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shadowninja
27-12-2002, 20:43
Hi

I had a play with my nephew's acoustic guitar today, playing an intro book's tunes and also freestyle with chords :) (easy to you guys but i was dead chuffed!) Was good fun, but after 2 hours of pressing the strings to the fretboard my left hand fingertips are quite sore... now is this cos the guitar is cheap or acoustic? or is it to be expected? and is cheesewire usually used for guitars?

not a problem if its normal cos it will mean my left hand's fingers will be great for doing snake strikes kung fu style! (and until i get a guitar I will tickle a house brick :D )

another thing is that i get the feeling that by playing a guitar on your own you miss something... I'm a keyboard player so I can play a whole piece using both hands and it gels nicely whereas when playing a tune on a guitar it just lacks bass or a melody or some sort of accompanying tune... am i right in saying that to really appreciate a guitar especially an electric one I'd have to jam with other musicians? (or record my own backing tracks with the keyboard?)

Still, I'm definitely gonna buy a guitar!

cheers.

-Darren
PhilMorrison
27-12-2002, 21:05
totaly the norm :) play it a bit more often and u'll grow a luvly thick layer of rock hard skin on each finger tip, and it won't hurt anymore :)
Ale
27-12-2002, 21:14
It is perfectly normal getting sore finger tips for a beginner.

When you play more your finger tips will get "harder" and you wont feel them getting sore anymore.

And I have to disagree with the playing alone part. I think itīs great fun although of course itīs even better with a band. Anyways itīs great to know how to play a quitar. You donīt have to be great at it but you will still be respected.
shadowninja
28-12-2002, 13:32
thanks for your replies... I will be getting a guitar in the new year so will tickle a house brick until then :D

you're right about being able to play a guitar... i mean look where is got darius!!?

phatty do you have any bigger pics of your car... looks mental from those pictures... best s14a i've seen!
PhilMorrison
28-12-2002, 13:51
theres a bigger version of the 1 on the left in the s14tech section, under drift piccies, or similar :)
I shall be doing some better photo's as soon as I've got the suspension on :)