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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If a woman plays a piano or a violin or a cello that's all seen as perfectly normal, so what is the difference? The guitar is just another instrument.
I actually had a female guitar teacher for a while and I would still be working with her if I had the time to do her lessons justice.
Sheryl Bailey
She kicked my ass! In a supportive but uncompromising kind of a way :-)
http://www.rabswoodguitars.co.uk/
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Ignore this silly girl/boy business and jump straight in here - we are a (mostly) harmless bunch.
Just don't mention Brexit, Planes on conveyor belts, or @HarrySeven 's guitar collection and you'll be fine...
Cant imagine many people would have had the nerve to tell her she shouldn't be bothering doing that.
https://www.facebook.com/dusttodigital/videos/10154732874135821/
Have a google of The Iron Maidens, Courtney Cox, Nikki Stringfield, and Nita Strauss (now with Alice Cooper)are all fearsomely good guitarists.
Also worth having a look at
Orianthi
Nilli Brosh
Jen Magura (currently in Evanescense)
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
Thank you so much for so many fabulous and encouraging replies! You are an amazing bunch you really are.
The fact that I have boobs instead of balls had never crossed my mind as being relevant really. It's not as if guitar playing requires huge physical strength or anything!
I will just write him off as being a bit of a prat that had probably argued with his wife this morning!
I will carry on enjoying my playing and making plans for my first open mic this year and ignore the idiot and his comments!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And feel free to ask any stupid questions you like here - it seems to be the norm
The desire to make any guitar scream just shows you are passionate about this instrument, keep playing, enjoy it and sod anybody that suggests otherwise. But do please above all, never fail to slap men like that down and to put them in their place -they give the rest of us a bad rep!
about shop being rude - there are a lot of men and women who fancy theselves at being able to play better than they actually do, but the business of a shop is to sell kit, not to judge other people. try another member of staff, or try another shop. don't take it to heart. play to please yourself not others. if what you play to please yourself pleases others, let them listen.
as for body size - black francis from the pixies was huge and his legend always bigger still. it's not a barrier to being a good musician.
age is a state of mind. music at a 'pop' level is youth fixated, but that is about 1% of 1% of 1% of all the people in the world who make music. you're the youngest now you will ever be so make the most of it.
don't agonise about gear. a good player with an affinity strat will always sound better than a crap player with a custom shop. find something you feel comfortable playing within your budget and play it.
there are so many great female musicians (including guitarists), too many to list and to start listing according to gender is to get away from one of the greatest things about music anyway, that it is genderless as an art. sound has no gender. when you hear a song (without seeing the artist) you have no idea (vocals aside) whether it is a male or female playing.
dragging gender into the whole thing is pointless. it's a division that need not apply, so don't apply it.
long story short, ignore the haters and stay focused on doing your thing. you only live once.
hear gemma thompson of the savages.
My Taylor is a dreadnought body but it's curves and mine fit together quite well but I did struggle with some when I tried them! Hahaha
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)