| Guitar aficionados 21:06 - Apr 2 with 12041 views | MrSwansea |
Looking at getting a very cheap first electric guitar. Any tips? |  |
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| Guitar aficionados on 12:41 - Apr 4 with 1643 views | MrSwansea |
| Guitar aficionados on 11:35 - Apr 4 by Darran |
My cousins just made his own from a kit. 👀
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Looks cool, what kit is this? | |
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| Guitar aficionados on 12:54 - Apr 4 with 1628 views | Darran |
| Guitar aficionados on 12:41 - Apr 4 by MrSwansea |
Looks cool, what kit is this? |
No idea I'll try and find out. |  |
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| Guitar aficionados on 14:57 - Apr 4 with 1610 views | controversial_jack |
Being a beginner on an acoustic, I'm not getting anywhere and getting discouraged. A friend suggested I should have the action of the strings lowered as this will make it easier for me to progress. Would this help please? | | | |
| Guitar aficionados on 15:28 - Apr 4 with 1601 views | Nirvana |
| Guitar aficionados on 14:57 - Apr 4 by controversial_jack |
Being a beginner on an acoustic, I'm not getting anywhere and getting discouraged. A friend suggested I should have the action of the strings lowered as this will make it easier for me to progress. Would this help please? |
Get a capo. It'll reduce a lot of pressure and you can move it around and play in different keys. It'll be easier to sound better, and they're really cheap. |  | | |
| Guitar aficionados on 15:29 - Apr 4 with 1600 views | WarwickHunt |
| Guitar aficionados on 14:57 - Apr 4 by controversial_jack |
Being a beginner on an acoustic, I'm not getting anywhere and getting discouraged. A friend suggested I should have the action of the strings lowered as this will make it easier for me to progress. Would this help please? |
Probably not on an acoustic and it would need to be professionally done too. Have you tried lighter strings?
Don't go below a .10 on an acoustic though.
Most decent acoustics are set up to play out of the box - if you have a really cheap one with a high action then consider an upgrade (try a few first though) or getting an electric and a cheap amp. You can get away with very light strings and a very low action and still sound decent. |  | | |
| Guitar aficionados on 16:02 - Apr 4 with 1569 views | Lord_Bony |
| Guitar aficionados on 11:49 - Apr 4 by WarwickHunt |
Sound advice - except a pedalboard is the last thing a beginner needs.
Play clean - add a touch of reverb if you must and learn some basic theory. |
Not for me sir.
I only bought it so I could play Parisienne Walkways... wanted that g Moore sound. Was going to get an Ibanez tube screamer pedal but for £140 got the zoom pedal board with tons of different fx for experimenting.
Personally, I find an overdriven amp sound makes playing a lot easier... especially for lead.
Not so good for the neighbours though.  |  |
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| Guitar aficionados on 16:12 - Apr 4 with 1556 views | controversial_jack |
| Guitar aficionados on 15:29 - Apr 4 by WarwickHunt |
Probably not on an acoustic and it would need to be professionally done too. Have you tried lighter strings?
Don't go below a .10 on an acoustic though.
Most decent acoustics are set up to play out of the box - if you have a really cheap one with a high action then consider an upgrade (try a few first though) or getting an electric and a cheap amp. You can get away with very light strings and a very low action and still sound decent. |
Thanks for the advice, I shall scour the music shops as I'm keep to progress | | | |
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| Guitar aficionados on 00:07 - Apr 5 with 1468 views | WarwickHunt |
| Guitar aficionados on 16:02 - Apr 4 by Lord_Bony |
Not for me sir.
I only bought it so I could play Parisienne Walkways... wanted that g Moore sound. Was going to get an Ibanez tube screamer pedal but for £140 got the zoom pedal board with tons of different fx for experimenting.
Personally, I find an overdriven amp sound makes playing a lot easier... especially for lead.
Not so good for the neighbours though. |
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