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jonathan creason:
Thanks for the advice everybody.  Bryan, I'll get up with you sometime on that place you're talking about.  He really likes music in general, so I think he'd be happy with anything.  I know I could teach him most of the basic chords, but it's been 15 years or so since I played, so that's about all I remember.  Plus, he seems to do better when other people teach him something.  I'll have to ask around and see if I can find anybody that would take him on.

skyarrow:
what state r u in if i was close i would help

jonathan creason:
I'm in NC.  I appreciate it.

Hillbilly:
My most important piece of advice from someone who has been playing guitar for over 35 years and used to play for a living: DON'T BUY CHEAP JUNK FOR SOMEONE TO LEARN ON!!!! OK, I feel better now that I got that off my chest. ;D Nothing has killed more people's interest in learning to play guitar than trying to learn on a cheap unplayable piece of crap instrument that Eddie Van Halen couldn't play a song on if his life depended on it, but they're supposed to learn on it. Like Brian said, check the pawn shops and look for a decent used guitar of a good brand. You don't have to spend a fortune, but realistically if you want something playable you're going to be turning loose of at least a couple hundred bucks or more. Five may be a bit young, but you never know. I started playing when I was seven or eight. Another thing to think about: electric guitars are normally easier to play than acoustics, you can get a better quality electric for the money than you could an acoustic; plus they're just a whole lot more fun for a kid to learn on. It's a simple thing to learn that first barred "power chord," but it sure sounds a lot better with an electric and a nasty, distorted tone and will keep their interest up much longer than the same thing played on an acoustic.

skyarrow:

--- Quote from: Hillbilly on August 30, 2010, 06:57:34 pm ---My most important piece of advice from someone who has been playing guitar for over 35 years and used to play for a living: DON'T BUY CHEAP JUNK FOR SOMEONE TO LEARN ON!!!! OK, I feel better now that I got that off my chest. ;D Nothing has killed more people's interest in learning to play guitar than trying to learn on a cheap unplayable piece of crap instrument that Eddie Van Halen couldn't play a song on if his life depended on it, but they're supposed to learn on it. Like Brian said, check the pawn shops and look for a decent used guitar of a good brand. You don't have to spend a fortune, but realistically if you want something playable you're going to be turning loose of at least a couple hundred bucks or more. Five may be a bit young, but you never know. I started playing when I was seven or eight. Another thing to think about: electric guitars are normally easier to play than acoustics, you can get a better quality electric for the money than you could an acoustic; plus they're just a whole lot more fun for a kid to learn on. It's a simple thing to learn that first barred "power chord," but it sure sounds a lot better with an electric and a nasty, distorted tone and will keep their interest up much longer than the same thing played on an acoustic.

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well sed steve i have seen it a million time a student had a bad guitar and they quit playing. once you get a nice guitar for the wee one try to put some .08 gauge string set on it for him its the smallest gauge they make that will help his little fingers and another trick is when his fingers start to hurt soak the tips in rubbing alcohol it will harden his fingertips so they wont hurt as bad

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