Wanted: Guitar Heroes

[Risto the Great]

Originally Posted by Tomche Makedonche

Well, that's that I suppose, might as well just burn all my gear and be done with it. Seriously, sweep arpeggios, and not just that, sweep tapping arpeggios at 10?, WTF???? How????

Yeah, I have no words of comfort.

[George S.]

How long does it take to learn to play a guitar these days.???

[TheNikoWhiteIch]

It really depends on how you go about it. For starters, make sure you practice every day and for a few hours. Depending on the kind of music you wanna play, you'll look up different artists and try to learn what their style of playing is like. From there, you can find out what kind of techniques you need to learn (sliding, hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, sweep picking, etc.). Also be sure to have at least some background in music and you understand how the notes and scales are oriented on the guitar and how that varies depending on your tuning. All that's left is to find some friends you can jam with and have a good time with it. And lastly:

[Risto the Great]

Originally Posted by George S.

How long does it take to learn to play a guitar these days.???

Looking at that little girl, I would say 3 minutes.
As Niko said above, dedicating time and thought will yield results. A beginner could learn simple a song in a weekend off Youtube. It's a good time to start learning.

[TheNikoWhiteIch]

If you don't mind the language barrier, there's this great channel on YouTube that gives very detailed lessons on how to play specific songs. I recommend them! They've helped me a lot!

https://www.youtube.com/user/CifraClub

[Risto the Great]

Enjoying sunny (but cold) Japan at the moment. The guitar culture is totally alive here. They absolutely love them. It feels like 1990 here .... (aside from the brilliant high-tech toilets).

Ochanomizu in Tokyo is the Mecca for all guitarists. I have never seen so many guitar shops in one small area anywhere else in the world.

The Japanese guitars are amazing quality. Some are actually much cheaper in Australia than they are here in Japan. The locals know how good they really are, whereas the rest of the world still thinks they are just copying the US guitars and price them unfavourably.

A great place to visit all round. I can see how their culture has facilitated their development.

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Risto the Great

Enjoying sunny (but cold) Japan at the moment. The guitar culture is totally alive here. They absolutely love them. It feels like 1990 here .... (aside from the brilliant high-tech toilets).

Ochanomizu in Tokyo is the Mecca for all guitarists. I have never seen so many guitar shops in one small area anywhere else in the world.

The Japanese guitars are amazing quality. Some are actually much cheaper in Australia than they are here in Japan. The locals know how good they really are, whereas the rest of the world still thinks they are just copying the US guitars and price them unfavourably.

A great place to visit all round. I can see how their culture has facilitated their development.

Risto, I have a beautiful K Yairi at home, I'm sure you'd love it...

[Risto the Great]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvNCGtZlQso

This guy (C.W. Stoneking ) is an awesome guitarist. But not in the way we might normally think. This video has great animation.

[Risto the Great]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Risto, I have a beautiful K Yairi at home, I'm sure you'd love it...

It still is beautiful, just in a more beautiful place now!

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Risto the Great

It still is beautiful, just in a more beautiful place now!

Glad you went acoustic mate...I guess it's a kumbaya moment for you...you never know when they're gonna turn on the electricity in South Australia again...