“learning the guitar” progression.

i’m going to use this blog to track my journey of learning to play the guitar. 

in xmas of 07′ i found myself with a lot of gift cards. not needing anything specificlly important, i decided to go buy a cheap guitar to play around with. i took lessons 12 years ago but gave up after the 4th or 5th lesson. with a baby on the way, this could be a perfect hobby for me to take up(i’ve been spending a lot of time at home).

 i started playing with the cheap guitar and found myself not being able to put the thing down. i quickly signed up for an online lesson website to help me learn the basics(guitartricks.com). after a week of playing and lots of research, i realized the guitar i bought was one of the biggest pile’s of junk you could buy and definately not something good to learn on. although i could play it, it made it more difficult to get good sound out of it(i quickly realized later how a good guitar can improve your tone).

 i took the guitar back to best buy and went over to the “ma and pop” music store across the street from me. i played a few guitars and stumbled upon a Beautiful acoustic guitar. this thing didnt have a price on it….i figured it was at least a grand. i played it a bit … ohhed and ahhed over it and put it back. on the way out of the store i asked the guy how much it was. “it’s on sale right now. i can sell it to you for $280″. i said thanks and left. after getting home and thinking about it … that was a steal! i went back and bought it. they kept it for a day and did a “pro setup” on it(adjustments to the guitar specifically for the individual that purchased it). i got it home and could play loud, clear, clean tones. i was in love all over again.