Bought my first Guitar! Guitar players, gimme advice!

[-=Hot|Ice=-]

Seagull S6. First lesson tomorrow! Need some advice on what I will need! I already have a case for it.

[bluespeed117]

Nylon or steel? Looks like steel but i could be wrong.

[-=Hot|Ice=-]

Originally Posted by bluespeed117

Nylon or steel? Looks like steel but i could be wrong.

Nylon, I think.

http://www.seagullguitars.com/faq.htm

[Confirmed]: It's Nylon. Is that good or bad?

[SixBanger]

Practice, Practice and Practice!

[oneintheory]

err...do you know ANYTHING about guitar? cause you just bought a fairly expensive guitar that does the exact opposite of what most people think of when they think guitar.

[Bumer]

You also need a stand, and humidifier sausage.

After each lesson practice and more practice.

You will suck at first, and your fingers might be giving up, because strings might hurt quite a bit, until your fingers produce enough of some stuff to make them harder.

Then you will still suck... But then you'll rock!

When you learn it well worth it. Especially when you start making progress and noisy squeaky sounds become music.

Good luck man learning playing acoustic guitar!

[txz4]

learn how to double pick I.E. pick back and forth. Also, start off by doing some exercises, for instance double pick 1-2-3-4 and then move up a string and keep doing that all the way down to the 12th fret. Tedious but it will help soo much. after you get that start alternating I.E. 1-3-2-4 and then up a string and then back down a string to the top and then down the neck.

[-=Hot|Ice=-]

Originally Posted by SixBanger

Practice, Practice and Practice!

Originally Posted by oneintheory

err...do you know ANYTHING about guitar? cause you just bought a fairly expensive guitar that does the exact opposite of what most people think of when they think guitar.

Expensive? It was only $400 and is listed as one of the best beginner guitars.

Originally Posted by Bumer

You also need a stand, and humidifier sausage.

After each lesson practice and more practice.

You will suck at first, and your fingers might be giving up, because strings might hurt quite a bit, until your fingers produce enough of some stuff to make them harder.

Then you will still suck... But then you'll rock!



When you learn it well worth it. Especially when you start making progress and noisy squeaky sounds become music.

Good luck man learning playing acoustic guitar!

What does that do and what is it for? Will I need a stand if I already have a case for it? I can't wait to get rolling! Thanks for the help!

Originally Posted by txz4

learn how to double pick I.E. pick back and forth. Also, start off by doing some exercises, for instance double pick 1-2-3-4 and then move up a string and keep doing that all the way down to the 12th fret. Tedious but it will help soo much. after you get that start alternating I.E. 1-3-2-4 and then up a string and then back down a string to the top and then down the neck.

You lose me at fret.

[asdflkijd]

nylon strings are mainly for classical music, and for picking. steel strings are for basically everything else and for strumming and picking.

[Gregxi]

[Javi335]

mister, i dont know how to play so i cant help you but ... hope you enjoy this

dale ahi maestro

[Bimmer84]

My advice, don't take lessons yet. Go online, and find them for free. You will be paying some guy 60 dollars an hour for an exercise you could have found on google in 13 seconds. Trust me on this. Learn the basic chords, learn picking techniques, work on fret stretch exercises, and then go take lessons once you are past the basics. Through youtube, as well as some free guitar lesson websites, you should be able to learn enough to play hundreds of songs with a few simple chords, and be the coolest guy at the party. Just my .02

[immiketoo]

Congrats on your guitar! It looks like a steel string to me thought. You will benefit from lessons if you want to play well, and anything other than just chord banging (Which is still fun), and you can avoid a lot of bad habits.

Still, your finger tips will be very sore while you learn, and if it gets really bad(Mine bled I played so much), put drops of super glue on they tips of your fingers until your callouses grow in. It will let you push through to the next level, and callouses allow you to relax your chord hand while fingering and not push so damn hard which will make you faster and transitions between notes/chords easier.

Good luck and post a clip of you playing!

[WillS]

I disagree on the 'taking lessons' aspect. While getting started on your own is one thing, if you are serious about learning the instrument, especially a nylon stringed guitar, proper technique and teaching are a must.

[Cyrax91]

Agreed with some of the comments above. I have been playing for about 13 years now. You'll waste money if you pay someone for lessons now. Get a lesson book and practice your scales and progressions as much as possible. Once your fingers understand the guitar neck a bit more it may be worth doing some lessons. But with the internet now days you can pretty much take them for free at home on your computer.

[Bumer]

Originally Posted by -=Hot|Ice=-

What does that do and what is it for? Will I need a stand if I already have a case for it? I can't wait to get rolling! Thanks for the help!

Sorry, I was referring to guitar humidifier, and it looks like a sausage, which you stuck inside your guitar through the opening. It basically help to prevent damage to your guitar due to too humid or too dry conditions. Good humidifier should be able to absorb extra moisture when it's too humid, and release it when it gets too dry. And those things are not expensive. So, for the benefit it provides, it well worth it.

As for lessons, I strongly recommend actual lessons, or at least video course. Don't settle for free lessons from internet. Of course, you can try it. But, real teacher will help you get your posture, technique, and everything else right from the start, make corrections as you go. When you self-teach, there is nobody to correct you, and if you are doing it wrong, it will be hard to correct in the future. Even if you take just couple lessons to get the basics. Then you can practice and practice.

[Grail05]

learned how to play on my own.. i suggest youtube find an easy song with easy chords... G, C, E, D ext... then go from there...