I have been playing guitar for 18 years now, since I was 7 years old. When I was 7 years old, at the time, I tried it out, and after a couple of lessons, and then I almost quit. But my Mom kept me in it, and after 18 years, basically everyday I play my guitar for about 1 to 3 hours a day. I really enjoy playing, and cannot believe at times if I never heard a song before, I am able to figure out the chords to a song. I guess after 18 years, I developed a "ear for music"

I always tried to fingerpick, but never could do it because my fingers weren't too coordinated to do it. So I flatpick it instead, I have to be a little faster than fingerpicking, but I developed it over the years.

My first guitar was Harmony guitar from Sears, and played that for about 4 years, and then move to a Yamaha Entrena, played that for about 12 years. Picked up a 6 string Yamaha FS-310 & Yamaha FG-412-12 Guitars in the last 2 years. Great guitars.

For those people that posted a message that started playing guitar. Keep it up, you will build that callouse on your fingers. You will develop a "ear for music", after a few years, because if you listen to a song on the radio that you like, and you want to learn it. You get home, and pick up the guitar, and all of a sudden, after you figure the chords, you get the air of the song. And then later get the lyrics on the net, by after an hour or 2 you will be playing the song. It constantly amazes me everyday when I do this. And learning from other people at guitar lessons or at a party, is great to learn new techniques.

As they said "Practice makes perfect". Keep it up. Many hours of enjoyment.

Later,

Steven G.

Steven G.