You just got an electric guitar. You don't know how to play yet, but you want to learn. How do you start? What do you need?
>>83661754>How do you start? What do you need?YouTube.
Youtube.Do you have an Amp and cords? Picks?Literally just youtube and time. There's an entire internet of knowledge out there.
>>83661754That's a cool looking guitar.
>>83661754This was me in lockdownWhat you do is get a subscription to Yousician, play for about a month, and then put the guitar in the attic
>>83661754https://www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessonsLiterally all you'll ever need.>>83662014Yamaha's are seriously underrated guitars. Their FG800 and Pacifica lines are FANTASTIC for the money.
>>83661754I've been playing for 5-6 years now. Still can't play even moderately fast solos. Can't write a riff or interesting rhythm to save my life. Can barely improv without it sounding like I'm noodling.I've done justinguitarI've done truefireI've done youtubeI've done metal methodI've done the meme guitar gamesI've paid for lessons from multiple independent teachers onlineI've learned the scalesI've learned the chordsI've learned the modesI've learned the theoryI've learned the fretboardI've learned the CAGED systemI've learned the songsYet I still suck ass. I look online and see people who have been playing for 20+ years and have the same problems. At some point you just realize that you either have it or you don't. I've never taken a REAL LIFE lesson and I'm starting to think this is really the only way to do it for some people because nothing online helps me anymore and I've been stuck in a rut for like 3 years now. So to ask me what would I do if I started again? Probably justinguiar for a few months then get a actual teacher and stop being a fag.
>>83661754Looks like a guitar a retarded spic would buy.
Jewtube. is this a bot thread, why did this nig make this on /b/. i bet you a jannie moved this from /mu/i like how r9k is the dumping grounds for low tier troll bot shit.
>>83661754An amp, pics, extra strings for when yours break or rust, overdrive and distortion pedals, strap, and case. I like Absolutely Understand Guitar but more people swear by JustinGuitar for lessons.
>>83662140I have been playing for 18 years and I can't "solo fast." I think it's a noob move to focus on that, the only thing that's good for in the modern age is instagram reels.I don't really work on scales often but I have still people telling me that I am an impressive guitar player, because I focused on writing good music.There's a lot I could improve upon, I am completely self taught from reading tablature, so my technique and style are very unique but also incorrect at the same time
>>83662180i posted in the other thread the bot created that I wish someone had told me not try and play scales and 20242903300 different notes as fast as possible.when i started.As you get older you realize you don't need that dumb shit to make good songs.Also what produces a nice sound or vibe isn't 200 BPM scales. Dunno wtf I was even thinking back then. I play bass though, not guitar.
>>83662151Moving threads making 0 sense
>>83662150Here's your white man guitar
>>83661754I started during covid and have been playing since. Honestly just pick it up, start messing around, and have fun with it. From there, once you actually know whether you enjoy it, you can start "getting good". Learn some chords. Learn your favourite songs. Maybe some scales and theory if you really want. But don't do something if you won't enjoy it.Also, place it on a stand near where you are the most so you feel incentivized to pick it up.
>>83662204they moved some shit from /a/ or some shit here the other day, i forget what board it was from.
>>83662163Very cool guitars anon
>>83661754I need youtube and practice. I'd buy books because I like to read and feel the pages in my fingers. When I feel able I would buy accessories for the guitar.
>>83663069Thanks anon, here have my baritone
no idea, I just play death metal with mine, guess id go on youtube and grind through however long it takes to get comfortable making chords, moving chords, bits of scales etc, first while is boring as you have to get to grips with shit like pressing on the fretboard and actually hitting strings properly. I got an ibanez xpt700 which I swapped the stock bridge out with an original george floyd and got demarzio super distortion pickups like terrance hobbs from suffocation has
>>83663109note: ripped this from google as I cba sending myself a pic of my guitar from my phone to my pc
>>83661754The first stage is getting your fingers used to it, you just have to press down the frets every now and then with your chord hand, until your skin hardens on your fingertips it's going to be hard to have fun playing guitar, you'll be done with that in at least two weeks i think.Learn chords (you can combine this with step 1) so that you can look up "song i like"+chords on google and start playing something you like.Like others say Justinguitar is great.When you know chords just try to have fun, enjoying playing is what keeps you playing which is what makes you better, experimentation is inevitable. If it sounds good, it is good.
>>83662140well i can play real fast and all i can tell you is that the right hand is what matters when shredding, not the left. every dude i knew out there was focusing on the left while mostly ignoring the picking hand. the right dictates the pace and energy and how soon you'll tire yourself out at high bpm. people will disregard major concepts like economy picking, pick slanting, etc. maybe for being tedious and boring or they just prefer to play pentatonic licks and don't have a need for more advanced tools, look at kirk hammett. and yes you pretty much reach your peak speed in a few years, i've never seen a guy who took decades to shred or something.
>>83663109>>83663118I find it irksome when the Chinese put a left hand head on a right hand guitar
>>83663244nah I fuck with reversed headstock on X shaped guitars, think it were japs who did it with that specific ibanez
>>83661754two hands, hearing, and a soul
I don't fucking know, I've been trying to learn cliffs of dover for months now, made me go on a sidequest to master alternate picking, ended up realising 2 weeks ago i ficked everything up by learning wrong hand movements when alternate picking fast (instead of vibrating around the string, i do a V motion when picking, making my playing slow) so now i'm probably going to have to spend another 6 months relearning everything from scratch plus erasing the bad form from my memory. Guitar playing is fucking awful, i don't know why i torture myself like this. I am so autistic i never play with any distortion because "it masks mistakes". Went to a friend's house (his parents are rich and bought him expensice ass guitars, but he sucks) and it sounded awesome.But i'm also too autistic to perform in front of people unless i can play everything absolutely perfectly.
Pluck a string.
>>83663347>I am so autistic i never play with any distortion because "it masks mistakes".This is indeed very autistic. It's one thing to practice autistically but if you've never played just for fun you have completely lost the plot.
>>83661754I sell the guitar and buy a ukulele. I put the rest of the money in a savings account.
>>83661754rocksmith 2014 is a fun way to practice you can play anime songs and stuff.For learning an instrument the #1 thing is to play it every day (starting off may take some time to build up callus if you finger tips hurt really bad it's okay not to play) but if you want to advance quickly and become competent just have a couple things you could do for ~10-20 minutes a day that's why rocksmith is helpful.>>83662046justin guitar is a good resourcelook up people on youtube they might have lessons for particular kind of musichttps://www.youtube.com/@acpg/videoshas edgy music i like
>>83661754I learned from imitating my favorite musicians and watching YouTube tutorials whenever I could.
>>83661754>YouTube>Spare strings, Picks, maybe a decent amp like pic rel>PatienceThat's about the basics of it. I was a GuitarLessons365 guy when it came to song lessons, but there's plenty of YouTube guys who'll give you the jist. Guitar, and music in general, is one of those hobbies that can filter you out fast as hell if you're not a big music fan. But learning to play music can make you insanely more passionate about it as well. Only real too I can give you: it's ok to be sloppy for now, you can always tighten up later. Just don't stay sloppy.
>>83662221>place it on a stand near where you are the most so you feel incentivized to pick it up.Fuckin' grade A tip, genuinely. Keep the guitar within reach and you'll play it more often.
>>83661754I paid the two best guitar players in my town to teach me.
>>83663347Anon you need to just chunk out some meathead riffs for a while and learn to have fun with your instrument.
>>83664786Have you surpassed them both?
Been playing for 8 years. Martymusic on YouTube is the goat at teaching beginners. Later on, you should learn how to use tabs to learn new songs. Basically, just learn songs you like and practice fretting your chords and switching between them efficiently. Eventually, you should understand basic song structure to write your own stuff. P.S. Don't beat youself up if you can't do a barre chord, but don't give up trying either. Your hand muscles will get used to it eventually. Also, as these other guys said, don't neglect your right hand.
>>83662140Try learning a different genre. Forces you to learn new techniques and become a better all around player.
>>83665984What genres are the best to learn?
>>83666206I feel like blues is the best base
>>83666206Something very different from what you like to play. Find a song that you like in a genre that you don't like and learn that.
Neurotic to the bone no doubt about it
>>83661754I'd need a guitar
>>83661754Learn how to play some Nirvana, because if you mess up at points it'll still sound good.
