Give
yourself the best shot you've got- not only by having your talented
hand on the fretboard, but by getting good equipment as well.
Most important, you want
your guitar to be easy to play. By that I mean, don't get a guitar
where the strings are an inch away from the neck. Of course I'm exaggerating,
but really, take it from a guy who's been through a lot of
guitars. One thing I was lucky to have when I first started was a
very easy-to-play nylon string acoustic. The neck was in good shape
and the strings were fairly close to the fretboard. It hardly took
any effort at all to push the strings down. This made it easy for
me to learn to make chords. I definitely recommend starting with a
nylon string classical guitar, because they're so friendly to your
fingers. A lot of steel string acoustics out there are very difficult
to play, especially for a brand-new player. If you're going to start
out with one, make sure it has really good action (strings close to
the fretboard, easy to push down). With electric guitars check the
same thing. Make sure the strings are easy to push down - try out
a bunch of different guitars and compare the action. You don't necessarily
need to pay a lot of money to get a guitar with good action.
You should not have to
fight your guitar; it should be easy for you to play.
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