1 Reply by Cazador

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Roger Guppy wrote:

My Fender is a standard sized guitar.

If the guitar you found is the right price and it suits you (the action feels good, it is comfortable to play and the tone is good) then I would suggest you go for it.

Roger

I would but i'm sick of having a small guitar.I want to try have a regular sized one.

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2 Reply by Cazador

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Roger Guppy wrote:

I have just measured my two guitars for you.

My standard Fender 6 string acoustic is 101.5cm from top of headstock to the base of the body, my jumbo 12er is 108cm but this has a longer headstock. The measurements fron the botton of the body to the nut is probably a more acccurate at 84cm and 86cm respectively.

I hope this helps.

Roger

But is you fender a regular sized guitar or is it a quarter length?cause my guitar is 93cm but i think its a classical guitar,i'm not sure.
I asking this cause i found a cheap guitar today that's a bit bigger then my one currently and i'm not sure if i should buy it.

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3 Topic by Cazador

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

At the moment I have a small guitar that i think is a 3/4 length but i don't know.I found a guitar that is a bit bigger than it but im sure if i should buy it cause i'm not sure if its another 3/4 length or what.

Edit:Please post sizes in centimeters.

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4 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

SouthPaw41L wrote:
Cazador wrote:

I still need help guys!!

Have a look at this information. And do not underestimate the importance of scales. It's not about looking at a scale and beeing able to play a scale, it's about knowing when to use the coolest scale to suit the piece of music one is playing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory

and this site is very helpful as well;

http://www.justinguitar.com/en/AA-000-LessonIndex.php

But I can already play certain notes that suit a riff that ie a friend is playing on bass or guitar.Thanks for the pages.

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5 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

I still need help guys!!

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6 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

SouthPaw41L wrote:
Cazador wrote:

.tubatooter1940,I still don't see the importance in scales,I know some people say to play with a metronome but I can easily play with the highest speed on my metronome by looking at a scale straight away.

KAP59,its not that I don't know any theory,i just know bits and bobs so I need to know the order in which to learn all of them.

I'll suggest you take a trip to your local music store and hire a professional to get you going in the right direction. Sure one can learn from the free resources available on the internet but human to human interraction is the most productive, efficient way. Plus it puts money in pockets of musicians who have paid their dues and are willing to share their knowledge with others.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

Thats the problem,it's either lessons or a new acoustic guitar and I really need a new acoustic guitar,and sure all I need to know it what order do you learn all the theory cause as I said I know bits and bobs of it.Thanks anyways.

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7 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

.tubatooter1940,I still don't see the importance in scales,I know some people say to play with a metronome but I can easily play with the highest speed on my metronome by looking at a scale straight away.

KAP59,its not that I don't know any theory,i just know bits and bobs so I need to know the order in which to learn all of them.

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8 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

I know that theres all the threads but I want to know were to start of,why they are important,etc.

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9 Reply by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

Anyone?

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10 Topic by Cazador

(17 replies, posted in Music theory)

I've been playing guitar for over a year now and I like to think I am an alright guitarist but I've never really tryed to learn theory,I have picked up the odd bit from music classes in school and guitar magazines but I seem to be all over the place with it.So where would you advise someone to start of with theory and what would they learn after,etc.

Also,what is the importance of scales?

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11 Reply by Cazador

(35 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Listen to the song so much that you cant help but know it smile

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12 Reply by Cazador

(24 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Harryboals wrote:

Hi there Cazador.  Try "Classical Gas" - original by Mason Williams, covered by Eric Clapton.

Man im listening to this song at the moment and it kicks so much ass,iv been looking for this song forever!Im am seriously considering learning this or tears in heaven.
Thanks to everone helping,im always open to suggestions even if i choose one cause ye might just give me one that would make me change my mind smile

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13 Reply by Cazador

(24 replies, posted in Acoustic)

etc_04 wrote:

Or just go to youtube and type in "guitar cover" or "acoustic cover" for some ideas

I did,nothing good came up and if it did it was too piss or didnt sound good without singing

And thanks gos to everyone who through in ideas,im going to be looking at them all but im still open to ideas smile

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14 Reply by Cazador

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upyerkilt wrote:

sounds like your playing is more advanced than my own, meaning you could probably be able to play Eric Clapton's " tear in heaven" properly.
I have heard only one person playing this really good apart from Clapton himself. And sitting in a room with someone playing this song note for note is just a wonderful exprerience to the ear hole.

so I nominate "Tears in Heaven"

but if that is too hard then the Who's " behind blue eyes."
If you can get a copy of Pete Townshend playing it solo it is marvelous, also easy to play as I can play it.


ken

The problem is that it has two guitars sad I could play it no problem im just not sure about playing another two guitar song.

Behind Blue eyes would probley get boring for the listener for a while with no singing.

Thanks anyways tough,im going to look closer at tears in heaven to see if theres a way to play it using both parts at times were they seem influencual to the song

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15 Topic by Cazador

(24 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I soon have an exam in guitar and I need one more song that is challenging and easy on the ears.My current ones are:

Wish you were Here By Pink Floyd
Soul To squeeze By The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sitting,waiting By Jack Johnson

I find all these songs really easy but I think that they are pretty nice sounding and are enjoying to play.

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16 Reply by Cazador

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

johncross21 wrote:

I like playing Nile Rogers funk riffs (Chic, Sister Sledge) and Bo Diddley Rythms because they have a very distinctive sound which seems impossible at first but once you get the hang of it becomes easy

However my experience I'm afraid is that more songs seem easy at first and once you look at the tab seem very difficult

that does happen but i can actully play the song i was talking about

to american chaos theory,that isnt true,i can look at a lot of songs and play them straight away and so can my bassist friend

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17 Topic by Cazador

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

Im made this thread cause my friends told me that the song "Raining blood" was a really hard song on guitar.So about 10 minutes ago I decided to look it up and to my suprise I could play every riff.And no im not a face melting guitarist its was just a song I had to check out and no it was not because im a good guitarist because im not a very good electric guitarist,im more of an accoustic fellow.So do any of ye have a song that ye tought would be hard but turned out to be easy?

**bad language edited out by Admin**

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18 Topic by Cazador

(1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I am really teed off at the mo.Heres the story:

Just a week ago I joined my friends band and I wnet to a band pratice and things were going ok until our drum dislocated his finger.Turns out he wont be able to play for 8 weeks!!!So now me and the bassest are really teed off and i only got to do one band pratice!!!!!!!

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19 Reply by Cazador

(5 replies, posted in Electric)

Hermen lei for definate!

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20 Reply by Cazador

(2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Tnx man <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">

Its just so frustrating.It would be easy to find guitarists but drummers are very scarce <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">

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21 Topic by Cazador

(2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I have been trying to set up a band lately but no luck.My friend asked me join there band but i was playing accustic at the time and not considering buying an electric.Then a month ago i bought an electric but they had already filled up the guitar space <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad"> And to make matters worse they took the only drummer i know <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">

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22 Reply by Cazador

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>satman wrote on Tue, 20 February 2007 18&#58;30</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
hey caz check it out.usually on tab they sometimes have the chords above the tab itself,a lot of tabs do.

when i was starting out with tabs i was lost also but then i realized the chords were written out on the top.

if you know the song and you know the chord fingering,then try to strum it out.for me it was easier that way.when pulling tab from chordie sometimes they give you the option of tabs or chords.give it a shot.
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Tnx man <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile"> I got my electric guitar laqst saterday,i love it!

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23 Topic by Cazador

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

I wanna find song rock songs with chords cause im usless with tabs(i started yesterday with them)please post some <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_sad.gif" border=0 alt="Sad">

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24 Reply by Cazador

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>lx_rubin wrote on Sun, 18 February 2007 21&#58;46</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
if you really want a challenge, learn a Bach fugue...hardest pieces ever!
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Il need more details.Artist=

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25 Reply by Cazador

(53 replies, posted in Acoustic)

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>satman wrote on Thu, 15 February 2007 18&#58;26</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
hey cazador keep in mind that with electric you can crank up the gain on your amp and you have distortion,and with distortion you can cover up a lot of sloppiness and mistakes,with acoustic you have to be clean or you and others can hear the mistakes.

so if you want to be good at the guitar i would highly reccomend you stay with the acoustic for a while and get your fingers trained to make chords properly and get your picking and strumming down.

that was some of the best advice that i got when i started out,thought i would pass it along to you.also keep in mind that a acoustic can be taken and played anywhere,lakes,parks,etc. electric you must have electricity.the convience speaks for itself.and believe me there are a lot of very cool acoustic songs out there,metallica,etc,etc...

best of luck..
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I wanna keep my accoustic for all the reasons above but i love the electric.i have been playing for a month and i have all the basic cords down but im have probs with my strumming:(

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