Originally Posted by mockingbich

Starting guitar is really difficult at first... THere is no substitute for a teacher. You must have a person to ask questions who can watch you play and then give you advice. It is way too difficult to teach yourself from books or take online lessons until you have some experience

Also, only learn songs that are fun at first. Don't worry about theory and scales and all that shit. Just have fun... the rest will follow.

Find a teacher that will teach you the style of music you like. Don't learn jazz if you really want to play metal. Don't learn blues if you really want to play punk... Don't play acoustic if you really want to play electric

Next, do not buy any guitar that costs less than 200 dollars. THey are unplayable garbage and will only frustrate you.