I just pulled the Trigger on a cheap electric guitar

Actually, I did a beginner class at guitar ingenuity. Then I went back over what I knew, and went through Justin's beginner class (which was a lot more expansive then Ulrich's).

But when I get to Justin's Intermediate ... it's not structured enough for me. It kind of goes off into too many directions.

So that got me looking at Marty Schwartz's Blues stuff, which is more or less where I am at now.

I get where you're coming from.

You're really a boring fuck.

Everybody knows there is lots of guitar music.

nobody gives a fuck what you think is good.

Sweet, those LTD EC series are great guitars.

Lol.

I've yet to find anything appealing about Zappa's playing.

I Know know some people like him, but I can assure you, he's just some one not hack, guitar playing drug addict who couldn't have even gotten a gig shining Mozart's shoes.

Drop the booomer and weegro music and develop some real talent and knowledge

Keith Richards (Rolling Stones) owns over 3000 guitars.

After a month, I can almost play the beginning of this song

Search justinguitar on YouTube.

Agreed, I did have a guitar shop do the work. But now I do it myself.

It can be intimidating for someone who is new.

You've been strumming that guitar since last night. Fingers tired yet??

His money...he is a collector. that makes sense.

So what do you do, play against a backing track?

I know Marty Schwartz says use backing tracks to learn to play the blues. I haven't started yet. I'm still just using a metronome and practicing my timing for the 12 bar sequences and walk down.

It's coming up soon though.

is this helpful?

OP, consider this advice from a drummer of 50 years and
and an attempted guitar player of 25...

If you are losing time;
1. start with songs you know and love
2. play along with them in entirety until you
have the structure down
3 learn your foot timing

get the rhythm playing well before trying to be a soloist

once you start scales, the urge is to constantly run up
and down the entire 'box' and your riffing will sound indentical in all songs

I don't believe in video snippet lessons when learning
rhythm but for unusual chords and riffs they are great...
they will show how to use just a few notes of the
particular scale to make something that soulfully
matches the mood of the song, and how to switch to
a different scale/mode for even more mood

I surf constantly and make favs of the vids I want to
use, themn go back when I can. Also, in all the music
you like, take note of the chord, bridge, riff that
stands out or make you say 'WTF is that?' and go
hinting on youtube

Good Luck! don't give up! even if you just start with
wanking on an E or Em and looking for notes/open strings
nearby to pluck

Get a 9/16” socket and learn how to play slide.

meant to say 'Hunting' on youtube

Thanks Russ.

I do think rhythm is a big challenge for me.



Right now...this one is baffling me. I can play the rhythm ok, but when he does all the little arpeggio and embellishments...I totally lose any sense of rhythm...can't get close to what he is doing.

OK... how about a backing track?
or a pocket metronome with the click or strobe action?
also, there is a technique that classical and fingerstyle
guitarists use of keeping time OR accenting on the soundboard(?)next to the pickguard (maybe one hit per
measure) or where your hear an accented drum hit also

being a drummer I like this, I just cant use a pick when
I do it...so I keep my fingernails a little longer on my
picking hand

also … you don't want long fingernails on your fret hand!

And to the poster that said no time for this, get to
your prepping …

we are going to need homegrown entertainment and
campfire music in the future, as well as a connection
to our past

so DO BOTH