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Welchsboy
@welchsboy
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Joined: Dec 8, 2006
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Re: when to use exercises to improve?

I've been playing the guitar for about 1.5 years, entirely self taught but using online free material and watching other guitarists play, I do practic...

16 years ago
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Re: Odd Physical Limitations

Can you post a picture of your hand doing this or something? When I try touching my pinky to my palm my ring finger also curls in the same way, but I ...

16 years ago
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RE: Help, overwhelmed!

I have that book, if you're going through volume one it should take you roughly 6 months...of course actual time taken is gonna be way different for e...

17 years ago
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RE: Alternating Bass Strum Style

I would say just try to stare at your picking hand while playing to make sure it is in the right spot. Eventually you'll be able to do it blind due to...

17 years ago
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RE: my biggest difficulties are playing riffs or bass-lines!

I'm almost the exact opposite...I can play riffs, bass-lines, single notes, scales, etc really well, but when it comes to chords, well, I still only k...

17 years ago
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RE: Major cracking. correct guitar form.

yeah I usually sit on my bed or straight up on a folding chair...sometimes try standing up but I have a really uncomfortable and cheap kiddy strap so ...

17 years ago
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RE: Major cracking. correct guitar form.

Haha well I just wanna comment on how good that site was that you linked, at first I only went there to check out the posture pics, but that site's he...

17 years ago
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RE: Learning songs -- why am I so slow?!

I know how you feel, I'm always excited about playing new stuff all the time, but sometimes I get in over my head, and I'll try my best to play a song...

17 years ago
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RE: Is your strumming/picking hand open or closed?

Well I haven't been playing long, but I like to play it closed most of the time. When I first started out, playing open would cause me to play all the...

17 years ago
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RE: first song played

The first riff I ever learned was Ironman, easy and fun :D The first full song I ever learned was Come Cover Me by Nightwish, then Stacy's Mom by foun...

17 years ago
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RE: Electric guitar excessive finger noise

Ok, well after doing it over and over, I finally realized what I was getting. It turns out the note I'm trying to play, between the 7th and 8th fret ...

17 years ago
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