I shall be going round to my mate's house
to continue the writing and recording of our epic masterpiece. Today's bill of fare includes the heavy metal section, the mellow guitar duet ending, and the hard house bit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 11:48, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

This sounds fabulous.
I need to hear the finished result!

(One string tuned so far out of a possible six).
( Maladicta, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 12:19, Reply)

I'll be making a myspace for it at some point
it's going to be long though, it's already 29 minutes and we've got a good few movements to add...

we were hoping to maybe get a short run of vinyl copies when we're done, but I looked into it the other day and the cost is absurd.

So now we are thinking about making a record sleeve as if for vinyl and sticking a CD in it :-D

Hope the guitaring goes well. Feel free to ask silly questions if you need to!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 12:31, Reply)

Thanks :) am a complete musical novice aside from a year or so of violin-scraping
about ten years ago. May get Flatmate to assist with the tuning since he's more musically inclined than me...

I really like the record sleeve idea; I'll buy a copy off you!

*twangs*
( Maladicta, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 12:43, Reply)

What to do with a guitar
The best advice I can give is to find a song you really like and learn it! If you REALLY like the song you'll have plenty of motivation and an understanding of how it goes, what it should sound like etc. There are loads of great resources on the tinterweb for tuning, chords etc (I use chordie a lot - the key transposition feature is very useful for a musical illiterate like me).
Other than that, I bid you welcome to the wonderful world of painful fingers, broken nails and general frustration that is guitar playing!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 13:18, Reply)

I thank you, good sir.
I can think of rather a lot of slow, twangy acoustic stuff I have nestled on my hard drive that would be lovely to learn (John Denver. I r hippy).

I found a couple of tuning sites, and am currently looking into tabs for it (am not 100% sure it's been fully tuned, so will need to get Flatmate to have a look at it).

Currently, I also don't need a plectrum, since I need to cut my nails ;)
( Maladicta, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 13:30, Reply)

Nails!
I play some fingerstyle (Ooer mrs!) so the nails on my right hand are long and short on the left. I got some invaluable advice from an old flamenco player about strengthening nails a few years ago - don't buy nail strengtheners (there are several potions on the market), just wipe the nails you want conditioned on any greasy part of your face. The natural oils really make a difference to the strength and condition of your nails.
Other than that, have fun playing!
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 16:19, Reply)

I'll tell the other guitarist in my band about that
he's always breaking nails. He plays like he's hitting it with a hammer most of the time.

for tabs, www.ultimate-guitar.com is the best resource I've found.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 18:19, Reply)

Much obliged chaps.
My nails are fortunately very strong and usually long-ish (don't let them grow too long or they go a bit Cruella De Vil which isn't nice).

I've also just snapped my G string and had to order a new one from amazon :(
( Maladicta, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 18:27, Reply)

I normally have a load spare...
..What with having lots of guitars lying about. I buy my acoustic strings in bulk - the D'Addario 25 set box is a bargain - but as I have a couple of unusual guitars* in the collection I have to keep some others in just in case.
I normally change full sets as the brightness of a new string in a 'mellowed out/played in' set tends to jar.
Any chance of a pic of the new purchase?
* The aforementioned double-neck, a 7-string (with an extra octave G) and a travel size which is Nashville strung. I know, I'm a geek.

Fnaarr - you said g string.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 18:44, Reply)

Fnar fnar indeed. Flatmate pissed himself laughing when he heard the TWANG.
Pre string breakage:



Perhaps I should get the rest of them while I'm at it, then; Amazon will, after all, automatically recommend me a ton of guitar paraphernalia!
( Maladicta, Sun 27 Sep 2009, 18:49, Reply)