The guitar has got to be about the most well known musical instrument. Maybe a drum is really the most well known instrument. There can’t be many people who have never seen a guitar and don’t know what a guitar is.
One thing that makes guitars so appealing is their accessibility. Unlike a Piano, or a drum kit, a guitar is portable and almost anyone can pick one up. But learning to play a recognisable tune on guitar can be a lot of hard work.
I’ve met talented people who have taken no time at all to master the guitar to a level good enough to start a band. But there are plenty of guitarists like myself, who’ve been playing for many years but still learning.
But it is for these reasons taht guitars are such an engrossing hobby. There is always something new to learn, new instruments to try and new gizmos to play with. Learning to play the guitar is a massively rewarding hobby but be warned, it can take over your life.
Not only do I love to play the guitar but I also love to collect them. I am a lover of vintage resonator guitars. These are a form of acoustic guitar that uses a resonator cone made of spun allumnium to give the guitar extra volume. The design originates from the early part of the 20th century before electronic amplification became commonplace. The sound of the resonator guitar is very much the sound of the blues, the music that I love.
If you know any guitarists you may already know how obsessive they can become. Guitar enthusiasts will often find that playing guitar, collecting guitars, reading guitar magazines and going to guitarist gigs can take over their lives. And if you are lucky enough to have a guitarist as a partner you can sometimes find yourself feeling that you are in second place to their guitar obsession, which is probably true.
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