JohnV
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Nice. I always day dream about finding an old Princeton or Deluxe Reverb somewhere and rebuilding it…
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I think you can purchase it at anytime. The program is self paced. What happens a few times a year is where Tony will have live sessions to answer questions and do some other things. what you have during these times is more people going through it at the same time and sharing questions and experiences. But it is still self paced.
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Not to be picky, but i think @Crabby has his notes a bit off. A “C” chord is made of the notes C, E, and G. This is a triad. But he’s correct on the rest.
In your example, your fingers are playing those 3 notes, only in different places on the fretboard.
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My order arrived. Can’t wait to try the new D’addario XS coated strings, new polytune clip, and tasty candy.
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Awesome!
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I just ordered a polytune clip from Sweetwater for $39. Should be here in a couple of days. I usually use an app on my phone but decided to get the poly tune.
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If you have a local shop nearby, go and try out their guitars. If they have a good variety and a knowledgeable sales team, you should be able to find the appropriate guitar. I know a lot of people love the Taylor gs mini. The Taylor academy series is also a favorite of new players and experienced players as well.
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This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by JohnV.
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Yup. That’s why it’s a substitution. Almost all same notes. Just different order.
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https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/how-long-do-guitar-strings-last/
Aha! I tried this morning from my laptop instead of the kindle fire and viola! A link to the article. It’s not anything new but it may be of some interest to some.
John
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I’ve been playing on and off for 35 years and my index finger still muted the “a” string. But that note does not add a whole lot of flavor yo the open g chord tone. So, try to keep your palm away from the back of the neck. Your thumb should be just hanging on to the top of the finger board your just touching the edge of it. You can even move your thumb closer to the middle of the back of the neck to help rotate your hand forward. Keeping just a little space between your hand and the bottom edge of the neck will help your fingers arch and allow them to better land on individual strings without muting others. Here are some right handed pictures but you’ll see what I’m talking about.
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I often use my pinky and ignore the high E string.
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Congrats on adjusting your neck relief. Our of curiosity, what gauge strings did you have and what did you change to?
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Hi, yes they can have a shape. The shape may also correspond to the position on the fretboard and or CAGED shape. These are lightly touched on during the Fretboard Wizzard course. If you have zero music theory, this is a great course to give a good foundation.
But as an example: A common major scale in the key of G starting on the 6th string (thickest string) 3rd fret would be:
6th string: 3 5 (G A)
5th string: 2 3 5 (B C D)
4th string: 2 4 5 (E F#, G 1st octave and starting note of second octave)
3rd string: 2 4 5 (A B C)
2nd string: 3 5 (D E)
1st string: 2 3 (F# G 2nd octave)
If you can visualize this pattern, there is a shape.
Now start on the 5th fret of the 6th string and shift all the positions up 2 frets and you will have the major scale for 2 octaves in the key of A.
There are many other scale shape patterns depending on which string you start on and which chord shape you are outlining.
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Fretboard wizard is a purchased add on. At least I had to pay for it. I thought you could buy it and do the course at your own pace. The group session is not 100% live but Tony does a open session every few weeks when the group sessions are run. The advantage of doing it at those times is that you will benefit from others taking the course and having similar questions you may have. The course was a bit pricey to me but it is really good for someone with little to no theory. The plus side is once you purchase it, you have unlimited access to it for as long as it is on the internet.
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You’re welcome jdwpdx47. The cage shape scales are in one of the pdf files of fret wiz. The diagram I used was from a Google search of major scale pattern. Then I looked through the image results and found one that for my explanation.