Jake is a fantastic uke player. There is a video of him playing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and to hear this on 4 strings is inspiring.

My father played trumpet, violin, ukulele and in his later years organ.

I have fond memories of me and my sisters sitting around singing those old, corny songs with my father while he played the uke. I own his old uke and violin but I haven't put the time necessary in either to say I can play them.

I learned guitar, bass, and keyboards as a sax player in a rock band. Not every songwriter has the ultimate wisdom to put a sax part in every song, so I learned to double. My bandmates were good teachers, and eventually I learned bass and rhythm guitar enough to double on those instruments. I even played bass for Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon for a short series of concerts (he was a slightly past prime star at the time).

When I decided to get serious about guitar, learn to read and play lead, it came quite easily. It did because I wasn't unfamiliar with fretboards and I brought along my music baggage and theory from other instruments.

I think with your previous experience will find it easier than most beginners. How long? Depends on your talent, dedication and the time you put into it.

You picked good people for your ambition. I'd shoot for BB first, as a good basis in the blues is the roots and/or country is the roots of most pop music.

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