[kj] Advice on picking up guitar

[Christof hamille]

My advice is to buy an acoustic.  If your motivation to play is driven by the equipment in your hand then you will never be a proper player.  Yes electric is easier top play.  But if you don't like playing why go buy a $800+ electric that will collect dust.  Plus by playing acoustic first your fingers will get in better shape, faster, so when you switch to electric it will be a breeze.

All the better players claim that their ability comes from their hands and not their specific guitar.

Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:37:57 +0100
From: Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] Advice on picking up guitar

















>Conflicting advice. Hrm….what would Jimmy 

Page do…
 
Take a shitload of drugs and bugger a groupie with a 
shark I think 
 
 

  -----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net 
  [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Brendan 
  Quinn
Sent: 25 September 2007 09:16
To: 'A list about all 
  things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] Advice on picking 
  up guitar


  
  Cheers FP & SMan. 
  
   
  Conflicting advice. 
  Hrm….what would Jimmy Page do…
   
   
  
  
  
  
  From: 
  gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of fatpotanga
Sent: Tuesday, 25 September 2007 6:16 
  p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the 
  band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] 
  Advice on picking up guitar
   
  
  Without question I'd go acoustic, nylon 
  strung.
  
  a) it's cheap so if you decide you hate it then no 
  worries
  
  b) can't think of b
  
  c) nylon strings will go easy on your 
  fingers
  
  d) you can play/practice when or wherever you want to 
  without expecting it to sound like some rock 
  god
  
  e) all you have to worry about is learning chords, not 
  sounds/volume & 'trying it distorted'
  
  f) harder to play? Bull. All you'll stat off with are 
  open chords around the nut. It'll help your technique & strengthen & 
  toughen your fingers gradually.
  
  g) there are a few electric players I know who can't 
  play an acoustic to save their life. Mark Mynett for one used to be like 
  that.
  
  h) i also feel you have to 'earn your stripes'. My 
  dad's a phenomenal player & when I wanted a guitar aged 9 he bought me a 
  crappy old nylon string & said 'learn to play that & I'll get you an 
  electric'
  
   
  
  my totally biased opinion, but i wholeheartedly 
  believe in it :)
  
   
  
  flamenco-potanga
  
   
  
   
   
  
  
  On 25 Sep 2007, at 03:13, Brendan 
  wrote:
  


  When I finally get around to 
  it, what do you think I should get, an
  acoustic or an electric? Was 
  reading this guy Ed Roman's website, he
  styles himself as a guitar 
  expert, he reckons not to get a cheap heap of
  shit because you won't be 
  motivated to play it if it looks ugly and sounds
  crap. This section of his 
  website has a bunch of rants that I found
  interesting, the one on 
  beginner guitars and 'christmas guitars' in
  particular:
   
  http://www.edroman.com/rants.htm
   
  He also recommends an electric 
  because it's easier to play, but then
  that's where most of his $ 
  comes from too I suppose. I dunno much at all
  about 
  guitars.
   
  Any feedback 
  appreciated.
   
  Brendan
   

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