Does anyone else play guitar? ^^

[Guest plasticspoon]

I was just wondering n.n I've been playing for maybe a year now. Not a long time, I know, but I practice at least one - two hours every single day.

Any who n.n

I finally formulated and played my first ever solo n.n mostly pentatonic, but still I can play it pretty fast.

Blah blah

The point is n-n I have no idea if I'm still considered a beginner, because my mom canceled my guitar lessons months ago because they were too expensive. I just want a fellow guitarist to let me know how far I really am.

I free style most of the time and just try to explore, but as professional songs go, I can play the intros to Fade to Black (Metallica), Sweet Child O Mine (Guns n Roses), Nothing Else Matters (Metallica), ummmm Schism (Tool), and some other cool fancy thinger I can't remember. Plus just some stuff my teacher taught me that sound neat.

I play electric and acoustic, just like it says under my picture most of the time.

I wanna make a song with somebody! <3

[Guest ImperfectDandy]

I play guitar~! I'm kinda bad at it though (better at bass, *laugh*)... I learned at school, but stopped praticing since my teacher was really into the 12 bar blues and 60s music, which wasn't really my thing (I'm more rock and metal XD)

Seems to me that you're probably at least intermediate. Do you get tabs on Ultimate Guitar? They have a rating system, and that's what I would judge myself on - if you can play intermediate stuff with ease, that's what you are! I didn't ever really get higher than that, and haven't been playing for bit, but just talking about it makes me wanna whip out the old BC Rich and jam

Great job with your solo! My only solo achievement was Nightwish's "Over the Hills and Far Away"; you should try it out! And well done for praticing so much too... wish I had been able to keep that dedication Good luck with your song writing too~

[Guest Addy K.]

Congrats on the Solo!!! Yeah I play rhythm guitar, if they still call it that, the style just fits me better personally. And just practicing different styles and speeds of song really while help you become better in my opinion.

[Guest plasticspoon]

Yins are cool n-n

I just started using songsterr for my tabs. It's like having tab pro on Ultimate Guitar, but free, you get the entire song visually and audibly.

You need to pay money to use fullscreen though .___. which is just kinda weird. If you just need your tabs all over the screen instead of just centered in a little thing on the page, then there might be a problem

[Cyndee]

Yes I play, and very nice on composing your own solo, you are well on your way

Sound like it's time for you to seek out others to jam with and have some fun.

Music is one of life's true pleasures, so theraputic really.

Enjoy

Cindy -

[Guest Roseate]

I've been playing since my 13th borthday when I go my first guitar, though I don't get to play as much as I use to. I went to an arts high school for their jazz program, but I really can't stand jazz guitar, it sounds muffled and flat to me.

[Guest plasticspoon]

Just play what kind of music you actually like n-n then it'll be so much more fun, and you'll feel so awesome when you get a cool part right.

I've never played jazz o.o I wouldn't know.

Always practice n-n I used to suck so much Dx I've really learned significantly on my own, not even for 2 years, and I can now tune my acoustic by myself (not my electric though, actually...kinda weird) and can play pretty clearly slow or fast.

Learn technical stuff, definitely, but remember you can mess around too play dumb stuff, explore, do weird finger work. You'll run into something cool.

idk o.O I can't give advice.

[Guest ~DeeDee~]

I play Guitar and bass (played the upright bass in Orchestra in school) . One little bit of advice as I see you like the rock songs, !!!STAY AWAY FROM TABLATURE!!!, it will ruin you don't ask how I know . Get you scales and modes down pat, and you will be able to play any kind of music you desire.

Good luck,

~Dee Dee~

[Guest Robin Winter]

Why avoid tablature? I'm very fond of it, it's easy to understand, and I have no intention of playing professionally, so I don't need to be able to read sheet music. I play for fun, and if I can learn a song with tabs, then I'm having fun.

[Guest ~DeeDee~]

Why avoid tablature? I'm very fond of it, it's easy to understand, and I have no intention of playing professionally, so I don't need to be able to read sheet music. I play for fun, and if I can learn a song with tabs, then I'm having fun.

If you do read music, it will fix that. I can pick up a lot by ear now so its not a big deal, but what happens when you don't have your tabs or need to play a song that you haven't been able to listen to extensively yet? JMHO

[Guest Robin Winter]

I suspect if I don't have tabs I'm not going to learn the song anyway. What I'm getting at is that different methods work best for different people. Our minds all work differently. I'm reminded of a quote of questionable origin and certain worth: "Everyone is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

In my case, without tablature, I would never pick up a guitar - period. Tablature allows me to enjoy something I would not otherwise have, so I don't think it should be dismissed as a lesser method. I would recommend it to someone rather than have them get frustrated with sheet music and give up altogether.

[Guest ~DeeDee~]

Well then by all means, use the tabs, and rock on!!!

[Guest plasticspoon]

First debate I've ever seen between people that are both actually smart

[Guest Izzybell]

I've played guitar for 11 years. I'm pretty average, though. lol I guess I'm better than most, but whenever I see my friends play, I just feel lame. haha. That's why I switched to bass. I really really really hate saying this, but I am a good bass player. (I really hope that doesn't sound come off as arrogant. >.<) I've been playing bass for 9 years now, and pretty much play everything. Basically from trad jazz to hip hop, electric to upright, everything.

[Guest ~Brenda~]

I am a guitar player I rebuilt my strat with a custom a Carvin neck with steel frets. A seymore duncan dual humbucker in the bridge position and Texas overwounds in the neck and middle position. I love Ernie ball 10's as they scream through my Orange dark Terror amp. I also play bass too I have a Fender precision bass special.

Brenda

[Guest plasticspoon]

I wish I could be tech savvy lol.

My 18th birthday is next month o.O I was gonna ask for either a computer or trip to the guitar shop n-n but I'm not too sure what I should really get ~

[Guest JayHL]

Hi plasticspoon,

Have you recorded your playing? If so, can you put it up as an MP3 online?

[Guest Bellexia]

Yeah I play some guitar too Learned on tab but kinda learned note music too. Not amazing but I did impress my friend with some of the riffs I came up with. Mine is mostly a mix of death metal with finger picking on minor notes.