Random Thoughts Of Amateur Guitarist Blog

A Pause And A Course

2013-04-21 05:14

I have been a bit afraid this would happen. I haven't touched my guitar for couple days now as I have been busy with a course work. My day job is programming and I took a Scala course from C… Read More

The F-chord And Barre

2013-03-24 09:44

Those simple basic chords like G, E, Em, D, D7, A etc have been somewhat easy to learn. But the real pain came with barre chords. My index finger doesn't have a nice straight side to press d… Read More

Bad Posture

2013-03-23 18:51

Laying on the sofa with the guitar on my belly is a comfy position but not very good for long term. I realized I was looking at the frets and strings all the time. This became a real problem… Read More

Headphone Amp - Joyo JA-03

2013-03-17 06:42

I started practicing playing with electric guitar without any amp. But actually I had ordered a headphone amplifier already before I went to pick up my guitar from the shop. I'll write more… Read More

Where To Store The Guitar?

2013-03-17 06:41

When I bought my guitar I didn't really think where I would store it. I mean, I bought it for playing. But placing it next to sofa on the floor didn't appeal everyone in the household so I h… Read More

After A Week

2013-03-02 06:31

There has been some progress with finger coordination. Switching between E, Em, G, A, D and C goes quite ok. That means that my fingers land on the right spot on a first try without muting o… Read More

4th Day

2013-02-24 18:14

I bought my first ever guitar on Thursday - four days ago. After that I have been practicing until my fingers hurt and bit more everyday. I have heard many times that a guitar is a very diff… Read More