hi,my name is jamie.i have been following your site for a while and
find it very usefull.
i have been trying to teach myself for a while now and do enjoy it so
much.i am very passionate about music.whether singing or "trying" LOL
to play the guitar.
at the moment i am finding that my left hand finger tips ar getting
quite sore.and just above my elbow aches often!can you give me any
advice to these matters.maybe i am not sitting right,i dont know.
thanks
regards
jambo
The fingertips are normal. You'll build callousses (sp?) and that will end the pain. As far as the elbow goes, not sure. Could be playing position or something. I'm sure someone will have some good advice to that end.
Welcome to GN!
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Welcome to GN.
RParker is correct about your fingertips. That's the battle scars of a dedicated guitarist. :wink:
As for the elbow, it might help to show pictures of how you hold your guitar. If you can't do that then you might need to tilt the neck one way or another so your left arm comes at the neck for a different angle. Hard to say without knowing exactly how your positioning yourself currently.
Bish
"I play live as playing dead is harder than it sounds!"
I find that most beginners tense up with concentration.
learn to relax the arms and hands and wrists.
press the neck only when freting. learn to release between chords.
your callouases will be your friends.
the soreness will pass in time. keep at it and build them up.
thanks guys.i will jugle about my playing position untill its most comfortable.
:D . and my finger tips,as you say will pass so thats fantastic.
thanks again.
does any one out there play in a band?i would like to say to them "WICKED".i admire that so much,and thats what keeps me going.i hope i can be as good as them. :?
jambo
hi folks,
(just thought i would ask the GN world before taking my electric guitar and amp to the shop)
when i plug my electric guitar into my amp(both new and yamaha)i did not get the feed back to the amp.
yet when i strummed like mad(after slightly being dissapointed i might add)it suddenly blew my head off.
then it was great untill i switched the amp off. :x .because once i switched it back on i did not get any sound again.
is there a problem with the pick-ups on the guitar????
i would be gratefull for any suggestions.
thanks guys
jamie
jambo
Did you try switching out the cable? Or try it on another amp? It's not really my area, but you should be able to isolate the problem like that. Darn electronic gadgets!! :x
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Sounds like an electrical short somewhere, either inside the guitar, in the cable, or in the amp. One way to isolate the problem, is to take out one of the three, at a time. If you have a friend w/ a guitar plug his/her's into your cable and amp. If that sounds okay, then use your guitar into your amp w/ a new cable. Etc. If you don't have all that extra gear, take your stuff to the guitar shop and try it there w/ a tech to help.
Once you isolate the problem, a tech will be able to correct it quickly.
thanks for that guys.
i have taken the guitar and amp to a guitar shop and they will have a look at it
hopefully all will be well.
thanks again
jamie
jambo
