K-ON!

[ainsoph9]

Sure. PM me if you need guitar tips.

[Kinny Riddle]

Makes me feel like picking up my guitar, I've not played it for years now.

Though most of what I've learned is classical guitar, my folks forced that on me as a compromise of letting me learn the guitar, in hindsight, I should've insisted on sticking with electric. But still, I guess the positives is that I wouldn't have a problem with chords if I'm to re-learn, since classical is much, much harder.

[ainsoph9]

Well, that depends on what electric style you play. If you only play really easy stuff like Green Day, then of course electric guitar will be easier. However, if you can play like a heavy metal shredder, then I would say that the answer is "no." I will say that classical and flamenco styles can be exceedingly difficult though. Listen to the the band "3." Their lead singer and guitarist is a prime example of a mix of classical and flamenco. They are awesome in concert!

[TheDefend]

The bassist is good. Mio <3<3<3<3. yui is quite good xD although she is the most funny of all time

btw, i play drums

[ainsoph9]

I agree. Mio is not bad to say the least, although I would not say she is exactly John Myong, Jaco Pastorius, or Victor Wooten.

I must say that Yui is not doing anything too difficult in the OP and ED sequences. To me, while Yui is "cute" and funny, she pretty much takes the cake on "idiot guitarists." *Gets ready to be flamed intensely* All she really needs is a political agenda, an attitude, and a big mouth to finish the image. I know that memorizing chords is difficult at first. However, to forget them all like that takes some kind of special talent. I think that she should be able to remember at least the Em7 chord. It is the easiest chord on the guitar that uses your fingers. Just press done on the second fret of the fifth string (the A string in standard tuning) with your middle finger! Wa-la! Easy! Now you have a beautiful chord! From what I could see, she never seemed to learn this chord, ironically enough. She did seem to learn a few interesting chords though, including some Barre chords, which are insanely difficult to do at first. (You never a lot of finger strength to pull them off. If you are trying to learn guitar, I suggest that you stay away from them for about the first year or so.)

As for you being a drummer, rock on! All we need are a few more people for a band...What style do you play, and how long have you been playing?

Another thing that I will say about this series and other musical anime series of late is that they are making the honest effort to show the correct fingerings with the correct timings. I know that this is as difficult as heck, but bravo! I look forward to more of this series.

[Kinny Riddle]

I must say that Yui is not doing anything too difficult in the OP and ED sequences. To me, while Yui is "cute" and funny, she pretty much takes the cake on "idiot guitarists." *Gets ready to be flamed intensely* All she really needs is a political agenda, an attitude, and a big mouth to finish the image. I know that memorizing chords is difficult at first. However, to forget them all like that takes some kind of special talent. I think that she should be able to remember at least the Em7 chord. It is the easiest chord on the guitar that uses your fingers. Just press done on the second fret of the fifth string (the A string in standard tuning) with your middle finger! Wa-la! Easy! Now you have a beautiful chord! From what I could see, she never seemed to learn this chord, ironically enough. She did seem to learn a few interesting chords though, including some Barre chords, which are insanely difficult to do at first. (You never a lot of finger strength to pull them off. If you are trying to learn guitar, I suggest that you stay away from them for about the first year or so.)

Well, to be fair to Yui, she did memorize some chords, but she got the names confused with those of mathematical formulae. So cut the dojikko some slack, K?

[b0mb3r]

I agree. Mio is not bad to say the least, although I would not say she is exactly John Myong, Jaco Pastorius, or Victor Wooten.

I must say that Yui is not doing anything too difficult in the OP and ED sequences. To me, while Yui is "cute" and funny, she pretty much takes the cake on "idiot guitarists." *Gets ready to be flamed intensely* All she really needs is a political agenda, an attitude, and a big mouth to finish the image. I know that memorizing chords is difficult at first. However, to forget them all like that takes some kind of special talent. I think that she should be able to remember at least the Em7 chord. It is the easiest chord on the guitar that uses your fingers. Just press done on the second fret of the fifth string (the A string in standard tuning) with your middle finger! Wa-la! Easy! Now you have a beautiful chord! From what I could see, she never seemed to learn this chord, ironically enough. She did seem to learn a few interesting chords though, including some Barre chords, which are insanely difficult to do at first. (You never a lot of finger strength to pull them off. If you are trying to learn guitar, I suggest that you stay away from them for about the first year or so.)

As for you being a drummer, rock on! All we need are a few more people for a band...What style do you play, and how long have you been playing?

Another thing that I will say about this series and other musical anime series of late is that they are making the honest effort to show the correct fingerings with the correct timings. I know that this is as difficult as heck, but bravo! I look forward to more of this series.

i will confess as i am guilty. i took seven years in music reading but i forget them easily like yui. been like five years since i done any since i switch to fine arts. the quote is true for "out of mind, out of sight"

[ainsoph9]

I hear you. The only thing is that not only did she forget the chord names (which is forgivable), but she also forgot the chords themselves. Also, I differentiate between just clumsy and stupid. I have known clumsy people who were smart and stupid people who were clumsy, but they are not necessarily one and the same.

I pass b0mb3r's sentence: strapped in a chair forever to watch Beyblade, Monster Rancher, and other anime series that will make someone's brain rot and die. Seriously though, I know plenty of people in your boat, so you do not need to feel ashamed or anything. Again, I differentiate between five years and five hours. I think that there is a big difference here.

[TheDefend]

the only thing i can't wait from the anime is the mio's striped pantsu scene xD

[b0mb3r]

I pass b0mb3r's sentence: strapped in a chair forever to watch Beyblade, Monster Rancher, and other anime series that will make someone's brain rot and die.

wait are you saying i am a victim to American tv dubs of those anime shows that makes me fallible in memory?

[ainsoph9]

Naw, at least not so much as to say how you will become a victim to their inane stupidity and poor script writing.

[Kinny Riddle]

Episode 4.

Summarised with these words: Moe~ Moe~ Kyuun~.

So moe I died.

[onizuka-gto]

For guitar equipment, I would argue that Gibson, Fender, and Marshall are mostly about image and advertising. When it comes down to how they sound, you are generally going to be paying more for what you get. The reason for this is because you are paying for these companies' images. Now, image does not translate into quality. A lot of large companies are finding this out the hard way with the present economy. Gibson, Fender, and Marshall are no exception to the concept of image not equaling quality. While I would argue that they had a good sound once...back in the 50s and 60s, I would say that is long lost. Now, if you are getting a guitar or amp for blues, jazz, country, or something that does not need an overly aggressive tone, these brands might be for you.

not being familiar with guitar equipment myself, I can relate to that if you compare this with Headphone equipments.

Drove me made when people buy BOSE only because of the name and its high profile marketing campaign that people tend to assume its the "best" without even trying them out and comparing them with other makes such as AKG's or Audio Technica...

[ainsoph9]

I know what you mean. To me, Bose is kind of synonymous with bozo because of how they have the general population duped into thinking that their products are even remotely good, especially for their price point. My Gold Ring headphones cost me $150 from a high-end audio store. They are ten times better than any Bose headphone that I have heard for about the same price. I also think that AKG, Grado, Sennheiser, Denon, and even Koss make a better headphone. Koss makes these $20 headphones that will kick Bose headphones' butt any day of the week. So, over-hyped product equal bad and fail.

[Beware the talking cat]

Mm. I have a pair of $40 passive Koss I'm quite happy with.