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jimk · 07-20-2007, 07:38 PM

just do it. get one and get goin'.

i didn't pick up a guitar until i was 35, and now i know i'll be playing until i die. if you love music (especially rock or folk), and it sounds like you do, you will catch on.

i don't read any standard notation music, and have been in 2 bands. you don't need it to get going. i'm just starting to bump into places where it would be useful.

looking back at the bands you mentioned, you're probably going to lean toward electric. all well & good, but learning to play acoustic first is cheaper (no amp) and it gets your fingers stronger faster. spend 300-500 on a good starter guitar, pull some old neil young & who songs off the tab sites, and in a month or 2, if you keep playing until your fingers hurt, it'll start sounding good.

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jimk Addict Location: Chicago	just do it. get one and get goin'. i didn't pick up a guitar until i was 35, and now i know i'll be playing until i die. if you love music (especially rock or folk), and it sounds like you do, you will catch on. i don't read any standard notation music, and have been in 2 bands. you don't need it to get going. i'm just starting to bump into places where it would be useful. looking back at the bands you mentioned, you're probably going to lean toward electric. all well & good, but learning to play acoustic first is cheaper (no amp) and it gets your fingers stronger faster. spend 300-500 on a good starter guitar, pull some old neil young & who songs off the tab sites, and in a month or 2, if you keep playing until your fingers hurt, it'll start sounding good. __________________ raw power is a guaranteed o.d. raw power is a laughin' at you & me -iggy Last edited by jimk; 07-20-2007 at 07:48 PM..