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I will be using Rocksmith and Justin guitar to learn and am looking for any and all advice. I don't have an amp yet but I'm sure that's fine.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Learn to set up your guitar (action, relief, intonation.) Nothing will make you quit faster than a poorly playing guitar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

^^ this is also great advice. If your string action is crippling high, you'll wind up with one of the issues I have to this day - you'll press too hard when you fret, note will be sharp. Plus, you'll be working way harder than you need to, causing finger / hand / wrist fatigue. If you want to learn how to properly set up a guitar, I'd suggest Dave's World Of Fun Stuff on YouTube. Go back to his older videos where he explains more, the newer ones he skips a lot of steps if you've never set up a guitar before

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks for the recommendation I will check it out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You made me Google (and learn) some new things and I thank you for that.

It is more fun when it sounds right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You're welcome. Check YouTube for videos, there's a bunch that will help.