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Originally Posted by chasern1
Hey, i got some questions.
I wanted to learn the e-guitar for all my life, but never found the time to do it.
Is it too late with almost 30 and absolutely no musical background to learn it now, or will I struggle, even with the right motivation?
If it's not too late , what kind of guitar would you guys recommend with a 5-600$ budget?
My favourite guitarists are Mark Knopfler, Clapton, Neal Schon.
Thx in advance.
Just the facts...
Of the mainstream popular instruments, guitar is among the most difficult to start on (i.e., it requires the most practice on the front-end). However, once you've mastered all your open chords and the 4 primary barre chords (a task for sure), you'll be able to play a ****ton of songs.
The part I bolded in your post is the wrong way to approach learning any instrument. It's as if you're saying, "If it's too difficult, I don't even want to bother and waste my time". Well, it is going to be difficult. It's going to be very difficult. You will have to have a great deal of patience.
It is like learning a foreign language (music is a language), and to play like the three guitarists you named is asking to become fluent enough to work as a translator. How long do you think it would take to speak Chinese fluently? That said, there are songs that are easy, too. Smoke on the Water, for example, would be like learning one sentence of Chinese.
How you feel about guitar now (at 30 years old), you will feel the same way at 40 years old. Would you rather start now and at 40 have 10 years guitar under your belt, or would you rather put it off another ten years and wished you started when you were 30? I've seen people start their first musical instrument at 70. I'm guessing they always wanted to play and never did for whatever reason.