I’m the other way. At the lower frets I’ve always struggled to rotate my wrist enough to get my hand square to the fretboard, not unless I pull the whole guitar over to the right beyond my right leg.
trust me to be different.
Lifting the neck up at an angle might help though.
Easy chords but (something else, always something new!) that I tend to have trouble with is getting the rhythm correct. Even though I’ve heard the song a million times when I go to play a song I cant get it right rhythm!
This is just a great rock track but the wildhearts (being covered by someone else.
Skip to 1m for song to start.
Oh I forgot to say…I bought the Jackson DK2M That I posted above a few days ago. Its Japanese made custom built. Should be here today or tomorrow. Has the Floyd Rose but what can you do!
Oh yes, in three weeks I get full eyes on. Someone as tried to relic it and fckd it up, so its being repainted some shade of army green, not sure if to have it that darker forest jeep green. But its an absolute bargain, these are going for £1200+ at the moment, and its a 94 Fuji Japanese, and its at £700
I like the relic look but to be honest in my mind it has to be earned I think.
It reminds me a bit of the rat rod scene. You have to extremely skilled to pull off a proper worn patina. If you cant it’s better to just try a Death Race type look.
Guitar arrived yesterday. As seller said it’s immaculate.
He said he bought it 5 years ago to and never really played it and it’s been in storage in a case.
So I thought it best to change strings, went and bought some and to my amazement the strings on the guitar are fine. Gave the fretboard a polish and tuned her up.
Plugged her in and she sounds fantastic.
Took it round my guitar tutors and he checked it all over and said it’s perfect and agreed the strings would be fine but I’m likely to find they will need changing after a month or so of heavy use.
So all good. I’ll post a few pics later on.
Once shops are open ill take it for a proper set up but its fine now for an hour a day.
Hopefully Ill finally get my nut sorted out on the other guitar - thats only been going on for 9 months!
Not sure how I havent smashed my guitar in two tonight . Trying to play the below. I can get most of it but the start sounds shite! The verses and chorus are fine.
Been playing just under a year and I’m wondering have I peaked and will I ever get better than I am.
I can play chords etc but the moment I try something like the above I constantly get stuck and want to give up.
Been using a metronome the last few days and been really pleased in my time keeping during songs but I just can’t get licks and fills. So frustrating.
Edit…amazing isn’t it. Watched this video 200 Times and I’ve missed something at the start and that’s why I’m struggling.