A learn guitar question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: Hello, I would like to play guitar. (I’m 14, for your information. [if that helps])
I’m just not sure what a good guitar to start with would be though, could I have any suggestions?
( Please? <3 ) I would like to play electric, but if acoustic is better for beginners, then that would work too.
I would also like to order one online, because that would work better for me.
Answer: Forget what those guys are saying.
Buy an ESP guitar. They are amazing quality and come with great pickups. They also have a shorter neck, so its easy to play for someone your age. If you’re on a budget, I’d go with the ESP EC-50. I own one of those and its siiiccck. best stock pickups i’ve ever heard. 
You can find it on musiciansfriend.com you can also look there and sort by price to find one you like
Another learn guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:
Question: I’m in a band, and we’re playing a show in 2 days, and I was just given the songs to learn >.< I’m expected to know them perfectly by then, and tons of people from my school are going, and there’s no way for me to back out. I don’t know any of the songs, like it’s my first time hearing them all, and I don’t like them. I don’t really know what to do. I want to quit the band, but i can’t, at least not yet. Any help would be appreciated. Everyone else knew the songs ahead of time and they were jussst given to me -__- so yeah, i don’t really know what to doooo
Answer: You’re the guitarist, you shouldn’t just be handed the songs. It is the hardest for you to learn them, so either play something you know, or tell your band to GTFO.
Another learn guitar question has come in this week. Let’s tackle it straight away:
Question: list please 
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Answer: You should probably go to a guitar store and get a beginner level acoustic guitar (maybe a Takamine Jasmine, Yamaha, or Ibanez), an electronic tuner, and some picks. Then you should ask them if they can recommend any good guitar teachers either in their store or locally and you should take lessons. The teacher will tell you everything you need to know to be able to play guitar. If you insist on learning without a teacher, then you should pick up book one of a good series of lesson books like Mel Bay, Alfred, or Hal Leonard. Go through it methodically starting on page 1 and don’t skip ahead. Master each lesson before you move on. No matter what anybody tells you, you can not learn to play guitar in 2 weeks (or months for that matter). It takes time, practice, and structured instruction.
Keep the learn guitar questions coming! I liked this one:
Question: aha i know i gotta practice but i do every day and i just cant get it! 
help please? any like simple tips would be awesome [: thanxx [: <33
without me having to go to lessons?
&& also what tips would help mee learn to play the acoustic guitar quickly? including changing chords quickly? aha thanxx [:
Answer: Go slow and steadily speed it up. That applies to anything you are learning on guitar. Even if you think you can just dive in a play a new scale at full speed, don’t. Go slow and steady, go from one chord to the next strumming steady, slow, constant beats. Speed up a little bit at a time. After a few weeks practicing everyday you should master going from one chord to the next in a flash.
Which brings me to my next bit of advice; never expect learning guitar to be quick. Whether it is going from one chord to another or learning a full Hendrix solo, expect it to take a lifetime to learn and do not give up. You can’t learn 10 new chords in a day and use them again next week. You have to spend weeks learning something, then use it regularly if you don’t want to forget it.
A tough guitar lessons question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: OK so I’ve always wanted to learn how to play guitar since 5th grade but my dad thought I wouldnt keep i up so he bought me a cheap Toys R Us guitar. It is small and colourful but it is still a real guitar. I quit very quickly because i took a stupid class at school where you didnt learn anything but now i want to learn. I know you can teach yourself but is it difficult? How long will it take you to learn on your own? How would I do it, do I need to research notes and such on the computer? What are the cords called? Is it better to use a pick or your hands? I am in love with We The Kings and if you listen to any of their accoustic songs you’ll hear some of the most beautiful guitar playing, specifically the accoustic versions of Skyway Avenue, Heaven Can Wait, and Check Yes Juliet, and if you do bother to listen to any of their songs just to answer my question, (that would be greatly appreciated) would you say playing that kind of music would be difficult? THANKS SO MUCH IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME! god bless. <3
Answer: I learned all by myself at home, and now I can even write my own songs on the guitar!!
It’s very easy. It took me about 2 months to play proper.
All you need to do it practice with songs you like. Look for the tabs or chords on the internet (AZ Chords is a very good site), see how the chords are made with your left hand (Chords are C, D,Am,Em,G, and so on).
And just practice. The hardest part is to do the chords with the left hand, but your fingers will adjust with time. Listen to the song, then try to play it and maybe sing it. That’s all.
A tough learn guitar question this week. Let’s dive straight in
Question: I am wanting to buy this guitar here -> <http://bcrich.com/v_jr_nj_dlx.asp> for my first one, but the only thing i am unsure of is that the only inlay is a double spearhead on the 12th fret.
I know the guitar has dot markers on the side of the neck and i was wondering could i just use those to learn or would i be making this unnecessarily hard on myself?
Answer: When i started playing guitar, i did have those inlays on most of the frets such a 3,5, 9 ect. I guess it did help, but they are not needed as you have the dots on the neck. I’m sure you’ll be fine 
nice guitar by the way
