the_CHAD

@the_CHAD (17)

Philippines • Age 49

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Playing Guitar with Passion

justinmusic7 @justinmusic7 (203) • Malaysia 11 Mar 12

It's been a long time that I want to learn playing guitar. However, as I'm unable to pay for the guitar learning lesson, I learn it by myself. Currently I'm starting with C major scale first position and second position and is...

guitar

music

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the_CHAD In my 24 yrs of experience. I pretty much tried a lot of ways to learn efficiently, and for me, the best is learning to play as many songs as I can. It's so much easier to research if you have specific questions. There will be a lot of questions from the songs...

24 Mar 12

How to be brave in facing life's problems?

gengeni @gengeni (3308) • Indonesia 11 Jan 11

Life is a mystery, full of problems, finished one, come next problem .. on and on ...... so brave and enjoy in life, how do we deal?

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the_CHAD Thank you and I wish you all the best. Though having problems is a part of life, you'd be surprised how much you can influence the problems that will come your way. :)

14 Jan 11

The funniest mistakes you made when you first started using the computer

inkyuboz @inkyuboz (1392) • Mandaluyong City, Philippines 12 Jan 11

I remember the first time I used my PC. I was so afraid of closing windows because I thought the data that I typed will be gone forever. I then realized that there's such a thing called memory and there's such a function called...

computers

internet

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the_CHAD Forgot how to list the file directory on MS-DOS. LOL. Oh yah. I also used to copy files from a floppy disk to another floppy 1 file at time, not knowing that I can use wild card characters to copy a group of file at the same time. I was 12 yrs old and it...

13 Jan 11

When buying a guitar...

the_CHAD @the_CHAD (17) • Philippines 12 Jan 11

what influences you most? The way it feels and sound, or simply the brand name? Would you buy a guitar if it sounds the way you want it and/or the feel suits you, over a brand that that you really like (or well known)? I...

buying a guitar

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When you talk to god you are religious.........

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 10 Jan 11

But if god talks to you, you are insane crazy, psychotic,etc. Why?

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the_CHAD I'm agnostic. So to me, it's possible that person is bordering insane. But I have nothing against religion, and I always respect everybody's beliefs. But to me, a religious person telling people that god is talking to him/her can actually do a lot of hurt...

12 Jan 11

How to be brave in facing life's problems?

gengeni @gengeni (3308) • Indonesia 11 Jan 11

Life is a mystery, full of problems, finished one, come next problem .. on and on ...... so brave and enjoy in life, how do we deal?

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the_CHAD No one is... At the most, what people develop is the ability to prepare or avoid problems. The saying like "What won't kill you will only make you stronger", doesn't necessarily mean you become numb if you go through the trials in life. It just simply...

12 Jan 11

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What instrument should I learn?

ricextreme @ricextreme (964) • Ecuador 7 Jan 11

Hello friends of mylot. I've been wondering about music this last days, and I asked myself why I don't play any music instrument, and my answer was: because I haven't decided yet what instrument to play. So, now I want to...

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the_CHAD If you don't know what instrument you want to play yet, but want to play music, I suggest you try learning to play the piano/keyboards. Playing piano is the best foundation to learn music. It's so much easier to learn or see how the notes or scales interact...

12 Jan 11

Guitar

emine08 @emine08 (1551) • Indonesia 8 Jan 11

i like to play guitar especially acoustic guitar. but i couldn't play it. i think i am too old to learn or to take a guitar course. is there any online free guitar course? so i can learn how to play it. if i can play it, i want to...

music lover

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the_CHAD I agree with everybody. You're never too old to learn anything. Especially, with learning how to play an instrument or music in general. But i would suggest for you to get an instructor and not try to self study online. Though anyone can learn almost anything...

12 Jan 11

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How many of you are tired of the bands you join not working out?

jaysunportofino @jaysunportofino (11) • United States 31 Aug 10

If, so does it make you wanna go solo project on they a**? Or does it make you want it even more? Even worse, does it make you want to drop the whole f***ing thing.

technacal difficulties

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the_CHAD I've experienced what you are saying. Unfortunately for me, after 2 decades of playing, I quit everything.

26 Dec 10

I can solve people's problems, but my problem alone .....?

gengeni @gengeni (3308) • Indonesia 25 Dec 10

not a little friend who vent about the problem to me, and I can with the 'wise' to respond and give a solution .. but turn my problems myself, I can have a fit ... but should learn from the settlement of the problem my friend,...

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the_CHAD Having a solution and actually solving a problem in life are not the same. The former is more common than the latter. Most of the time a person in need only wants to feel that he/she is not alone with the problem he/she is facing. More often than not, we only...

26 Dec 10

i need some tips on drums

Angah08 @Angah08 (53) • United States 10 Oct 10

i was thinking of trying to learn the drums and i want an opinion from fellow musicians. because, honestly, i think drummers have the most fun. i play piano and don't get me wrong it's awesome and all but the happiness i see in...

drums learning fun yeah

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the_CHAD Go for it. But don't stop trying to learn more about playing the piano. Your piano playing will immensely help you in becoming a better drummer. In my experience, a drummer who only plays the drums, and is not accomplished in another musical instrument, tends...

23 Dec 10

What is the obvious symptom that you need to change the brake pad?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 4 Aug 10

I just wonder what is the symptoms that indicate it is time to change the brake pad? Please give me some advise on this one from your own personal experience? Whether it is when you hear the squeaking noise when you hit the brake...

brake

car

pads

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the_CHAD Brake pads squeak when they're worn out, but sometimes they squeak because of other reasons. The best way to know if brake pads need changing is to visually check them regularly (during tune-ups or oil changes). On most cars, you'll know the rear brake pads...

23 Dec 10

Relationship so hard to maintain...why??

xxj3ffxx @xxj3ffxx (501) • Australia 23 Nov 10

Especially when you are very far from each other. Life is cruel sometimes, when you love someone but you need to go overseas for studies or work for how many years, long distance relationship should be considered at this time. but...

love

open minded

relationship

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the_CHAD In my opinion, it's because people move on when they're alone or lonely. Relationships tend to become meaningless if a person can't touch or hold the the one they love. To me, having a long distance relationship is like having a love one die on you. That...

23 Dec 10

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Your Car

jahernandezrivas @jahernandezrivas (11288) • United States 19 Sep 10

Most of us have some kind of car or tuck, I was just wondering do you remember the first car you ever had? Are you embarrassed now to tell people when they ask you? And now whatever the car or truck you drive, have you named your...

automobiles

cars

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the_CHAD Got my 1st car around 1991. It's a 1989 nissan B12 wagon. Up until this day, I still drive it... Daily! Haha. Few years ago, I bought another car. An older 1981 datsun 280ZX. LOL!!!!

23 Dec 10

Do you play guitar ?Leisure or occupation ?

Sir_bobby88 @Sir_bobby88 (8231) • Singapore 29 Mar 10

Do you play guitar , for leisure or pursuiting a career with guitar ?

guitar

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the_CHAD Been playing for 23 yrs. Used to be my passion and my chosen career. But now, it's just something I'm stuck with.

23 Dec 10

The pinky problem

Bryanx54 @Bryanx54 (644) 2 Jul 10

Can any of you guys give me advice on how to get my pinky finger more involved because i struggle with it. I can play quite well but when it comes to soloing it becomes far to hard as it requires my pinky which is inexperienced....

guitar

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the_CHAD I agree! And if I may add, when practicing scales, do the 3 notes per string patterns. They're difficult to do w/o involving the pinky. But doing the 4 notes per string patterns, would be far better. They're almost impossible to do efficiently w/o the...

23 Dec 10

Floyd Rose Tremolo, hard to tune?

Necroborg @Necroborg (65) • Philippines 7 Nov 10

Some people say that a Floyd Rose Type Tremolo is hard to tune on a guitar becasue it is unstable. Is this True?

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the_CHAD It's not that it's unstable. If set up right, it's actually very stable. Especially if you're into using the whammy bar frequently. The floydrose system was actually developed for that reason.. To keep the guitar in tune even after a dive bomb, which most...

23 Dec 10