Today I bought...

[Spiff]

A guitar.

An Ibanez, to be more precise. A blue one. One of them amp & guitar pack things which includes with three picks (the guy threw in a couple of others cos he wasn't sure if there were any included), a lead, a strap, a tuner thing, an instructional video from Danger Danger's Andy Timmons, and a cleaning cloth.

Also bought a Kiss tab book which, upon closer inspection, has very little tab thingamies in there so it's largely of little use to me at the moment. But it only cost $46.95 so I guess it doesn't matter much.

And I got a stand, too. All up, it cost $666.95. Ooh, almost spooky.

Because the tab book isn't a tab book, there's nothing for me to play, so at the moment I'm just strumming tunelessly. I'm afraid to watch the video because I fear I'll just throw it all in and cry into my pillow over the money I wasted. So I'll just continue strumming tunelessly until I get a proper tab book, or a magazine (got a guitar magazine the other day but I only know one of the songs, For Whom the Bell Tolls).

Rock on.

 

[KoichCPA]

Today I bought,

2 singlets
6 pack of vb
Petrol
Size 8 fishing hooks
Small Bacon Double Cheeseburger deluxe meal

 

[Spiff]

Oh, I also bought a crispy strip combo from KFC.

You know the only thing I liked about the KFC I went to on George St in Sydney? The straws, spoons and paper towel-things came in a wee plastic bag. Very hygienic, unlike in Qld.

 

[Sydo]

Oooo.. Free picks!

 

[phlogiston]

http://www.guitaretab.com/

http://www.tabrobot.com/

http://www.guitartabs.net/

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/

Now go rock.

 

[Spiff]

Thought of that already.

Did anyone ever become a guitar hero by just learning from tab books, etc? I hope so.

 

[spawn]

http://www.taborama.com/tab.php?tab_id=1322

The only guitar riff you ever need to know, and its easy

 

[Blitzkrieg]

www.mxtabs.net is another goodie.

 

[Spiff]

http://www.taborama.com/tab.php?tab_id=3689

That is the only song I've ever been able to play any amount of. Maybe I should start with easier songs though.

What's a very easy good song to learn?

 

[spawn]

A lot of Kiss songs are pretty easy Spiffy, especially the slower stuff like She, Deuce and Cold Gin.

 

[Spiff]

And I'd be able to learn them from that book if it was any good!

 

[Southy]

I bought..nothin..thats right not a fucking thing

 

[spawn]

And I'd be able to learn them from that book if it was any good!

It does have the tab though in the book right?

 

[Spiff]

On a couple of songs. I think. Definitely not on all of them, unless it's written really small in a place I wouldn't normally look.

 

[Southy]

Can you play Bannas in Pyjama's all rock n roll like yet Spiffo?

 

[Spiff]

Give me time.

 

[Goreripper]

I'm pretty sure no one ever learned to play the guitar very well by reading tabs alone. But I could be wrong.

 

[salty]

As long as you know all about virtuosos...and trembalos...and arpeggios...youll be fine.

And just learn your basic rhythm guitar like...jug jiggity jug jiggity jug jiggity jug jiggity JAH JAH...

And learn some pretty hot licks too...like the ones all up on the tiny strings...and you mash your fingers on em...like...meedly meedly meedly meedly meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

 

[Southy]

brilliantly described salty

 

[Dave_Mustaine84]

great stuff Spiffo great stuff


on guitar mags:

DONT GET "GUITAR WORLD"!! ITS A PIECE OF GIMMICKY SHIT!!!
the good mags are:
Guitar One
Australian Guitar
and thats all that comes to mind

also steer clear of Total Guitar like GW its filled with gimmicks and not much stuff to play or learn from, overall Guitar One is the best, as its packed with lessons and riffs, GW is only good if u wanna read articles on bands.