It's been days.
You fail.

I have a quiet day tomorrow, then playing at a gig at night. Interesting, since my elbows both currently hurt, and my left fingers are rather sore.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:22, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Eh, you aren't telling me anything I don't know.
It's a slow process to say the least.

Where are you gigging?
( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:24, Reply)

Someone's 20th birthday party.
I can't overly be bothered with it, but I get paid. Let's just hope the joints hold out. And that my drums arrive soon.

Are you using a tuner to tune the guitar?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:25, Reply)

Just think of the money, The shiny shiny money.
It won't make your joints not ache like a wanking gibbon, but it'll help sweeten the blow.

I'm using an online tuner thing to tune the guitar - here
( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:28, Reply)

Well, those seem to be accurate
Apparently you're just made of lose then :P

You just need to match the noises now. Like that game where you match cards that are turned over, but without the cards.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:29, Reply)

Apparently so!
I was doing pretty well until it got on to the finer points of tuning it, where it seemed like I'd do one and then the one I'd just done would slip...
( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:34, Reply)

Don't use a tuner for the first year or so
else you'll never know if a string is slightly out when you haven't got one. You don't need one anyway - your guitar plays all the notes you need to tune to. Learn to tune by ear first, please, and see a good tuner as something you'll treat yourself to when you can do it perfectly by ear.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:32, Reply)

That's an interesting angle to take on it.
I may investigate this, since when I try to play something I know well I'll be able to tell if it sounds right...
( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:35, Reply)

Sooner than you'd think
you'll instantly know if a string isn't in when you play a chord.

Gaz me if you've got any questions, whenever. I'm happy to help.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:58, Reply)

Thank you so much :)
Together, we will conquer Guitarfail.
( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 22:06, Reply)

Buy a tuner
Go on - splash out a tenner! It'll also tell you if your intonation is off.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 23:28, Reply)

Tempting, given that I got paid today...

( Maladicta, Fri 2 Oct 2009, 23:36, Reply)