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[SirFink]

[magnolia]

I did meet a really nice person (freethought) out here in Gunpo who played the guitar with me. It was so nice.

I wonder if anyone out in my area would also enjoy playing the guitar together? I live in Gunpo, which is very close to Anyang, and not too far from Seol (you can see Gunpo on line one, if you look it up).

Right now I'm still just learning the chords.

[twg]

Hey guys.

Would you recommend using a metronome, or getting all Zen and trying to learn timing by "feeling it"?

[Kimchi Cowboy]

[Harpeau]

Get a metronome with a hygrometer in it so you know when to turn on your humidifyer.

[Hollywoodaction]

[twg]

Yeah, I thought that was a joke too until I remembered who it was.

[ernie]

here are some links, by popular request... this is a quick list, please add better ones that you find... metronomes are overrated - just play along with the music!

cowboy chords:
http://www.zentao.com/guitar/lesson1/music.html

penatonic basics:
http://www.co-acoustic.com/acoustic/penta.shtml
http://www.guitarconsultant.com/pentatonic.html

lots of guitar tabs (use your ears, too!)
http://www.e-tabs.org/

barre chords:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barre_chord
http://www.ehow.com/how_7024_play-barre-chords.html

[twg]

good links, ernie. Thanks

[twg]

I snapped my first string while practicing last night. Which means I'm rocking too hard. But I ain't gonna stop. The tiny E string was just a sissy.

Anyway, any good suggestions for electric guitar strings?

[Harpeau]

Try MD Guitar Custom Shop Hongik U. Station Exit #4.

[twg]

Thanks.

Hey guys, I changed my strings recently, and now, on the little E string, I have two dead notes on the 12th and 14th frets. If that makes any sense. Everything else sounds the way it should, but just those two notes go "plunk" instead of "twang". To get anything from them I have to power down on the frets.

Right now, I'm all cowboy chords. No shredder I. But, um, what did I break?

[Harpeau]

Sounds like fret buzz. I'll say this to you and I'll say this to every other picker on the board~ GET THEE A HUMIDIFYER!!!!

[ernie]

ANYTIME you put a new string on your guitar, you MUST stretch the shit out of it... i hear people say "my guitar sucks, it never stays in tune" and i ask "did you stretch your strings?" and bingo! problem solved... here's how...

1. tune it to the right pitch
2. yank on it about 10 times, almost to its breaking point (you will feel where it doesn't want to give anymore)
3. tune up again
4. repeat until it doesn't go out of tune after step 2 (this may take about 10 repetitions, depending upon the gauge (thickness) of the string

your buzz problem may have something to do with the truss rod or fret wear... look down the length of your guitar's neck - does it curve slightly?

[Kimchi Cowboy]

If I could add to ernie's post...

Re: #2 - After you tune your guitar, you should pick up the string(s) at the 12th fret and lift it (them) straight up from the fretboard about an inch or two to stretch it out. You'll then need to re-tune your guitar. You'll probably need to repeat it a few times (not sure about that 10 times there, ernie...) when you first put the strings on. And, forthe next day or two, you'll probably need to do some fine-tuning when you pick up your guitar.

As with anything, the more you play the better your "ear" will get, making tuning easier as time goes by.


HARPEAU - I've always been under the notion that humidifiers are really only *needed* for solid-top guitars, whereas laminate-top guitars don't really need as much babying and delicate care... (


(...and besides, Korea isn't THAT dry... just hang some laundry - or just a wet towel or two - in your room with your guitar, that'll take care of your winter humidity issues!)