ezbass

Pac Man ghosts have retrained as guitar picks following redundancy.

That looks proper classy. Nice one.

Glad it all went swimmingly.

I have been a George L’s fan for decades.

I do. Normally, it’s with that good old favourite, Lemon Oil. However, I have also used a small amount of wax on one particular guitar where Lemon Oil seemed to be stripping the stain (it wasn’t an expensive guitar). Did the trick, no harm done and no complaints from the luthier when it went in for a fret level.

Some sort of phase cancellation going on with the mixed position perhaps? Very Peter Green.

I’ve always liked the brief intro one of Crosby, Stills, Nash gave at Woodstock, “This is our first gig, we’re scared shïtless!”

https://www.davapick.com/picks

What’s going on? Some folk have no rhythm. Watching people on things like Jools’ Later clapping out of time is good sport, they know that they’re wrong because of the occasional hesitance, like the person in that video. When I worked in a primary school, listening to the children clap along to tunes was like listening to a bucket of fish being tipped down a flight of stairs.

The appearance of a totally out of time knee and hand in the left of the shot about a minute in suddenly grabbed my attention. All the players tapping away together like good’uns and there’s someone who is plainly ‘dancing’ to the beat of a different drummer.

You’ll be fine as soon as you play the first note/chord/whatever.

If you like that, and haven’t already, check out Storyville’s A Piece Of Your Soul album. Here’s the title track...

One of those control pick type things, thin at one end, thicker at the other. Or just DIY one with a nail file or similar.

Den of Virtue. Hmm, sounds dull, but I’d give it a go.

From another ‘north of the border’ denizen.

Thread resurrection time. I’ve been following Chris Buck with his Friday Fretworks videos for a while now. However, this week, instead of his usual piece to camera about something guitar related (always fun - YMMV) he released a video of his new band, Cardinal Black. This ticks many of my musical boxes, not least in that it’s reminiscent of Storyville.

The ‘For Dummies’ books always seem very helpful. I don’t have the guitar one, but the bass one is rather good and I would imagine a very similar approach for the guitar version. I remember David Meads from Guitarist magazine, he was always good. In fact all of their technique tutors were on point. I particularly used to like Adrian Clarke.

That’ll do.

C’mon, you know the rules, photos or it didn’t happen.

Yeah, sorry about that, I tend to get carried away. Feel free to ask for clarification on anything I said and I’ll try and remember what it’s like to be starting out and curb my enthusiasm. Definitely get down to PMS, it’ll all make more sense once you’ve had your hands on a bunch.

Both good choices, although both do have some interesting quirks that might prove annoying. That Ibanez has a floating, locking whammy and that can be a pain to set up and tune for a beginner (great system though). The SG has interesting ergonomics that you’ll either love or find irritating. These are both personal observations and both will do the job admirably. If I were choosing, I’d look at a Telecaster type (full disclosure, I’m a Tele fanboy), a Strat type with a standard trem set flat to body to avoid tuning issues or a Les Paul type. Brand wise you’d probably be looking at Squier, Epiphone, JHS’ Vintage brand or the always excellent Yamaha, although there are plenty of others, Ibanez included. The best thing to do is get yourself to a shop and try a few of the shapes, see what you like the look of and feels good to hold and play. Tone can be improved (if necessary) down the road with replacement electronics, etc. If money allows, invest in a pro set up, it’ll make the playing experience so much better. It is a fun journey, I’m quite envious.

Budget?

I’d say, don’t get too hung up on scales early on (although I applaud your diligence), remember to also learn and play some tunes you like and enjoy it.

@AriaSnuff appears to be spamming.