Airborne
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Electric guitar...can anyone help?
Hi all, is there anyone who has or knows about electric guitars? I'm thinking of getting the guitar below for my birthday. Can anyone
tell me if it's any good?
Squier Stratocaster guitar
gig bag
Squier SP-10 amplifier with switchable distortion
electronic tuner
strap
cable
guitar picks
and a Fender instruction book.
All for $199 which is about £100.
From Airborne.
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Angry_Apple
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Thats an amazing price, it is almost too good to be true! Honestly, Ive been playing the guitar since i was 10 and thats a certainly
good price!
Angry_Apple
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Airborne
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I know i couldn't believe it either! It works out to about £119. If you want more information go to
www.guitartrader.com
Plus Angry_Apple that's yet another thing we have in common! You already play and i'm just about going to start playing. 
Oh yeah there is one letdown about the guitar, because i have to order it from the US the shipping cost is about £60! I know...it's
so enoying! That makes the price up to around £180 instead of £119!
How did you learn how to play? Did you do it on your own or by tutoring?
Cheers mate. From Airborne.
[Edited on 5-10-2003 by Airborne]
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badexcuseforasailor
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Theres a chance that you could have to pay VAT on it too
http://brogboroughlake.windsurf.me.uk/
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paul
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| posted on 6-10-2003 at 15:37 |
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nice guitar, but what size sail did you rig and which direction was the wind blowing ? ?
alternatively go for the air guitar....
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_826208.html?menu=news.quirkies
Home Page
http://www.nationalwindsurfingweek.org
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SinistaPenguin
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There was a left handed air guitar for sale on e-bay a couple of months back.
Apparently it was in good nick - it was difficult to tell from the picture (kinda looked like someone's carpet!).
The guy was forced to sell it because an accident stopped him playing.
"...that's just the lemon next to the pie..."
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Airborne
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lol, very funny guys!
My Mum wouldn't let me order from America...you can never trust things as cheap as that!
So I've decided to get the same guitar and same package, but from Argos instead! That's right you heard me...Argos.
It's ONLY £199.99!
Oh well, at least I get the
colour "sunburst".
I'm still pleased.
From Airborne.
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Angry_Apple
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I started with a tutor for about 2 years, then I taught myself some stuff up until now! I find it so much easier when you teach
yourself, because you have enough time and you dont have to learn certain things a certain times. Airborne, I advise you to teach
yourself as much as possible, but when It gets complicated, you can always call a tutor.
Ive started playing the drums too, and thats the hardest thing EVER to play!
Angry Apple.
ps. If you have any questions about your guitar and stuff like that just ask.
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SinistaPenguin
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Here's some useful tab sites:
http://www.harmony-central.com
http://www.tabcrawler.com
You can get guitar tabulature for almost any song you want. I taught myself to play and used these sites a lot. Just print off the tab
and away you go!
"...that's just the lemon next to the pie..."
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Airborne
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Hey Angry and Sinister,
Thanks for the info, i was thinking of just learning by myself, i've got no time nor patients to listen to a tutor, plus it would take
up yet another day of the week.
Also thanks to Sinister, those websites sound interessting, it's just what i need at this time, plus i want to play along and be able
to play some songs.
I know this might sound stupid, but can you strum on an electric guitar (just checking), and do you know where i can get a print out of
the chords. By the way, how do you know where each chord is on the guitar?
Cheers people,
Airborne.
P.S. I will be away for this weekend so don't worry if i don't reply soon. 
[Edited on 17-10-2003 by Airborne]
[Edited on 17-10-2003 by Airborne]
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SinistaPenguin
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Airbourne
Some of the sites I posted have chords and some have tab. The basic open chords are easy to play (and you'd be amazed how simple some
of your favourite songs are). You can get loads of books etc of how to play chords. If you want I can mail you a couple of diagrams of
how to make the basic ones. (I'll include a couple of songs)
Tab is a good thing to learn - basically you have 6 lines on the page with numbers on. The 6 lines are the strings and the numbers
represent the fret where you should hold down the corresponding string. Like this:
-3-----3---------------------------------------------
-2-------------------------------------------------
-0------------------------------------------------
-0-----------0--------------0------------------------
-0---------------0------0----------------------------
-3-------------------3-----------------------------
You then play along from left to right. If all the stings are marked with numbers you strum, the example above is all strings strummed
with the top & bottom strings held at the third and the second string down held at the second (a G chord by the way). Then the same
chord shape but the top string picked, the next 2 missed out, then a little trip up and back down the bottom 3 strings.
Let me know if you want me to mail diagrams of the chord positions.
Cheers
"...that's just the lemon next to the pie..."
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Airborne
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Thank you Sinister,
I think i get the jist of what your saying with the tab, but i think i'll have to practice a bit. 
Anyway, if you could mail the chords, diagrams etc. to me. That would be really helpfull. My email address is:-
jacquline.bradford2@btopenworld.com
Cheers mate.
Airborne.
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SinistaPenguin
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Hi Airbourne - just tried to mail you some stuff but it all came back to me!
is it .com or .co.uk?
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Airborne
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Which one did you use because i think it is .com.
Reply back and try again.
Sorry about this, our e-mail seems to be playing up and we don't know what's wrong with it.
If .com doesn't work try .co.uk
Thanks for putting up with this
From Airborne.
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be careful which way the tab is written as the way sinista has written his g chord example is the complete opposite to how I read tab!
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Hi Airborne,
I've been playing the guitar on and off for a steady 22 years! But I really started putting the practice in about 10 years ago!
That Squire Strat is a cracking guitar for a starter and you cannt go far wrong with it. Another option that you might want to go for
is, go down to your local guitar shop and see what they've got. THere are a lot of small struggling guitar companies at the moment that
are making some superb guitars and at a fraction of the price of the bigger companies (Fender, les paul, PRS etc...)
Thats how I got my electric about 11 years ago.. I saw it and fell in love!... and its still going strong.
As for learning it.... I say this to everyone.... you NEED to practice about 1-2hours a day... EVERYDAY... and in about 6 months you'll
start to understand the huge theory that is the fretboard! There are hundreds are web sites out there that give free online lesson
which will get you started.
I hope you stick with it! Its well worth it!
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i been playing for 20 years now, rock guitar, i used to put in 8 hours a day when i was at college.
That is ridiculously cheap for a reasonably quality package.
Check out
www.guitartabs.cc
best tabs site i have seen
cheers
tim
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Airborne
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Wow! You guys do play a lot! At the moment i've had loads of coursework so i haven't been playing much. I've got to the stage where i
can play backing guitar (guitar 2) in a band that i've formed. We have a drummer, a basist, a lead guitarist and me!
All this i have achieved without lessons...but i definately do need more practice, like everyday, and lessons if i want to progress.
Thanks for all your advice.
[Edited on 16-7-2004 by Airborne]
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| posted on 16-7-2004 at 17:37 |
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lol you should learn bass... a guitarist is a failed bassist!!
i'm gonna go and hide under a rock now before the abuse starts flying!
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Airborne
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tut tut rob...even though guitar is harder?
My friend plays bass and you can't have two bassists in one band!
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