Super noob guitar question

[iamme]

i'm just learning how to play guitar. when i use a pick, the sound is so much more "clear" than when i use my fingers. am i plucking and strumming wrong or is that normal?

 

The pick is a hard peice of plastic. You finger is soft and fleshy. Of course the pick is going to sound cleaner.

 

[Gibson486]

i takes practice to learn how to play right with your ifngers instead of a pic.

 

[PatboyX]

yeah, i prefer fingers becuase i feel like i have more control as far as type of sound than i feel i have with a pick. but i still sometimes i have to remind myself what my fingers should be doing. there are many times i just need to put the guitar down becuase my fingers dont really have it in them to play for a little while.

 

[Harvey]

If you want to finger pick, you have two choices; either learn to use finger picks, or grow your fingernails on your right hand. Personally, I use my fingernails and a plastic thumb pick. :music:

The only hassle is when you break a nail. That's when tou'll learn how a girl feels when she complains about her ruined manicure. :brokenheart:

 

[prvteye2003]

in your honest opinions (the group), what is the best way to learn to play guitar? I've wanted to learn to play for years and have never done it. This year, hopefully for Christmas, I plan on buying myself an acoustic guitar but have no idea on where to start to learn to play.

 

[thomsbrain]

picks are cleaner. although according to your taste, "cleaner" might mean "harsher." at any rate, pick is the only way to go for most rock music.

 

[aircooled]

Some things sound better with picks, some with fingers. Grow your nails a bit longer on your picking hand, makes a nice difference.

 

[iotone]

Originally posted by: prvteye2003
in your honest opinions (the group), what is the best way to learn to play guitar? I've wanted to learn to play for years and have never done it. This year, hopefully for Christmas, I plan on buying myself an acoustic guitar but have no idea on where to start to learn to play.

well, first things first, learn your chords... start with open chords, then go to 5th and 6th string root barre chords... after that, you can play lots of things, and you'll know how to build any major and minor chords you will need...

after that, get a guitar "fake" book, and learn to play lots of stuff...

check online for tutorials and lessons... when i first started (bout a year and a half ago), i used This place to start... under "first fret", there's lots of stuff on tuning, open chords, and barre chords...

after you learn the basics, it's all about playing playing playing... just stick with it and play as much as you can...

 

[prvteye2003]

Originally posted by: iotone

Originally posted by: prvteye2003
in your honest opinions (the group), what is the best way to learn to play guitar? I've wanted to learn to play for years and have never done it. This year, hopefully for Christmas, I plan on buying myself an acoustic guitar but have no idea on where to start to learn to play.

well, first things first, learn your chords... start with open chords, then go to 5th and 6th string root barre chords... after that, you can play lots of things, and you'll know how to build any major and minor chords you will need...

after that, get a guitar "fake" book, and learn to play lots of stuff...

check online for tutorials and lessons... when i first started (bout a year and a half ago), i used This place to start... under "first fret", there's lots of stuff on tuning, open chords, and barre chords...

after you learn the basics, it's all about playing playing playing... just stick with it and play as much as you can...

Alright, thanks Mark. I played keyboard in a band way, way back in high school but never really 'learned' to play, just learned to play songs. Guitar has always been my favorite and it is time that I learn to play. I'll go check out that site. Again, thanks.