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Original message:858 days 16 hours 32 minutes ago

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Member: Shane Cook

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Where can you find guitar contests, like to win them? I need a new guitar and I cant quite afford one right now. And if Im starting out what would be the best kind to get if I were to buy one?
Thanks

~Shane

Reply:858 days 8 hours 44 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Well, Shane... I don't know about contests where a guy can "win" a guitar or anything like that, generally contests are promo tye of a thing and it's pretty tough to guarantee a win. Kind of like winning a lottery, really... Very rarely is there a situation where you can "work" towards a new guitar. As for recommendations on a guitar for someone just starting out, I'd say get one with strings on it, and you'll be laughing.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of music do you want to play? Y'know, what do you listen to? do you have a guitar right now? What is it?

More to the point, what would you be willing to do for a new guitar? heh heh I have some used (but still nice) gear I'd part with if you're willing to jump through some hoops, and complete 10 itty bitty little "quests" for me...

Post here if you're interested... (You have one day to reply... I'll put my quest "details" up here so you can see what you're getting yourself into...)

Oh yeah

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Reply:858 days 7 hours 39 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Here's the items on your "quest", should you choose to accept... The rules are simple. Each and every item on my quest has to be filled out to the letter. You'll need a webcam. You have one month to make this happen (Starting tomorrow) Now, I have my own reasons for doing this, and I'm not affilliated with guitar.com in any way other than being a user here (Actually, the evil-est one here...) but like I said, I have my reasons... Now, Shane... this applies to you, and only you. If you decide to not do this, I may post something like this again in the future... And yes, I'm an evil prick, I make no apologies... lol

1) 1000 webcred on G.com. I don't care how ya do it, who you need to bribe, but 1000's the magic number. I've noticed that posting a lot of topics on the forums, posting video clips, and doing blogs seems to really hlp bolster the 'ole webcred... Again, however you want to do it, it's up to you. Anyone you can get to help you's cool with me, OK? It just has to make it to 1000. Now, you may have enemies -1'ing you to death here and there, but it won't be me, because I actually WANT you to have the axe...

2) Learn to Play Joe Satriani's "Midnight" post footage of you playing on youtube, and also post the tabs, complete with all of the chord changes in a G.com Blog. It doesn't have to be fast, just complete... (That means the WHOLE THING!) I don't care if you have to play the thing on an acoustic, and you have to convince other members here to help you with tabs, etc. Whatever it takes, dude.

3) In the "Bands and Artists" forum please post 2 threads; one with every video known to mankind pertaining to the Warr Guitar and the Chapman Stick and another thread with every video known to man pertaining to fretless guitar. So, for both of these I expect every google link you can friggin' find in regards to resources that pertain to the aforementioned topics, and as many embedded youtube videos as possible.

4) Paganini's Caprice #5. Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc. It doesn't have to be fast, just complete. Oh, and the intro and outro arpeggios don't have to be included...

5) Create a G.com Blog with everything there is to know about tuning and intonating and setting up an electric guitar. It needs to be long, and there should be pictures. All types of electric, guitars with floyds, fixed bridges, etc. It should be in your own words, long and detailed. Expect to be criticized, and have your post ripped apart by other G.com members (That's not the point, though, just create the Blog...know what I mean?) You may want to go to your local guitar store and ask the guys some questions, maybe get your hands dirty...

6) Bach's Bouree in Eminor for Fingerstyle/classical. Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc.

7) Learn all of your Major Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/c_major_scales__3_notes_per_string
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)
8) Learn All of your Harmonic Minor Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/a_harmonic_minor_scale_diagrams
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)
9) Learn all of your Pentatonic Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/pentatonic_scale_diagrams
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)

10)Learn to play the chord changes for "Autumn Leaves" Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc.

If you choose to accept, good luck, sucka...!

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Reply:854 days 18 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: jg76aries

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hmmm, good one. I got few laughs outta this one. Sounds like a guitar RPG to me.

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Reply:858 days 6 hours 31 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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lol @ Zombre....

Hey, if I've done 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10....minus the vids, pics, and sound clips (although I have some new equipment shipping tomorrow that will change the clips part ;) )....what does that entitle me to? I need a new knob for my tubescreamer...

Shane (cool name btw), I would suggest a cheaper instrument, as in less than $500, that's simple. I suggest Ibanez, like maybe an RG321, or Yamaha Pacifica PAC112M. Either one can cover any tone you want, from metal to jazz. They're both cheap but not cheaply made (in comparison to like-priced guitars).

As far as an amp, any amp will do at this point. Fender Frontman amps are the staple beginner amps. If you have the money, I would suggest looking on ebay, especially for the Peavey Classic series amps. You can get a classic 30 or 50 for anywhere from 100-400 bucks usually. There's no "distortion" on these amps per se, but they are great building blocks for your tone, and sound good when you decide to add pedals later.

I hope this helps you out some. Good luck!

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Reply:858 days 3 hours 28 minutes ago
Member: ibzRG

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lol Scott, that was a freaky outbreak of evilness

PS my bro has that strap on his ltd too!

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Reply:857 days 19 hours 3 minutes ago
Member: charles

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how about Paganini's Caprice #24 its so much cooler

thats a really cool deal help kill the long summer hours. i wish i had a "quest" lol

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Reply:857 days 17 hours 14 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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Indeed...my quest right now is just to get a job :( All this fine government training in IT (and the much-cooler IT Warfare) and not a job to be had it seems.

After that, I'll take up the sword again!

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Reply:854 days 18 hours 28 minutes ago
Member: jg76aries

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Where do U live? it seems like IT jobs would be easy to find, but then again I live in Silicon Valley, so companies like Yahoo! and Google are pretty close by.

Also I'm going to school for IT/Network Security so I'm just curious about the whole job situation elsewhere.

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Reply:851 days 10 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: shanejohnson2002

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Well I have about 20 job offers....but the actual process of narrowing them down and choosing the right one (or really, letting the right one choose me) is what's taking all summer. The most promising one is in Houston, TX working for a company that sets up different network systems for auto dealerships.

I live in NE Texas, in a little town called Texarkana.

I plan to finish a degree in Network Management, so that'll be another "quest": Finding a good school, and then attending said school while maintaining both my civilian job, and my military job. Ah, the joys of being a Reservist.

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Reply:851 days 10 hours 19 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Shane, how familiar are you with programming, creating programs and the like? What platforms do you utilize if you do? Do you mostly do JUST networking stuff, or CAN you do more? Just curious...

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Reply:857 days 9 hours 19 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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heh more quests to come, we'll see how this one goes should be cool...

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Reply:855 days 8 hours 42 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Bummer. No quest I guess. Maybe next time.

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Reply:855 days 7 hours 52 minutes ago
Member: charles

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bummer

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Reply:855 days 5 hours 10 minutes ago
Member: Mike D.

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well hey there, I don't know which artist you're talking about zombre, but I'd take a new quest. I only have a Squier at this point, so what this used gear you have?

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Reply:853 days 6 hours 36 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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It's an ESP LTD H-207 7 string. Not a bad axe. It's been played a bit, but hey it's all good.
Michael, if you want it, complete the stuff mentioned above. Starts tomorrow for you if you accept. (July 22/07)

Send me a PM through G.com if you're down with it, OK?.

Here's the items on your "quest", should you choose to accept... The rules are simple. Each and every item on my quest has to be filled out to the letter. You'll need a webcam. You have one month to make this happen (Starting tomorrow) Now, I have my own reasons for doing this, and I'm not affilliated with guitar.com in any way other than being a user here (Actually, the evil-est one here...) but like I said, I have my reasons... Now, Shane... this applies to you, and only you. If you decide to not do this, I may post something like this again in the future... And yes, I'm an evil prick, I make no apologies... lol

1) 1000 webcred on G.com. I don't care how ya do it, who you need to bribe, but 1000's the magic number. I've noticed that posting a lot of topics on the forums, posting video clips, and doing blogs seems to really hlp bolster the 'ole webcred... Again, however you want to do it, it's up to you. Anyone you can get to help you's cool with me, OK? It just has to make it to 1000. Now, you may have enemies -1'ing you to death here and there, but it won't be me, because I actually WANT you to have the axe...

2) Learn to Play Joe Satriani's "Midnight" post footage of you playing on youtube, and also post the tabs, complete with all of the chord changes in a G.com Blog. It doesn't have to be fast, just complete... (That means the WHOLE THING!) I don't care if you have to play the thing on an acoustic, and you have to convince other members here to help you with tabs, etc. Whatever it takes, dude.

3) In the "Bands and Artists" forum please post 2 threads; one with every video known to mankind pertaining to the Warr Guitar and the Chapman Stick and another thread with every video known to man pertaining to fretless guitar. So, for both of these I expect every google link you can friggin' find in regards to resources that pertain to the aforementioned topics, and as many embedded youtube videos as possible.

4) Paganini's Caprice #5. Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc. It doesn't have to be fast, just complete. Oh, and the intro and outro arpeggios don't have to be included...

5) Create a G.com Blog with everything there is to know about tuning and intonating and setting up an electric guitar. It needs to be long, and there should be pictures. All types of electric, guitars with floyds, fixed bridges, etc. It should be in your own words, long and detailed. Expect to be criticized, and have your post ripped apart by other G.com members (That's not the point, though, just create the Blog...know what I mean?) You may want to go to your local guitar store and ask the guys some questions, maybe get your hands dirty...

6) Bach's Bouree in Eminor for Fingerstyle/classical. Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc.

7) Learn all of your Major Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/c_major_scales__3_notes_per_string
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)
8) Learn All of your Harmonic Minor Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/a_harmonic_minor_scale_diagrams
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)
9) Learn all of your Pentatonic Scales: http://www.guitar.com/zombre/blog/pentatonic_scale_diagrams
(Post audio clips of you playing them, soundclick or something)

10)Learn to play the chord changes for "Autumn Leaves" Learn it, post video footage of you playing it on youtube. Make a g.com blog. It doesn't have to be fast, and you can lean on any resource you can find to learn it, find tabs, etc.

If you choose to accept, good luck, sucka...!

My music recommendations:

My gear recommendations:

http://www.myspace.com/scottkerrguitar

Reply:853 days 5 hours 45 minutes ago
Member: inablackout

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Damn man, how bout i just donate a kidney....LOL

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I wanna ROCK!!!!

Reply:853 days 4 hours 35 minutes ago
Member: Mike D.

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Well man, I'ma sleep on it. I already wrote the directions down, and am deciding whether or not I can do this. I want and need a new guitar, so I think I may. This gives me a chance to grow as a musician, not only as a guitarist; It will expand my playing style to include anything I need to play to get by. I realise now that after playing rock with a drummer for so long, I have lost contact with the soloist in me, that is to say that I had no reason to learn any song that did not require drums. I think you have given me classical songs, and one a chord progression. You force me to return to my roots, and I think this experience could give me a new outlook on music. The only problem though is if I can do it. I will try to give you an answer in the morning. Thank you for the opportunity, man.

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Reply:852 days 19 hours 54 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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I know you can do it. I think you should. I thought Shane should have, too, but oh well. Remember, it doesn't have to be FAST, it just has to be learned, that's all. Although there are snipers all over the place here looking to -1 webcred a guy to death, 99% of the people here just wanna help, so lean on 'em, OK? I'm available fo help, and can coach you through whatever difficulties you might have along the way
as can many of the other players here...

Lemme know today.

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Reply:852 days 9 hours 46 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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It's past the morning... Will he do it? Or will he not? No one knows...

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Reply:852 days 5 hours 4 minutes ago
Member: Mike D.

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Y'know what? I'm gonna try. If in fact I do these things, it will be worth the effort. This will make me an insane guitarist, so why not try? I will man, but I don't exactly have a timeline for this... This could take me a week or four months for all I know.
I'm going to trust you in your word, man.

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Reply:851 days 11 hours 58 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Awesome. Starting today. Let's do it.

You have the list, so get crackin'!

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Reply:851 days 11 hours 53 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Oh yeah, +1 Webcred...

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Reply:851 days 10 hours 4 minutes ago
Member: chris genesi

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wounder if anyone can help.....i am just starting out to learn the guitar.....is there a way or a website that give free help to newbies.....like with cords and such.......any kind of feed back will help.....thanks

Reply:851 days 9 hours 15 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Post yer questions here, people will do their best to help out, dude!

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