i've drummed for two years now i like to concider myself a really good metal drummer im pretty decently fast and good/consistent with the double bass im starting a band right now but as for the time being me and a friend are doing an acoustic side project my vocals his acoustic/back up vocals
thx every1 A new question! Like ninja12 says; get magazines to learn, wat's the best to go to a music school or learn it on my own?
This is an acoustic guitar http://www.afm.org/public/musicbiz/accguitar1.jpg This is an electric http://www.gibson.com/Files/Downloads/Wall.../wp_lp-0800.jpg Acoustic means you can play it and not neccessarily need an amp (acoustic means [unamplified sound[/i], after all). However there are plenty of acoustics that can be plugged into amps, although they are typically much more expensive. Acoustics are typically much deeper becuase they need that inner cavity to radiate sound. Electrics on the other hand basically need an amp to be heard by anyone more than 7 feet away from you (and thats in silent conditions). Electrics are typicaly much less deep than acoustics, becuase their sound amplification comes from the guitar amp, and not an inner cavitiy and sound whole (like the acoustics). The big difference between them is sound though, and I'm not going to try and describe it. Just go down to you local shop, and pick up both. Hear the difference for yourself. As far as a good suggesstion. WHen it comes to acoustics, your going to be spending a lot for a nice one. The best brands are Taylor and Martin, but will run you upwards 700 USD. For electrics, You can opt for something like a foreign made telecaster or stratocaster, from Fender. If you want high quality, bragging rights guitar, you can go for a Gibson. As opposed to the Fenders, I think Gibsons have a bit richer tone. But heres my suggestion for an electric, Now first, let me point out the price is downright insane, at only about $150 http://www.rondomusic.net/sxal1000.html Now for 150 bucks, you're probably thinking "yeah, its ----." Not true! My friend bought one of these, and the sound quality is on par with my Gibson. It sounds great, you'd never know you were playing something so cheap. Hope that helps. Edit: Actually, it might have been http://www.rondomusic.net/product681.html or http://www.rondomusic.net/product681.html I'll check with him when he gets online later. Edit again: Ha, I just realized you asked if its more diffiucult, not what the difference was. Oh well.
I have an Ibanez RE321MH in black...I'd definately recommend an Ibanez...or if you have a lot of money a dean....What style of music do you like? Because you also might not want to keep the stock pick-ups in.
I say lessons. Learning it on your own is nice, but it takes longer and the overall process may frustrate you into not wanting to play at all. I go to this place called Musicians Workshop and it's awesome. I learned my first solo in a couple of weeks. Not only do you get to learn songs but you learn how to apply chords and scales into your own solos and songs so you actually "know" how to play the guitar. Plus, you meet cool people. My instructor Frankie has been playing for 30+ years and he's insane. :mellow:
@Equivalent Exchange: So many thx for explainin everything!!! I'll try that cheap one in shop! But also an acoustic and see what feels the best @Lilmaggot: I like most hard rock and metal; but I like even acoustic stuff! @JayNJN5: Thx for helping me choose! I'm going to follow lessons! THX everyone!!!!
Hard rock and metal is straight up electric. You can still play acoustic songs on electrics a lot of the time (switch over to the super clean channel), but it just wont have that acoustic tone to it. And I talked to my friend. Although the exact model he has is no longer being made, here was the closest thing... http://www.rondomusic.net/al3000prest.html A bit more expensive, but compared to other guitars of similiar quality, its a steal. Edit
