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Any advice for an aspiring musician?
Do you play anything now?
I was going to suggest going with an acoustic 6-string.
I mean, I have nothing against basses....it's just that the bass is more of a Band instrument. I prefer the versatility of a decent acoustic guitar.
A. You don't have to plug in
B. You can accompany your own singing(which I highly recommend...it does wonders for your rhythm)
C. I think you would get more immediate satisfaction.
D. I think it would be easier to transition to the Bass at a later time.
But...the other guy is right too. Find yourself a great teacher.
Thinking of the bass guitar because its a simpler instrument to learn (at least for what I listen to, the rhythms tend to be simpler), plus at every show I go see, the bass guitar player seems to be having the most fun
However, any guitar I learn can help learn another guitar, plus I am still wrestling with the whole, I live in an apartment and bass carries through walls, internal debate. This may be a good answer.
Any advice for an aspiring musician?
Bass is easy to learn, but you can't do much with it outside of a band. If you want something easy to learn, but you could still sing along with, go for a ukulele. The chords are simple and once you get your skill up, it can sound pretty cool.
Mandolin is cool too. And not hard to learn...it has 8 strings, but they are tuned in pairs...so effectively...it's really 4.
Yeah, I play ukulele and mandolin (I struggle on anything with more than 4 strings), they're both great little instruments, but the nylon strings on the uke make playing that much easier for a beginner. Paired steel strings ****ing hurt for the first few weeks. :lol:
We so need a video of you playing!
BTW, musiciansfriend.com is a great resource for buying and reading user reviews on instruments. They have some of the best prices I can find on great instruments. Check it out if you haven't already.
I'm not trying to argue, but buying a guitar without actually playing it (and MANY others) isn't really the best method.
No disrespect intended.
I'm not trying to argue, but buying a guitar without actually playing it (and MANY others) isn't really the best method.
No disrespect intended.
Any advice for an aspiring musician?
I've bought online before. Although, I know what I am looking for and if it's not up to my standards, I'll promptly return it. If you do decide to order online...I know a guy here in Pennsylvania who is highly reputable. He sells Martin for his high end stuff and Blueridge for his low to medium. The other half of my duo plays Blueridge and he swears by them....I've played his before and I'll have to admit....I like my Martin better....but not $1000 better.
Don't go to Guitar Center either. They have a great selection, but they allow people in their acoustic room with absolutely no supervision and their guitars get the hell beat out of them.
Find a local dealer....many will match Internet pricing....just make sure you find one that sells a good variety to choose from. Many upstarted music stores can't get or afford the licensing to be a dealer of the bigger names in guitars. But the ones that do, usually have quality lower tier instruments as well.
And sing once you start to switch chords efficiently. It doesn't matter if you croak like a Bullfrog and can't hit a note with a sledgehammer. It develops your rhythm faster than anything else, IMO.
Here's a good trick to make an acoustic "age" well and faster. You know how acoustics develop a rounder,richer, fuller, more musical "voice" over a period of years. You know what I mean, right? The more you play, the faster it happens, but it takes years, like I said.
If you want to speed up that process put the guitar near a speaker and play loud music. It causes the top to "bounce" and it "teaches" the guitar to vibrate musically which adds nicely to the tone. It can do in a couple of months what it would take a decade or more to do just playing it a couple of hours a day (or week).
Thinking of the bass guitar because its a simpler instrument to learn (at least for what I listen to, the rhythms tend to be simpler), plus at every show I go see, the bass guitar player seems to be having the most fun
However, any guitar I learn can help learn another guitar, plus I am still wrestling with the whole, I live in an apartment and bass carries through walls, internal debate. This may be a good answer.
I never heard that about the barn but yeah...extreme climate and/or humidity are not friendly to acoustics.Yep...I knew that one...I heard that in the old days...when all acoustics were solid wood and laminates hadn't been invented yet, that people used to put them in a barn with a radio turned on. I don't know the significance of the barn is...I'd suppose humidity...but acoustics really don't like too much or not enough humidity.