Originally Posted By: MarioD
Originally Posted By: DebMurphy
Depends on what you want to play. After you decide, look for a slightly better than a beginner quality instrument. I started on a $20.00 guitar that I found at a garage sale. It was terrible and I wonder why I even stuck with playing guitar. I hated that instrument....Deb

I had the exact same experience! I could not play my first guitar past the 4-5 fret as the strings were so high off of the fretboard! But I did fall in love with the instrument!

There are a pair of oft-quoted things that are not quite what they appear.

1) "A good musician can get a good tune out of a poor instrument."
... but a poor instrument discourages practice and learning.

2) "A good worker never blames the tools."
... because a good worker will use good tools and keep them in top condition.


When I started I bought a mid-range synthesiser that seemed to do a lot. Before long I bought a good weighted, hammer-action, keyboard. I now almost never play that synthesiser with all its tricks and bells and whistles.

I play the stage piano.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
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