Guitar questions

[fanatic]

Simple ones first we have a yamaha EG012 pacifica and a practice amp- it arrived one day and never left.

I have tried on Numerous occasions for hours to get my fingers correctly positioned and not get a dull sound- it is in tune
Sadly I just don't seem to have the flexibility- is there a secret to it or am I suffering from short fingers and not flexible enough?:doh:

 

[crashbox]

Practice practice practice then practice again. After a few days your finger ends will harden up and the little brains in the finger ends will remember where to go. I read that a part of your normally unused part of brain develops when you learn a new instrument.

 

[Fur Trapper]

Simple ones first we have a yamaha EG012 pacifica and a practice amp- it arrived one day and never left.

I have tried on Numerous occasions for hours to get my fingers correctly positioned and not get a dull sound- it is in tune
Sadly I just don't seem to have the flexibility- is there a secret to it or am I suffering from short fingers and not flexible enough?:doh:

Some people have it and some don't Me I don't like to listen to others.
Did the Guitar out smart you

 

[Dr_evil]

He got stumpy fingers

 

[Dippypud]

Lean your hand round the neck more.

The muscle memory will come, but as has been said practise,your fingers will hurt,sometimes bleed if their soft.

 

[Fur Trapper]

Lean your hand round the neck more. .

But what neck you talkin about (willies)

 

[Dartmoor Navigator]

I tried for years and years and years..... Still cant play

 

[Dippypud]

But what neck you talkin about (willies)

That'll be neck of the piano in the fred title...ffs

 

[fanatic]

Some people have it and some don't Me I don't like to listen to others.
Did the Guitar out smart you

He got stumpy fingers

could well be as trying the Caterpillar dexterity practice=epic fail

 

[300bhp/ton]

Take some lessons. If you've failed at self teaching, might as well get some tuition. A bit of guidance in the right direction will make self teaching a heck of a lot easier.

 

[jamesmartin]

not be playing recuerdos de la alhambra just yet then

 

[Fur Trapper]

Take some lessons. If you've failed at self teaching, might as well get some tuition. A bit of guidance in the right direction will make self teaching a heck of a lot easier.

The question is - Who would be able to teach Fanatic? And who is brave enough?

 

[fanatic]

Take some lessons. If you've failed at self teaching, might as well get some tuition. A bit of guidance in the right direction will make self teaching a heck of a lot easier.

could well be, it arrived and never left- maybe a lesson or two would be an idea.

Seeing as I'm failing miserably at the basics:doh:

 

[fanatic]

The question is - Who would be able to teach Fanatic? And who is brave enough?

I know a lady who used to teach various musical instruments- friend of my Gran and lives 20 mins away- if she still does lessons it may be worth asking her first.

Oh and one of the books I have is learn to play like guitar greats- that will be some time never then,god knows why girlfriend picked that up when I can't even play a few nice chords on it

 

[fanatic]

think a set of wireless headphones are the way forward- at least I can only inflict it on myself

 

[[JP]]

look at the tutorials on youtube.... they're quite good

i also have an electric guitar but dont know how to play, altough I did manage to play a bit of a Metallica track just by following youtube videos...

as said above, most of it is practise... i was told that playing the blues scale over and over was a good exercise to get the muscles and fingers used to the positioning, not sure if thats right though

 

[Helmetbolt]

Yep, You Tube is a great practice resource.

Mart Schwartz is good. try here:

martyzsongs's Channel - YouTube

 

[fanatic]

have the wireless headphones on charge and I'll try some more

found this lot free too
Free Guitar Downloads
May be of use if you have windows

 

[fanatic]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_o7Ulumqk]Guitar finger dexterity exercise improve picking string skipping stretch - YouTube[/ame]

dexterity is my issue

 

[300bhp/ton]

could well be, it arrived and never left- maybe a lesson or two would be an idea.

Seeing as I'm failing miserably at the basics:doh:

You'd probably only need a couple, just enough to show you the basics and get you started. Youtube is good and all, but it can't tell you what you are doing wrong.