First post and beginning older player (56)… my name is Rob and I have always wanted to learn guitar since I was about 16… so 40 years later I finally feel I’m ready and have been working on grade one on the Justin guitar app. I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I don’t have any really musical inclination or talent but I find playing to be fun, relaxing and satisfying as I very slowly learn new skills. I’m just outside New York City. Thought I’d mention it as I see some folks sharing all the wonderful places around the world they are from. Also wanted to connect with other folks as I thought it would be fun!
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Hi Rob, thanks for posting. I dreamed of playing for many years and finally got serious about it when I was 53, some 14 years ago now. My wife has commented many times she so glad I did because the experiences we’ve had and the people we’ve met as a result have been wonderful.
It’s a challenge at first but hang in there as the reward is really wonderful, being able to pull a song (or 2 or more) out of your back pocket whenever you feel like it is just plain magic. Worth all the hard work. And once you get into it you’ll be amazed that it’s not as hard as you fear it might be, albeit not as easy as any of us hope. haha.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
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Welcome Rob,
Similar story here mate. You’ll find plenty of support and answers here to help you along on your JG journey. Good luck 
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Welcome to the community. Ian
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Hello Rob,
Welcome to the Community.
Quality environment here mate, with a great ethos, and friendly people.
Stick close to Justin’s lessons, and reach our here anytime.
All the best.
Cheers, Shane
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Hi Rob,
Welcome here and I wish you a lot of fun 
And that is the most important thing there is. So it’s good that you’re looking for it and you will certainly find it here 
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Learning to play the guitar well will be a slightly bigger challenge, but just day by day or better practice by practice song by song… actually it’s also very easy 
, just pick up that guitar and follow the lessons here, it doesn’t get any easier 
Greetings,Rogier
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welcome 
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Welcome to our Community Rob. I like you wrote you now feel ready for learning…It is normal to learn new skills slowly and it is fun to consolidate them by playing songs. Do not hesitate to share and reach out, what makes this Community special is learning together and from one eachother.
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Hi Rob, my name is HEC, and I am from a coastal town just outside Newcastle in the UK. It’s really good to meet you, and I hope you have a great time learning and being part of this great community
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Hi Rob, welcome to the Community, take it easy, take it slow and have some fun
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Thank you all so much!
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Welcome to the community Rob! I started 8 years ago at 60.
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Welcome to the community Rob. You might want to look at the community guidelines.
Community Guidelines, Etiquette and Rules - Announcements - JustinGuitar Community
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Hello Rob & Welcome!!!
Best of luck to you with your guitar Journey!
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions or issues… we’re a friendly, helpful bunch here!
Tod from New Mexico
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Hi Rob, welcome to the community. Have fun learning many new things and learning to play songs on your guitar.
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Welcome aboard, Rob-
Never too late to have fun 
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Welcome. Your musical inclination was to start. So thats a big one. Also bwing near NYC is good lots of music there, and people to play with once you get to a level where you will be able to do that also lots of gear there. You are lucky to live in an area that has such a large surplus of nice used gear, you just need to find some in good condition to learn with.
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Hi Rob welcome to the community! Enjoy your guitar journey!
Nice to see someone from the NYC metro area!
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Welcome!!
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