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Question:

ohmygosh. thank you all for your wonderful responses. I just wanted to let you know that your time and effort here is very much appreciated.  (mom)

Response:

>Need the calculator for this one…going on 28 years, I guess.   >Guitars I’ve owned?  You gotta be kidding!   >, Fender>Gemini II (current), Fender Newporter (current), EKO acoustic >(current) I’m sure I’ve missed a few.  Ibanez bass, Maya 5-string

I see you listed the Gemini II as one of your current guitars.  I looked at one the other day and thought about purchasing but could not decide if I liked the sound or not.  Maybe a little too flat for acoustic and a little too shrill on the amps I tried.  But then again it could have been the strings, etc. What is your impression as I am still considering it.   "If something is worth doing, read the directions FIRST" Gary

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> I’ve been a lurker here for awhile, and you seem to be a good lot; > (thank goodness), helping one another and all. > I have a few questions, if you don’t mind, to post for my son. > please respond here, at the newsgroup. > Thank you so much for helping. > * Hello, My name is Jason and I attend Winters High School as a senior. > For my Senior Project I’ve chosen to learn to play the guitar, and doing > so I’ve also chosen to interview experienced guitar players via the > internet. I’m leaving these interview questions here and I would really > appreciate it if someone could find the time to answer them for me.* > 1. A) What are the most important things I need to know before I begin > playing the guitar and why?

- Be deliberate. If you don’t know exactly what notes, what timing and what fingering to use to play it, figure it out, write it down and THEN play it. Slowly. – Play as slow as you need to to get it right. ‘Close enough’ is not ‘right’. – Use a metronome. – Work on one thing at a time. If you can’t get it, break it down into smaller things. All the way down to two note passages, if you have to. – Tune every time you play. – Don’t avoid learning certain fingerings or chords or techniques just because they are hard. If somebody else can play it you can, and if you think it sounds good then do what it takes to learn it. Then you’ll know it. You’ll never regret learning the more difficult fingerings and techniques. Because only those who bother to attempt something seeming so difficult will ever be able to play it. > B) What type of music should I start out playing and why?

Whatever music made you want to play guitar. Because that’s why you are playing guitar, isn’t it? > 2. A) How did you become interested in music?

I started watching music videos, then buying CDs, then learned about new music from music-loving friends. Never liked the radio much. > B) How many years have you been playing guitar

3.  and which guitars have > you owned?

Epiphone LP, Squier Strat, Fender Strat > 3. A) Is it possible for me to learn basic guitar skills and beginner > songs in 3 months,

Yes.  Why or why not? Because how you practice is so much more important than how long. If you practice correctly, meaning correcting ALL problem parts, practicing one thing at at time, and dividing your practice time up, and being PATIENT you can learn some simple songs in a few weeks. > B) Where can I find extra information about playing the guitar?

All over the web; bookstores; music teachers; other guitarists; public libraries; by listening to guitar music. > C) Which song-books/play-books would you suggest I use to get started?

Guitar for Dummies is a good one, especially if you are a dummie like me. Mel Bay has about 40,000 different guitar books in print, I believe. Just get one that teaches you how to tune and hold the guitar as well as tune. Go to a bookstore and look through them. You want one that say people who have never touched a guitar can learn from it. And forget any "learn over night" BS. > D) What are the most basic chords I need to learn?

Start with this: A, C, D, E, G, Am, Dm, Em There are hundered of songs that use those and nothing else. > E) What types of songs should I strive to play and why?

Like I said, any kind you want. Anything you like hearing. > F) What do I need to consider that I have not thought of?

No matter how frustrating or painful or pointless practicing seems, you are always getting better. If you get frustrated that you can’t play something, learn to play it, and then you can’t possibly be frustrated about it ever again. And learn to play easy stuff perfectly before you move on to playing hard stuff terribly. Dave

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