what silly things did you used to do while learning guitar?

[WezV]

yeah, it should be .009 and 0.011 ;)


0.09 and 0.11 would be what you would use as the low E string on a bass

[gwEm]

this feels like people discussing guns  :)

[headtheball]

Held the pick between my thumb and middle finger. It literally took me years to stop that.

[Lazy_McDoesnothing]

Well I was 19 when I started playing and I had books and the internet to guide me so I tried to do everything the "right" way.  One thing that I still do that's silly is whenever I play a fast passage I tend to do it legato where most people would alternate pick.  For some strange reason I just cannot bring myself to practice alternate picking....huge hinderance. :shock:

[Antag]

I used to use the serrated edge of Sharkfin picks for rhythm playing - not the easiest route to precise thrash metal palm muted riffing :)

[Ratrod]

I'm still learning. Aren't you?  :lol:

I never learned to play lead untill two years ago.

I scooped mids, used way too much overdrive (Metal Zone) and got a pointy guitar with a Floyd Rose.

[indysmith]

Held the pick between my thumb and middle finger. It literally took me years to stop that.

still do it :oops:

[Ian Price]

Buying loads of expensive equipment with the belief that it would make me play really well. Now that was pretty silly - this still happens from time to time.

[Jamie]

Tried to learn 'My Plauge' by Slipknot on a £30 classical guitar from Argos after two weeks of playing the guitar. I think i got Mick Thompson's and James Root's tone spot on if i do say so myself :D

[Sifu Ben]

Held the pick between my thumb and middle finger. It literally took me years to stop that.

still do it :oops:

Works for Van Halen

[Transcend]

I used to curl my pinky on my picking hand under the strings while playing fast rhythms, sometimes it still happens but i notice and change it.

I think my biggest mistake was trying to string up a guitar witha  floyd with the balls still on (first time ever restringing a guitar) i kept trying for about 10 mins then looked up on the internet how to do it.

Another thing i used to do that was bad was take tone advice from people on the metallica forum.... actually that is probably my worst mistake.

[headtheball]

Perhaps. I'm more Transit Van than Van Halen, though.

[ToneMonkey]

Buying loads of expensive equipment with the belief that it would make me play really well. Now that was pretty silly - this still happens from time to time.
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Yeah, I'm still guilty of that.

I still always manage to drop the pic in the soundhole of an acoustic too.