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Mar 29 2007, 12:11 AM
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QUOTE (blindwillie @ Mar 28 2007, 06:30 PM)  Hello all! I'm close to 50 and a guitar beginner from Sweden. My favorite music is blues and the bluesier hardrock like Led Zeppelin, but my taste covers many styles. I'm not that much into heavy metal or thrash but there is some really cool riffs in there thats fun to play. I'm a real junkie for Pink Floyd and Gilmour. Always wanted to play guitar but never came to it. My thirteen year old son started to play about 2 years ago. To help him move forward I searched the internet for information so I picked up some pieces here and there. He outgrew his first Morgan and bought a Schecter Revenger (really great guitar for the price). I picked up the old Morgan and got hooked. Since I'm the older and stronger of us two, and the one who handles the money, it was a bit humiliating to have a cheaper guitar than my son. I bought myself a Schecter C1 Hellraiser because I really liked the quality feel in the Schecters. Tried the Shedevil, Classic, Black Jack, and some more, all C1's, but fell in love with the Hellrasier. It's very frustrating though that he learns new stuff in minutes and I have to struggle for days. Must be that my Hellraiser isn't set up properly  Well, anyway. My playing wasn't improving. I found this site, checked it out for awhile... And now I'm here. Struggling along. Welcome blindwillie! Another Floyd/Gilmour fan eh? There are a few of us now! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
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Mar 29 2007, 09:18 AM
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Hey man welcome!
Well it's normal for kids to learn faster. If you want your son to be a professional guitarist than my advice is to watch for his technique so he learns it correctly from the very beginning. It's very important for growing players to have someone to watch for their progress and correct mistakes on the spot. I am sorry i didn't have that kind of person so i had to struggle on my own. I am sure i could do it with less time if i had a teacher. Enjoy your staying and have fun! -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Mar 29 2007, 10:55 AM
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It depends on what does he want of guitarplaying. Try to get him into shred stuff, show him some Rusty Cooley's stuff, Malmsteen, Vai - if he likes how they play that will be his motivation. That's the way i got into shred guitar! He doesn't have to be a shredder - but he has to realize that there is no improvement without practicing shred stuff! So far so good - he practices the fun stuff - but later when he grow up he'll meet his friend with killer technique and he'll wonder why didn't he practice all this time! Technique is very important to be an overall quality player! So try to somehow talk to him and introduce to more advanced players.
-------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Mar 29 2007, 11:30 AM
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I think people often understand the word SHRED the wrong way! Shred doesn't mean you have to play 5000mph all the time! Shredders are people with great technique which can play all kinds of technical stuff. in order to be a good professional player you must master all kinds of technique. It doesn't mean you have to play fast all day long. So why i said it would be good to introduce shredders to him - maybe he'll see it's not all about playing "nothing else matters" (for example). That's why i said in my previous post that it depends on what he wants out of playing guitar. To play it just for fun or to be professional guitarplayer.
-------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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