Guitar
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David,
I've played guitar for over twenty years - so here's some shortcuts:
A) do take up the instrument. It's an awesome one. (Drums being the only thing better :)
B) What kind of music do you like and who do you want to play like? Let that determine if you buy an acoustic or electric off the bat. If you want to play rock, an acoustic won't be your best bet and you'll probably put it down in frustration before too long. Same goes the other way around
C) Do not be afraid to spend some money upfront to get a good guitar. The older we are the less resilient we are and the easier it is to give up - as an 11 year old I would play anything given to me. If I start something new now I'd probably give up in frustration - one place where kids have us adults beat generally..but there are decent cheaper guitars out there...I just bought a cheap-o electric as a backup guitar - an OLP - that is extremely playable and decent sounding for just $199..definitely recommend that along with some lower end fenders or Ibanez, depending in what kind of music you want to do...
C) If you go with an electric I suggest getting a Line 6 amp - very, very versatile and amazing what you get at the low end line.
And, in a shameless bit of self promotion I just found some guitar wanking I did at an old band rehearsal 13 years ago when widdly widdly guitar stuff was all the rage:
www.integrityconstructioninc.com…...
I was quite the shredder :)
Rock on...