Anyone interested in electric guitars?

[viineon]

I only started to like electric guitars after watching C playing it in the Andy Hui & Hocc concert. She looked really cool there. B) And so happy with her guitar! :lol:

I hope at 25, I am not too old to start learning it. :shy:

[irishblue]

hehe it's never too old to learn!
I was quite inspired by Ah C playing the electric guitar too. I like the silver one she usually uses. I think it's a Gibson.

[viineon]

I like the one she uses for 有得做 (Yao Duk Jou) song better. :P

[joul]

A few years back...I wanted to learn how to play the guitar as well... but my mother poured 'one big bowl of cold water' on me. So since then I've stopped thinking about it. Maybe I should learn to play some musical instruments before my fingers are too old to move properly. :lol:

[viineon]

Hehee... I think it would be so much fun if all of us can "jam" together... hahaa..

That will make a lot of noise pollution!! :P :lol: :D :wacko:

[Joy]

After I started watching HOCC play her guitar, I started to have interest in it. I got a guitar but haven't had the chance to get any lessons yet.

[irishblue]

welcome to the board Joy! :)
where's about are ya from?

Maybe you can get a chord book and start learning the basics first? My friend was telling me you can learn the chords by yourself first then take lessons.

[viineon]

Originally posted by irishblue@Jan 1 2005, 11:35 PM
Maybe you can get a chord book and start learning the basics first? My friend was telling me you can learn the chords by yourself first then take lessons.
Hahaha.. this is the advice you got from Irishblue, who has a chord book but didn't even start practising yet.. :P

[irishblue]

yes cos I haven't gotten the guitar yet. Need transport to get it from the other side of the island lol

[Joy]

Originally posted by irishblue@Jan 1 2005, 10:35 AM
welcome to the board Joy! :)
where's about are ya from?

Maybe you can get a chord book and start learning the basics first? My friend was telling me you can learn the chords by yourself first then take lessons.
Hey, I'm from Canada, Ontario. My mom got me some chord books, I've tried practicing, but my fingers kill after.

[irishblue]

Joy, what guitar are you playing? classical, acoustic?

[Joy]

I have an acoustic

[irishblue]

ooh maybe that's why. Acoustic are steel strings and they have higher action than electric guitars, that means the strings are further away from the guitar tt part, so gotta press harder.

[viineon]

Originally posted by Joy+Jan 2 2005, 04:45 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Joy @ Jan 2 2005, 04:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-irishblue@Jan 1 2005, 10:35 AM
welcome to the board Joy! :)
where's about are ya from?

Maybe you can get a chord book and start learning the basics first? My friend was telling me you can learn the chords by yourself first then take lessons.
Hey, I'm from Canada, Ontario. My mom got me some chord books, I've tried practicing, but my fingers kill after. [/b][/quote]
Wow.. Joy, your mom is so nice!! Can exchange? Mine "splashed me with cold water" when I told her I wanted to learn guitar <_<

[viineon]

Originally posted by irishblue@Jan 2 2005, 11:26 PM
ooh maybe that's why. Acoustic are steel strings and they have higher action than electric guitars, that means the strings are further away from the guitar tt part, so gotta press harder.
Eh, I thought electric guitars also used steel strings? :huh:

[irishblue]

Originally posted by viineon@Jan 2 2005, 11:37 PM
Eh, I thought electric guitars also used steel strings? :huh:
But I read that the action not as high as acoustic. So don't need to press that hard. But then again, I don't own either of them, sooo... don't take my word for it haha >_<

[sardonicsmile]

hee hee. i love guitars.

i started learning when i was twenty, and seeing as i had no idea which way was the left handed or right handed way to hold a guitar, i started off with some lessons first.

had enough after ten lessons, and then just mucked about on my own with some books. i think if you have played an instrument before it makes it a lot easier to learn...

eh, my mum thinks that i'm insane cos i say that if i have a kid, i'm going to teach them guitar from young. cos guitar is for young wild 'uns, if you know what i mean.

[wussy]

I duno nuts about guitars.. needless to say play one.. but after becoming hocc's fan.. i wanna learn!! i'm already 20 though... duno if i'm abit too old to start from scratch now.. haha

My little bro is really interested in guitars and he picked it up recently.. so i was thinking of sort of learning together with him.. *lol* !

[anselina]

hehe....i wanna learn too!
is it hard to teach yourself....i guess with books n stuff?
i know piano.....that's a start......

but my parents would never approve....because i quit piano.....lol

[littlefish]

Hey wussy: never too old to learn! I am older than you and just learnt it seriously last year!

I don't think it's hard to learn guitar yourself. Here're some more information. And please feel free to discuss anything about guitar at this page on this forum:
For guitar fans (http://www.denisehocc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=186)

B) YEAH~~

[Joy]

I really should stop procrastinating and start learning to play the guitar. I'm just too lazy to go and practice/learn it.

[shane]

i went for guitar lessons when i was abt 16 --that'd be 2 years ago-- for abt a month or so & then the Os came & ate me whole, so i'd to give it up. didnt really touch the guitar for abt the entire duration of jc until late last year.

ive got a pretty gd acoustic one but im definitely more interested in an electric guitar. hahah. i think im gonna get one soon, but anyway, it's okay to learn by yourself. just get the chords right & practise changing chords. once u get past the stage of having to think which chord is which, ure ready to jam away! hahaha. unfortunately i am not veery nimble myself at this point in time.. lack of practise!!

ahah well ive always wanted to start a band --woohoo. heh-- someday.. i guess that'll happen AFTER i become an indisputed god at the guitar. anyone interested in joining my band? we could..err..do covers of hocc's songs & write hocc-themed songs!! hahahah.

ive gone absolute bonkers. ;)

[Supercalifragilistic]

HI I'M 25, FROM CANADA NOW LIVING IN HK
STARTED LEARNING ACOUSTIC A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOW ONTO ELECTRIC
GOT LOTS OF PASSION FOR IT BUT JUST JAMMING UNDER MY OWN ROOF FOR NOW....

HOPE TO MEET SOME NICE GUITAR FREAKS! HEHEH... B)

[sue]

i'm crazy about hocc and guitar.......

i 've both acoustic and electric guitar now, but when i only had acoustic (steel) , i feel rather frustrated and had no confidence in playing guitar coz it's too difficult to play it well unless u can press the string very tight . 2 years ago i bought an electric , it gave me surprise that i could have great progress after practising by electric guitar for only a short time . ......

After that , i've set up a girl band and very glad that we had some performances in sclool ,surely we 've played some HOCC songs,hahaha~~~~~~so excited!

i'm appreciated my electric guitar very much!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:


i'm now 24 ,absolutely agree" nerver too old to learn"!!!!!! yeah~~~~~

[littlefish]

Originally posted by sue@30 Jan 2005, 12:14 PM
i'm crazy about hocc and guitar.......

i 've both acoustic and electric guitar now, but when i only had acoustic (steel) , i feel rather frustrated and had no confidence in playing guitar coz it's too difficult to play it well unless u can press the string very tight . 2 years ago i bought an electric , it gave me surprise that i could have great progress after practising by electric guitar for only a short time . ......

After that , i've set up a girl band and very glad that we had some performances in sclool ,surely we 've played some HOCC songs,hahaha~~~~~~so excited!

i'm appreciated my electric guitar very much!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:


i'm now 24 ,absolutely agree" nerver too old to learn"!!!!!! yeah~~~~~
I guess most fans here are crazy about guitar too... of course we are all crazy about hocc!!

I think for acoustic guitar, once you get over the period of finger hurting (b/c of pressing the strings), you'll find that you don't really need to press that tight. Barre chords could be fairly challenging though...

wow, you have your own band!! Must be so fun!

[sue]

Originally posted by littlefish+30 Jan 2005, 05:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (littlefish @ 30 Jan 2005, 05:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-sue@30 Jan 2005, 12:14 PM
i'm crazy about hocc and guitar.......

i 've both acoustic and electric guitar now, but when i only had acoustic (steel) , i feel rather frustrated and had no confidence in playing guitar coz it's too difficult to play it well unless u can press the string very tight . 2 years ago i bought an electric , it gave me surprise that i could have great progress after practising by electric guitar for only a short time . ......

After that , i've set up a girl band and very glad that we had some performances in sclool ,surely we 've played some HOCC songs,hahaha~~~~~~so excited!

i'm appreciated my electric guitar very much!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:


i'm now 24 ,absolutely agree" nerver too old to learn"!!!!!! yeah~~~~~
I guess most fans here are crazy about guitar too... of course we are all crazy about hocc!!

I think for acoustic guitar, once you get over the period of finger hurting (b/c of pressing the strings), you'll find that you don't really need to press that tight. Barre chords could be fairly challenging though...

wow, you have your own band!! Must be so fun! [/b][/quote]
totally agree"Barre chords could be fairly challenging though..." for acoustic steel guitar ,HAHA~~~~~~~

but practise makes perfect , just as hocc said in the song"結他教室" ,
so we should bear in mind to practise more and more ...... yeah~~~~~~~ ;)

my own band has broken up coz some of us have graduated .......so i 'm planning to set up a new one in the near future........

i wonder if any goo wants to join in? let's play hocc 's songs together and have fun ! that must be great! :rolleyes: HAHAHA (i'm so excited now)

[irishblue]

Heya sue! where are ya from?

do u guys think it would be a good idea to start learning from electric guitar? Or is it better to start with a classical or acoustic first to get the chords right...? I started playing just once with the classical I got and the strings burst shortly after i tuned it. oops~~ lol

[sue]

Originally posted by irishblue@31 Jan 2005, 12:04 AM
Heya sue! where are ya from?

do u guys think it would be a good idea to start learning from electric guitar? Or is it better to start with a classical or acoustic first to get the chords right...? I started playing just once with the classical I got and the strings burst shortly after i tuned it. oops~~ lol
well ,i'm now studying in china.....i 'll go back to hk in AUG this year(i graduate this year)

many ppl say it's better to learn acoustic first ,but in my opinion ,
learning electric guitar may be more easily to pick up
if u learn acoustic first ,u may feel great frustration that u may give up learning eventully......
u can also start to get the chords right with an electric guitar :D

i think the most important thing is to practise nomatter u're learning acoustic or electric......... ;)

[viineon]

Originally posted by irishblue@31 Jan 2005, 12:04 AM
Heya sue! where are ya from?

do u guys think it would be a good idea to start learning from electric guitar? Or is it better to start with a classical or acoustic first to get the chords right...? I started playing just once with the classical I got and the strings burst shortly after i tuned it. oops~~ lol
Hahahahahahaha... :lol: :lol: :lol:

And Hi Sue! Seemed like we have another guitar fan here! Welcome! :)

[littlefish]

I really like the 結他教室 track in HOCC2 !!!

unfortunately, I am from Vancouver, so I can't join most guitar fans here... have to play the guitar by myself.... :(

[sue]

Originally posted by littlefish@31 Jan 2005, 10:05 AM
I really like the 結他教室 track in HOCC2 !!!

unfortunately, I am from Vancouver, so I can't join most guitar fans here... have to play the guitar by myself.... :(
i like 結他教室 too......yeah~~~~

sorry ,i 'm too innocent to know where is Vancouver? :blink:

i wonder where the you guys here come from most?

[littlefish]

Originally posted by sue+31 Jan 2005, 10:34 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (sue @ 31 Jan 2005, 10:34 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-littlefish@31 Jan 2005, 10:05 AM
I really like the 結他教室 track in HOCC2 !!!

unfortunately,* I am from Vancouver, so I can't join most guitar fans here... have to play the guitar by myself....* :(
i like 結他教室 too......yeah~~~~

sorry ,i 'm too innocent to know where is Vancouver? :blink:

i wonder where the you guys here come from most? [/b][/quote]
Vancouver is 溫哥華 in Canada. Not many hocc fans are from Vancouver, or at least they are quiet so that I don't know them....

I think most fans who post at this forum are from Singapore or Malaysia.

[sue]

icic

if we were all in hk ,that would be great !

littlefish: i always see ur post in hocc.cc forum :D

[whateva]

Hi all, I'm new here. Just want to say that I learned the guitar all because of HOCC. Not only because I want to be like her, but because also through her, I learn that nothing is too late and only if you try, something good will come out from the journey. Anyways, nice to meet y'all and happy JAMMING.

btw, I have an IBANEZ acoustic guitar so far. PEACE.

[littlefish]

Originally posted by WHATEVA@24 Apr 2005, 01:23 PM
Hi all, I'm new here. Just want to say that I learned the guitar all because of HOCC. Not only because I want to be like her, but because also through her, I learn that nothing is too late and only if you try, something good will come out from the journey. Anyways, nice to meet y'all and happy JAMMING.

btw, I have an IBANEZ acoustic guitar so far. PEACE.
Welcome to this forum!

I agree that nothing is too late to learn. HOCC also inspired me a lot on guitar playing.... hee! :)

[wandini]

Originally posted by viineon+2 Jan 2005, 11:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (viineon @ 2 Jan 2005, 11:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by Joy@Jan 2 2005, 04:45 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-irishblue@Jan 1 2005, 10:35 AM
welcome to the board Joy! :)
where's about are ya from?

Maybe you can get a chord book and start learning the basics first? My friend was telling me you can learn the chords by yourself first then take lessons.
Hey, I'm from Canada, Ontario. My mom got me some chord books, I've tried practicing, but my fingers kill after.
Wow.. Joy, your mom is so nice!! Can exchange? Mine "splashed me with cold water" when I told her I wanted to learn guitar <_< [/b][/quote]
yeah, my parents poured big bowl of water over me when i want to buy a guitar to learn. still havent got one yet.

[Francine]

wandini: dun care abt them :D the power of HOCC has make most of us love guitar so much! show them u can play guitar too :D

[wandini]

Originally posted by Francine@25 Apr 2005, 01:42 AM
wandini: dun care abt them :D the power of HOCC has make most of us love guitar so much! show them u can play guitar too :D
Hmm 0:) am still getting an acoustic guitar anyway....will prove to my parents that i really have a passion for it, hopefully very soon i can prove that i can play well 2.

[Francine]

Originally posted by wandini@25 Apr 2005, 01:48 AM
Hmm 0:) am still getting an acoustic guitar anyway....will prove to my parents that i really have a passion for it, hopefully very soon i can prove that i can play well 2.
sure can! it takes time tho' :P

[viineon]

Originally posted by wandini@25 Apr 2005, 01:48 AM
Hmm 0:) am still getting an acoustic guitar anyway....will prove to my parents that i really have a passion for it, hopefully very soon i can prove that i can play well 2.
That's the way gal!!! :lol: B)

[bunnyyappi]

hihi~ this is my first post to the Jam Studio section :shy: I've been interested in learning guitar since like 5 years ago~ Then like 3 years ago (time flies!!!), I finally got an accoustic guitar (a cheap one, coz I don't know whether I manage to learn it well...), practiced for a little while then gave up :P It's been sitting in my room, moulded for another 2 years :shy: Lately, b/c of hocc, I started to pick it up again... From her, I learn that if you're really determined, no matter how hard it is, you'd be able to do it... So here I am~ I'll try again... So glad to see all of you here :)

[Francine]

Originally posted by bunnyyappi@25 Apr 2005, 11:27 AM
hihi~ this is my first post to the Jam Studio section :shy: I've been interested in learning guitar since like 5 years ago~ Then like 3 years ago (time flies!!!), I finally got an accoustic guitar (a cheap one, coz I don't know whether I manage to learn it well...), practiced for a little while then gave up :P It's been sitting in my room, moulded for another 2 years :shy: Lately, b/c of hocc, I started to pick it up again... From her, I learn that if you're really determined, no matter how hard it is, you'd be able to do it... So here I am~ I'll try again... So glad to see all of you here :)
same with me. my guitar sitting at one corner crying for yrs. beginning of this yr i started playing AGAIN! HOHO!! :lol: :luv:

[yung]

Originally posted by bunnyyappi@25 Apr 2005, 11:27 AM
hihi~ this is my first post to the Jam Studio section :shy: I've been interested in learning guitar since like 5 years ago~ Then like 3 years ago (time flies!!!), I finally got an accoustic guitar (a cheap one, coz I don't know whether I manage to learn it well...), practiced for a little while then gave up :P It's been sitting in my room, moulded for another 2 years :shy: Lately, b/c of hocc, I started to pick it up again... From her, I learn that if you're really determined, no matter how hard it is, you'd be able to do it... So here I am~ I'll try again... So glad to see all of you here :)
hee, a bit like me, i first learnt guitar very long ago. Later i bought a cheap acoustic and then found it too painful so i gave up. For a few yrs, it just sat abandoned in a corner, until last year i started practising again seriously, thks to hocc and littlefish!

[bunnyyappi]

these "guitar sitting in a corner" scenes remind me of 全場在 why-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya 垃圾堆之內齊高唱 :P

[whateva]

Originally posted by bunnyyappi@26 Apr 2005, 07:48 PM
these "guitar sitting in a corner" scenes remind me of 全場在 why-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya 垃圾堆之內齊高唱 :P
:) , and I guess all tha why-ya-ya-ya-ya-yaaing helped, especailly when it's HOCC that;s doing the whyyayaing. B)

[dantashchris]

i start planning buy an electric guitar this year, coz only hv classical guitar and accoustic guitar, seem like not enough

[fishfish823]

i learn guitar becoz of hocc~!!yeah!

[jeljel]

Originally posted by viineon@24 Dec 2004, 10:14 PM
I only started to like electric guitars after watching C playing it in the Andy Hui & Hocc concert. She looked really cool there. B) And so happy with her guitar! :lol:

I hope at 25, I am not too old to start learning it. :shy:
i am 25also la...started learning guitar for just 4 months har...
doing fine according to my teacher ..hoooo...
add oiloiloil!

[littlefish]

Originally posted by jeljel+17 Aug 2005, 10:14 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jeljel @ 17 Aug 2005, 10:14 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-viineon@24 Dec 2004, 10:14 PM
I only started to like electric guitars after watching C playing it in the Andy Hui & Hocc concert. She looked really cool there. B) And so happy with her guitar! :lol:

I hope at 25, I am not too old to start learning it. :shy:
i am 25also la...started learning guitar for just 4 months har...
doing fine according to my teacher ..hoooo...
add oiloiloil! [/b][/quote]
keep up with the good work! great progress in another few months time! :)

[o_yan_o]

hmm... i wish i could learn electric guitar properly... i can never get the bass and such right.... - . -

[Acoustic-Angel]

is never too old to learn, but is better to start learning with acoustic.

[Francine]

Originally posted by Acoustic-Angel@4 Nov 2005, 05:06 PM
is never too old to learn, but is better to start learning with acoustic.
totally agreed with you!!! :luv:

[Winsome]

haha Why so many parents "Slash cold water" on their kids..haha

I gotta piano but now i wanna guitar...

[Winsome]

so whats a good beginner guitar to get???

[anny]

Originally posted by Winsome@23 Jul 2006, 03:38 PM
so whats a good beginner guitar to get???
A good beginner's guitar hm... Something cheap and something that sounds good! Haha.. nah.. I don't have plenty of money to chuck around so that's why I said that. I'll tell you what I got when I first started..

My first electric guitar was a Yamaha PAC012. It sounded pretty decent and it's affordable ($310AUD), but a few months later the pick-up switch dropped out (dunno why.. maybe cos I'm so rough and I enjoy hacking&slashing?) so I bought a new one. And now I'm playing a Squier Tele Custom II. I love the sound of it, everything's great, 'cept I accidently fell onto it once and stepped on one of the tone knobs, now it's kinda jacked up.. It's still good, but I mean, if you're careful and look after your guitar properly, it will always be in excellent shape. Oh yeah, my Tele was $460AUD.

Remember though, when you get an electric you've gotta get an amp too. For amplifiers I'd recommend a Marshall amp, just cos I've got one >=P If you're not gonna play gigs and stuff, just get a little practice amp (10-15 watts).. or maybe 30 watts if you wanna be louder. There's really no point in spending too much on an amp if you're not gonna use it for anything in particular unless you wanna be cool and extremely loud.. or something. LOL.. I dunno, it's up to you~

For an acoustic.. you should head into a music shop and strum the guitars. Pick one you like the sound of. I've got a Fender DG-14S, sounds really good, and again.. was affordable (abt $400AUD). I'm unsure of any of the recommended retail prices, all my guitars were discounted so the prices I gave are approximate.

My advice to you is to start with acoustic! I went the other way around.. I started with electric and I've gotta admit I sound half decent when playing the electric.. but when I switch to acoustic.. I sound like I've never played before in my life. So yeah, I learnt the hard way, hahaha. BEGIN WITH ACOUSTIC is all I'll say.

Basically, just head into a music shop, pick up something you like the look and feel of (like.. if it's comfortable to hold and play and stuff..) and ask the salespeople. They're usually very friendly and very willing to help out. And if you give them a price range that'll help heaps too. If you've got a lot of money to spare, then go for the higher end guitars! And I'm sure that whatever you get -will- sound good and feel good too. I guess that's why they're more expensive hehe.

Have fun and tell me what you end up getting if you decide to get a guitar C:)

Oh yeah, sorry about the essay, lol.

[Winsome]

anny

THANKS for the essay..

much appreciated...
I'm at work right now so will read it again when i get home..

thanks for the advice...!

cheers

[wai_wan]

hehe it's never too old to learn!
I was quite inspired by Ah C playing the electric guitar too. I like the silver one she usually uses. I think it's a Gibson.


i think the silver one you are talking IS a gibson...Gibson Epiphone...Ah C's master, Anita Mui gave the guitar to her years ago...

well,i have 3 classicals and 1 accoustic at home...bought the acc. months ago...i'm in the school band that plays every week during chapel(i'm in a methodist school.btw, i'm only 15!:)), joined in as a guitarist but till now, i'm still a dumbass to guitars so i became a vocalist(not that i sing well as Ah C)...so now, i'm gonna strive as hard to be like Ah C, having such good vocals and good skills for guitar!!!

[siuant]

so envy you, got 4 guitars at home. i used to play piano and always want to learn guitar, but my parents don't allow me to learn!

[blurblock07]

just wonder, if don't have music background, can learn guitar at this age? will it be difficult? tot of learning piano but I've stiff fingers,,,,:ohmy:

[CaoGu]

just wonder, if don't have music background, can learn guitar at this age? will it be difficult? tot of learning piano but I've stiff fingers,,,,:ohmy:

u can start at anytime as long u have the interest :)

[onebzbee]

agree... the determination matters, not age.