Guitar legend

[TotalTalker]

Hey guys,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lol, dont let the name of the thread fool you, i just put it to sort of get your attention. I play the guitar, and i hope to one day be like, up there, with the big names, playing big concerts for a living. I need to know, what sort of things do you think are required at my age? (14) I practice everyday for around 30 mins, but im just worried if i spend lots of time and focus on my guitar, then ill drop in school, and if i cant make a living out of guitar, then ill have quite big problems. I am asking if it i need to do things like wake up early, listen to music, radio, etc, then practice guitar or sumthin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im one of those people who keeps on switching what they want to do, who get inspired very easily, one day ill want to own a world famous business, the next i want to be a rock legend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replys plz, ty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S Dont waste your time flaming.

[assassin_696]

Moved to music and movies.

[Nadril]

Are you the same guy that wanted to be a pro football player and a pro... I don't know, a pro at like a hundred different things?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really... give it up :/.

[The_Dragon_Reborn]

Are you the same guy that wanted to be a pro football player and a pro... I don't know, a pro at like a hundred different things?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really... give it up :/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ouch...that was rough.

[Lateralus]

People like Steve Vai practice(d) like 8 hours a day. So... Try that I guess.

[Poopingman]

Yep, just practice nonstop. It pays dividends in the long run. I said the exact same thing in a thread a few days ago. I JUST started playing keyboard a little over a year ago, and I consider myself quite adept up to this point. At one point during the Summer I was practicing 5 plus hours a day.

[assassin_696]

If you look at any of the guitar virtuosos, they all maintain that there's no substitute for practice. Most dropped out of school for this kind of career, lucky for them they managed to make it big. Bet there are thousands of others who didn't.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My advice, work hard at school, get decent results, play your guitar on top of that. Your goal will probably change in a few weeks anyway.

[Plod2]

Get some leasons from a teacher.

[Ragen]

Get some leasons from a teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best advice yet. You wont become a guitar ledgend by teaching yourself. You need someone to get you on the right tracks ie. perfect hand position and technique. Then practice what your tutor teaches you and practice it alot. I'd say at least 2 hours a night.

[Poopingman]

 

Get some leasons from a teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best advice yet. You wont become a guitar ledgend by teaching yourself. You need someone to get you on the right tracks ie. perfect hand position and technique. Then practice what your tutor teaches you and practice it alot. I'd say at least 2 hours a night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I disagree that learning any instrument "requires" teaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It definetely helps considerably, especially early on, but it is by no means a requirement.

[Ragen]

 

 

 

I disagree that learning any instrument "requires" teaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It definetely helps considerably, especially early on, but it is by no means a requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It doesn't require teaching but I think without it you don't progress anywhere near as fast as you could. Also, a good teacher will iron out any bad habits that would later become a problem.

[Ozzy_Patrick]

You wont become a guitar ledgend by teaching yourself.

 

 

 

how about jimi hendrix?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

anyway, if you're planning to be a technical genious on the guitar, you will probably need a teacher and to practice a lot (talking about 5 hours or more a day). it's a great deal about how you practice as well as how much. you need to talk to a teacher and other experienced guitarists for the best way to do this, to make sure your doing the right things when practicing and not falling into bad habbits etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

however, you don't need to be a great guitar player to become famous. you need to be able to compose somewhat original music that will make you stand out. if you manage to obtain your own sound on the guitar then you are much more likely to make it, which is somthing that really can't be taught but has to come from your creative mind (though you will need a good degree of technical talent too).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or the other way of becoming a famous guitar player is by creating a band and an image that will make teenagers follow you like gods no matter what music you play (not an option i'm recomending).

[wolvieee]

People like Steve Vai practice(d) like 8 hours a day. So... Try that I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who's Steve Vai?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[warri0r45]

 

Get some leasons from a teacher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best advice yet. You wont become a guitar ledgend by teaching yourself. You need someone to get you on the right tracks ie. perfect hand position and technique. Then practice what your tutor teaches you and practice it alot. I'd say at least 2 hours a night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I heard once that John Petrucci never got lessons. Could be wrong. :roll:

[TotalTalker]

A lot of famous guitarists that i know nowadays didnt have lessons. I do, and i think they are great. I dont know whether ill be able to practice 5 hrs+ a day though.

[Verminox]

Practise learning scales and as that will get you technique and speed up, also you can improvise with the scales and use them to do solo's. Start of prctising for about 30 mins a day then maybe every 1-2 weeks take it up 10-20 mins.

[TotalTalker]

Yeh i know some scales, i just dont know how to link them in with solos, to like make my own.

[Verminox]

C Major (Ionian) WWHWWWH

 

 

 

Type 1

 

 

 

---------------------------------------------------------7---8---

 

 

 

------------------------------------------------8---10-----------

 

 

 

-----------------------------------7---9---10--------------------

 

 

 

----------------------7---9---10---------------------------------

 

 

 

---------7---8---10----------------------------------------------

 

 

 

8---10-----------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Say your using this scale, try not to play it in the order written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

----------------------------------------------------------------------7b--7b--------

 

 

 

----------------------------------9-h-10------------9-h-10---------------------9-h-10--

 

 

 

----------10---8---------------------------7---8--------------------------------------

 

 

 

8-/-10--------------8-/-10------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

(i havn't tried this just made it up)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mix it up and repeat parts which sound good. Also add in bends, slides hammer ons which make it more interesting.

[assassin_696]

I heard once that John Petrucci never got lessons. Could be wrong. :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're right, but he would of probably progressed as a guitarist much faster if he'd had some.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had lessons on the classical for a while, then began teaching myself the electric, which is similar in principle, but in practice I could probably do with a couple of lessons just to sort out a few things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Without being harsh, let's face it, Hendrix might not have had lessons but is this guy who's "ambitions change a lot" going to be the next Hendrix? If you're serious, get yourself some lessons, and see how it goes. Don't count on the fact that you'll be able to teach yourself like other greats. And practice, practice, practice, practice...

[Ozzy_Patrick]

Without being harsh, let's face it, Hendrix might not have had lessons but is this guy who's "ambitions change a lot" going to be the next Hendrix? If you're serious, get yourself some lessons, and see how it goes. Don't count on the fact that you'll be able to teach yourself like other greats. And practice, practice, practice, practice...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

heh well i haven't been around here long so i wouldn't know. was just pointing it out that it's possible.

[How2PK]

Yea, exceptions, rules and so.

[Delthryn]

As the old saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket...Unless you KNOW it's your true calling, don't drop everything else for it. You might want to practice a little more, though..Even if you're not focused. I've been playing for about a year, and I've never had lessons, but I consider myself halfway decent. If you're just sitting around on MSN, practice. If you're sitting there cutting yews, practice. If you're watching TV, practice. You'll know whether it's for you or not if playing the guitar ever becomes work, or tedious.

[jimi2424]

Are you the same guy that wanted to be a pro football player and a pro... I don't know, a pro at like a hundred different things?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really... give it up :/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry for being rude but...

 

 

 

why dont you get a life dude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

why would you say something like that? if you dont have dreams or goals, then what do you have to hold on to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well im 15 play guitar too (6- almost 7 years on guitar, 6 years on alto sax- no im not in the band i just play the blues because i like too, and keys for 11 or 12 years- not a lie and really, im not too good :oops: )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of all of them i like guitar best and out of the three i am the best at it- probably because i like rock music, classic rock, classic folk rock, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but... anyways who cares about me eh? this threads about you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so what i would do is find inspiration from other musicians (what kind of music do you like?).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com is a great guitar tab website to look up tablature for songs that you wanna learn. There is a pretty big community there but id probably stay away from "the pit" for now- its pretty much the off topic board and there are a ton of cool people buth there are quite a few that love flaming, killing threads, killing people, being annoying, doing drugs, and some other stuff i wont say on risk of being banned :ohnoes: - and they definately arent friendly to new users

 

 

 

the other sections are great and the people who care more about the music tend to use them more- songwriting and lyrics, bands and artists, musician talk, guitar basics, bass basics, and plenty of other sections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they also have a lot of great sections on the site for music news, reviews, interviews, columns, lessons, and some other cool stuff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

done rambling about that now

 

 

 

anyway getting some friends together and jamming is a great way to get better.

 

 

 

yes, i do take lessons from a guitar teacher and i think it helps. my teachers shows me all kinds of techniques and new bands and songs

 

 

 

another thing you can do is find a song you like, learn it if you want(figure it out or search for music on the internet or buy some music- sometimes this will make the next part easier), and... improv over it! you can learn a lot of stuff from yourself if you just let your hands go. Id recommend finding a simple song and for now just use some basic pentatonic scales or standard major/minor scales.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

make sure you know your chords- not just power chords but know how those work too- but open chords, different forms/way to finger chords, and eventually experiment with different simple pulloffs/hammers/bends you can do to change the chord while strumming- playing with the high e string while playing a d major chord is a simple example of this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

basically exercises and songs are good to play but also try experimenting/making up your own songs and solos and progressions can teach you just as much.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dont give up- its so much fun \

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good luck with whatever you pursue and if you have any questions, feel free to ask- ill do my best to answer 8-)

[muggiwhplar]

John Petrucci and John Myung practiced 6 hrs a day in college - though that's difficult unless you're majoring in music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To the guy above, yeah ultimate-guitar is great :D

[Kwisatz]

 

 

 

 

I disagree that learning any instrument "requires" teaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It definetely helps considerably, especially early on, but it is by no means a requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It doesn't require teaching but I think without it you don't progress anywhere near as fast as you could. Also, a good teacher will iron out any bad habits that would later become a problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've received absolutely no formal training whatsoever. I got my guitar this past Thursday. I can play just as well as a friend I have who has been playing for upwards of a year with a a teacher, sometimes a bit better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The way I look at it, you need to be in to play guitar, not to sheerly emulate your favorite Metallica solo. So many people I know at school have been playing for YEARS and they haven't learned ANY theory at all and just read tabs, making them useless for writing their own solos or songs in general. You can't spend money on a guitar, tune to drop D, strum a bunch of muted power chords and expect musicianship to flow from your fingers. My advice to anybody is to get one of your friends that can play to check you for the first few days on your technique (alternate picking, not fretting sloppily, picking from the wrist, etc) and then work from there on mastering songs, scales, and learning modes and chords.