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The Guitar Topic
imapiratearg:
Oh trust me, I think I've sat down once so far and tried to read a piece (it was fairly successful, but it was a simple little bit). The rest of the time, I am figuring out Beatles and Bob Marley songs by ear.
zerobar:
Well, I'm not saying that you should be trying to "run scales until your fingers fall off," but I do find that doing exercises that have you play notes in a scale in a different way than ascending/descending, make it alot easier to play solos that don't just "run scales." It also gets you to find more interesting ways to play things when you want to write your own lead stuff. I agree entirely about just doing scales, it doesn't make you a good guitarist if all you can do is shred scales over and over. But knowing where the scale lies on the fretboard can also get you to find different inversions of chords, as well.
I guess I'm just a proponent of KNOWING your scales not FOCUSING on them.
imapiratearg:
Well, yes. What I meant by "My professors stresses the importance of scales," I just meant that he says a good regimen of about 20 minutes of exercises with scales and chords a day will improve your playing.
Also, guys. I think I've figured out my ever-evolving Ideal Guitar. I want the right combination of sustain, jangle, warmth and bite at an affordable price. So basically, I'm thinking of buying a used Epiphone Sheraton and fitting it with some Guitar Fetish Retrotron pickups. Good idea? Bad idea?
zerobar:
There are plenty of hollow body guitars out there, but I guess all that matters is that it has the features/looks/feel that you want. Have you played one before? If I'm spending that much money on a guitar, I make sure I've either played one, or a comparable one from the same company, to make sure I like it. If that's the case, then go for it.
Bearer:
This custom short scale bass neck from ebay:
+ Natural clear-coat finish solid mahogany telecaster body from Warmoth
+ Various electronics
= Awesome ass project bass, yes or no?
I plan on extending the neck rout into the normal neck pickup spot and moving the bridge all the way back as far as I can to maintain the 30" scale length.
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