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Apr 11 |
answered | What's the right way to hold a pick? |
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Mar 31 |
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Becoming a good guitar teacher I think that depends greatly on the age of the student. Once they're older than 15, you are absolutely right. Also, to have good technique requires a reasonable degree of proficiency. But my wife teaches 60 students a week on three instruments. On her primary instrument she's very, very good, but on her 2nd and 3rd instrument she teaches some kids that are technically better than her. She can do that because she's got all the other aspects you mention in spades and has been teaching for 14 years. |
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Mar 28 |
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Playing The Strokes - Heart in a Cage intro - what's the best technique? @eagerMoose, I'm afraid not. You'll just have to practice to get your speed up. |
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Mar 28 |
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Becoming a good guitar teacher +1. Although, I'm not sure playing ability is actually that important. What is important is that you are better than your students and that your technique is correct. As long as you are better than your student, you'll be fine, but it's important that you teach the right form. |
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Mar 28 |
answered | Playing The Strokes - Heart in a Cage intro - what's the best technique? |
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Mar 18 |
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I need help getting out of my scalar rut. Adding to Miles' wisdom, I have my students sing what they're playing. This really helps internalize the connection between thought and fingers. Eventually, I make them sing a phrase while playing 'air' guitar and then play the phrase verbatim on their guitar. Once you've done this for a while, you can play anything you can think, which I often find to be more melodic than how my fingers tend to stroll when left to their own devices. |
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Mar 4 |
asked | Will hanging a guitar by its headstock damage it? |
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Mar 1 |
answered | What kind of ear protection offers the best compromise between protection and sound fidelity? |
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Feb 11 |
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Chord lick, looking for others similar and maybe a bit of the theory behind how it works… @jimr, I know. There's all the minor / Dorian stuff too. Just didn't think that was really necessary for my point. |
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Feb 11 |
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Chord lick, looking for others similar and maybe a bit of the theory behind how it works… Ha. That's probably true about blues players. One of the reasons I've always loved the blues is that there are so few notes (5) and you've got a set 12 bar progression. You have to really make it "sing" or it's just boring. There's no hiding behind theory or complex instrumentation. If there's no soul or passion in the music, it just doesn't work. Period. I find that awfully appealing. |
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Feb 9 |
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My guitar goes out of tune at a higher pitch rather than lower, is that normal? Ok, but why would only 1 of my 6 strings go sharp? |
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Feb 9 |
answered | The intro to “Soul Man” - the verses in “It's Your Thing” (Isley Brothers) - What is that technique called? |
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Feb 8 |
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My guitar goes out of tune at a higher pitch rather than lower, is that normal? Good question. I have a guitar that has one string go up. Although, I always assumed that the rest of the guitar had gone flat. I've never even thought to check it with a tuner. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars But don't forget that there's probably already a 50% margin on that. It wouldn't surprise me to see yamaha getting them at 1/4 that and going with cheaper components. So I'd guess $25-$50 for electronics in a cheap yamaha guitar. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars Sure, it's hard to argue with that, but I don't think it's as big an issue as all that. Yamaha buys (builds?) an awful lot of electronics for their acoustic guitars. I'd be surprised if the hardware was anything close to $100. Economies of scale. And my point wasn't that GC sells them, but rather that almost everything that GC does sell at that price includes a pickup. It seems that you get to much more expensive guitars before the electronics are frequently absent. But that's just my experience. Nothing definitive. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars And it's a shame to say, but $450 is the cheaper end of things. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars It's also much harder to control feedback as the volume goes up and you're in a small space. And acoustic guitar feedback is generally not the good kind. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars I'm not sure I agree. At that price point, you're more likely to find a guitar with electronics than without. Pretty much everything at guitar center in the 200-500 range has it. Although, it's hard to argue with the advice "best sounding guitar in your price range"! |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars Only tangentially related, but I would recommend against that guitar. Anything "pretty" for less than a grand is generally junk. Particularly the Ibanez. While the guitars look beautiful, they tend to sound dead. I'd recommend something from fender or yamaha at the cheaper end of things. |
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Feb 8 |
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Fingers Too Short for Barre Chords? Too big is a much bigger issue than too small. I have large hands, but I don't have much trouble using a smaller kids guitar. Having big hands may make you feel clumsy when you start out, but it's a benefit in the long run. |
