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can you play wonderwall?
Everyone knows that's for someone who just picked up an acoustic.
What's the electric equivalent (or bass)?
Smoke on the water
Having thought about it a bit, Stairway to Heaven, though harder, was the electric equivalent.
Bass equivalent in my time was Come as You Are by Nirvana. Except that nobody brings a bass guitar to a hangout.
probably
Fingers hurt yet?
Not as much as when I started bass.
That completely makes sense.
Where did you get your guitar, and did you get a budget instrument?
Amazon (unfortunately), and yes, the cheapest possible. Almost all my gear is second-hand. This is an exception.
How bad do your fingers hurt?
Not bad, I've been playing bass on and off for a bit so I'm used to it
When's your album coming out.
Shooting for an EP this year.
i am looking forward to that
You and I alone.
Thank you.
you can do it I know it
I know it too. I've been honing my sound for a few years now. It's the doing thats tougher.
This year I'm trying to be more disciplined instead of getting lost in sound design or something and starting a new project. Need to dedicate sessions to different specific aspects of the process more often. Also need to decide if it's worth seeing if I'm able to focus on a specific sonic style for a whole project or just accept that my diverse influences are going to inevitably lead to a somewhat disjointed work.
Edit: but I appreciate your words, sincerely, outside motivation goes a long way.
This isn't a question, but if you want something that's fun and not too hard, I would say try The Man Who Sold the World. And in addition to that, a number of post rock songs (like Explosions in the Sky). You won't really be able to play them completely because they use a lot of pedals and have multiple guitarists, but you can learn their main riffs and they're often slow and not that hard to get a hang of.
I'm a big Bowie (and Nirvana) fan so that's definitely near the top of the list. I'll need to listen to some Explosions in the Sky.
Likewise. Have fun!
Is this your first time playing guitar at all, or just electric?
I practiced acoustic a couple years ago for maybe a month or two before deciding to pursue other music knowledge. I have been practicing bass a bit recently which in hindsight probably counts as an electric guitar.
But this is my first time holding and plugging in an actual 6 string.
Edit: but I'm basically starting from scratch when it comes to remembering or knowing how to play any chords, etc. Luckily I have learned some theory since then.
Was it your new years resolution and if so, when do you plan to stop?
No, but it does tie in to my goals. It's a gap in my arsenal that I have wanted fill for some time. But it is a lower tier priority instrument for me so good question. Probably on a the backburner in a few months?
Follow up question: How many instruments do you play and what are your main instruments?
Depends on how loosely you define "play". In terms of where I've put the most time definitely synthesizers, samplers and the studio itself (DAW) if you count that. I can get by on keys I guess and I'm probably at the point where I could play bass in a punk band.
It's a all relative really, if you play none and know nothing then I can play many, but if you've put decades into mastering your instrument then I'm just some amateur figuring it out as an adult in spare time that can't really play anything.
But I can make you a cool synth patch or come up with a good fx chain. I put more energy into learning sound design and synthesis than a specific instrument. But now that I can do that and know how to mangle a sample to hell and back I'm looking to incorporate some more physical elements.