i started learning acoustic guitar!!!

[Enchanted]

@Andyboi i always specify acoustic cause anytime ive ever said "oh i play guitar!" im always asked acoustic electric? even though i know almost everything on acoustic translates over to electric (some chords dont sound the same or right when played on acoustic they sound better on electric)

[Enchanted]

@magooty0117 have you tried doing the spider walk? also if you know your scales you can practice walking up and down the fret board with them my problem with guitar was the pain i felt before my hands got a nice callous and then barre chords also stretching my hands for certain chords was a pain but i eventually got it down so so will you! :)

[A Former User]

@Enchanted i have no clue what the spider walk is but im guessing its walking like a spider w/ ur fingers on the frets and no i hqvent done it yet also i got a horrible blister on my thumb

[TheAndyboi]

barre chords

[Enchanted]

@magooty0117 The spider walk is a finger exercise designed to improve finger independence strength and dexterity it involves moving your fingers across the fretboard in a pattern that resembles a spider walking hence the name usually it means playing notes in a sequence across different strings and frets using all four fingers of your fretting hand and ouch blisters make sure your resting your hands and not playing for too long i never got blisters but my hands would cramp and lock up stretch your hands and fingers out before each practice session

[Enchanted]

@Andyboi the fear of every beginner guitarist at least for me it was

[A Former User]

@Enchanted i js popped the blister

[Enchanted]

@magooty0117 NAURRRRRR!!!!!

[TheAndyboi]

barre chords will always be my fear as most songs i like dont have them, but then when one does

[Sofii]

Hehehehe I play acoustic guitar

[A Former User]

quick update: we found a facebook marketplace pawnshop listing for a rlly good looking acoustic guitar and if its still at the shop were gonna pick it up im so excited!!!!

[Sofii]

@magooty0117 AAHHHH THAT'S COOL U SHOULD GET IT!!

[A Former User]

@Sofii my mom said we gonna get it if they still have it, it was listed 6 days ago

[TheAndyboi]

but its from facebook marketplace

[A Former User]

@Andyboi yea..? its all i could afford.

[Sofii]

@magooty0117 AHH OK

[Enchanted]

@Andyboi you can always do substitution chords for them thats what i did for like a year untill one day it just clicked and i was able to barre now i find myself choosing them over normal chord positions 1 because of sound/tone difference and 2 because sometimes it easier to play the barre in the song than the normal chord if the normal has a weird position also for electric players its easier to barre cause less tension and lighter strings something like that so once you can barre an acoustic when you switch over to an electric it should be a breeze

[Enchanted]

@Andyboi my first guitar was a birthday gift from my aunt i was 17 i went to guitar center to buy a "real" guitar but they were all too expensive and my mom didnt want to committ to buying me one just for me to turn around and say "its too hard" or give up on it so my aunt found a cheap 40 dollar one off Amazon it wasnt perfect but served its purpose it was a vizacaya guitar came with all the basic stuff you need a cheap vinyl bag (that eventually tore), extra strings, capo, picks, tuner, pick guard, pick holder, pitch pipe, and a strap it was a classical acoustic not the new ones you see today i loved and hated that guitar i had to work hard to make it sound good eventually i modded it a bit giving it a new bridge and nut i named it "charmed" cause it had alot of quirks eventually i was able to upgrade to my new guitar i own rn a donner acoustic electric its perfect one day i'd like to upgrade again get a new acoustic and then my first electric i'll prob get a donner electric they make good budget friendly instruments anyways the point im making is it doesn't matter where your instrument came from or if its cheap as long as it plays well and sounds decent enough for you to use your good to go one day he can upgrade and its awarding in a way at least to me trying to make a shit cheap instrument sound like a million bucks @magooty0117 (not saying yours is shit or cheap mine was ) you prob actually got a good guitar if its from market place mfs be giving alot of good stuff away yapathon over meow <3

[A Former User]

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[A Former User]

another quick update: were going to pick it up im so excited!!!!1!1!1!1!