d2n009 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Here is an article I found recently with some tips for the beginning guitarist! [url="http://www.recordingarts.co.uk/post/34175496540[/url] What do you think? How did you start learning guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matonanjin Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 There should be another option, "Learning from DVD's" What has helped me the most is the "Gibson Learn and Master Guitar" from Legacy Learning. The "Lessons" would be second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpio Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I just got the Gibson Learn and Master course and have learned more in a few days than I did with a private teacher in 10 months. I will continue with the lessons for now but will concentrate on the Gibsons course more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Lessons and playing with better guitarists helped me the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Jamming with other pickers helps a great deal. Most anywhere where you are playing music with other people. Expose yourself to all kinds of guitar picking environments. DVDs can also be very helpful. Learning some music theory. The more you play, the more you're likely to improve. AND, if you know that you have a bad habit, get it corrected now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2n009 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Jamming with other pickers helps a great deal. Most anywhere where you are playing music with other people. Expose yourself to all kinds of guitar picking environments. DVDs can also be very helpful. Learning some music theory. The more you play, the more you're likely to improve. AND, if you know that you have a bad habit, get it corrected now. Very true, bad habits are something are usually exposed when jamming. Best to always think of original ideas on the fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narm Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm learning with Justin Sandercoe (http://www.justinguitar.com/[/url], Steve Krenz (Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar) and Marty Schwartz (www.guitarjamz.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american cheez Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 for me, the 2 bigest ways i learned were using a record album, and playing sections over and over playing with folks who were way better than me. i learned sooo much, sooo fast that way. probably more than any other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrenn01 Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I use chord/TAB books, watch youtube 'how to' videos or figure it out by ear. Sometimes I will go to ultimate guitar to get chords or tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobF_ Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I use every resource I can find. My own experience is that Learn & Master is OK ... JamPlay is OK ... GuitarTricks.com is excellent. All of these have unfortunate problems with their names. You will NOT "Master" guitar with the first one. "Play" doesn't sound right for a study resource to me, and "Tricks" conjures up the image of a snake oil salesman. I have found guitartricks to be the most complete, well structured, professionally done resource I've seen in a while. I also buy transcribed books, scour the net for vids ... justin is pretty darn good too. Theory and learning the fretboard by whatever means opened it all up for me. Makes everything else doable, IMO. No substitute for knowing what notes are being played and where to find them. You know, understanding the language you're trying to communicate with and all that :) I also picked up a bass recently. Playing bass along with familiar tunes is a great way to focus on "parts" as well as timing and rhythm. And it's fun :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixforsix Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Jamming with other pickers helps a great deal. Most anywhere where you are playing music with other people. Expose yourself to all kinds of guitar picking environments. DVDs can also be very helpful. Learning some music theory. The more you play, the more you're likely to improve. AND, if you know that you have a bad habit, get it corrected now. Totally agree. My biggest jumps in improvement always came from something I learned while jamming with other people or realizing there was something I needed to get better at if I was going to jam with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old guy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 When i learned to play, there was no internet,CD's, DVD, or even Video tapes. I learned listing to vinyl records of bands like Zeppelin, cream, a lot of Hendrix. I would just play a section of the song over and over and figure it out note by note, and every second I was not in school or sleeping, i would be playing. Then jamming with older guys, who were quick to point out if you were playing something not quite right. then I would practice what they showed me over and over again. from the time i was 11 until about 30 i played at least 8 hours a day, mainly just because it is my favorite thing to do. So i would say, Listing to a song over and over, playing with older more experienced musicians, and practice, practice, practice. then eventually, when you hear a song, instead of hearing the song, you hear "E" "D" "A", and most of all is patients and wanting to play really bad. Don't ever let anyone discourage you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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