Acoustic Guitar

Boom The Cat · October 2005

All thanks to Daughter, I want to take up acoustic guitar, I have no knowledge of guitars no guitar and I'm starting lessons soon, any tips for a dummy?

moster78 · October 2005

My best friend was given a Fender acoustic as a birthday gift from his girlfriend which he has barely touched, as much as I give him crap about it. I don't know the model number or anything, but its a nice acoustic. Can't be more than $300. I learned on a Dean Performer series acoustic, which went for about $300 as well. Decent guitar and got me started. Definitely take lessons, they're invaluable! Good luck and keep us updated!

Boom The Cat · October 2005

Ok, I will, I can't wait for the part where I have to find tabs

Child Of The 90s · October 2005

daughter isn't played on an acoustic. it's got some funky pickups that make it sound that way.

exhausted · October 2005

live it's played on an electric with a special pickup but the original studio version is an acoustic.

moster78 · October 2005

Regardless, its given him the desire to pick up a guitar and learn to play. That's what is important. Watching Touring Band 2000 and listening to the 2000 bootlegs is what spurred me to buy my acoustic four and a half years ago. Only took me until this June to actually start taking lessons and they've been immensely helpful. Acoustic is definitely the way to start as I find its a little harder to play sometimes.

exhausted · October 2005

generally speaking, it is a little harder and, being that you can't hide behind noise, is a better way to learn.

but yeah, whatever helps maintain the interest and drive to learn, be it acoustic or electric or whatever. that's the important part.

Boom The Cat · October 2005

exhausted wrote:

live it's played on an electric with a special pickup but the original studio version is an acoustic.

*sigh of relief* Thanks all for your supprt, to be honest I don't want to go on to do electric guitar (I may change my opinion aftr playing acoustic but..) I like the idea of waking up in the morning and just playing something without having to plug amps in etc. no disrespect to people who do electric though

Dirty_Frank · October 2005

Stone plays Daughter on either the Fender with the fishmans or an acoustic depending on the night. I've seen video of the strat and on acoutic. It sounds a lot better on the acoustic though. That's how he does it on the album too.

moster78 · October 2005

Boom The Cat wrote:

*sigh of relief* Thanks all for your supprt, to be honest I don't want to go on to do electric guitar (I may change my opinion aftr playing acoustic but..) I like the idea of waking up in the morning and just playing something without having to plug amps in etc. no disrespect to people who do electric though

I thought my acoustic would last me until the end of the year and I made the mistake of trying out some electrics at Guitar Center one weekend. I walked out the next weekend with a new Fender Strat because it was just love at first sight and play. But after playing only acoustic for months, I found the electric easier. Good luck!

HYLA · October 2005

Daughter can be played on acoustic, so go for it. Don't need a piezo electric to get the same sound.

Pearl Jam and toast · October 2005

exhausted wrote:

generally speaking, it is a little harder and, being that you can't hide behind noise, is a better way to learn.

but yeah, whatever helps maintain the interest and drive to learn, be it acoustic or electric or whatever. that's the important part.

Acoustic IS best to start with. absolutley.

Dont' learn Daughter first.

Alternate tunings should come about when you have a good basis of fundamentals i'd say.

moster78 · October 2005

Start with Elderly Woman, much easier. Thats what I did in my first guitar lesson.

Boom The Cat · October 2005

Nice!

I'm gonna pick up some Ben Harper stuff too, and I'll do Elderly Woman before daughter thanks for the help!

edit

also what's Yellow Ledbetter like to play?

moster78 · October 2005

Boom The Cat wrote:

also what's Yellow Ledbetter like to play?

Hard.

But then again, I've only been at the guitar for a shade under 5 months now.

casper leblanc · October 2005

I think YL is one of those songs that are as hard as you make it, since it's basically built around E, B and A. What you do with it from there, is your own.

But yeah, you gotta have some knowledge and a minor bit of skills to wank this one home.

JofZ · October 2005

As a beginner it is easy to get caught up in playing your favorite tunes, but I can tell you it will be worthless if you can't recognize your basic chords and play scales.
Tunes come quick once you have your basics down!
Another thing to learn is a practice routine, get into the habit of learning and really learning it, not just playing it once or twice. I usually warm up for 10 to 15 mins, playing scales, then I go through new material for an hour or so and then on to whatever.
There are so many details to go through you will feel overwhelmed at first, but over time you will start to get it together.

Pearl Jam and toast · October 2005

JofZ wrote:

As a beginner it is easy to get caught up in playing your favorite tunes, but I can tell you it will be worthless if you can't recognize your basic chords and play scales.
Tunes come quick once you have your basics down!
Another thing to learn is a practice routine, get into the habit of learning and really learning it, not just playing it once or twice. I usually warm up for 10 to 15 mins, playing scales, then I go through new material for an hour or so and then on to whatever.
There are so many details to go through you will feel overwhelmed at first, but over time you will start to get it together.

It can't be said enough or understated.

Boom The Cat · October 2005

JofZ wrote:

As a beginner it is easy to get caught up in playing your favorite tunes, but I can tell you it will be worthless if you can't recognize your basic chords and play scales.
Tunes come quick once you have your basics down!
Another thing to learn is a practice routine, get into the habit of learning and really learning it, not just playing it once or twice. I usually warm up for 10 to 15 mins, playing scales, then I go through new material for an hour or so and then on to whatever.
There are so many details to go through you will feel overwhelmed at first, but over time you will start to get it together.

Don't worry, I see what you mean, mabye I'm running before I can walk here, but I'm so excited about this, once I get a guitar I'll take it everywhere I can.

WindNoSail · October 2005

On "about to give up on this". Feel like I am helping the frustrated.

Definately do acoustic first - it will make your hands stronger quicker and will get you into the rythym of the music. But you can do both later.

Squidge · October 2005

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

Acoustic IS best to start with. absolutley.

Dont' learn Daughter first.

Alternate tunings should come about when you have a good basis of fundamentals i'd say.

Well said. learn songs in concert pitch before fuckin with the tunings. Drop D should be the first alternate tuning to learn.

Play Jeremy (acoustic), peice of pissssss.

Verse - A G
Chorus - F G A

Easyyyyyy and funnnnn

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