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Gonna try to learn guitar!

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Rackem

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I've been interested in starting up playing the guitar. My friend has a crappy old guitar (I just thought I'd borrow one to see if I was going to like it or not before I invested large amounts of money into a nice one). Anyways, I was wondering if anybody out in AnandTech world gets off the Internet long enough to do something like play guitar (lol). If so, is this going to be something I can easily teach myself? My friend has a copy of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Guitar". Suggest anything better? Thanks in advance!
 
Most people will tell you that they picked it up by reading books, watching videos, etc. I tried both and didn't learn much......so I'm taking lessons.... It all depends on the person....some people can pick it up naturally....some can't.
 
I tried the do-it-yourself method and it doesn't work very well. Start yourself off with some lessons to get the basics down and then you can download music from OLGA which is a great source of music. Take lessons if you really want to learn.
 
take lessons for a while, that way you will learn the correct technique, which is hard to learn from a book. I took lessons for a year and after that learned more on my own. I hear it is hard to be able to play really well if you don't learn how to play correctly when you first start.

Tim
 
Learning yourself is great, if you can keep yourself from getting bored.
 
I started taking lessons about 6 months ago. I tried to teach myself for a month or two before, but i got absolutely nowhere whereas I've learned a whole lot in lessons over 6 months. Enough to play the rudimentary parts of my favorite songs, though I can't really play an entire song well. I'm taking music theory next year, I'm really into it. If you get a guitar for yourself don't go spending a fortune, a mexican strat or telecaster runs for about $300 new (if you know how to talk em down) and you can get a practice amp for $50. If you decide to quit you can always sell your guitar, but you will appreciate not having to play on a POS. And always bring a friend who knows guitar with you when you buy, so they can play it and make sure its ok.

oh, and have fun! 🙂
 
I started off playing by ear, and then moved on to tablature. Learned a few chords and scales, and now I can play most songs if I work at them a bit. I got bored right quick with power chord songs, and I've been concentrating on blues/rock lately. SRV is my latest project.
 
The guitar I'm borrowing from my friend is in kinda bad shape. It's also extremely small. It almost looks like a toy guitar, but it's not. Anyways, I'm thinking of going to a pawn shop and looking for a cheap, basic acoustic guitar. What would one of those cost me?
 
You could prolly find one for $75 without too much trouble. Try going to a music store though. Usually, they'll rent out instruments for a few years, then sell them after a while. You can usually get good deals on these. My brother got an old Epi acoustic for $90 cdn that he had for a year (until I stole it for a few years). He gave that up, and I bought my electric...
 
I'd say the most important thing is practice. Keep at it, and listen to yourself. Jam with other people to learn from them. As for buying a guitar, like others have said, have an experienced player check it out, and you'd better believe you can talk 'em down on the price. Remember, tho-- you get what you pay for, for the most part.
 
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