who here plays the guitar? I have never been very musical (I took drums for a few years and really sucked) but Ive always wanted to play the guitar, did anyone teach themselves, or get lessons, what would be a good guitar to begin on? I get the fender for me second guitar;)

Originally posted by Swimfan85
who here plays the guitar? I have never been very musical (I took drums for a few years and really sucked) but Ive always wanted to play the guitar, did anyone teach themselves, or get lessons, what would be a good guitar to begin on? I get the fender for me second guitar;) I've played guitar for many years, took lessons for a couple of months, but was mostly self-taught, and I gave lessons for a couple of years.
A good guitar to begin on - best thing that I can suggest is to find one that you can afford and feels COMFORTABLE in your hands; if you have smaller hands you want one with a thinner, more rounded neck, if you have larger hands find something more flat and wide. Pay attention to how heavy the guitar is - a Fender may sound good, but they are usually pretty heavy and may become uncomfortable. Bottom line is, if it doesn't FEEL good, you won't want to keep playing it.

Originally posted by Swimfan85
who here plays the guitar? I have never been very musical (I took drums for a few years and really sucked) but Ive always wanted to play the guitar, did anyone teach themselves, or get lessons, what would be a good guitar to begin on? I get the fender for me second guitar;)
Our 4th grade teacher gave guitar lessons, so I took it up then. In the years that followed, I took lessons, but still consider myself somewhat self-taught. A good acoustic guitar will not be too expensive and won't require that you carry an amplifier around to be able to play it. There is also a (more expensive) type of guitar called a hollow-body that is electric, but can function somewhat as an acoustic. Your fingers will hurt for a week or two from pressing on the strings, particularly with steel strings, but this will soon pass.

I've played for 6 1/2 years, I started on acoustic. I have three guitars but I like playing my acoustic one much better than my electric. Alot of people tell me I'm really good, but I dunno. ;)

yah my brother can play it really well and I want to learn to play an acoustic guitar

I taught myself. If you're looking to learn, the best guitar to start with would be a six-string acoustic, and then you'll eventually be able to progress to an electric of your choice.

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I bought an electric guitar around Christmas time. I took like 4 lessons so I could know enough to mess around on my own. I wish I was better, but ehh maybe if I pracitced that would help..haha.

I have a black and white fender telecaster, I don't even think that's a good kind of guitar to begin with. Well, I can't play... it's too hard to get my fingers in the right area on the guitar. I have a corny DVD that shows me how to play but it's just too hard to play a chord, I'm thinking about selling it. :lol:

I have played for 2 year's now, I took lesson's for 2 months then I self taught.

Fenders are very good, but I've actually heard they are not the easiest guitar to play, especially when beginning. Something about the fretboard. You basically have to play something that feels right to play. As far as sound goes, Fenders have single-coil pickups for a nice, crunchy tone with a good squeal. Other guitars with dual humbuckers (i.e. Gibsons, Jacksons, Ibanezes, etc.) have a more thick, CHUNKY tone. (Of course I'm refering to when the amp is set to distortion; Fender has a good clean tone as well.)

I cant play well but I can run my thumbs/fingers over the strings :D