RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Go to a locally-owned music store & ask the guitar specialist[s] the 
same question?

There are Music Lofts in Durham and Carrboro, and Harry's Guitar Shop & 
Indoor Storm in Raleigh. (Fat Sound in Cary is also staffed by smart 
local musicians, but I dunno if they sell anything in that pricerange. I 
know they give lessons, though, so they probably sell something for 
beginners.)

I dunno much about the Carrboro Music Loft (I think I bought some blank 
tape there once) but I know for a fact that the other stores I mentioned 
are staffed by guitarists (veterans of many fine local bands, most of 
'em) who'd be happy to give an honest answer to that question. After 
all, if they sell a kid a quality $300 guitar today, and he sticks with 
his lessons and/or strikes out on his own & develops his talent, they're 
going to be selling him strings and/or new guitars for the rest of his 
life. I mean, I've never known a guitarist to be happy with owning just 
one guitar. Have you?

Disclaimer: I'm not a guitarist, so there are probably other 
locally-owned, musician-staffed stores in the Triangle that I'm not 
aware of as well, and no offense to anybody I've left out.

Ross

jane wrote:

> ok, i've got a co-worker, whose
> son wants to learn to play guitar.
> co-worker is willing to spend about
> $300 on an electric guitar  (guitar
> alone, not including cost of amp).
>
> co-worker does not play guitar, and
> has no guitar playing friends to ask
> for advice.  i'm a bit concerned
> that he might waste his money on a
> guitar with bad tone or action, one
> that would discourage his son before
> he even begins to learn ... any
> words of wisdom that anyone can give?
>
> jane
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