Guitar tips you wish you knew when you started playing

[Tig***]

• That guitar/amp/pedal you are lusting after and just know it is the best possible choice in the world, even though you know nothing about guitars/amps/pedals... Well, it is very likely you will find out that is wasn't all that, after you purchase it. (take online reviews and demo's with a grain of salt, too) Don't be taken in by a dumb or too slick sales person at the store.
• Learning guitar will take plenty of time, patience, and dedication. It will take years to sound like what you really want to, if you have the talent and dedication. Don't expect too much right away, but don't let this advice turn you away. You will enjoy the journey and be surprised just how good you can sound fairly soon. *This doesn't apply much to prodigies, however.

There are many exceptions to the above.
This became more advice to new players than stuff I wish I knew. I'll add more later...

[Zip]

#1 Cool it on the drugs. Seriously.
#2 The guy running the board is not your enemy. He really wants to make you sound good to everyone else in the house - listen to his suggestions.
#3 It hasn't all been done before.
#4 Really. Lay off the drugs.
#5 The guitar is the instrument, not just the strings. The whole thing makes music.
#6 Sometimes, noise is just noise....not the "coolest thing I ever heard!!".
#7 Listen to all styles of music, not just the guitarists you want to sound like.

[R_of_G]

#5 The guitar is the instrument, not just the strings. The whole thing makes music.

+1

There are a great many sounds to get out the guitar without involving the strings.

#6 Sometimes, noise is just noise....not the "coolest thing I ever heard!!".

Conversely, sometimes noise is exactly what the situation calls for. Not every solo needs to be a means of forward propulsion in a predictable arc. It's all in how the player approaches the noise.

[Robert****]

#2 The guy running the board is not your enemy. He really wants to make you sound good to everyone else in the house - listen to his suggestions.

That's right. Running a discussion board is hard grunt work, but I am not your foe. I do want you to sound terrific.

(sorry, couldn't resist. All the stress lately is messing with my humour)

[Zip]

That's right. Running a discussion board is hard grunt work, but I am not your foe. I do want you to sound terrific.

Haha Ummm, the 'front of house engineer'.

[Spinshred]

I wish that I know that there many good starters electric guitar for a starter like me at that time,Because even in my three years of learning how to play, I'm just using an acoustic not a real one because I can't afford to buy a stratocaster.

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