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Need a decent Guitar

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If you don’t go and try a few guitars you will probably regret it, I have known guys who have bought from online stores etc, and they had no idea of how the guitar was going to feel, every guitar is different, and just because they are a good make, it doesn’t [...]

Strumming/plectrum

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<snip> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Ok, my position is a bit different… I’ve read – here, and from other > sources, that 1/4" of the pick is enough to strike the strings and > sound out as loudly and as expressively as you want… Unfortunately, [...]

Beginner Guitar

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I just bought a cherrywood colored "Galveston " accoustic guitar about a month ago at a pawn shop for $93.  My friends that play guitar all say it has awesome sound.  Look around and see if you can find that brand.  I’d be interested in hearing what you think of it.  8) [...]

Beginner guitar purchase

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Thanks John, I needed refocusing, its electric for me. Peter
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I know this subject has been done to death on this group but I need some >last minute guidance. >I am about to purchase a first guitar with a plan to learn a blues [...]

Guitar set-up

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That did the trick.  Thank Geezer!  :) Erik – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Erik, >  Get yourself an electronic tuner.  Adjust the first string perfectly with >the tuner.  Now play that same string at the 12th fret.  The tuner needle or >indicator must be exactly the same. [...]

Notes on the staff –> frets

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> I’ve searched sans success to find a web page that shows all the notes > on the staff translated to frets and strings. Suggestions?
Not on the web maybe, but many how-to-play guitar manuals have such a chart in the front section; i’ve got about 6 such here, gathering dust. [...]

Please help, I need a good lesson on scales!

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A good website that has helped me alot on scales and in general is http://www.guitarsecrets.com/
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello > I’ve been playing guitar for 3 years now, and I still don’t know what > the heck a scale is…. yeah, I know how de [...]