Charlie Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I'm looking for an instructer for my 14yo sister. She's not a beginner, but still needs instruction. Know of anybody cool? We live in West Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 How about this guy? I hear he's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted October 7, 2003 Author Share Posted October 7, 2003 Not too sure Gene Simmons would be the ideal mentor for my young sister, but thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Charlie said: Not too sure Gene Simmons would be the ideal mentor for my young sister, but thanks. Did someone say Simmons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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russ Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 Charlie said: Is that the climbing rock at Camp Long ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 I think Kiss might be less scary for your sister than that dude. Just plain wrong. She'd be playing Sweatin' to the Oldies themes in the back of his videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Charlie, you might take a look here: Seattle Circle. Might be expensive, but maybe not. The Seattle Circle House is located in North Seattle (Phinney Ridge area). I once went to a small concert performance there. It literally is a house. The Seattle Circle is a descendant of Guitar Craft, which was the brainchild of Robert Fripp, he of King Crimson fame. The band called The California Guitar Trio has its roots in Guitar Craft and gives concerts for Seattle Circle. This was the band I saw at the Seattle Circle House. That's about all I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Another less expensive route is to take group lessons through a community college or the UW experimental college. Info on these courses is available online with a quick search for the source school course offerings. Many of the music students at colleges often give lessons on the side. Lessons are good, but the instructor needs to be well matched to the student. An evil instructor can sap the fun out of music and make it an onerous chore. A good instructor figures out what direction the student wants to go and tailors the lessons accordingly. If she's young and just looking to play around, formal classical guitar lessons would probably be a bad choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I believe Guitar Craft uses a nonstanding tuning of the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|-x-|--- --|---|---|-x-|--- --|-x-|---|---|--- Lesson's over. Go stomp on the distortion pedal and thrash 'til your ears bleed and the neighbors' windows are all broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Why go to all the trouble of making a power chord, when you can just use drop D tuning and do: --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|---|--- --|---|---|-x-|--- --|---|---|-x-|--- --|---|---|-x-|--- If it works for Tool, it works for me. ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ---6-5-0-3---0-6-5-0-3--3--3----0--- ---6-5-0-3---0-6-5-0-3--3--3----0--- ---6-5-0-3---0-6-5-0-3--3--3----0--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 How does drop-D tuning work, please? This should probably be obvious, but all DFA knows about guitars is how to do that one power chord, and that the button on top of the Big Muff stomp box makes everything more rockinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Tune the low -E string down a full step to D. This allows you to play the same chord by simply barring the 3 strings. This allows a bit more speed and a full step lower range for that particular chord. Pretty common tuning for Jazz, and folk, and rock, and whatevah. Shit, maybe I should give the guitar lessons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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