for the first time in years last week.

Fucking awesome.

I just need to get my hand/wrists strength back up and I can start practicing for real. Right now playing at a moderate pace is just killing my forearms.

Oh well, that is what I get for only tinkering with the acoustic for like 8 years.

12-31-2012, 09:56 PM	#1231
Klay plainsman Joined: Nov 2005 Location: out in the great wide open Oddometer: 89,128	I've got blisters on my fingers __________________ _______

12-31-2012, 10:23 PM	#1232
r2ro Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Atascocita, TX Oddometer: 55	my current setup. I've been playing off and on for (doing the calculations in my head) 24 years?!?! Sheeesh.. You wouldn't know it by listening to me play. lol -- Sent from my iPhone __________________ 07 Triumph Daytona 675 (Track Only) \| 09 Yamaha WR250X (Everything Else)

01-02-2013, 08:11 AM	#1238
David_Moen Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada Eh! Oddometer: 1,049	For Christmas, my son gave me one of his guitars, a Cort Stratocaster clone, and a copy of Rocksmith for the Xbox. So far this guitar playing thing is waaaaay harder than it looks! Hats off to you to that can make noises with the thing that are actually pleasing to the ear! __________________ 2013 KTM 350EXC-F 2007 KTM XC300 (for sale!), 2005 BMW R200GS, 1984 Kawasaki GPz 750

01-02-2013, 11:13 AM	#1239
beyondhelp likes cheese too. Joined: Aug 2005 Location: St Lucie Florida Oddometer: 493	I am still a beginner but the rocksmith really kicked my butt.. I did notice that switching guitars confused it, even after tuning it. I considered giving it a try again yesterday but it was too nice outside to be on the xbox. I guess I'm old. __________________ John.

01-02-2013, 01:44 PM	#1240
Chuck289 Air cooled Joined: Mar 2009 Location: SF Bay, California Oddometer: 2,152	Hooray! __________________ -Charles "This is an environment of welcoming, and you should just get the hell out of here" - Michael Scott

01-05-2013, 01:36 PM	#1242
BHW Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: Raleigh, NC Oddometer: 2,671	What's the consensus on Rocksmith? I've heard some good reviews....from gamers. I bought Guitar Hero and one fo those plastic guitars back when everyone I knew was ranting about how fun it was, and after watching a bunch of adults play it at a party one night. But I hated it. Looks like Rocksmith is either discontinued, or simply hard to find. Most online retailers are sold out...is it worth tracking one down? __________________ Posted while shaving in my Pruis! 2000 XR650R

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