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- Keep your guitar close to your computer or tv (or both) so you're always playing.

- Memorize a few scales and chords

- Once you learn a chord try lifting your fingers and adding some open strings, or try adding a few notes. Technically you'll grow your chord knowledge exponentially

- When I was learning there was a program called "Guitar Pro" that let you load up tabs that you got online and it played the tabs for you. It really helps with understanding the tab and seeing exactly how some of the notes are supposed to be played

- Don't be afraid to branch out musically. If you start developing an ear for music, you'll probably want to expand your horizons, so do it! Download a production program, buy a keyboard, try out the drums.... go nuts! It's your first instrument (well assuming it is anyway) so it's just a gateway.

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

A Skrillex is a heroin/crack/meth addict who makes repetitive noises from a computer and then touches a nob during "live performances" and the kids love it.

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

It makes me sick.

Justin Bieber is Led Zeppelin compared to that heroin monkey.

You realize how old and out of it this makes you sound?

Producing dubstep or any electronic music is not easy. Producing electronic music takes more musical knowledge then most guitarists can even dream of. You need to understand sound engineering, you need to understand the relationship between every single instrument you put in your song, you need to understand effects, compression, equalization and most importantly, you have to innovate constantly because the landscape of Electronica is constantly changing much more than any other genre. Don't forget the whole technical side of the genre as well.

As for DJ'ing, it is limiting not being able to play instruments "live" but most these guys don't just beat match and fade. A lot of them are masters at reading a crowd, mixing multiple songs in very interesting ways and controlling the atmosphere at the show. There is a reason that almost every festival is replacing their headliners with DJ's instead of live acts.

In my last tip of advice I said that your first instrument is a stepping stone, well mine led me to Electronic Music and hearing ignorant comments like that really show how some people don't have a clue.