Tips for being good at guitar

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Escape From Noise

that don't require too much practice to master.

-Play shirtless (this will put the attention on your cut upper torso)

-Just let the guitar dangle on the strap as you hang onto the mic with both hands and just wail into it!

-Strut

# ? May 1, 2020 07:54

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Gross Dude: Gross Dude

If your guitar has a whammy bar, it doesn't even matter what you do with the strings

# ? May 1, 2020 07:55

Escape From Noise

Gross Dude posted:

If your guitar has a whammy bar, it doesn't even matter what you do with the strings

# ? May 1, 2020 07:58

Escape From Noise

Start naming off members of the band. If you run out of members use/make up past members and/or start naming staff and crew

# ? May 1, 2020 07:59

Kaiser Schnitzel: Schnitzel mit uns

Meet me at the crossroads at midnight and we can work something out

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ty Manifisto for this wonderful sig!

# ? May 1, 2020 13:12

nut

don�t play the big guitar I�ve been told that�s not a guitar

# ? May 1, 2020 13:57

Escape From Noise

nut posted:

don’t play the big guitar I’ve been told that’s not a guitar

Get a keytar and just hit the "demo" button

# ? May 1, 2020 13:59

biosterous

close your eyes halfway and tilt your head back and suck your bottom lip between your teeth. congrats, you are now a blues legend

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# ? May 1, 2020 15:46

magic cactus: We lied. We are not at war. There is no enemy. This is a rescue operation.

This is something of a more advanced tip, but be sure to smash the absolute heck out of your guitar and/or set it on fire at the end of your set, it's a certified way to show rock fans you're a "cool dude"

Thanks to Saoshyant for the amazing spring '23 sig!

# ? May 1, 2020 17:45

Pot Smoke Phoenix: Smoke 'em if you gottem!

Figure out your guitar's weak spots and verbally abuse it until it gently weeps.

While it's sitting there being a big crybaby reap up all the sweet, sweet rewards just like the Beatles did.

# ? May 1, 2020 18:58

Macnult

make sure you learn every string on the guitar. you might feel like you only need one, but there are six for a reason

# ? May 2, 2020 01:18

Macnult

if someone asks you about wanting to learn guitar, tell them that they should start with an acoustic guitar before moving on to electric. everyone who is good at guitar says this

# ? May 2, 2020 01:19

Macnult

remember KISS =
Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

there is no need to go wild with tongue, especially if it's your first time playing guitar

# ? May 2, 2020 01:20

Trying

nut posted:

don�t play the big guitar I�ve been told that�s not a guitar

I will never not octobass

# ? May 2, 2020 01:34

Trying

Anyway, just slather whatever you're playing in so much distortion that whatever your puny human fingers are doing is an irrelevance compared to the cyclopean tone which you are getting and then get Really Mean and Really Slow

# ? May 2, 2020 01:41

Doctor Dogballs: driving the fuck truck from hand land to pound town without stopping at suction station

Remember, Practice snakes perfect. Therefore, always have snakes on you

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# ? May 2, 2020 03:17

wearing a lampshade

Gross Dude posted:

If your guitar has a whammy bar, it doesn't even matter what you do with the strings

Replace the strings with whammy bars, replace your whammy bar with the head of Peter Frampton

# ? May 2, 2020 03:22

Areola Grande: it's a free country u pervs

the "D" in "drop D" stands for Deuce op

u need to be rlly pinchin one hard to truly fine ur sound

# ? May 2, 2020 05:20

nut

dont play the small guitar look what it did to jason mraz

# ? May 2, 2020 09:59

watho: The real world will, again tomorrow, function and run without me.

just memorize all the different hand shapes

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thank u vanisher for the sig
and thank u nesamdoom for the good loops

# ? May 3, 2020 10:03

barfdog

do that rad thing where you throw the guitar over your shoulder and it spins 360 around your body landing right back where it started, wow!

https://i.imgur.com/FLpAnfS.mp4

# ? May 3, 2020 11:07

Finger Prince

watho posted:

just memorize all the different hand shapes

The Crab, the Lobster, 1st through 5th form Grasping Monkey, Washing Racoon... Those will get you into the 7th Circle.

# ? May 3, 2020 11:11

nut

don�t wear sleeves they get in the way wear shorts so ur knees are not restrained remember to Clean the hair trap after you play

# ? May 4, 2020 01:27

tadashi

Ask the roadie to unplug your guitar before the show starts, then kill the roadie before you go out for the encore so that nobody ever knows you're poo poo at playing.

# ? May 4, 2020 03:14

Jaguars!

oh but seriously I posted:

Anyway, just slather whatever you're playing in so much distortion that whatever your puny human fingers are doing is an irrelevance compared to the cyclopean tone which you are getting and then get Really Mean and Really Slow

Do this with a delay pedal and you too can be just like U2

# ? May 4, 2020 05:41

unknown butthole: The old customs remain
and the ancient gods live on

honestly you can play just simple chords as long as you do it with confidence and everyone else knows what they are doing people will think you are cool.

# ? May 4, 2020 05:56

Doctor Dogballs: driving the fuck truck from hand land to pound town without stopping at suction station

if you're about to go on stage, but you have some schmutz stuck in your teeth, for example broccoli or some shrimp tails, well you're in luck, because guitars also come with picks, so get pickin'.

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# ? May 5, 2020 05:33

oliwan: by Nyc_Tattoo

don't ever play anything by Ed sheeran and you'll be good at guitar

# ? May 5, 2020 13:28

Chrs

Have one in your house to impress the ladies but if they ever ask you to play it just change the subject

# ? May 5, 2020 13:44

Escape From Noise

Chrs posted:

Have one in your house to impress the ladies but if they ever ask you to play it just change the subject

Pro move

# ? May 5, 2020 15:33

Rock Paper Tongue: May cause birth defects

Save money on an amplifier and instead just scream each note as you play it

# ? May 5, 2020 17:56

DOPE FIEND KILLA G

if your guitar has an f-hole fill it up w/ some kush & do the ol' jimmy hendrix woodstock on that bad boy

# ? May 5, 2020 18:11

nut

don�t sit on guitar hnless you have two guitar

# ? May 5, 2020 21:20

Pahilla the Hun: Thinking about making a post

Think about it, make a post

ask everyone if they want to be in a band with you, on guitar, then never show up to practice

Pahilla the Hun fucked around with this message at 22:55 on May 5, 2020

pizzaz plarpin perfect! thanks Tebulot!

# ? May 5, 2020 21:22

Drink-Mix Man: You are an odd fellow, but I must say... you throw a swell shindig.

Here's a short film I made once about a guitar tip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y6eQ3fXPOQ

# ? May 5, 2020 23:36

biosterous

make sure to tune your guitar like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoVQ-IBOug

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he/him

# ? May 6, 2020 00:06

Fuzz Boxer: sticking with whatever fails

I know they're cool but don't pick a flying V as your first guitar. Start with a flying A and work your way up from there.

# ? May 6, 2020 00:22

Pahilla the Hun: Thinking about making a post

Think about it, make a post

carry guitar picks in your pockets at all times and look for ways to casually drop them

"oh how'd that get in there..."

pizzaz plarpin perfect! thanks Tebulot!

# ? May 7, 2020 17:43

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 23:54

FartGhost

a good "tip" for guitar playing would be a fingertip with lots of callus on it, because it hurts a lot in the beginning

# ? May 7, 2020 18:24

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