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Alyssa M.

#120
May 29, 2009, 12:53:06 AM
Quote from: Fer on May 28, 2009, 06:25:05 AMand I'm teaching myself guitar. Which I find difficult to do since the fret board is pretty big in comparison to my hand.



All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

   - Anatole France
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V M

#121
May 29, 2009, 02:01:40 AM
Nice capo. Great for changing keys to play in but doesn't have much to do with finger size  :laugh:

But some co.s do make 1/2 and 3/4 scale guitars for those with smaller hands  :)
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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Hypatia

#122
May 29, 2009, 02:04:30 AM
It makes you play higher on the fretboard, where the spaces between frets are smaller?
Here's what I find about compromise--
don't do it if it hurts inside,
'cause either way you're screwed,
eventually you'll find
you may as well feel good;
you may as well have some pride

--Indigo Girls
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V M

#123
May 29, 2009, 02:09:45 AM
The frets are closer together, but the fretboard gets wider. The capo is designed for key changes. This song's in A the next is in E and so on
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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Hypatia

#124
May 29, 2009, 02:14:37 AM
As long as you don't tangle with the capo di tutti capi.  :police:
Here's what I find about compromise--
don't do it if it hurts inside,
'cause either way you're screwed,
eventually you'll find
you may as well feel good;
you may as well have some pride

--Indigo Girls
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V M

#125
May 29, 2009, 02:19:30 AM
Quote from: Hypatia on May 29, 2009, 02:14:37 AM
As long as you don't tangle with the capo di tutti capi.  :police:
ROFL

Virginia giggles and rides her guitar about like a rocket powered broom stick  :laugh: >:-) :laugh:
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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riotgrrl101

#126
June 08, 2009, 05:10:44 PM
I can play (in order of skill)

Bass <3
Guitar
Synth
Piano
Drums

I'm kinda woeful at the last two though...
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JaimeFTW

#127
June 15, 2009, 03:39:22 PM
I play guitar first and foremost. I've been in bands most of my life and love making sounds!

I also can fake my way through the piano/keyboard... I know chords, scales and the like, I just lack technique. I would GLADLY play keyboards in a band though, the palette of sound is sooo vast... I just think it's a blast to play. Oh and I also recently got a meodica, good times.
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Kara

#128
June 15, 2009, 04:01:17 PM
I've got a keyboard of my own and I play it sometimes when I'm feeling moody. I never really wanted to play in a band, I just play to for my own benefit.  :icon_shakefist:
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JaimeFTW

#129
June 15, 2009, 04:23:06 PM
Quote from: Kara on June 15, 2009, 04:01:17 PM
I've got a keyboard of my own and I play it sometimes when I'm feeling moody. I never really wanted to play in a band, I just play to for my own benefit.  :icon_shakefist:

i hear ya, that's how I've been for awhile now, but I really enjoy collaboration as well :)
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Alyssa M.

#130
June 15, 2009, 11:34:09 PM
Sorry -- I missed this before...

Quote from: Hypatia on May 29, 2009, 02:04:30 AM
It makes you play higher on the fretboard, where the spaces between frets are smaller?

Precisely. I know a woman who plays lead guitar in a bluegrass band; she capos up at least four frets on pretty much every song -- because her hands are small, so she doesn't have to stretch to play a chord.

Quote from: Virginia Marie on May 29, 2009, 02:09:45 AM
The frets are closer together, but the fretboard gets wider. The capo is designed for key changes. This song's in A the next is in E and so on

???

I've never seen a fretboard that gets wider by any appreciable amount -- mine goes from about 1 3/8" at the nut to 1 7/8" at the bridge. If I capo up a major third (four frets), the difference in width isn't noticeable, but the distance between the first four frets drops from 5" to 4". As for keys -- either sing a major third higher, or play notes a major third or fourth lower -- so /E-A-B7-E-/ is played as though it is /C-F-G7-C-/ (for instance). If that's not convenient, you can capo up a fourth, or a tritone, or a fifth. One of those should work for just about any song. If a song is in A, capo by five frets and play as though it's in E; if it's in E, capo by four and play as though it's in C. ;)
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

   - Anatole France
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V M

#131
June 16, 2009, 12:15:35 AM
Well OK, admittedly I have large hands with skinny fingers and I tune way down from the normal E tuning and I use my capo for what it is designed for. But what's so wrong about buying a guitar that is made to accommodate a smaller hand size?
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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Unconditional Acceptance

#132
June 16, 2009, 08:50:04 AM
Quote from: Virginia Marie on June 16, 2009, 12:15:35 AM
Well OK, admittedly I have large hands with skinny fingers and I tune way down from the normal E tuning and I use my capo for what it is designed for. But what's so wrong about buying a guitar that is made to accommodate a smaller hand size?
There's nothing at all wrong with it because it just makes the guitar a more accessible instrument. When I first started learning guitar I used my dad's to practice on, and had difficulty because his is a full size guitar. Mine is a 3/4 size to fit my hands, and it makes everything smoother.  ;D
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BrandiOK

#133
June 16, 2009, 11:26:51 AM
I play a little guitar..finally broke enough nails that I gave up and cut them all off which means I'll prolly go back to practicing.

Alvarez Artist acoustic/electric in blue fusion
Fender Pink Paisley Stratocaster
Line 6 Spider III 120 amp
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Alyssa M.

#134
June 16, 2009, 12:16:57 PM
Quote from: Virginia Marie on June 16, 2009, 12:15:35 AM
Well OK, admittedly I have large hands with skinny fingers and I tune way down from the normal E tuning and I use my capo for what it is designed for. But what's so wrong about buying a guitar that is made to accommodate a smaller hand size?

Wait -- you have large hands and you like to capo up? You tune down so that you have to capo up?

Okay, now I'm reeeaaalllly confused! Seriously, if you like the frets closer together, why don't you get a smaller guitar? I'm happy with mine as it is. If the strings are too close on the smaller guitar, you can always replace the nut, but if you have slender fingers, that wouldn't usually be a problem. So, yes, what you said leaves me very confused!

I like to use my capo to ... capo ... bar the strings on my guitar ... I thought that's what I said ... is there something else that it's designed for? A sex toy, perhaps? It doesn't really work as a nipple clamp, don't even bother trying! As for my friend -- she's happy with that big dreadnought sound. She doesn't want a smaller guitar.
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

   - Anatole France
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V M

#135
June 16, 2009, 03:15:05 PM
As previously mentioned....I use the capo for changing the key that I'm playing in  ;)
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

Superficial fanny kissing friends are a dime a dozen, a TRUE FRIEND however is PRICELESS


- V M
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Constance

#136
June 16, 2009, 03:40:46 PM
I hate barre chords and avoid them if I can. So, my capo gets a lot of use, too.
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Shana A

#137
June 21, 2009, 11:27:49 AM
Quote from: Virginia Marie on June 16, 2009, 12:15:35 AM
Well OK, admittedly I have large hands with skinny fingers and I tune way down from the normal E tuning and I use my capo for what it is designed for. But what's so wrong about buying a guitar that is made to accommodate a smaller hand size?

Some Epiphone and Gibson models have narrower necks, 1 and 5/8 at the nut instead of the typical 1 and 11/16. My hands aren't very big, however I prefer slightly wider necks, 1 and 3/4. It all comes down to personal taste and what feels good to play.

Z
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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Suzy

#138
June 21, 2009, 03:57:58 PM
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on June 16, 2009, 03:40:46 PM
I hate barre chords and avoid them if I can. So, my capo gets a lot of use, too.

Rule #1:  Capos are for sissies.
Rule #2:  I am a sissy!

Kristi
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Shana A

#139
June 21, 2009, 04:15:41 PM
Quote from: Kristi on June 21, 2009, 03:57:58 PM
Rule #1:  Capos are for sissies.
Rule #2:  I am a sissy!

Kristi

A jazz song generally sounds better using closed position chords but a bluegrass or folk song sounds better with the sound of open chords. If both songs were to be played in Bb, I'd play the jazz tune in Bb position, the folk song in G with capo on the 3rd fret. Whatever works for the song.

I'm proudly a sissy (taking it back from those who called me one when I was a kid)  ;D

Z
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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