Guitarists

Anyone here play? If so what kind of music do you enjoy playing most, and how long have you been playing.

I myself enjoy playing anything Hard Rock to Metal. Picked up guitar again about 8 months ago, been teaching myself all along. So far I'm doing great, better than friends who have played for over 1 year. That's me, how about you?

Lots of guitarists here. I'll move this thread into the music room. You might see more hits.



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I have been playing guitar for six years now.

been playing guitar for over 13 years now. Used to be in a metal band when i was 16 til i was about 18 then ended it due to my relationship at the time.

I love playing metal but also enjoy the blues and classic rock.


I would gladly help anyone out that needs any tips, and would love to post some of my riffs on here if anyone would like to hear them..

bassist here. recently quit my metal band due to lack of gigs

caniplaywithmadness? wrote:

bassist here. recently quit my metal band due to lack of gigs

yea its tough finding gigs. I just wish i found myself a friend who would go book me shows or at least try to find some gigs. Playing at firehouses isnt goin to get ya noticed.

thats my guitar that i got for christmas 2006. its awesome but i need new strings and retune

I'm 9 months into my first instrament ever.....I got a guitar stand for Christmas so now it rests properly when not in use....








I'm a lefty but for reasons unknown to me it simply felt better to hold a right handed guitar. So far, so good. I'm concentrating on chords, moving back and forth amongst the strings and alternate picking...

I practice about 1 hour a day. I'd love to practice 3-4 a day but I can't justify that with a family and other things to do. It's fun though and I don't mind the mindless practice so I think in a few years I might be able to sound like more than a drunken cat

scottmitchell74 wrote:

I'm 9 months into my first instrament ever.....I got a guitar stand for Christmas so now it rests properly when not in use....








I'm a lefty but for reasons unknown to me it simply felt better to hold a right handed guitar. So far, so good. I'm concentrating on chords, moving back and forth amongst the strings and alternate picking...

I practice about 1 hour a day. I'd love to practice 3-4 a day but I can't justify that with a family and other things to do. It's fun though and I don't mind the mindless practice so I think in a few years I might be able to sound like more than a drunken cat

schecters are great guitars, if i had that axe i would upgrade to the EMG pickups..

Heres a picture of my guitar and practice amp. Also is a link to me playing one of my fav songs through Audacity which is a great program that lets u record and make it an mp3 format..

http://www.supload.com/listen?s=65E03J2VMDVX tell me what u think and if u know the song

do anyone think it would be a good idea to out a seymour duncan in a dean

I've been playing guitar for 5 years. And I suck.

TheGooch wrote:

do anyone think it would be a good idea to out a seymour duncan in a dean

what do u mean by this? Do u want to swap pickups and take out the Seymours?

oh dear, a typo, i meant to say would it be a good idea to put a seymour duncan in a Dean

Sacrifice wrote:

I've been playing guitar for 5 years. And I suck.

I respect a man who admits this. For some reason everyone thinks all you have to do is buy a guitar and you're a guitarist. If that were the case, I'd go buy paint and call myself a painter like Paul Stanley does.

spectrefate wrote:

Sacrifice wrote:

I've been playing guitar for 5 years. And I suck.

I respect a man who admits this. For some reason everyone thinks all you have to do is buy a guitar and you're a guitarist. If that were the case, I'd go buy paint and call myself a painter like Paul Stanley does.

i suck also at guitar. but i play for fun so i am quite happy to admit it

spectrefate wrote:

Sacrifice wrote:

I've been playing guitar for 5 years. And I suck.

I respect a man who admits this. For some reason everyone thinks all you have to do is buy a guitar and you're a guitarist. If that were the case, I'd go buy paint and call myself a painter like Paul Stanley does.

Reminds me of a story my grandpappy told me.

"I once baked a hundred pies, but did anyone call me Stan the Baker? I chopped down 50 trees, but did that make me Stan the Lumberjack? No. But have sex with ONE sheep and I'm labeled for life"

My grandpappy was an odd fellow.

TheGooch wrote:

oh dear, a typo, i meant to say would it be a good idea to put a seymour duncan in a Dean

well its all about the sound that ur looking for. Im mostly a metal guy so i prefer emg's. I just love the sound of emg's and they're also great for all kinds of music. Seymours are great pickups. Experiment with pickups til u get the sound u want. Research on the pickups u want is also a good idea as most sights give u a sound clip of the pickup being played...

i want a seymour duncan dimebucker. if it was good enough for dimebag its sure good enough for me. although i heard once someone had a sd in their guitar and it blew up their amp

TheGooch wrote:

i want a seymour duncan dimebucker. if it was good enough for dimebag its sure good enough for me. although i heard once someone had a sd in their guitar and it blew up their amp

haha the amp must of had a lot of wear and tear and was up too high..

the Dimebuckers are great pickups with real good high end and sustain. Perfect for the Dean

sweet sounds like my kind of pickup. how much does it cost

http://www.zzounds.com/item--SEMSH13

Does air guitar count?

I've been playing bass for about 7-8 years now, and a couple years ago I got really interested in sitar, but haven't found one yet at reasonable price. Just last year I picked up guitar, and I usually just play flamenco-style music. I just started making a cigar box guitar

MetalRob331 wrote:

http://www.zzounds.com/item--SEMSH13

its quite reasonable priced actually. i need a new amplifier first though and to learn to play guitar well better