OpenCoil wrote:I spent a large portion of my life wanting to be an engineer, and trying to be precise and perfect, and I grew to hate those ideas.
Hrm, I suppose I don't like how the gf can (with no experience) form a chord and make it sound great with no buzz, but hates even so much as holding a guitar.
The relevance is she's doing engineering science.
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
I couldn't think of anything I didn't like about guitars, until this morning when I was reminded that I don't like the sharp ends of the strings that stick out of the tuning posts waiting to spear the end of your finger
Rog wrote:This is for electric guitars: I don't like that its about the ONLY modern instrument which sounds so bad by itself, that it has to be 'enhanced' with all sorts of electronic effects before being able to be played in public. I mean, pick up a bass and plug it into an amp and you're away - pick up a guitar and plug it into an amp and it sounds like shit - (according to all of you here - I bow to your collective wisdom).
Might be the popular opinion on here, but not applicable to all. I own one "effects" pedal, which is a clean boost my brother bought me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I have no idea where it is.
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Danger Mouse wrote:Might be the popular opinion on here, but not applicable to all. I own one "effects" pedal, which is a clean boost my brother bought me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I have no idea where it is.
I found that tremendously funny.
If I find it can I have it?
werdna wrote:Well at least I can still make toast in the bath without anyone telling me it's unsafe.
malevolentsparkle wrote:when at parties or whatever people say "oh you can play guitar? play [insert song here]!" which you either: 1. have never heard of, 2. have never played, 3. have played but can't remember it on the spot, or 4. can play it but they also expect you to sing it!
This. I just tell everyone that I hate Wonderwall before I even touch the strings...
"I can play you some Van Halen but you won't appreciate it...ok, I'll butcher knocking on heavens door and wild horses again...what do you mean you don't know the words to Crazy Train?"
Rog wrote:I remember reading once that guitar is the easiest instrument to learn, but the hardest to master.
I think thats bollocks though...
piano is easier to start than guitar. With a guitar you not only have to learn the notes but train your fingers to physically stretch and have strength.
I've been teaching myself keys(organ) for about 3 months now and yes sounding a note and getting great tone is easier. Thing is now I'm really starting to dig in and try to orchestrate eight fingers & two thumbs working their own ever changing patterns. Yep it's a mess like drunken soldiers falling about the field. Identifying notes is way easier and slowly becoming familiar with the black & white key landscape. In some way it's helping the guitar playing but not the practice.
Ah I dunno any musical instrument is a challenge, ear & rhythm is the greatest asset, if you are lucky enough to have imagination there is no limit.
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Danger Mouse wrote:Might be the popular opinion on here, but not applicable to all. I own one "effects" pedal, which is a clean boost my brother bought me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I have no idea where it is.
I found that tremendously funny.
If I find it can I have it?
Sure, it's in my house... somewhere... if you can also find my tax statement from 2010, I'll throw in a free guitar*
*this may sound generous, but you haven't seen the guitar I'd give away
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll spend thousands on fishing equipment he'll use for a bit, then get bored and move onto something else.
Rog wrote:I remember reading once that guitar is the easiest instrument to learn, but the hardest to master.
I think thats bollocks though...
piano is easier to start than guitar. With a guitar you not only have to learn the notes but train your fingers to physically stretch and have strength.
and you don't need to stretch on keys??? Geeze I get far more cramped up on keys than on guitar
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