Wanted to learn Guitar for quite some time now, but has always wondered if it is a time sink. For those who learned Guitar as adults how much of time you devoted on daily basis? I am musically uninitiated, and just love sound of an acoustic guitar. I am thinking of getting Taylor GS mini to start with.
I have always wanted to learn guitar.. but as an adult being able to consistently put in the time to get the results has been hard.. I'm watching this thread for some success stories.. pl share
I bought a guitar and even joined guitar classes, but then I signed up on blind and started leetcoding. It has been around six months, and I still haven't picked up my guitar, its catching dust.
Get a Yamaha. Been playing for 3 years and it’s been fine for me
I recommend considering an inexpensive or used full-sized Taylor instead to start your fingerstyle guitar adventure. There are other luthiers and Taylor is a great choice. For quicker results, you will hear your progress within a few months by consistently practicing 15-30 minutes every day. Good luck and have fun! Be advised that there are two different types of acoustic guitars—classical guitars which are strung with nylon strings and should never be strung with steel strings and the more versatile steel string guitars used for strumming, percussive, and fingerstyle. It sounds as though you want the latter. I am a trained classical guitarist and can rave about the instrument, the genre, and the music ad nauseam.
I'd suggest starting with a piano as it's easy to learn and understand music, can play almost any song that you can play with a guitar. Once you build confidence there, you can move to guitar.
Finger style is not particularly more difficult than using a pick. Although it’s going to take 6 months or so to be able to play a few songs, and years to be versatile, the process is enjoyable. Second the idea of getting a beater Yamaha steel string ~$100.
Hire a teacher. This way you'll learn fast and won't quit easily. I say this, cause it is going to be frustrating at first and there is a good chance that you quit. Set a few hours (~3hrs) aside every week for practicing and try to stick to it. I do it over the weekends mostly. For the guitar, taylor gs mini is a good guitar to start, if you have $ to invest. Yamaha fg800 is also a good beginner guitar but you may need to set it up after a few months once you decide to play barre chords cause the action is too high. Once you get good at playing you can make the yamaha your beatup guitar that you can carry around.
Taylor mini vs Yamaha fg800 - which one would you recommend if $ doesn’t matter?
Depends on the tone you like. For a beginner who doesn't know what they want, go to a guitar shop and just checkout both the guitar on what feels better in your hand and on your lap or even the one that looks better. If you want an answer, personally, I would go for the taylor cause the mahogany top would have a warmer sound that i like and Taylor is a more reputable brand when it comes to acoustic guitars.
Thanks guys. I think, I am going to give it a shot. There are a few courses on Udemy for under $20.
Have fun and good luck. Udemy may be a good way to keep your practice focused, making better use of your time in the absence of an instructor.
Much better to learn a more portable instrument like piccolo, so you can break it out wherever you go.
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Unless you want to make a living out of it then 30 mins each day should get you to be able to play a few tunes after about 3 - 6 months
Thanks. My ultimate aim is to get comfortable at fingerstyle playing.
Finger style is a bit tough. But if you're looking at it as a means of release, it's definitely worth it