I started guitar at 13. I learned pretty quickly because I had already learned to play the piano for 2.5 years when I was 5 and 6 years old. Then I played clarinet in the school band for a couple years before I started guitar. I’ve been at it for 40 years now. I never got to play the drums when I was young and that really was my first love.

From what I’ve seen over the years it takes most people about 6 months to enjoy their playing and about a year for others to.

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