The Fretboarder conundrum

carlos

jonnyburgo

Mine is usually buy a guitar or pay ro have set ups and fret levels on the ones I have,rather foolishly the shiny new guitar always wins.

Philly_Q

I'm not seeing a conundrum.  First button every time.

axisus

It took me years to understand memes. As a graphic designer I always hated wonky text, incorrect perspective, shockingly bad photoshopping etc. I finally saw the light and realised that that was the thing.

guitarfishbay

axisus said:

It took me years to understand memes. As a graphic designer I always hated wonky text, incorrect perspective, shockingly bad photoshopping etc. I finally saw the light and realised that that was the thing.

Sporky

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Moe_Zambeek

Isn’t the current conundrum how to extricate oneself from the financial consequences of having bought three R8s you can’t afford whilst also getting caught up in the R9 frenzy?

Philly_Q

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I like the idea of having lessons, but the practicalities of finding a teacher I like, then schlepping around the outskirts of London on public transport, carrying a guitar, at inconvenient times of day and night, let alone finding time to practise... that's what puts me off.

Phil_aka_Pip

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Likewise the resistance to learning music properly like players of other instruments

57Deluxe

Lessons will allow the guitars you have to have their tone unlocked.... if the teacher is worth his salt that is...

Fuengi

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I'd like to learn more directly from a teacher. I have tried three different guitar teachers, they were all set in their ways and soon the lessons became dull and repetitive. 

For all the arse ache of getting to a lesson and paying for it, if I'm not getting anything more than I can get for free on YouTube why bother? 

The beginner lessons were by far the most useful, getting the fretting and hand shape correct. After that because I wasn't interested in playing acoustic Beatles songs or minor pentatonic riffs they seemed lost.

I'd really like to be inspired by someone's playing and learn from them. To an extent you can do that with YouTube and tab books, but it would be great to have someone teach me their own style live. 

All the guitar teachers I've met can play most of the standards, but they didn't have their own style. 

rawk100

Do what makes you the happiest.

octatonic

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Likewise the resistance to learning music properly like players of other instruments

It isn’t an issue at professional levels.

Rocker

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Excellent point.

JezWynd

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Abandon my noble savage schtick? Never!

randella

rawk100 said:

Do what makes you the happiest.

Pretty much the rule of thumb for getting rid of leftover income. If playing better would make you happy, have lessons. If a shiny new guitar would make you happy, off to the shop with you. 

If you want a professional career with your instrument you’ve either already done it, or figured out by now that buying three grand’s worth of painstakingly-historic Gibson probably isn’t the best pathway. 

p90fool

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

It's rock n roll innit? 

Not joking btw, I've always wanted to sound more like Link Wray than like an advertising jingle. 

Sporky

p90fool said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

It's rock n roll innit? 

Not joking btw, I've always wanted to sound more like Link Wray than like an advertising jingle. 

Why would having lessons make you sound like an advertising jingle? 

carlos

p90fool said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

It's rock n roll innit? 

Not joking btw, I've always wanted to sound more like Link Wray than like an advertising jingle. 

Learn how to play advertising jingles, only £40 a lesson. 

carlos

Philly_Q said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I like the idea of having lessons, but the practicalities of finding a teacher I like, then schlepping around the outskirts of London on public transport, carrying a guitar, at inconvenient times of day and night, let alone finding time to practise... that's what puts me off.

Skype lessons are really good. I use lessons for things I'm stuck at, e.g. polyrhythms. 

Philly_Q

carlos said:

Philly_Q said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I like the idea of having lessons, but the practicalities of finding a teacher I like, then schlepping around the outskirts of London on public transport, carrying a guitar, at inconvenient times of day and night, let alone finding time to practise... that's what puts me off.

Skype lessons are really good. I use lessons for things I'm stuck at, e.g. polyrhythms. 

I'd be more like "let's start over and try to do it all properly - or at least better - this time".