Friday, August 26, 2011
South Shields Guitar Lessons: The CAGED Guitar System Explained
South Shields Guitar Lessons: The CAGED Guitar System Explained: The CAGED Guitar System Explained The CAGED guitar system can be very useful to help you find your way around the fretboard. The idea is ba...
South Shields Guitar Lessons
My name is James Rundle a guitar player with 25 years playing experience. Based in South Shields
Having studied Grade 8 Rockschool, Music Theory, City & Guilds Teaching and Music Performance.
My aim to is to take the mystery out of playing guitar and simplify what seems complicated.
Styles range from Oasis to Metallica and Van Halen to Hendrix
5 Gillside Court South Shields Tyne & Wear NE34 9BY
Tel: 0191 455 2172
Email: rock-licks@live.com
south shields guitar lessons www.rock-licks.com
Are Line 6 Variax Guitars Any Good????
Variax guitars have received mixed reviews some hating them other people loving them.
Looking around Newcastle guitar shops I couldn't find any to try out and when asking about them got a 'We only sell proper guitars' response.
However I acquired a Variax 600 on ebay for £300 and bought the software Variax Workbench software and lead too for about £60. Pretty good bargain!!!
A problem people have is understanding what the Variax guitar does. Basically it uses built software to model almost every major guitar of the past 50 years or so. This is done at the flick of the selector switch. See model types below
Looking around Newcastle guitar shops I couldn't find any to try out and when asking about them got a 'We only sell proper guitars' response.
However I acquired a Variax 600 on ebay for £300 and bought the software Variax Workbench software and lead too for about £60. Pretty good bargain!!!
A problem people have is understanding what the Variax guitar does. Basically it uses built software to model almost every major guitar of the past 50 years or so. This is done at the flick of the selector switch. See model types below
With the Workbench Software and lead you can plug guitar into your computer and build your own guitar sound from a wide selection of bodies, pickups as well as altering pickup position.
There is a wide variety of tunings to select from which enable the guitar player to change tunings at the flick of a switch.
The software is a must have. I manages to get a quite good Brian May sound using the software. Which can be stored on the guitar itself
There are those people who turn there noses up at these guitars. If I had a vast collection of Gibson Fender Gretch Martin and Rickenbacker worth 1000s of £s I suppose I would.
But if you want a guitar that produces a vast array of tones replicating classic sounds without remortgaging the house then this is ideal.
The down side of this guitar probably had to be the sustain or lack of it. But I felt the versatility for recording purposes made up for that.
Some dont like the fact it doesnt have pickups on it and therefore looks odd.
Line 6 have brought out a MKII with pickups and a selector dial for altered tuning. This is quite a bit more expensive and I havnt tried it out yet.
south shields guitar lessons www.rock-licks.com
I Want To Learn Guitar. Which is the best guitar to buy?
Knowing which guitar to buy when you want to learn to play is the million dollar question.
Heres a few pointers.
What music do I like?
If the answer is Eva Cassidy, then you want to be looking at acoustic guitars.
If the answer is Jimi Hendrix then you want to be looking at electric guitars.
This may seem a bit obvious but it's surprising the amount of people who dont consider this before buying.
How much do you want to spend?
If you can afford a £2000 Gibson guitar then great you'll have a great guitar. But most people wont want to spend serious money on their first guitar.
Most guitar shops sell starter packs for around the £200 price range maybe cheaper.
Top Tip
Look on Ebay at people selling unwanted guitars in your local area. There are loads of kids bought guitars by their parents. The kid plays it once or twice looses interest and it end up on ebay.
Just the other day I saw this Starter Kit go for £35. click
What Brand Guitar Should I Buy?
Most popular brands for beginner guitars are:
Acoustic guitars : Vintage V300 click Yamaha F310 click
Electric Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul click Fender Squire Stratocaster click
Guitar lessons in South Shields www.rock-licks.com
Heres a few pointers.
What music do I like?
If the answer is Eva Cassidy, then you want to be looking at acoustic guitars.
If the answer is Jimi Hendrix then you want to be looking at electric guitars.
This may seem a bit obvious but it's surprising the amount of people who dont consider this before buying.
How much do you want to spend?
If you can afford a £2000 Gibson guitar then great you'll have a great guitar. But most people wont want to spend serious money on their first guitar.
Most guitar shops sell starter packs for around the £200 price range maybe cheaper.
Top Tip
Look on Ebay at people selling unwanted guitars in your local area. There are loads of kids bought guitars by their parents. The kid plays it once or twice looses interest and it end up on ebay.
Just the other day I saw this Starter Kit go for £35. click
What Brand Guitar Should I Buy?
Most popular brands for beginner guitars are:
Acoustic guitars : Vintage V300 click Yamaha F310 click
Electric Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul click Fender Squire Stratocaster click
Guitar lessons in South Shields www.rock-licks.com
What is a good beginner guitar amp to buy?
As a guitar tutor Im always being asked which is a good practice amp to buy.
Quite a few people have bought Line 6 Spider IV 15 Guitar Amp Combo.
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Quite a few people have bought Line 6 Spider IV 15 Guitar Amp Combo.
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