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What Was Guitar Type You've Started Your Playing On?, classical, acoustic, electric or bass ?:)

Darius Wave View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 03:10 PM
Jul 8 2013, 03:10 PM	Instructor Posts: 5.871 Joined: 29-November 12 From: Poland	Hello Family:) Just wondering what kind of guitar was Your very first I've started to play classical at music school and my first rock licks for electric guitar were praciticed on the classical. Nylon strings and wide distance between them was a huge challange but Just had no other option at least for the first 5 years of playing I'm very glad I've started this way cause some mechnisms working in classical playing and later the chords playing helped me a lot to develope my overall skills. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my lessons and my instructor profile www.facebook.com/DariusWave www.youtube.pl/vavrzyn www.niebonie.pl www.jammingcherry.pl www.facebook.com/druzyna.wawrzyna

Gabriel Leopardi View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 04:38 PM
Jul 8 2013, 04:38 PM	Instructor Posts: 36.043 Joined: 3-March 07 From: Argentina	I played the first riffs on an old nylon guitar that was from my father's teenager years. As he noticed a big interest on me, he gave me my electric guitar for Christmas when I was 11. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons Do you need a Guitar Plan? Join Gab's Army Check my band:Cirse Check my soundcloud:Soundcloud Please subscribe to my:Youtube Channel

Mertay View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 05:50 PM
Jul 8 2013, 05:50 PM	GMC:er Posts: 5.667 Joined: 27-May 13 From: Turkey / izmir	QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Jul 8 2013, 02:10 PM) Hello Family:) Just wondering what kind of guitar was Your very first I've started to play classical at music school and my first rock licks for electric guitar were praciticed on the classical. Nylon strings and wide distance between them was a huge challange but Just had no other option at least for the first 5 years of playing I'm very glad I've started this way cause some mechnisms working in classical playing and later the chords playing helped me a lot to develope my overall skills. pretty much same story when I started electric lessons my techer was shocked as I could play a 1-2-3-4 exercise almost forever thanks to those thick strings on classical guitar You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Mertay: Jul 8 2013, 05:50 PM -------------------- http://mertay.wordpress.com/

sammetal92 View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 05:56 PM
Jul 8 2013, 05:56 PM	GMC:er Posts: 760 Joined: 21-January 13	Started on a cheap beaten up steel string acoustic which had an insanely high action, got to play lead on some local acoustic rock bands I think it was 2006 when I got that guitar, so I was 14 then Got my first electric (which I still have and love) at 16 or 17 along with a free amp and a boss ds1 pedal still have that pedal too Now I've a hand-built stack and a fernandes fa10 modified practice amp and a zoom G1N processor You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by sammetal92: Jul 8 2013, 05:57 PM -------------------- Download my free guitar and Floyd Rose setup guide: http://www.samsguitars.tk/

Fran View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 06:13 PM
Jul 8 2013, 06:13 PM	Learning Rock Star - Wiki Coordinator Posts: 8.451 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Spain	Classical, then soon after a Tele. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Guitars: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Ibanez RG2570MZ, Epiphone SG G-400 Amp: Vox AC4TVH head + V112TV cab Effects: Vox Satchurator, Vox Time Machine, Dunlop CryBaby, Boss MT-2, Boss CE-5, Boss TU-2, Boss ME-70 Recording: Line-6 POD X3 + FBV-Express, Pandora PX5D GMC wants YOU to take part in our Guitar-Wikipedia! Have a good time reading great articles and writing your own with us in our GUITAR WIKI! Share your playing and get Pro-advice from our Instructors: Join REC

TreyDeschamp View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 06:21 PM
Jul 8 2013, 06:21 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 2.093 Joined: 1-May 08 From: Diamondhead, MS	I started on a cheap Squire Jr. that my Dad got me off of eBay You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Youtube! Add me on Facebook!

Dieterle View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 06:52 PM
Jul 8 2013, 06:52 PM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.324 Joined: 21-March 12	Yamaha Western - cheaper one and after Fender Strat Mexico You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Darius Wave View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 07:17 PM
Jul 8 2013, 07:17 PM	Instructor Posts: 5.871 Joined: 29-November 12 From: Poland	QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jul 8 2013, 03:38 PM) I played the first riffs on an old nylon guitar that was from my father's teenager years. As he noticed a big interest on me, he gave me my electric guitar for Christmas when I was 11. Ha ha ha! Same with me! Old German (NRD?) Musima from my father...then my first personal classic but a bit later than You had - I was about 12 when I got my first Spanish Jose Ramirez (damn beast is still working and will be 18 years old soon ! First electric when I was 15 QUOTE (Mertay @ Jul 8 2013, 04:50 PM) pretty much same story when I started electric lessons my techer was shocked as I could play a 1-2-3-4 exercise almost forever thanks to those thick strings on classical guitar Indeed...awesome feeling to rip the Gilberts or Bettencourt licks on the classical QUOTE (sammetal92 @ Jul 8 2013, 04:56 PM) Started on a cheap beaten up steel string acoustic which had an insanely high action, got to play lead on some local acoustic rock bands I think it was 2006 when I got that guitar, so I was 14 then Got my first electric (which I still have and love) at 16 or 17 along with a free amp and a boss ds1 pedal still have that pedal too Now I've a hand-built stack and a fernandes fa10 modified practice amp and a zoom G1N processor I also still own my first...I only make "some" mods like....the only original thing that left is the body wood it's mu bloody mary from metalcore chops 1 QUOTE (Fran @ Jul 8 2013, 05:13 PM) Classical, then soon after a Tele. Fran...I knew You just grown-up too fast From Classical directly to tele... damn QUOTE (TreyDeschamp @ Jul 8 2013, 05:21 PM) I started on a cheap Squire Jr. that my Dad got me off of eBay I've dreamed about Cream Squier Strat with rosewood fretboard back in 96' when they made the Aniversarry series. I had no idea I will own one 16 years later Childish dream came true Funny thing...never heard of Beck back then but...now...such a coincidence - one of my idols QUOTE (Dieterle @ Jul 8 2013, 05:52 PM) Yamaha Western - cheaper one and after Fender Strat Mexico I was obsessed about early Pacyfica but that time much older friend heleped me a lot (couldn't afford my own electric) he borrowed me his mexican strat for qute some time )) You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my lessons and my instructor profile www.facebook.com/DariusWave www.youtube.pl/vavrzyn www.niebonie.pl www.jammingcherry.pl www.facebook.com/druzyna.wawrzyna

The Professor View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 08:53 PM
Jul 8 2013, 08:53 PM	Theory Instructor Posts: 888 Joined: 8-January 13 From: Manchester UK	I had a Sammick acoustic guitar for about 2 months or so, maybe 3 months. After I learned to play some songs on it and showed enough interest in playing guitar, my folks brought me to the local music store to buy a Squire Strat back in 94. Great guitar for the money, think it cost about $250 US back then, but it played great and was cherry red. I was a happy kid that's for sure! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ask me anything on the theory board. Follow my theory course. Check out my personal site

Slavenko Erazer View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 08:57 PM
Jul 8 2013, 08:57 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.290 Joined: 31-January 12 From: VALHALLA	I started from the beginning on electric. Because i couldn't produce metal on nylon strings I remmeber practice E power chord on 1 string for days, till i got that "Phat" tone. It was a big challenge to produce those palm muted sounds You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by Slavenko Erazer: Jul 8 2013, 08:58 PM

Darius Wave View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 09:48 PM
Jul 8 2013, 09:48 PM	Instructor Posts: 5.871 Joined: 29-November 12 From: Poland	QUOTE (Slavenko Erazer @ Jul 8 2013, 07:57 PM) I started from the beginning on electric. Because i couldn't produce metal on nylon strings I remmeber practice E power chord on 1 string for days, till i got that "Phat" tone. It was a big challenge to produce those palm muted sounds I tried to do that by setting high input level on my hi-fi amp, put the headphones into resonanse hole and then plug it into mic input of mentioned amp You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my lessons and my instructor profile www.facebook.com/DariusWave www.youtube.pl/vavrzyn www.niebonie.pl www.jammingcherry.pl www.facebook.com/druzyna.wawrzyna

waynedcoville View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 09:49 PM
Jul 8 2013, 09:49 PM	GMC:er Posts: 199 Joined: 17-March 12 From: New York	i started on a japscrap copy of an SG that i literally found in the attic of the new place my family moved into. its was red and really beaten up. the only pickup that worked was the neck. the action was ridiculous. the strings were rusty. i loved it. it was 1990. i was 14. i was listening to Metallica's "...and justice for all" for two years straight. im my mind i was riffing and thrashing like james hetfield. in reality, i sucked the proverbial ass. i didn't have an amp so i played it through my stereo which proceeded to blow out my speakers. i noticed that i preferred tuning the strings really low. i had very little understanding of music theory or the mechanics of a guitar at the time, but i realized that the sound i was trying to achieve was the low end of bass. 23 years later i still suck but at least i have an amp and the right instrument. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Carvin 6 string bass (walnut neck and body w/burl maple top) Carvin 5 string AE fretless bass(mahogany neck and body w/ quilt maple top) Dean 8 string bass Danelectro BassVI Washburn 5 string acoustic bass Hartke HA3500 w/ 4-10x1-15 BBE Sonic Maximizer Zoom B9.1ut / Crybaby Monster cables

jstcrsn View Member Profile	Jul 8 2013, 11:48 PM
Jul 8 2013, 11:48 PM	Learning Tone Master Posts: 3.622 Joined: 29-March 08 From: kansas, USA	first electric, switched to lefthanded and was always turning it down in the middle of a song You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Attached image(s)

AK Rich View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 06:45 AM
Jul 9 2013, 06:45 AM	Learning Guitar Hero Posts: 3.553 Joined: 10-September 11 From: Big Lake, Alaska	First was some cheapo no name short scale acoustic I got when I was very young , then into my teens years I got ahold of a used beat up Sears Silvertone electric, then finally my first decent electric was a Suzuki Les Paul copy Varoom!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

uncguy4321 View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 07:43 AM
Jul 9 2013, 07:43 AM	GMC:er Posts: 41 Joined: 4-July 13	My mom is a guitarist...and she's always been acoustic. So, Takamine acoustics growing up. But I only got interested in guitar 6-7 months ago. I am currently using a nth-hand no name electric, strat style. Basically, I am using the classic crappy first guitar everyone talks about. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Patrik Berg View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 07:46 AM
Jul 9 2013, 07:46 AM	GMC:er Posts: 497 Joined: 5-December 11 From: Australia	it was a cort electric with two single coil pickups and in same shape as a Joan Jett gibson, You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- When your fingers bleed you're getting somewhere

Bogdan Radovic View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 08:23 AM
Jul 9 2013, 08:23 AM	Bass & Beginner Instructor Posts: 15.614 Joined: 30-November 07 From: Belgrade, Serbia	The first ever contact with a guitar was on some smaller western type of acoustic guitar. Never saw guitar like that, it has smaller neck and everything. My sister bought it in Prague from some street musician I think Then soon after that one I got completely beat up and unplayable classical guitar. I played with that classical guitar more and found it cool to pluck the E string like on the upright bass Loved that sound, heheh that must be my "bass genes" kicking in early. At this point I was just a little kid and didn't know if and how to tune a guitar, how to play anything on it etc. I was basically just "playing" with it from time to time. My first real guitar was a stratocaster copy by brand called Chester You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net Check out my lessons and my instructor board. Check out my beginner guitar lessons course! ; Take a bass course now!

Darius Wave View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 08:44 AM
Jul 9 2013, 08:44 AM	Instructor Posts: 5.871 Joined: 29-November 12 From: Poland	QUOTE (waynedcoville @ Jul 8 2013, 08:49 PM) i started on a japscrap copy of an SG that i literally found in the attic of the new place my family moved into. its was red and really beaten up. the only pickup that worked was the neck. the action was ridiculous. the strings were rusty. i loved it. it was 1990. i was 14. i was listening to Metallica's "...and justice for all" for two years straight. im my mind i was riffing and thrashing like james hetfield. in reality, i sucked the proverbial ass. i didn't have an amp so i played it through my stereo which proceeded to blow out my speakers. i noticed that i preferred tuning the strings really low. i had very little understanding of music theory or the mechanics of a guitar at the time, but i realized that the sound i was trying to achieve was the low end of bass. 23 years later i still suck but at least i have an amp and the right instrument. You know what? "I suck" feeling probably never leaves Us. There are tons of things to improve and tones iof players to be jelous for their playing But the good new is...that's probably of of the reasons why guitar never made me boring You found an SG...quite weird You didn't become a Angus Young fan back then )) QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Jul 8 2013, 10:48 PM) first electric, switched to lefthanded and was always turning it down in the middle of a song Friend had simialr natural finish V:) His bass player made it QUOTE (AK Rich @ Jul 9 2013, 05:45 AM) First was some cheapo no name short scale acoustic I got when I was very young , then into my teens years I got ahold of a used beat up Sears Silvertone electric, then finally my first decent electric was a Suzuki Les Paul copy Varoom!! Suzuki You say And it had two wheels ? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my lessons and my instructor profile www.facebook.com/DariusWave www.youtube.pl/vavrzyn www.niebonie.pl www.jammingcherry.pl www.facebook.com/druzyna.wawrzyna

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 09:44 AM
Jul 9 2013, 09:44 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	Hehe I had a little medium sized acoustic guitar that had A HUMBUCKER installed It belonged to my best friend who placed it in my hands when I was 13 years of age. Of course, I learned how to play 'Seek and destroy' from Metallica with it and I was very happy You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Darius Wave View Member Profile	Jul 9 2013, 11:39 AM
Jul 9 2013, 11:39 AM	Instructor Posts: 5.871 Joined: 29-November 12 From: Poland	QUOTE (uncguy4321 @ Jul 9 2013, 06:43 AM) My mom is a guitarist...and she's always been acoustic. So, Takamine acoustics growing up. But I only got interested in guitar 6-7 months ago. I am currently using a nth-hand no name electric, strat style. Basically, I am using the classic crappy first guitar everyone talks about. My father plays acoustic But he wa playing old classical Musima when I started. I love classical and acoustic pretty as much as electric. +1 for the Takamine...one of my favourites in the low price range QUOTE (Patrik Berg @ Jul 9 2013, 06:46 AM) it was a cort electric with two single coil pickups and in same shape as a Joan Jett gibson, Cort You say...probably one of the best for metal beginners \m/ You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my lessons and my instructor profile www.facebook.com/DariusWave www.youtube.pl/vavrzyn www.niebonie.pl www.jammingcherry.pl www.facebook.com/druzyna.wawrzyna

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