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"Guitarists...again"

Got myself a guitar for Christmas, Epiphone Les Paul.
Very nice.
Anyway my dad is going to try teach me the basics then build it up from there.
At the moment with uni, uni work etc I can't afford the time or money to get lessons from someone who does it and is good at it.


SO could anyone give me some good begginers books, webpages. Pointers in where to start etc - just incase my dad begins to annoy me. :-)

Thanks if you can offer any helpful pointers.

Electric guitar tuners are for girls.

Real men use pitch forks.

Err...tuning forks.

And there's the difference between a beginner and someone who has played a bit...

Nowt wrong with electronic tuners, may as well take your time to learn other things and eventually you'll get an ear to do it without one.

(and I've never seen anyone tune a guitar with tuning forks - hardly necessary when there's only six strings, just do it by ear)

Tuning fork as in tuned to E, you hit it and it goes TWAAAAAAAAANG and you tune the rest from the low E.

BAH tuning forks are for grandads

But that's like the old hammer to crack the nut sort of thing. If you're ear is good enough to tune the rest from the low E it'll be good enough to tune the original note from memory anyway.

Uh, no.

You can use it to compare notess (6 string 5 fret for A, for example) but you don't need to know from memory.

Uh, no.

You can use it to compare notess (6 string 5 fret for A, for example) but you don't need to know from memory.

I know that - what I'm saying is if you can use a tuning fork your ear will probably be good enough to tune the low E correctly from memory anyway and therefore making the fork redundant.

I've never seen anyone tune a guitar using a tuning fork, frankly the idea sounds bizarre. I know it works, but I really can't see the point. Much like the hammer/nut.

Thanks for the info DrGonzo