Hi,
I just started teaching myself guitar. I picked up my very first guitar december 2012. Got an Ibanez on craigslist for $70.

I found a "game" called "Rocksmith" that plugs into ANY electric guitar. It is dressed up as a game but it is more a teaching program. I believe it is working. I can almost move around the neck and be on the right fret without looking. I am getting quicker at my chords. I can even notice when a string is out of tune where before i was totally tone deaf.

It works for xbox360 playstation and pc.

Check it out on youtube.

Good luck. It can be a challenge but it is a lot of fun and rewarding.

Excuse my bad manners for not responding sooner H, but thank you kindly for your input.

The Ibanez was gifted from a friend to my son, who played it constantly whilst just sitting around talking or laughing with friends and family....and i miss that. That alone to me is priceless.

The pic shows where the break is, which a good friend of mine who is familiar with wood and various types of glue repaired it to the best of his ability, and it seems pretty solid, albeit rather unsightly...but my concern now is, that i'm worried the nature of the break will weaken the headstock and it will break again once its been re-strung and tension is put back on the headstock.



What do you think?

Well since no one else is saying Ms i would personally drill toward the top and close to the bottom from the sides and sink a couple drift pins for added support to the head
Glued in solid as well of course
Then i would sand and re paint the head after removing the tuner keys and mechanisms
You would lose the decals but might be able to buy some from the reference i posted previously
Or you could go for a more personal effect by putting a name on in it's place......?
That's my opinion for what it is worth

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KiK

Thank you Kik....i appreciate your input :-)

Edit: Apologies to Mariah (wherever she may be) for momentarily hijacking the thread.

Guitar is easy to learn if you practice. Some chords might be difficult if you have small hands though.

Well, if your friend used a proper wood working adhesive, there should be no problem. I can't tell from the pic, but breaks that are well repaired are often stronger than the surrounding wood, so, I suggest you string it up and tune to concert pitch and see how it goes.

Thank you H :-)

You're right! Writing a song can be really hard. With that said I have had some of my best songs that seemed to have written themselves. My suggestion to you would be start with either the words or the music. Don't try to write them at the same time. Write from your heart, don't get too rhyme rhyme. Try and keep the music upbeat if you choose to start with the music. If you have some old poems see if you can restructure them to fit the mood and beat of your music. My last bit of advise is don't let other people tell you what kind of song you should write. Don't pigonhole yourself. It doesn't have to be any known style it just has to sound good to you.(at first, later you may want others to like it as well.) I'm sure you will do fine. There is nothing like creating music. It's magic. Good luck.

Wed 02/20/13 12:43 AMYou're right! Writing a song can be really hard. With that said I have had some of my best songs that seemed to have written themselves. My suggestion to you would be start with either the words or the music. Don't try to write them at the same time. Write from your heart, don't get too rhyme rhyme. Try and keep the music upbeat if you choose to start with the music. If you have some old poems see if you can restructure them to fit the mood and beat of your music. My last bit of advise is don't let other people tell you what kind of song you should write. Don't pigonhole yourself. It doesn't have to be any known style it just has to sound good to you.(at first, later you may want others to like it as well.) I'm sure you will do fine. There is nothing like creating music. It's magic. Good luck.

I taught myself the guitar. Currently write songs. Record them. And play shows. Its good for the spirit to express itself.

I want to get a blue electric guitar eventually and teach myself how to play.

great story, i am touched as well as inspired. :)

I taught myself years ago & been writing, playing,singing & recording ever since.
it's all about practice & if you have an ear for it.
I wish you success in your journey

I'm teaching my self now it's great fun I find that tuning my guitar is a challenge.lol any tip's

Youtube has several guitar tuning vids also lot's of lessons.

If it was glued and clamped properly it should be as strong or stronger than before.