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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6378222" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>This sounds like a good note to remember. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hm. That does sounds clever.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's my first instinct as well, though. I am keeping myself open to either largely for two points:</p><p></p><p>1) If I go used, my local selection may be a bit limited.</p><p></p><p>2) Following the comfort line that folks are all agreeing with - I'd prefer an electric that feels good to the hand over an acoustic that doesn't, even if it costs a bit more. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wish I could. Alas, I am in Boston, and he's down south. This is part of why I ask many questions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The one thing I have going for me in this is a good, somewhat trained ear. It seems to run in the family. One of my brothers was a vocalist with perfect pitch. The other plays guitar and violin. I've done a significant amount of choral and musical theater work in the past, and have demonstrated the ability to tell when a guitar or piano is out of tune, and to gauge some of the tonal qualities of guitars even when they are out of tune.</p><p></p><p>Worst come to worst, I can get a tuning app for my phone, and use it to tune a guitar in-store, if need be.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This sounds like excellent practical advice, and I'm gong to stick it right alongside the "how to tell if the neck is bent/warped" and some of the basic information on fitting my fingering hand my brother game me. Thank you!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Noted.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, this was my hope as well - the rock/folk area has *tons* of songs that can be done with 3 or 4 chords. Learning them in basic form becomes good exercise for the hands and ear, and hey, you can play a song! That can carry you a long way while you're trying to learn more theory and detailed skills.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yah. And teaching style on an instructor also matters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6378222, member: 177"] This sounds like a good note to remember. Hm. That does sounds clever. That's my first instinct as well, though. I am keeping myself open to either largely for two points: 1) If I go used, my local selection may be a bit limited. 2) Following the comfort line that folks are all agreeing with - I'd prefer an electric that feels good to the hand over an acoustic that doesn't, even if it costs a bit more. I wish I could. Alas, I am in Boston, and he's down south. This is part of why I ask many questions :) The one thing I have going for me in this is a good, somewhat trained ear. It seems to run in the family. One of my brothers was a vocalist with perfect pitch. The other plays guitar and violin. I've done a significant amount of choral and musical theater work in the past, and have demonstrated the ability to tell when a guitar or piano is out of tune, and to gauge some of the tonal qualities of guitars even when they are out of tune. Worst come to worst, I can get a tuning app for my phone, and use it to tune a guitar in-store, if need be. This sounds like excellent practical advice, and I'm gong to stick it right alongside the "how to tell if the neck is bent/warped" and some of the basic information on fitting my fingering hand my brother game me. Thank you! Noted. Yeah, this was my hope as well - the rock/folk area has *tons* of songs that can be done with 3 or 4 chords. Learning them in basic form becomes good exercise for the hands and ear, and hey, you can play a song! That can carry you a long way while you're trying to learn more theory and detailed skills. Yah. And teaching style on an instructor also matters. [/QUOTE]
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