i wana buy a guitar but just wanna know like how hard or long will it take to learn to play?
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I am learning right now.  I have practiced for hours a day for months and still really can't play anything.  But it is  a hell of a lot of fun.  You will never worry about a rainy day again because it will give you a good excuse to play around with  your guitar and you know it is something you can do for life and there will always be more to learn.  You better take the amount of effort you plan to devote to it and multiply it by ten.  But, you should still do it.  I recommend going to a reputable shop and buying a cheap guitar at first.  Then, once you prove to yourself that your gonna stick with it, then reward yourself with a nicer one.  I wish you the best of success.\n\nCheers,
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I've seen this guitar in many forms.  You gotta ask yourself what did all the guitar players do to learn their craft before things like this came along.  I would say this guitar will become a crutch as you will always be looking for the hints on the neck.  Buy a entry level Fender or similar guitar and buy a guitar tableture book with you favorite songs if you don't want to take proper lessons.  Learn the chords and play them for at least 20 minutes every day....and I do mean every day.  The blisters you are going to get are gonna hurt at first but it's part of the trade.
51362
There are loads of cool online guitar courses. The website below has got some decent reviews if your interested.
914978
I have been VERY happy with my Ibanez Artwood.  You'll spend around 300 bucks and get a quality reliable guitar that would be awesome for a beginner.  And good on ya for trying to do this for him.  Any chick that gets her fella a guitar is a keeper.  Good Luck!
847154
Check at guitar shops and in paper .Make sure the person you ask to teach you can play the type of music your into.If your looking to learn on music theory i strongly recomend a teacher.There is books out there about it but i just could not get it all out of a book.Reading tabliture was huge for me once i learned that i really became a better guitarist mastering all the old metallica albums.Theory though helps open your mind to so much more and you already know what your doing before you do it.Example with theory mastered you could listen to a guitar part and now exactly were to go to play a solo or what scale would fit.\n       Good luck to you and remember the biggest thing that will make you improve as a musician is,practice i cant stress this enough
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YES! You can learn to play it. I didn't start until I was 19 (I'm 33 now) after having played trumpet (of all things) for 9 years. To be brutally honest, one night it JUST CLICKED. I knew I had found MY instrument. \n\nLearning bass should be easy for you since you already have at least some musical experience AND you really like the bass. \n\nEven for someone who just wants to play "for fun", there are a few basic things you should know/do:\n\n1) Buy a decent bass. I know this is like listening to captain obvious, but one of the biggest mistakes that beginning players make is that they buy an instrument that is either too horribly set-up to be able to enjoy playing, OR one whose sound is so horrible that it is thouroughly UNINSPIRING. Now, what I mean buy a "decent" bass is that it plays easily, sounds ok, and is within your price range. Don't get hung on brands, just get what is cool to you. You should be able to acquire a decent used bass to start with(if you are not hung on looks either) for under $200.\n\n2) When buying a bass at a store, DON'T LISTEN TO SALESMEN. If you have to, bring a bass player along to give you some suggestions and maybe fill you in on some things maybe you are unaware of.........and oh yeah, TRY IT BEFORE YOU BUY IT.\n\n3) After getting your bass, either take a few lessons (to get some sort of a grasp on technique) OR get a friend who will show you. With bass, usually books seem to be too "abstract" about what it actually takes to get a good sound from your fingers.\n\n4) Even beginning players have a certain "level" that they must attain in order to believe that they are "playing" ..... even if it is just for fun. Once you have attained this "level", start ENJOYING what you play. \n\nJust make sure that you don't skip this stuff. You don't want instant discouragement. These suggestions will make the road to playing bass MUCH MUCH smoother.\n\nHope this helps.\nThanks\nJon
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Rule #1 don't buy anything that you cant pick-up and play. Someone said look on eBay. That's foolish advise. Never buy a guitar that you cant physically examine. You just asking for trouble.\n\nMuch of your decision depends on how much money you are willing to spend. \n\nElectric - If you have the money buy a American made Fender or a Gibson. You will be pleased with the quality and the resale value will be better if you decide to sell it.\n\nAcoustic- Martin and high end Alvarez guitars have great sound.
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You sound like you are after a beginner's guiitar, do the following:\n\n1)Take a guitar lesson (anywhere between £15-£25 an hour usually, depending on where you live) and look on the net to find how to play the major choards, but in particular a G major, F major, any major barre chord, and a B minor.\n2) Have another few lessons and learn the pentatonic blues scale 1st position (sound difficult, but it isn't and your instructor should make it clear) + play the chords again.\n3) Go into a guitar shop and try playing what you've learnt on - A Stratocastor, a Les Paul, an SG, an Ibenez and then any other you like the look of or they recommend.\n4) Spend a good chunck of time playing each until you find one that feels comfortable.\n\nYou should have a good idea of whick one to buy now, the other major consideration is the sound you're after though. Basically Humbuckers = Rock/Metal, Single Coil pickups = better for softer, cleaner sounds.\n\nDiscuss this with them at the shop and mail me or ask on here again if in any doubt.\n\nPeople band names about like Fender and Gibson, and to some degree they are right, but I'd never buy a guitar I'd not played. I owned a modified Gibson Studio worth £700 but traded it in for an Epiphone Les Paul standard that I now gig with and to me it is better.\n\nRemember, Slash's main guitar is a hand built one by a now dead guitar maker, he bought around 50 odd £1000+ guitars and still never found one he liked as much.
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i am 38 and just started lessons to learn how to play acoustic guitar.  it's something i've always wanted to do, ever since my teens.  creating music is creating art!  just follow your heart.  good luck!!
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I personally suggest a Peevey Briarwood acoustic guitar for a beginner. At a guitar store you should be able to buy one for $130. Anymore than that straight off the shelves is a rip off, but that is the best guitar you can have as a beginner. It will treat you right I swear. Good luck! Also, you might be able to find for under $100 on ebay...
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Perhaps, find a book you like more.  Definitely learn the fingerings for chords, and practice changing between them.  Also, learn scales.  Try going up and down the fretboard, using each finger, and switching between strings.  Try different combinations and variations too.  This will increase your agility and stamina.  Keep your middle finger and thumb relatively parallel to one another.  Also, when I first started learning to play the guitar, I found that I began to play better and improve faster when I practiced standing up.  You'll have to use a strap of course.  I know this has worked for friends of mine, but it's definitely not something that is a scientific constant.  Once you become more physically proficient at guitar, the technical aspects should become easier.  Make sure your fingers are getting stronger and more practiced, at the same time you are learning chords, scales, and riffs.  There is no truly easy way, but you can surely make it easier on yourself beforehand.
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Best thing I can reccomend is play an electric, the neck is not as big around so you have an easier reach.  I play the guitar, and it's hard for everyone to get use to stretching your fingers out all crazy.  You just have to start simple with your basic chords, and practice a lot.  I have friends that play great and have small hands, and short fingers.  You just have to work them out!  Good luck!
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First off, WAY TO SUPPORT YOUR KID'S INTEREST IN MUSIC!!!   Learning to play guitar at his age will be a major deal in his adult life.  One who can play guitar can make friends anywhere.  Learning while YOUNG is so much easier then when an adult.  I know...I'm learning to play bass myself right now.\n\nAcustic is the way to go.  Electric strings are MUCH harder to hold down.\n\nI would go with finding a teacher who can give him private lessons to begin with.  There are MANY books, cd's, dvd's, etc out there, but one on one would be good for him as a young beginner.\n\nBetter yet, take lessons WITH HIM and then you can practice and play together.  \n\nAsk the teacher about how much to spend on a beginner guitar.  I know you can get a smaller sized version and they aren't too expensive.  He will certainly work his way up to bigger and better guitars in no time.\n\nKeep on Rockin!!!
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Well, there is no beating good 'ol fashon lessons, they can tell you what your doing wrong and right, unlike a site. But if you're really determined, and don't get frustrated easy:\n\nhttp://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/\nStart with the 'Basics' category, and possibly the 'Begginers'\n\nBE SURE YOU KNOW THE PARTS OF YOUR GUITAR!!!\nIt's pretty important to know termonology.\n\n\nAlso, these are all subitted by people liek you and me. They are reveiwed, so they ARE correct 99% of the time. But they are all out of order, you need to do a bit of searching....\n\ngood luck... your fingers are going to go through hell teh next couple of weeks... But it's all worth it ^_-
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Thanks to the Internet, I have like thousands before me, learned to play the guitar on line. And I'm so glad that I can share some of the links with you here-\n\nhttp://www.fretplay.com/guitar-lessons.shtml\nhttp://www.guitarmasterclass.net\nhttp://www.sickguitar.com\nhttp://www.freeguitarvideos.com/\nhttp://www.guitaralliance.com\nhttp://youtube.com/results?search_query=learn+to+play+guitar\nhttp://www.shredaholic.com\nhttp://www.guitarjamdaily.com\nhttp://guitar.about.com/library/blguitar\nhttp://www.cyberfret.com/\nhttp://www.onlineguitarlessons.co.uk/\nhttp://www.guitarnoise.com\nhttp://www.jamorama.com/?hop=astronut\n\nRemember practice makes perfect. With lots of practice and perseverance, soon you will find yourself playing the guitar proficiently.
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I bought a Fender DG-5 acoustic for $50.00 off of a friend of mine.\n\nIt was a great beginner guitar.  Ask your friends, see what they have.\n\nTo learn proper guitar- hand placements, how to hold, etc etc, you need a fullsize acoustic.  Then you can work your way into electric. \n\nOnce you learn Acoustic, you'll pick up an electric and make easy work of it FAST.\n\nYou'll see what I mean.....
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If you're gonna do it, do it right. take lessons, learn to read music. take your time and learn as much as you can.\nI'm a guitar player, but never learned to read music. I wish i would have done it differently.