A major part of the ‘learning guitar’ thing is that I have to see if my body will even co-operate long enough to let me do it. I had to give up playing the piano because my back won’t stay upright unsupported for long enough now, but trial and error suggests that I can handle a guitar for longer if I sit on a sprung-seated, sprung-backed dining chair because I can lean back for support while staying sufficiently upright. Plus, I can practice certain aspects like two-chord changes sitting in my armchair.
The Rockwood I started on is the guitar my DH bought from Argos . . . 30+ years ago as part of a bundle – guitar, amp and lead, all for £80. Having spent the last 30 years neglected in a corner of the junk room it crackles a lot and it goes out of tune as soon as you look at it because the machine heads slip. Thus, the new ‘good but inexpensive’ Squier until we know for certain that I can stay the course. I have inherited DH’s retired Fender Amp, though, which saved some pennies. 🙂
It might work or it might not. But why not give it a shot?
And, of course, I’m not going to stop reading, Tharg. I’m just having to stop buying for a while. From where I’m sitting I can see a couple more Bryant and Mays, The Bookman Histories, Marrying Off Mother, the three Mortal Engines prequels, The Master and Margarita, the entire Expanse series – all unread. It’s shocking! And I’m not even looking very hard . . .
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