Learning Guitar

[pritish_kul2]

Hey guys...i m just on the verge of learning a guitar...so i live in Sarojini Nagar,New Delhi...any classes u knw of??? and which guitar should i buy??

[napster007]

there's the "passion" institute in satya niketan near moti bagh

as for the guitar get a givson woodrose as it is made for ppl new on guitar

[hullap]

no never buy i givson.
fukin bad qulity.
just buy an aria or gb&a.
and if u wanna ask somthin post it here im a grade 4 bassist

[pritish_kul2]

hey should i go fr a electric guitar???whtz the cost of an electric one????????and an acoustic one??plus will i have to buy an amplifier??with an electric one??@Paul.... where do u live?

[pritish_kul2]

^^^can any answer these questions?

[pritish_kul2]

and if i play the electric guitar without an amplifier...wht'll happen to da voice?

[nish_higher]

it won't be amplified.electric guitar has solid body so sound does not get amplified thats why we use an amp. now talkin abt guitar--better start with an acoustic one.a yamaha F210 costs around 4.8k and its better than those Aria \ Givson ones in that range.also don't begin yourself with chords and stuff-this is the mistake most people do and never develop speed as a result.

[pritish_kul2]

^^thn wot should i begin with????nt chords thn wht.......plus m thinking of buyin an electric one as it'll prove to be gd in the long run......without an amplifier the electric guitar would work as an acoustic one, rite??

[nish_higher]

Electric guitar without an amp would sound like a busted acoustic guitar--everything so muted and damped.if u wanna buy an electric one u shud get an amp also.and lets assume u r beginning with no previous knowledge , here's what you should do--
1.Tuning
2.Get familiar with each string,various plucking techniques,fretboard notes--At least 5 th and 6th strings --the fat ones
3.Begin scales-the reason i m sayin this is if you learn scales you can play just about anything and in the long run this only would help you play like santana and not chords.. + its the best thing to practice rather than banging a few random notes\chords.
4.chords
5.building progressions,etc

[pritish_kul2]

wht are scales?????i m ready to buy an amplifier bt supposde if i m going on a vacation....thn how'll i play the guitar der???der'll be no amplifier der and the voice as u said would be......

[MetalheadGautham]

buy a step up from 2 mm jack to mic jack, and a 2mm jack cable. add the software called Guitar Effects to it, and your accoustic guitar will become an electric guitar(as long as it has pickups, which most do)

[nish_higher]

^ either the cheap ones come with pick-ups or the real costly ones..and its actually a good idea if brand doesnt matter and u want to move to electric guitar.

Scales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_scale

Also
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php

[hullap]

Originally Posted by pritish_kul2

@Paul.... where do u live?

delhi

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by nish_higher

^ either the cheap ones come with pick-ups or the real costly ones..and its actually a good idea if brand doesnt matter and u want to move to electric guitar.

Scales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_scale

Also
http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/guitar_scales.php

As far as I know, Kolkota is India's biggest supplier of musical instruments. And most of the spoof brands, like Fendar, Givson, etc from kolkota are quite decent even in entry-level models. Just try to go for models with the pickup just below the stroking area(forgot the name, sorry), bridging the hole. It gives a good sound. I made a mistake by going for a model which had its pickups just where the strings began.

[hullap]

i think buying a spoof guitar would be a bad deal.i bought a givson once 'bout
2 yrs ago and still suffering.although im a bassist but i play classical guitar.
this one
hoping to give grade 2 of classical this year

[pritish_kul2]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

buy a step up from 2 mm jack to mic jack, and a 2mm jack cable. add the software called Guitar Effects to it, and your accoustic guitar will become an electric guitar(as long as it has pickups, which most do)

How do i add an software to a guitar???wht'll be the cost of converting it into an electric one>??

[nish_higher]

no no not adding softwares to guitar he's talking about connecting your guitar's out (the ones with pickups have it) to your computer's mic in and using Guitar effects software (i dont know abt that but NI Guitar Rig does similar job)

[mediator]

Originally Posted by pritish_kul2

Hey guys...i m just on the verge of learning a guitar...so i live in Sarojini Nagar,New Delhi...any classes u knw of??? and which guitar should i buy??

AFAIK, There's a renowned music skool (forgot its name) near Maulana Azad medical college. A nice electric guitar costs around 5K and the basic amp around 1K. U get an acoustic guitar for 1.5-2.5K.

For full coverage on Guitars, u can visit Daryaganj and u'll see many instrument shops. There's a shop called bhargava. I will recommend that.

Nice Processors don't come cheap. U can check out "revalver". Its an amp modeler/realtime effects software, better than "guitar effects" in IMO. But I'll say forget electric, start with acoustic. There r many friends of mine who started after me buying electric and still trying their best with leads n chords. A few of em gave up n bought bass guitar.

N please, don't start with that song of Karz or churaliya dilko sanam.

[nish_higher]

yes
i think Yamaha / Korg's good effects proc costs around 7k- thats worth an investment if u already are post beginner