World's Most Expensive Guitars Ever

Do you want to know what os the most expensive musical instrument in the world?? especially for the world most expensive guitars. yeah let;s see this world most expensive guitars.

The world Most Expensive Guitars was priced for $950,000 USD!! this guitars belong to the blues maestro Eric Clapton, yeah i know why the guitars was so expensive.. but the most expensive guitars doesn't mean that this guitars was made with the precious and expensive materials. i thinks it's only about who uses this guitars. really expensive huh??

“Blackie”, Eric Clapton’s favorite mid-career modified Strat has been surpassed in value and is no longer the most expensive guitar ever, despite that it was bought for $950,000 USD in 2004 by a guitar archaeologist.

The latest most expensive electric guitar in the world dethroned its predecessor at an auction in Doha, Qatar on November 16th, 2005. The Strat was signed by several rock musicians to benefit a tsunami charity, ‘Reach out to Asia’. It was bought one year ago by Qatar’s royal family for a million dollars and donated back to the Asia Program, bringing in $2.7 million USD at the more recent auction, whose attendees included Former President Bill Clinton. Technically, the guitar has generated a total of $3.7 million USD, making it the most expensive guitar yet.

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How To Be Successful At Practicing The Guitar

Practice: to work on something repeatedly for the purpose of improvement.

That says a lot. It tells you what to do (work), how (repeatedly), and why (to improve).

Once you understand what "practice" is, you can proceed to learn how to use this new tool to your best advantage.

1. TUNE UP: It's important to play music at correct concert pitch.

2. WARM UP: Play through an easy piece, slowly. The idea here is to loosen up your muscles. Don't play anything that is hard or fast.

3. DIRECTION: Before you go any further, settle your mind upon what it is you wish to achieve today. At this point it's important to remember two things.

a. You are practicing to improve. this means getting results.

b. You learn the guitar, or grow into music, in the same way you grow into an adult - over a period of time. You may experience fast progress, or experience a slow gradual growth. There may even be times when you don't seem to progress at all.

However, if your practice program is directed towards results (whether they come fast or slow), you'll see them soon enough - providing you keep on working systematically at your study program. Don't be overly concerned about mistakes - if you keep looking for mistakes, you'll succeed in finding mistakes - and very little else.

4. TODAY'S PROBLEMS - YOUR CURRENT LESON: Here you confront new material that must be learnt. As you progress, this part of your practice schedule will change. That is to say, as you complete one assignment you will move on to the next. (Keep working with the thought in mind that you are practicing to improve).

5. REPEAT: In learnng the guitar there are three things you're doing.

a. Acquiring and storing information in your memory.

b. Developing muscles.

c. Developing muscular and mental co-ordination.

Usually you will be working on all three at the same time, although from time to time you will encounter information that uses only the first process.

You will make the best progress by repeating any new idea's over and over until it is properly internalized.

6. MAKE NOTES: Get out a piece of paper and write down your questions, problems, discoveries, things that seem to keep going wrong, things that seem to need extra work etc. If you make notes about the problem areas, you'll find answers to your questions, solve your problems, remember your discoveries, and save a lot of time.

8. WORK SLOW TO FAST: When learning is new, go slowly. As you improve. you will naturally play the assignment faster. Don't think about playing anything fast until you have properly worked it out.

9. RELAX: Stay as relaxed as you can. Steps five, seven and eight are especially helpful in doing this. You should also understand that when the material is new, you will naturally be more intense - you may even find your muscles tightening up. As you come to know the material you should be able to relax more, but you must think about it. Feel the muscles - try to make them relax. Remember too, that you can tense up just from an excess of concentration - so that's a good reason for taking regular breaks.

10. WORK ON THE PARTS: If you're having a problem with something, take it apart. With every few exceptions, you play the guitar with two hands. They both work together to produce one result. This means that the combination of the two moving together could be causing the problem. Work on developing right and left hand synchronization.

11. Review: At the end of your practice session, go over your lesson and give some extra attention where it's needed. This could also include past assignments that still need additional attention. Use a review as a way to wrap up you day's practice

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Tips To Create a memorable guitar solo

Hello, :p now i'd like to share about a little thing that could be important for any guitarist in the world, i'm sure that all of guitar player want play guitar solo and the people who heard about it can remember his solo. this article was designed as an aid for composing a well produced solo. None of this guide's statements are set in concrete, feel free to deviate from the opinions and try things first, that is truly the best way to learn.

Steps

Sure, anybody can learn some pentatonic patterns and play licks over their favourite backing tracks. You can even use those licks for your own solo. But do you find your solo to be a bit bland? This is possibly because you lack in music education, and you may not know the notes on your fretboard. The trick to making a memorable solo is building a climax point. You really don't want to doodle around a scale and call it a solo: it will sound like a scale and not a solo. Here are the basic tips that you can use. And remember... Don't think of these rules as a 'must', this is just helpful advice

Tips

Always be aware of what chord you solo over, you don't want to sound random. If you do not know the notes in the chords, you might clash when you execute the lick you want to play. Really try to understand chord theory and the notes.

Try not to use the same rhythm of notes to much: predictable = boring.

Obviously learn the notes on the fretboard! People don't lie when they say it opens a lot of possibilities for you!

When you learn a scale, learn the modes. This will give you a lot of versatility and spice in your solos. Also, don't be afraid to play outside of the solo, for example chromatic lines; It gives good contrast to a good solo.

Exotic scales are really fun to explore. Try randomly picking a scale you have never heard before, and learn its modes and functions. A lot of the greats use exotic solos to sound original.

If there is a note that sounds good that's not in the correct scale, who cares! It's all about sounding good, not what is right.

Always listen to different types of music, even rap music can give some ideas for chords/note etc.

Try not to bend your notes too much, to some people it can get stale after a while, but with that said... if it sounds good to you, it's okay.

When playing arpeggios, don't just chuck them in for the sake of it being fodder for your solo, play from the 3rd notes of the arpeggio, mix half of an arpeggio with some pull-offs hammer ons... Other licks, arpeggios have a lot of harmonic function, use them to your advantage

Warnings

Try not to get over technical, remember... You want to have fun.

Try not to sound too much like another guitarist, unless you want to contribute yourself to a cover band of some sort.

Always make sure your guitar is clean, you want your guitar to be in top condition, while executing your music for maximum benefit.

Don't let a famous guitarist's opinion affect your way of thinking about your music, we are all human...

Never put down someone else's music, it's OK not to like it. But if someone is lacking and you can see it, give them your knowledge, even lend some licks!

Don't get lazy with guitar, play at least 20 minutes a day if you don't want to sound weak.

please keep attention in these italic words... because nowadays many people do that..whatever it is we should give more respect to the other mussic. Hope this simple article can help you to create a memorable solo guitar and you can imply it to your own song..

Keep Rockin Dude...

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