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Originally posted by garett
You don't NEED lessons .. but I recommend them. A teacher can give you invaluable recommendations, provide critisism and help you avoid bad habits which would make playing more difficult in the future.
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Very good advice. I taught myself to play leads, but I never developed using my pinky finger to bend strings. Later on I made myself get into the habit of using my pinky. If I had learned how to play right in the first place I probably would have advanced much faster.
But playing guitar isn't all that difficult if you can get over a little initial pain, I started playing in 5th grade without any problems. My 11 year old son is learning to play bass guitar, he's already better than some grown-up bass players I know.