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I'm a hobbyist who has played bass (and sax and keyboards) for 40 or so years. Of course, I know my way around a guitar enough to strum the basic chords, include barre chords, but it's always been a bit of an afterthought for me. I'm finally thinking about trying to learn properly, and to get myself a decent electric guitar. I'll be playing and recording myself at home.
We've got a crummy acoustic here, and I've been mucking around with it. Youtube seems to be full of stuff I'd like to learn, including the CAGED stuff and the various alternate picking/pickslanting stuff. I've got very little interest in playing fast runs/lines, but definitely really interested in learning how to use a pick to make very precise arpeggiated chords. At the moment, I am weak on rhythmic precision, especially when crossing strings.
Obviously all that is a huge amount to learn. I wondered, given my aims, whether there is obvious stuff I should skip, and obvious stuff I should focus on. I don't use a pick on my bass, and I feel quite helpless using a pick on the guitar. I really want to master it.
So, for example, should I skip pickslanting, but learn economy picking. Or should I just focus on CAGED and the pick dexterity will come with the practice? I want to get my technique right before bad habits set in.
I'm very grateful for any pointers anyone would care to share with me.
Thanks,
Simon
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