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    A guitar is a musical instrument used in a number of musical styles. They typically have six strings... or five buttons.

    I just bought my first guitar.

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    #1  Edited By Yit
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    #2  Edited By Rowr

    no it became so "cool" it became uncool again.

    but good luck!

    im pretty sure this was the site i used to get started?

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    #3  Edited By Systech

    I couldn't even get into it because my acoustic was a piece of shit and my dad was cheap.

    Good luck though.

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    #4  Edited By bjorno

    That guitar looks pretty shitty.

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    #5  Edited By GobiasIndustries

    Well despite having a USB guitar, you can still be cool by learning some music.

    You should just look up some basic chord structures first, probably, and get used to them.

    Then look up some chord changes for some fairly simple songs you like and just try to go through them with the chords, even if it's not what the guitar is playing in the song. Just so you can get used to the different fingerings.

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    #6  Edited By TwoOneFive

    lol usb guitar FTL

     good luck though
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    #7  Edited By ep_driver

    Get ready to be terribly frustrated. Learning to play the guitar will make you want to shoot yourself. Learn to read music (which I wish I would have done).

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    #8  Edited By pause422

    Its very easy to learn basic things with guitar...I don't know how you would be getting terribly frustrated.

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    #9  Edited By Yit
    TwoOneFive said:
    "lol usb guitar FTL

     good luck though
    "
    It functions normally as an electric. It's USB for easy recording / shredding.
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    #10  Edited By Endogene

    WWW.911TABS.COM also you might want to try out Guitar Pro 5.

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    #11  Edited By Jolly_Lolly

    I hear it's better to start off with an acoustic, but who knows.

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    #12  Edited By natetodamax

    Acoustic is not easier.

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    #13  Edited By StaticFalconar

    You used to be cool until I saw it was USB. But its your first guitar so any guitar would do quite frankly. Yeah learn some tabs, jam some chords then if you're still serious enough about it, get a real guitar.

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    #14  Edited By Rowr

    Dont listen to these people, its irrelevant what you start with really. My first guitar was some sort of made in china no brand.

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    If you just wanna learn some songs, read tabs. If you're totally serious about it, learn to read sheet music.

    ultimate-guitar.com for tabs.

    Oh, and I learned on a 50 dollar acoustic. I don't really like electric guitars. Maybe it's all the folk.

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    Yeah my first guitar was a pile of shit, I`m now using a Jackson Warrior with EMG's, as you progress, treat yourself to a better guitar.
    but that guitar doesn`t look to bad.

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    the more ghetto the better.

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    #18  Edited By jonnyp

    nice.  all you need to know is D C G.  thats like 70% of rock music.  throw an E Am and F in there for good measure and your set.  oh and then buy a guitar that doesn't plug directly into a computer.  thats never going to get you laid..

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    #19  Edited By lvl10Wizard
    natetodamax said:
    "Acoustic is not easier."

    damn straight
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    #20  Edited By Endogene

    How is your left hand going Yit? That is probably the worst part when you start playing a stringed instrument, getting used to holding it.

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    #21  Edited By lvl10Wizard

    I think a USB guitar for a first choice is a pretty interesting one. One of my problems starting out was that I hated my practise amp sound with my crappy ham-fisted playing. With all the amp simulation software I hope you can get a beast sound to inspire you onto greater things. 

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    #22  Edited By Sushbag

    Ultimate-guitar.com for tabs, youtube for lessons, learn to tune by ear, learn to and make yourself hold the pick properly, then learn and practice doing power chords and palm muting, then focus on alternate picking. That will take a few months, then you can start on easy solos and whatnot. After a couple years by a better guitar and a good amp/speaker setup.

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    #24  Edited By Vinchenzo

    If it does not have colored frets and plastic, it's not a real guitar. Sorry.

    [Sarcasm. Please don't hurt me.]

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    #25  Edited By lvl10Wizard

    Hey great advise McNasty but I must say that after it all your sign off was well...kinda creepy. Surely you get a guitar to make music not to get laid???
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    #27  Edited By jakob187
    Yit said:
    "It can't just be a normal guitar...

    Am I officially cool?

    Also, any good sites online to teach me some basic stuff?"
    You want me to be honest with you about the easiest way to learn?
    Tablatures.  I know that sounds like a shitty way, but it will get you familiar with the finger movements and such very quickly.  From there, you start learning your chords and such.  After that, you start working on musical theory.

    I'm completely self-taught for over 12 years now.  I'm not the most thrashin' axeman on the planet, but I'm not horrible either.  I started by playing a ton of Nirvana and Offspring.  Nirvana is good for learning how to do down and up strokes.  After you get to the point that you feel confident in hitting your notes, then you need to move onto speed.  That's where the Offspring comes in.

    Other than that, either take classes or figure it out yourself.  You can also hit up YouTube, as there are tons of guys on there that offer damn good lessons.

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