How to Learn Guitar and Have Insane Amounts of Fun

Approaching guitar in a fun way isn't hard, as long as you have the right information. If you are prepared, guitar will be fun. Most beginners, however, jump haphazardly into guitar. Most beginners don't prepare for the experience of going to a guitar store, and most don't know a good guitar from a bad one. They often settle for the first teacher they find, even if he or she just sucks at teaching. Worst, when they hit a rut, they are completely unprepared to break free from it. Quitting is often their answer. There's nothing wrong with passionately jumping into guitar, but it helps to be really well-informed about it beforehand. Both Benjamin Franklin and legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said it best: "Failure to prepare is preparing to fail." It helps to know how to buy a solid first guitar and how to ignore the bad ones. It helps to know what you want out of lessons if you are thinking of taking them. It helps to know the traits of a good guitar teacher, and signs that a teacher isn't so good. It helps to have great information about how to make guitar fit perfectly into a busy lifestyle. It helps to know how long to practice, too. Having a great start is not impossible. It's worth the effort to prepare. After all, well begun is half done. The new book How To Learn Guitar and Have Insane Amounts of Fun gives any beginner the knowledge of how to start learning guitar, and how to make it fun for the rest of his or her life.