im actually not even a guitarists, im a drummer.but i have a guitar and want to learn to play the friggin thing instead of it just sittin there.

but i neede you to tell me something. my guitar is a fender squire bullet. is that any good? even as a beginner rig? and the amp is a peavey B-580 err sumthin i dont know, i dont have it with me.

and also, what is a good way to start to learn? i play metal, so i wanna play that kinda stuff, so yea. help is much appreciated you guys.

oh yea, and im only 13 so dont use that fancy guitar lingo that i wont know or be able to interpret on my own. thanks!!!!!









Last edited by metalhead94 on Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:59 pm; edited 1 time in total

hmm, that guitar isn't the best for metal but it will do. and i think the amp will be fine too. you need to focus on just the basics right now until you get the feel of playing guitar. so start with a song that sounds simple and you think you can learn, and go with it. learn your basic chords and how they work too

many, many people i know started out with a fender squire. it's a good first guitar for many people, however, as somebody already mentioned, as your playing improves, you are going to want to upgrade to something with humbuckers if you want to play metal.

but what you have is good if you are just getting started. just play and play.








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koffeefrk wrote:

many, many people i know started out with a fender squire. it's a good first guitar for many people, however, as somebody already mentioned, as your playing improves, you are going to want to upgrade to something with humbuckers if you want to play metal.

but what you have is good if you are just getting started. just play and play.

what are humbuckers and what do they do?

metalhead94 wrote:

koffeefrk wrote:

many, many people i know started out with a fender squire. it's a good first guitar for many people, however, as somebody already mentioned, as your playing improves, you are going to want to upgrade to something with humbuckers if you want to play metal.

but what you have is good if you are just getting started. just play and play.

what are humbuckers and what do they do?

Special pickups that play the guitar for you.

They also cancel hum and typically can be made a little hotter to handle distortion better.

metalhead94 wrote:

koffeefrk wrote:

many, many people i know started out with a fender squire. it's a good first guitar for many people, however, as somebody already mentioned, as your playing improves, you are going to want to upgrade to something with humbuckers if you want to play metal.

but what you have is good if you are just getting started. just play and play.

what are humbuckers and what do they do?

humbuckers were originally invented by Gibson: by putting two coils together, Gibson made a pick-up that didn't hum the way a single coil does.

important to you, to get the crunch, and the tone you want to play metal, you are going to want a guitar with humbuckers.

the guitar you have now will get you started, once you have played for a while, tell your local guitar guy you are looking to play metal, he or he will point you in a direction.








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humbuckers were originally invented by Gibson[quote]

Seth Lover, actually. Gibson used 'em first








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[quote="BrotherLawson"][quote="koffeefrk"]

humbuckers were originally invented by Gibson

Quote:

Seth Lover, actually. Gibson used 'em first

thanks, i always just assumed he was associated with Gibson somehow, because they were in Gibson's first...








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Gibson would

cxo wrote:

metalhead94 wrote:

koffeefrk wrote:

many, many people i know started out with a fender squire. it's a good first guitar for many people, however, as somebody already mentioned, as your playing improves, you are going to want to upgrade to something with humbuckers if you want to play metal.

but what you have is good if you are just getting started. just play and play.

what are humbuckers and what do they do?

Special pickups that play the guitar for you.

They also cancel hum and typically can be made a little hotter to handle distortion better.

How do they "play the guitar for you"?








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