That's Neil scotch! Matt hasn't spoken up yet! I though all Aussies drank Fosters! LOL!I think you can't go wrong with Lagavulin
Frequently Asked Questions
BigBear wrote:
LOL or XXXX beer they use XXXX cos they can't spell Beer LOL Hey he's an Aussie he drinks OP's , Neils I betchaChasplaya wrote:That's Neil scotch! Matt hasn't spoken up yet! I though all Aussies drank Fosters! LOL!I think you can't go wrong with Lagavulin
AndyT wrote:
Matt is a figment of his imaginationSome more questions:
Who is Chas and is it true what they say about him?
Is really Eric Clapton, and no he's not god
Why did Bear REALLY have to get hand surgery?
Ongoing visits to the vet will have him sorted very soon' so he can finger pick as well as Andy
Is Matt a real person or just Neil throwing his voice?
Okay, I've taken all the suggestions from this thread and compiled them into the list below. Thanks to all of you that provided feedback!!!
This list is by no means comprehensive but is a starting point to get new and/or beginning players to find basic information. I'm hoping more skilled players will also find it useful.
Please take one last look at it and make any changes you think we need. After this last review I am going to recommend to Matt that we set up a section with some/most/all of these ideas.
I'm not sure who is going to answer all these questions or if we just provide links to the various discussions we've had. I think it would be good to provide some answers in narrative form and then use links for a deeper discussion. More thought needs to go into this.
The list:
General Guitar Questions
- I’m a complete beginner, how do I get started?
- What strings should I use?- How do I change my strings?
- How do I change my strings?
- How much/how long should my fingers hurt?
- How much pressure is enough/ my hands and arms hurt!
- What guitar should I buy?
- How much do I need to spend on a guitar to learn?
- What’s a good guitar to learn on - Nylon or Steel string?
- How do I hold a pick/plectrum?
- How do I hold the guitar?
- What is a guitar setup and how can I tell if my guitar is set up correctly?
- When should I use a luthier, if ever?
- How to I take care of my nails?
- What brand of guitar does Neil play?
- What gauge strings does Neil use?
- Why do I need new strings and what strings should I buy?
- What does it mean to be a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced player?
Guitar Theory
- What are scales?
- How do I learn/remember scales?
- How do I play leads/solos?
- Should I learn music theory and if so how much and what?
- What chords are in the key of C or other keys?
- What is a pentatonic scale?
- Neil says that some minor scales are the same as a major scale, how can that be?
- Please explain the chromatic scale and the circle of fifths relationship
- What are/how do I play in alternate tunings?
- Is there some book/lesson material I should buy in addition to the TG lessons?
- Why does Neil say do it this way and Bob the local teacher says do it that way? Who is correct?
Guitar Performance and Techniques
- I’m having trouble with strumming.
- What is a strumming pattern?
- What is Travis Picking?
- What is cross picking?
- I’m having trouble keeping time.
- Using a metronome.
- I’m having trouble with Barre Chords
- I’m having trouble fingering the F chord
- I can’t remember any songs?
General Totally Guitar Questions
- Can anyone request a song or do I have to be a TARGET member?
- How come my song requests never get made into videos?
- What order should I learn the songs in?
- Is there a ranking of songs easiest to hardest?
- How do you get Neil to answer my questions?
- What kind of camera/how do I make videos /how do I upload videos to the site?
- What software I should buy (or free) to help learn to play the guitar/view TABs?
- Can I be a member here and still takes lessons from Bob the local teacher?
- Some of the YouTube videos aren’t on Totally Guitars, how come?
- What is karma? How do you get it or give it?
- What are activity points and how do you get them?
Support Questions
Login and Registration Issues
Why can't I log in?
Why do I need to register at all?
Why do I get logged off automatically?
How do I prevent my username from appearing in the online user listings?
I've lost my password!
I registered but cannot log in!
I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
User Preferences and settings
How do I change my settings?
The times are not correct!
I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
My language is not in the list!
How do I show an image below my username?
When I click the email link for a user it asks me to log in.
Posting Issues
How do I post a topic in a forum?
How do I edit or delete a post?
How do I add a signature to my post?
Why can't I access a forum?
Formatting and Topic Types
Can I use HTML?
What are Smileys?
Can I post Images?
What are Announcements?
How do I upload an avatar?
User Levels and Groups
What are Administrators?
What are Moderators?
What are Usergroups?
How do I join a Usergroup?
How do I become a Usergroup Moderator?
Private Messaging
I cannot send private messages!
I keep getting unwanted private messages!
I have received a spamming or abusive PM from someone on this board!
Forum Issues
Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?
Technical Issues
What are the recommended/minimum computer specifications to play the videos on the TG site?
This list is by no means comprehensive but is a starting point to get new and/or beginning players to find basic information. I'm hoping more skilled players will also find it useful.
Please take one last look at it and make any changes you think we need. After this last review I am going to recommend to Matt that we set up a section with some/most/all of these ideas.
I'm not sure who is going to answer all these questions or if we just provide links to the various discussions we've had. I think it would be good to provide some answers in narrative form and then use links for a deeper discussion. More thought needs to go into this.
The list:
General Guitar Questions
- I’m a complete beginner, how do I get started?
- What strings should I use?- How do I change my strings?
- How do I change my strings?
- How much/how long should my fingers hurt?
- How much pressure is enough/ my hands and arms hurt!
- What guitar should I buy?
- How much do I need to spend on a guitar to learn?
- What’s a good guitar to learn on - Nylon or Steel string?
- How do I hold a pick/plectrum?
- How do I hold the guitar?
- What is a guitar setup and how can I tell if my guitar is set up correctly?
- When should I use a luthier, if ever?
- How to I take care of my nails?
- What brand of guitar does Neil play?
- What gauge strings does Neil use?
- Why do I need new strings and what strings should I buy?
- What does it mean to be a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced player?
Guitar Theory
- What are scales?
- How do I learn/remember scales?
- How do I play leads/solos?
- Should I learn music theory and if so how much and what?
- What chords are in the key of C or other keys?
- What is a pentatonic scale?
- Neil says that some minor scales are the same as a major scale, how can that be?
- Please explain the chromatic scale and the circle of fifths relationship
- What are/how do I play in alternate tunings?
- Is there some book/lesson material I should buy in addition to the TG lessons?
- Why does Neil say do it this way and Bob the local teacher says do it that way? Who is correct?
Guitar Performance and Techniques
- I’m having trouble with strumming.
- What is a strumming pattern?
- What is Travis Picking?
- What is cross picking?
- I’m having trouble keeping time.
- Using a metronome.
- I’m having trouble with Barre Chords
- I’m having trouble fingering the F chord
- I can’t remember any songs?
General Totally Guitar Questions
- Can anyone request a song or do I have to be a TARGET member?
- How come my song requests never get made into videos?
- What order should I learn the songs in?
- Is there a ranking of songs easiest to hardest?
- How do you get Neil to answer my questions?
- What kind of camera/how do I make videos /how do I upload videos to the site?
- What software I should buy (or free) to help learn to play the guitar/view TABs?
- Can I be a member here and still takes lessons from Bob the local teacher?
- Some of the YouTube videos aren’t on Totally Guitars, how come?
- What is karma? How do you get it or give it?
- What are activity points and how do you get them?
Support Questions
Login and Registration Issues
Why can't I log in?
Why do I need to register at all?
Why do I get logged off automatically?
How do I prevent my username from appearing in the online user listings?
I've lost my password!
I registered but cannot log in!
I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
User Preferences and settings
How do I change my settings?
The times are not correct!
I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
My language is not in the list!
How do I show an image below my username?
When I click the email link for a user it asks me to log in.
Posting Issues
How do I post a topic in a forum?
How do I edit or delete a post?
How do I add a signature to my post?
Why can't I access a forum?
Formatting and Topic Types
Can I use HTML?
What are Smileys?
Can I post Images?
What are Announcements?
How do I upload an avatar?
User Levels and Groups
What are Administrators?
What are Moderators?
What are Usergroups?
How do I join a Usergroup?
How do I become a Usergroup Moderator?
Private Messaging
I cannot send private messages!
I keep getting unwanted private messages!
I have received a spamming or abusive PM from someone on this board!
Forum Issues
Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?
Technical Issues
What are the recommended/minimum computer specifications to play the videos on the TG site?
Wow we do ask a lot of questions. Well done Rick, Karma for you. Good on ya mate.. The idea of links is good but a narrative might provide a quicker and cleaner way of response. I'd leave the list as is and once its running if some aren't used then maybe delete or amalgamate with another close question
Lavallee wrote:
Outstanding job Big Bear! Now whats next? You going to answer all those questions?
Jim
One just needs to open their eyes.Thanks Bear for taking the time to put this together (and all the others who have contributed). Sadly, I do not see the square pants thing.
Karma for you
Marc
Outstanding job Big Bear! Now whats next? You going to answer all those questions?
Jim
jim56 wrote:
I think asking Matt and crew to answer this many questions just isn't going to happen because of the workload. I'm thinking this oculd be a great member project.
What do you think?
Rick
Thanks very much Jim! I alerted Matt by PM to look at this list and see what needs to be done to create the permanent topic. One idea I had was to break up the sections and let active forum members create short narratives and find the links to prior discussions. Neil or Matt could bless these narratives and they would then be permanently placed under the topic.Lavallee wrote:One just needs to open their eyes.Thanks Bear for taking the time to put this together (and all the others who have contributed). Sadly, I do not see the square pants thing
Karma for you
Marc
Outstanding job Big Bear! Now whats next? You going to answer all those questions?
Jim
I think asking Matt and crew to answer this many questions just isn't going to happen because of the workload. I'm thinking this oculd be a great member project.
What do you think?
Rick