Any other crappy guitar players?

[Pejorative Miscreant]

Picked up the hobby in midlife while researching an electric for my son.  Interested if anyone else is playing.  Or in my case, attempting to play.   

 

[LinvilleGorge]

I've considered picking it up several times in the past I'm just most certainly I'd be truly terrible. I have no musical or artistic talent what so ever.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

When I was 14 I saw The Song Remains The Same and decided I had to figure out how to do that.  20 years later and it's still one of the serious passions in my life.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

17 minutes ago, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

When I was 14 I saw The Song Remains The Same and decided I had to figure out how to do that.  20 years later and it's still one of the serious passions in my life.

When I was young I don’t think music ever really spoke to me.  Glad it grabbed you young. 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

It's never too late, but it sure doesn't hurt for your formative years learning an instrument to be when you don't have a career or other adult stuff to worry about.  God only knows the years of ear splitting hellish noise I subjected my parents to when I was in high school. 

The first two bands I ever went really nuts about were Metallica and Korn in the late 90s, but something about the presence and power of Jimmy Page was what cemented it.  He's the main reason I play a Les Paul and why it's my favorite style of guitar today.  

Learning how to play an instrument is rewarding at any age though.  If you stick with it it's going to be something that you love for life.

[kelvinblunt]

crappy guitar player here... tried to learn in high school to impress a girl... just learned the necessary... that girl and I have been married now for 18 yrs... so I might be a crappy guitar player but man, 3 kids later I think I did something well 

[The Huddler]

my wife has a really nice guitar in the basement that hasnt been touched in years..

 

 

thinking about hoping on youtube and learning some basics 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

10 hours ago, The Huddler said:

my wife has a really nice guitar in the basement that hasnt been touched in years..

 

 

thinking about hoping on youtube and learning some basics 

Yeah there is a ton of high quality content on YouTube that can get you started.  I'm honestly jealous of people, especially young kids, who are getting started now.

What kind of guitar is it?  If it's been sitting a long time it probably needs a new set of strings at the absolute least and probably a truss rod adjustment.  It might not be a bad idea to take it to a local guitar shop for a once-over and set up.  They'll adjust the action, relief (how much "bow" is in the neck), adjust the intonation (how in tune the notes play across the neck), and install fresh strings.  It'll run you $50 tops and will get the guitar playing better.  This concludes unsolicited advice time.

[hepcat]

what do you want to know

[Raskle]

On 3/17/2022 at 8:06 AM, The NFL Shield At Midfield said:

What kind of guitar is it?  If it's been sitting a long time it probably needs a new set of strings at the absolute least and probably a truss rod adjustment.  It might not be a bad idea to take it to a local guitar shop for a once-over and set up.  They'll adjust the action, relief (how much "bow" is in the neck), adjust the intonation (how in tune the notes play across the neck), and install fresh strings.  It'll run you $50 tops and will get the guitar playing better.  This concludes unsolicited advice time.

and pray the neck hasn't been badly warped from sitting in a basement for years... yikes!

 

I never really got into LZ that much, and although I respect the heck out of them and Paige especially, I was always more of a Brian May fan. Though if you mixed his style and EVH, you'd produce one of my absolute favorites - Nuno Bettencourt. If anyone here hasn't heard of him, you should check out the YT below, as it's still one of the coolest things I've ever heard done on a guitar.

 

[Squirrel Gravy]

I’m a big fan of Billy Strings and his twist on Bluegrass. Bascom Lunsford is rolling in his grave. 

 

[Bronn]

ngl I shred imho