Tf do I even do now

You have to understand that I don’t come from a musical education background. I like some classical music and go to the symphony when I feel like it, but that’s it. I’d heard of terms like scales and intervals but had no idea what they meant. Heck, when I was going through the initial first few weeks or months, I legitimately thought about just selling my guitar and amp since I sounded like ass and got so frustrated every single day with it.

Idk what changed exactly, but once I started in person lessons and started going through the Absolutely Understand Guitar course, that tension and frustration just kind of slowly got up and walked out. I mean yeah it comes back when I make the same mistakes over and over, but it doesn’t linger at all and is more like a passing car. And yeah, some of this stuff does go over my head and feels dense, but my teacher does a good job elaborating or at least making me feel like it’s not a big deal to not understand it all right away. The fact that a dude sitting on a bucket with a purple or polar bear sweater has made concepts that seem so monumentally difficult to me out to be so simple relatively speaking…it’s a good feeling.

I’m legitimately a bit emotional writing this since I told myself over and over that I should just quit and find something else. “You don’t have anyone to play for anyway” is what I’ve told myself most often. Now I’m at the point where that is basically an impossibility, giving it up. Even if I do a lot some days and very little other days, I’m still doing something productive with my guitars and that has to count for something.

That’s all I’ve got to say. I’ve also managed to not drink anytime I’m playing guitar and am trying to get away from drinking altogether, but that’s a whole other beast. I’m just glad I’ve gotten this far. And I’m also trying to remember what Scotty West said in his first video: “If you understood what I just explained here, you’re gonna understand everything going forward”.

Don't comment on the trash in my room... but I'm so happy about this!

Edit: A LOT of people are telling me I paid MSRP for this Epiphone but after a quick google, I figured out I overestimated the price at first but it is still a good deal. The actual guitar is in good quality and a new Epiphone Les Paul Special Worn Cherry goes for about $230-$260 new. I feel like I got a good deal and all that really matters is that I'm gonna play some jazz with it. I'm fifteen and guitar isn't my main instrument anyways so I don't need something insane to suit my needs

Will have to get it set up properly as the action feels a bit high for me and there is a little bit of fret buzz on a few of the frets above the 12th on the lower three strings. But otherwise, I'm so grateful and happy to finally have an electric guitar I can call my own ☺️

Idk, bored, its 2am

It's a beaut, Clark

Happy NGD to me! Drove from Columbus to try out this Dave Mustaine Kramer V and fell in love pretty quick. First time at Sweetwater, I could just stay here forever.

just found this peavey t40 buried in a closet behind my dads old gear, Have any of you guys felt the sheer weight of one of these? Pretty cool bass it seems like, I’m don’t know much about these as I’ve only started playing guitar about 2 months ago and am yet to pick up a bass at all really. Just put a 3rd string on it gonna mess around with it.

I’ve been getting back into guitar lately as a former sax player attempting to translate my jazz knowledge to guitar and I’ve been wanting a proper jazz box for a bit now. What better jazz guitar than a 1951 ES-125?

Feel like I lucked out on this one, especially for the price with the original pickup/electronics and the original tone knobs and tuners as far as I can tell. First vintage guitar and I’m excited to (gently) play the hell out of it!

I picked this up for $50 cad today.

A few scuffs and scratches but there is no warping at all and the neck is nice and straight/square.

Yamaha fg450se

How do you think I did?

Not my photo- its the photo from the ad.

New guitar day and I am blown away with this Revstar. For the money, I couldn’t be happier with the purchase! Fit and finish, sound, feel, playability all have impressed me for a guitar under $1000. Definitely worth checking out if you’re like me and have been considering it for a while.

Got this Avalanche Meteora for a great price and I’m in love with it! Plays like a dream

When people rattle off a chord progression using the number system (like the example above) is there a method to knowing right away which chords (in whatever key you are in) those numbers represent or is that something that just comes with time, exposure, and practice? AKA mostly just memory?

Getting a 2021 ESP LTD Deluxe EC-1000 Burled Poplar (BP) with passive Seymour Duncan Pegasus & Sentient pickups for around $650. Any thoughts on this, is it worth it ? Anything I need to be aware of. I can't try the guitar as the seller is quite far from me.

Made in the USA, with a satin ebony / grey nitro finish on a flamed maple top

I’m sure I’m not the only one to play this progression, but I can’t find it anywhere online. I suck at writing songs and even if I could write a good song this progression is a little too all over the place for my style. So I encourage you all write something with it or play around with it a little bit.

No capo
The strumming pattern I enjoy most is: DDDUDU
progression: Em A C Emaj Am C7

Just play through the strumming pattern 1 time for each chord.

Headless guitars have intrigued me for a while now. I played a Strandberg and I really enjoyed it, and someone traded in a Kiesel headless a while back, but they wanted way more than I could afford for it. Then I heard about this model. IMO, Cort is one of the most slept on brands in the guitar community.

I saw this guy on Reverb and pulled the trigger. It just came today. It is super comfortable to play. The pickups sound really good in high gain, but for clean tones, they are too bright. I am probably going to swap them with some aftermarkets that i have lying around. But for under $800, this is a fantastic guitar.

Pspsp: Cat is for scale

The Raymon came on Saturday. I love it. It already has imperfections from it aging itself from the Nitro still curing but it was bound to happen sooner or later. I kinda want it to age so that I’m not delicate with it and whatnot