Midlife Guitar » » guitar notes http://midlifeguitar.com Never To Late To Play The Guitar Mon, 30 May 2011 14:38:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 How Do You Learn the Guitar? http://midlifeguitar.com/how-do-you-learn-the-guitar/ http://midlifeguitar.com/how-do-you-learn-the-guitar/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:37:03 +0000 ArtGuitar http://midlifeguitar.com/?p=64 I enjoy learning how to play from videos of other great guitar players. I also, am detail oriented as well as super visual. So, working with chords in a book step by step usually works very well with me also. I guess I get the motivation from watching and the application to do from being systematic.

As a very focused baby boomer I try very hard not to multi-task. Yet, sometimes while sitting in front of the TV I sure enjoy just plucking those keys.

Now, when I get good, I am really going to learn even more from jammin with others.

How about you? How do you like to learn?

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My dream guitar is a hollow body electric like the jazz and blues musician play. What is your dream guitar?

 

]]> http://midlifeguitar.com/my-dream-guitar/feed/ 0 Secrets of Choosing the Perfect Acoustic Guitar http://midlifeguitar.com/secrets-of-choosing-the-perfect-acoustic-guitar/ http://midlifeguitar.com/secrets-of-choosing-the-perfect-acoustic-guitar/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:49:11 +0000 ArtGuitar http://midlifeguitar.com/?p=6 By Mike Corrado

Whether you are looking to buy new, or replace an old acoustic guitar, the first thing you should always bear in mind is that no other materials should be used to make an acoustic guitar apart from than dried wood. Most of us take wood for granted, but if the wood used to make an acoustic guitar is not completely dried before molding into guitar shape, then the sound will never come out right. The whole life of the acoustic guitar will be one of poor sound quality.

The most important part of any acoustic guitar is what is called the bridge. The bridge unit of the instrument is a vital part of where the sound vibrations come from to move to the sound chamber of the guitar. Without the bridge, which is also constructed from dried wood, the sound would not be there on this instrument.

The body of the acoustic guitar is usually what attracts potential buyers to that particular brand of guitar. Usually the type of wood that is used to make the acoustic guitar body can be determined by the price of the guitar. The higher the price, the higher the cut of wood is – it is rather like a steak.

Understanding not only these two parts of an acoustic guitar, but all other parts as well will allow you to find the perfect acoustic guitar for your needs. If you are looking for that special acoustic guitar with the sturdiest neck or the one that has the best sounding bridge, it is always important to get specialist advice. However the bridge and the body are what most looking to buy an acoustic guitar look at first.

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