en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/309931 Comments by AndrewG http://sixstringlounge.com/lessons-from-the-road/#IDComment20818910 Thanks for the tips! Tue, 5 May 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/lessons-from-the-road/#IDComment20818910 http://sixstringlounge.com/5-ways-you-can-play-guitar-faster-right-now/#IDComment18723208 Thank you so much! This truly helps! I always needed a "trick" to playing fast...for me it's mostly finding the notes haha Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:38:44 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/5-ways-you-can-play-guitar-faster-right-now/#IDComment18723208 http://sixstringlounge.com/suggestion-box-mach-2/#IDComment18683884 Oh wait, I have a better idea...could you do a post about chords, and how to avoid using power chords. I mean like either very intense open chords or something. I've always wanted to get away from barre and open and power chords...are there any other different kinds of chords? Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:11:50 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/suggestion-box-mach-2/#IDComment18683884 http://sixstringlounge.com/suggestion-box-mach-2/#IDComment18433532 Could you do a post about amplifiers, and how to get a really good tone, and which effects pedals are the best, and what they do and how to connect them? I've always wanted to know how to set up a rig. Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:00:06 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/suggestion-box-mach-2/#IDComment18433532 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-for-the-absolute-beginner-5-a-chromatic-warmup-scale-for-guitar/#IDComment18207701 Awesome video Mark! That will actually really help me and I'll try to use this as much as I can to warm up for when Tragic Flaw (my band) plays. Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:17:55 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-for-the-absolute-beginner-5-a-chromatic-warmup-scale-for-guitar/#IDComment18207701 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-horror-stories/#IDComment16171313 It was a few days after Chrismas (years ago) and I had just got my brand new Les Paul Epiphone Standard Plus. It was blue, and beautiful, and everything to me. I had it for a few days, and the lead singer of the band I am in came over to my house with his new bass. We were standing in the living room jamming, and after the song(s) I looked at him and said, "Don't you just love this guitar?". And right then and there, the strap came loose and it crashed face down on the floor. This next part is funny. He screamed "OH MY GOODNESS!", and I just stared down at it, as if nothing happenned. I think I was more upset or suprised about what had just happened, that I couldn't, didn't do anything, It was really funny. I'm sure there's a bunch more. For instance, everytime the band has a show, something in my rig is never right. The sound is just always bad. Something always goes wrong. I don't get it, and I don't know how to fix it and make it better, but that doesn't stop me from playing... Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:34:57 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-horror-stories/#IDComment16171313 http://sixstringlounge.com/what-was-your-first-guitar/#IDComment15831658 My first guitar was bought in a local shop in Austria, and it's a kid-sized acoustic, all hand made and very well done (except it truly counds like a ukelele). I was twelve when I got it, and I haven't played it since! But it's my first and it's definitely a collectible being that it was hand-made in Austria. And obviously it doesn't have a brand name, which makes it kind of cooler I think. ;) Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:23:49 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/what-was-your-first-guitar/#IDComment15831658 http://sixstringlounge.com/acquiring-a-guitar-your-questions-answered/#IDComment15644297 Oh, awesome! thanks for the help! Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:13:39 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/acquiring-a-guitar-your-questions-answered/#IDComment15644297 http://sixstringlounge.com/a-little-survey/#IDComment15544941 1. I am younger than 30. (18-almost 19) 2. I've been playing for 6-7 years now. 3. I LOVE the look and layout of this blog. It's really easy to work with and looks really cool at the same time. 4. User generated posts/reviews would be pretty sweet! I still like that you are the one that starts the topics and such, because we can learn alot, but it is also interesting to see what other people come up with and what they have on their minds. 5. A ning-type group would be awesome! I'd definitely participate in it! Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:02:16 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/a-little-survey/#IDComment15544941 http://sixstringlounge.com/can-you-learn-to-play-guitar-by-playing-guitar-hero/#IDComment15421133 I think Rockband is alot better than guitar hero, only because when you do "solos" on rockband, you can do it at like the "12th Frett", which I whink is really cool, and more life-like, but I agree, there is no way you can possibly learn how to play guitar besides the three things you've mentioned already. However, aren't they making a guitar hero type game where you actually plug an actual guitar into it? I'm pretty sure it's under the links here somewhere that I saw that... Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:22:28 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/can-you-learn-to-play-guitar-by-playing-guitar-hero/#IDComment15421133 http://sixstringlounge.com/acquiring-a-guitar-your-questions-answered/#IDComment15057157 Exactly how often should you change your strings? I always let them go for weeks, (and admittedly, sometimes even months). And also about changing strings, is there a certain way to do it so that the strings won't go out of tune easier or something? Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:29:40 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/acquiring-a-guitar-your-questions-answered/#IDComment15057157 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-for-the-absolute-beginner-how-i-hold-a-guitar-pick/#IDComment15057070 Is it wrong to hold the pick with your thumb on top, showing about half of the pick, and then on the bottom, holding it with your index and middle finger? That's always how I handeled it, and it feeled more natural. Whenever I try holding my pick with just my thumb and index finger, I lose control of my playing and often the pick turns and/or I drop it. I guess it's more secure when I have to fingers holding it. It's more comfortable to me. Am I holding my pick wrong? Or is it just another way of holding it? Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:26:22 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/guitar-for-the-absolute-beginner-how-i-hold-a-guitar-pick/#IDComment15057070 http://sixstringlounge.com/whats-your-desert-island-guitar/#IDComment15001393 Out of the guitars I have, which equal out to two...I'd have to go with my Les Paul Epihphone. It's blue and her real name is Jessica. She serves me well, and we have a love-hate relationship sometimes, but in the end it's worth it! Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:19:25 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/whats-your-desert-island-guitar/#IDComment15001393 http://sixstringlounge.com/links-for-friday-206/#IDComment14812592 About the John Mayer clip...I know what he means by the different tones and things, but I've always wanted to know, and I'm sure Mark, you could help me answer this...is there a certain technique to playing fast like that? Like to playing fast riffs and solos? I've always had a hard time with that, and I've only been playing for about six years, and still can't do fast solo's/riffs...any advice? Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:27:25 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/links-for-friday-206/#IDComment14812592 http://sixstringlounge.com/the-official-2009-mark-lee-effects-pedal-fire-sale/#IDComment14804324 What does the Angry Fuzz pedal do? Is it just a basic distortion pedal, or can I get like a really deep/heavy sound from it? Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:21:29 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/the-official-2009-mark-lee-effects-pedal-fire-sale/#IDComment14804324 http://sixstringlounge.com/feedback-a-virtual-suggestion-box/#IDComment14787957 Mark- Do you think you can do a blog post about Amplifiers and Half-stacks? As in which are the best ones and which amps make different sounds compared to others? if possible...Thanks! Fri, 6 Feb 2009 00:11:58 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/feedback-a-virtual-suggestion-box/#IDComment14787957 http://sixstringlounge.com/look-what-i-got-in-the-mail-this-week-the-prs-angelus-acoustic/#IDComment14779143 That's a beautiful guitar! Is it also electric? Do you get to keep it, or was it just for the GMC shoot? Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/look-what-i-got-in-the-mail-this-week-the-prs-angelus-acoustic/#IDComment14779143 http://sixstringlounge.com/who-has-been-your-biggest-influence-on-guitar/#IDComment14753185 When I was a kid, I never really wanted to play guitar. I always wanted to be in a band, but I'd rather be the lead singer or drummer before the guitarist. So, I went on a choir trip to Europe and I was in Austria at the time. There was a local music shop there, and there was this beaufitul, hand-made acoustic guitar in this remote little shop in Austria. The guitar was really tiny (Designed for a kid I assume), and I was really tiny. So that's when I decided to buy it. I never really wanted to play guitar, but somehow in a cosmic way, it was like a tractor beam pulling me in. So I got it, brought it back home, and then started taking lessons, listening alot more to Third Day. And ever since then both you, Mr. Lee and Brad Avery have been my inspirations on guitar. I have been playing for about six years now, but I still one day hope I can be as good as you...I guess I just have to practice with my whole being everyday! Thanks! Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:58:32 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/who-has-been-your-biggest-influence-on-guitar/#IDComment14753185 http://sixstringlounge.com/rockin-the-twitter/#IDComment14740435 Okay, I'll give it a try! Thanks! Wed, 4 Feb 2009 03:27:07 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/rockin-the-twitter/#IDComment14740435 http://sixstringlounge.com/rockin-the-twitter/#IDComment14689746 I feel kind of dumb right now, but what is Twitter and how does it work and what do you do with it? Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:41:23 +0000 http://sixstringlounge.com/rockin-the-twitter/#IDComment14689746