Paging guitaristas

I know that we've got a few of the six-stringed persuation here...

Can anyone recommend a good teacher for the 'leccy stuff (Jazz &
Blues) in North London/very South Herts?

Hand seems to have recuperated to the point where I can think of
playing again.

 

How quaint, records"

What one could use is, Powertab : http://www.power-tab.net/

or

guitar pro: http://www.guitar-pro.com/

(because it's infinitely better, musically speaking)

and with guitarpro, you get all the backing stuff, wich is switch on and
off-able.

It's good stuff.

 

That's more for people who already can play, I think. This:

http://www.fretplay.com/

might be more use to a learner.

 

But it's a horrible HTML based TAB not an app that "plays" the musiclike wot
you should hear it as, init ?

 

Champ was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Because I know from past experience that I learn better/faster when
I've got a teacher.

 

Bear was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Oi! I've heard you...

 

raden was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Nothing yet?

Seriously, I'm prepared to pay good money for a very good teacher.

 

Cane was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Crappier than crap.

I've been playing the guitar for a very long time (something like 20+
years, off and on) but I haven't even touched one for the last three
to four years and am just noticing how much I forgot...

 

Cane was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Somewhat modded Squier Tele at the mo'.

 

Bear was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Na, I got over that stage years ago.

 

Mu (30 year old) daughter wants a guitar for her birthday to learn on. Given
that it's likely to be a bit of short lived ambition are there any
reccomendations for a cheap learner guitar, I don't want to get a really
crap one that put anyone off learning, and what sort of price range am I
looking at?

 

Mo Childs was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Electric or acoustic?

For 'leccy ones, something like the Squier I mentioned above should
cost you around 150 squids new inna shop, and I'd certainly class this
as a reasonable guitar. In fact, you'll quite a lot of choice at that
level and most of them are pretty reasonable.

Best thing to do is to drag someone who knows down to a (better
several) music shops and get them to help you find one.

Oh, and for an electric guitar you'd be looking at providing an amp,
too. Decentish practice amp should set you back another 50-100 quid.

All the above of course is for buying new, sourcing stuff on ebay may
provide large savings if you know what you're doing.

For an acoustic? Hmm. Not much of an idea, but my guess would be that
the same price range should get you something decent.

What you don't want is to buy one that she'll outgrow in a short time
or that's so 'orrible as to put her off playing forever.

 

Bear was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

<runs off to ebay and puts lots of bids on crappy guitars>

Actually, I normally used to have two guitars so the combination would
all I wanted. Probably easier to find a guitar that does most of what
I want compared to a bike that would...

 

Cane was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Sounds like a plan - when did you have in mind?

 

raden was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Cheers. Bushey isn't that far away so that'd really useful.

 

**** off, Champion.

Yeah, that's a bite.

 

Mo Childs was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

For an acoustic, you can get a decent one for about 70 quid
secondhand. A playable, but not very loud one will set you back about
45 pounds in the same shop. To be honest, I have no idea of new
prices. For an acoustic, it's perfectly sensible to go secondhand and
stick some new strings on it. Does she want nylon or steel strings?
Steel strings are very hard on beginner's fingers but give you the
rock or country sound; nylons give a folk/classical/Spanish sound.
Good nylon guitars are easier to find secondhand at low prices (got
our good one in a charity shop for 30 quid; the not quite as good one
similarly for 20).

Yerss. Deffo don't go horrible, but outgrow is OK - just means she
needs louder/more sustain. Get good tone. Get one that stays in tune
(more or less) over several days. Unless she's a giant, get a small
one. The huge country stylee ones will likely put her off. Oh, and
explain to her before purchase that she needs to keep her fingernails
short. She might change her mind.

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It's acoustic what's wanted and because she lives in a small flat I guess a
quiet one is OK. I suspect she will want steel strings for country as that's
her taste in music.

Now all I need is a nice [1] boyfriend for her.

[1] which rules out most of the readers here.

 

Mo Childs wrote

Banjo. Acoustic all the way, 2 less strings to get wrong, plenty of
country music associations. Kin expensive though although, with dollar
prices the way they are, buying mail order from merkinainia might not be
that dear.

 

I don't know if I could get her interested in a banjo - she may feel they
come under the heading "definition of a lady - somone who owns a banjo but
doesn't play it"