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Can anyone recommend must have accessories and a book for learning guitars?I don't have any experience with musical instruments.

What I recommend, for anybody, is to buy an inexpensive, but versatile guitar to start off. This way, you can decide whether or not you would like to keep the hobby or throw it out.

The guitar that you have chosen is great for that. It is very inexpensive (as far as guitars go anyway) and should carry you well.

But………here's what I recommend. Buy a starter pack for ANY guitar. Here is why I recommend it: you will get a tuner (which until you get about 1000 hrs of practice, you will desperately need), a gig bag which even if you decide to ditch the guitar, you can use it with another, a DVD to get you started, a strap, and some strings. This is how I started out. I still use the bag and the tuner that I got 10 years ago.

This is what I think you should get: http://www.zzounds.com/item–IBAIJV50

it is the same price and has the same quality of guitar as well as all the necessities. I started out with something similar and now I play for Denver clubs as a stage back-up (which means I play whatever the frontage band gives me, and let me tell you, that can be a challenge!)

I sure hope this will help you in you en devours.

One bit of advise: You will not become a flawless guitarist in a couple of months. It will take you years of just hanging in there. Just buy those beginner books and play every song in them until you feel that you can play them perfectly with no huge mistakes. Also, in those books, don't skip a song in the book and go on. It doesn't matter if you think it is too easy or to hard, everything is practice, and nothing is above or below you. The more you play, the better you technique gets. The better your technique gets, the better your musical sense evolves. The more it evolves, the better you will become in songwriting, lyric writing, and expressing your self through melody, chord progression, and all forms of guitar.

Good luck, and may you never quit the uphill battle.

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1. Yes, not having a teacher will affect how you learn to play. Having a teacher at the outset–at least for a couple of lessons–is crucial. Only a good teacher can look at how you're holding the instrument, how you're fretting, and how you're plucking, and make corrections if needed.

The proper physical technique is essential. If you don't get it, it will slow you down horribly–not at first when you're slow anyway, but later on when you want to learn how to shred. In some cases, wrong physical technique will cause carpal tunnel or other joint/muscle maladies that will slow you down even worse.

And if you didn't know already, it's easier to learn something right the first time than it is to learn it wrong, then fight to un-learn it, and then re-learn it right.

So can I convince you to take part of that budget and hire a teacher–there ought to be one at your local all-service music store, or call a nearby university that has a guitar program–about $100 worth of lessons (say, every other week for 2 months) ought to set you up right? (I had only one stringed-instrument lesson in my life–on mandolin–from the guy who taught Joe Walsh–quality of instructor is important!)

After that, there are dozens of instruction cd-rom and dvd and books out there that will teach you the basics of guitar and of every different style of music.

2. When devoting time to playing, start slow–you're building up muscles and flexibility just like an athlete. It's a better idea to schedule several shorter practices per day; four half-hour sessions with a good rest between will give much more progress than a single three-hour session. Eventually you'll want to build up stamina, and so you'll slowly increase practice time 'til you can do a three-hour session with no trouble.

Set goals when practicing. The old cliche was "practice not for minutes, but for results."

3. If you want to go for new equipment, just about any mid-priced guitar or amp will do. Go off to the music store and tell the guy in the guitar and amp section that you're looking to start and then you'll be sitting down with a range of solid-bodies and amps. Take your time and find something that feels good under your own fingers and that sounds right to you.

With electric, the tone quality depends on pick-ups, amp, and effects. For $600 (remember I'm pulling off $100 for your lessons) you can get a rather decent guitar and amp; you could do even better if you have a knowledgable friend who can help you navigate the close-out section at http://www.musiciansfriend.com/

If you're going for used, try to take along a knowledgable friend who can give the stuff a decent try-out. For used, try to keep your total outlay closer to $400, then immediately take the guitar to a good repair shop and pay them to set it up for you–they'll put on new strings, adjust the neck and bridge, etc., so it's easier to play. A good set-up is essential–you'll have a much less pleasant time, and your progress will be slowed, if your action is too high. (Eventually you'll learn how to change your own strings and maybe how to do minor neck adjustment, but the beginner should consult a pro).

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A few items you'll want to get right away:

Pitch pipes or electronic tuner: nothing worse than a guitar that's out of tune.

Chord handbook – worthwile book to have around when you get adventurous enough to try to figure out songs on your own.

Polishing cloth – keep your piece clean and it will last a long time.

Extra strings – if you play constantly, you will be changing your strings a lot. The #1 mistake people make is leaving strings on until they break. Change them frequently (if I'm playing in the band, I'll change them every 3-4 shows, sometimes more!) but at a minimum, once a month. You will get better action (feel of the guitar as you play it) and of course, better sound. Find strings you like (maybe the ones that came with the guitar are cool) and then go to eBay and buy 'em like they're candy.

Guitar is a fun and easy instrument to play so good luck and stick to it. It's hard to wrap your hand around the darn thing at first but once you get used to it, you'll be the life of the party!

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