Q. I play an acoustic guitar and I'm thinking about getting a electric guitar. Is it worth getting even if your not in a band? Can you still enjoy playing even by your self?
I'm thinking about getting a Squier Deluxe Stratocaster.
Do you think it's a good guitar?
A. A squier deluxe Strat is quite good - it's easily adjusted (set up) and the electronics are a couple steps above the Squier Bullet strats (the cheap ones). All of the Squier guitars are made in Asia and imported by Fender. If you could scrape up just another $100 or so, you could get into a FENDER Standard Stratocaster, which are assembled in Mexico but really are good enough to play gigs on - I've used Mexican Fender guitars on-stage - seemed pretty much like my "real" Strat.
OF COURSE it's worth getting... and once you have yourself an electric guitar, you'll be able to find people to jam with. It won't be long until you will be in some kind of band or other live act. Tip: Try to find people better than you to jam with - you'll learn a lot.
If you have an iPhone or iPad - you can use that instead of an amp - I have the $40 iRig which lets me plug in and practice with no noise (listen with headphones). iRig has all kinds of amps and effects you can play around with - digital samples .
Best of luck.
I play guitar, but want to add keyboard and other sounds to my live performance using my feet.?
Q. For example, if I wanted to add a little organ sound or a bell or something like that, I would like to have something I could control with my feet to get those things. I have an ipad, is there something I could use along with the ipad? I also have an alesis iodock, and a midi- capable keyboard.
A. There's several ways to go about it, although nothing that will be cheap, Roland makes the VG99, but at that price your better off just going with the GR55 and buying a 13 pin synth access guitar, it will simplify things provided you can figure out all its features and patches, once you do you can make a single guitar sound like an orchestra, simple flip of a switch on the guitar and a push of a peddle or 2 and the sky's the limit
What should i practice to become good at lead guitar?
Q. I want to become good at lead guitar and guitar in general. Right now im really good at power chords and stuff but i think its time to go outside the box and do what i aspire to do- lead guitar. however i dont know what to practice. Help me out? Thanks
A. Saxaphone.
Seriously, listen to some great blues sax players. They are great at improvising. If you can play your guitar and make it sound like a saxaphone you'll know you've got some skills. You said you wanted to get "outside the box".
As for guitar, the best thing you can do for playing lead is to know your scales inside out and upside down in all 5 positions. With my more advanced students I like to just play a chord progression and tell them what key to play in and have them improvise. After a minute or two I'll tell them to modulate to another key and see how well they can get there. You really have to know your scales well though. It's not that difficult really if you know the patterns in the 5 box positions. Get a good scale book and just work on for an hour every day.
Also, get a looper pedal so you can lay down a rhythm loop and jam over it. I use my iPad for this but a looper pedal would be good. I also have a drum machine on my multi-effects pedal, so I usually have that going when I'm practicing just to keep a steady beat. Keeping on beat is very important as well for playing lead.
Playing good lead guitar isn't necessarily so much about technical skill as it is about knowledge of the guitar and a good feel for music. You have to know what you want to play and where to play it on the neck. If you can't sing what you want to play you won't be able to play it. When you listen to a song, try singing a lead part (using "bops" and "beeps" or something like that). When you get something you like, figure out what notes on the guitar those bops and beeps are. A lot of great lead players either do that out loud or in their heads while they're playing. Otherwise, your leads are just random runs up and down scales and sound very mechanical, not musical.
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