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  • From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: advice sought: guitar for 15 YO beginner?
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 14:57:14 -0400

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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