Made mah day.

[Maelstrom]

All right. I got a pre-owned Fender Squier for 70 bucks.
...I have no idea how to play these things though. I'm so confused.

Nice. Good starting guitar, but you'll want a $400+ one in a few years. Wait....acoustic or electric?

[mikey]

My dad can do amazing things with Squiers, apparently they purposely make them trashy and he can fix them up to multi hundred dollar level for like 100 bucks

[Maelstrom]

My dad can do amazing things with Squiers, apparently they purposely make them trashy and he can fix them up to multi hundred dollar level for like 100 bucks

Nice. I have an acoustic Squier, and, while I know a pro could do better things, guitar center still wasn't able to get the fretboard totally straight. I'm not sure they purposely make them bad, but china has terrible quality control. I just replaced it with a seagull (godin) with a preamp. Would not trade that guitar for anything.

[braix]

It's electric. It works and the fretboard is in perfect condition so I should be fine. Of course, I might want to buy a better guitar if I decide that I'll stay commited to the instrument. Besides, it would only be a waste of money if I cashed out a ton of money on a first guitar and decided it wasn't worth my time. I do that quite a bit, considered my lazy unmotivated personality(I actually own an acoustic guitar but never really got commited into learning how to play it). It should suffice, at least for now. You guys gotta motivate me lol.

[FierceDeity]

Cool! What is/was your Dads job?

Oh hey, I never responded to this.
My dad's an editor for film/tv, haha. He works with Seiter's friend on Hell on Wheels.

[Maelstrom]

stuff

Yeah. It took me about 2 years of leaving it in the corner until I actually started playing. Try to start learning chords and finger picking at the same time: it'll make it a lot eaiser in the long run. And learn to sight read music not tabs, which I still can't do.  Bar chords are much easier on an electric, so make sure you get those in somewhere.

[mikey]

I could never play guitar to save a life

[FierceDeity]

And learn to sight read music not tabs, which I still can't do. 

The amount of self-proclaimed "amazing guitar players" who can't read sheet music is depressing. I've had many an obnoxious big band experience with them.

[SlowPokemon]

That's why most guitarists irritate the hell out of me; they don't treat music with respect.

[braix]

Aight *cracks fingers*
Time to get workin'

[Nebbles]

My sister got married! It was an awesome wedding.

[Olimar12345]

Just got back from playing an awesome Independence Day concert with my community concert band! Imo, it went exceptionally well! It was also a career highlight to get the opportunity to play the piece "Lonely Beach (Normandy 1944)" By James Barnes, AND on the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion (Year, not day). Anyone familiar with it knows just how heavy, graphic, and powerful a piece it is. We also played a slideshow of pictures taken from that time, which only enhanced the mood of the piece. It is such an interesting tone poem. Too bad finding a decent recording of it is near impossible. Here's probably the best one on youtube:

[KefkaticFanatic]

Got Ruto and I tickets to the Pokemon Orchestra this coming August :DD

[mikey]

Got Ruto and me tickets to the Pokemon Orchestra this coming August :DD

Grammar nazi for the day

[BlackDragonSlayer]

Wouldn't it technically be "Got Ruto and myself..."?