There you go John, so you are in the right place mate I can promise you that, Juston Guitar is a great place to learn, great teachers and the support is always there when you need it and you are just young so let your journey begin, Try the rest of the community out I’m new here it’s only been just over a year maybe coming up to two I struggled with the community thing because of my feelings towards social media but now I love every part of it, so settle in John and ask for help anytime you need to mate Cheers HEC
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Welcome to the forum John. You won’t find a better teacher than Justin who also has the support of this forum.
Welcome John! I’m biased, but I have two answers to your question. First - yes, you are right doing Justin’s lessons. Not only is the teaching excellent - and the basic lessons are free - but the support of this community is wonderful and unique. Second: if you aren’t already, please view the lessons through Justin’s website. You’ll need to make an account, but Justin does not send any spam - only a monthly newsletter (which I’m sure you can opt out of). You’ll gain access to many free tools on the website. This should keep stuff out of your IG feed.
You’re also wise, I think, to begin at the beginning. Many folks here with backgrounds in guitar have done the same, and say it was the best approach. You’ll likely progress quickly, and at the same time learn things you didn’t know you needed to know. 
You clearly have the passion! Stick around here. I think you’ll love it!
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Welcome John
Wow Mature at 48 OMG hate to think what that makes me 
You obviously have a passion for guitar and have an advantage your young and have previously learnt the basics and have a good understanding using Justin’s system your have direction and loads of advice when you need it.
So stick with it enjoy its fun.
We have all been stuck each hill is like the others just as you get to the top and think this is great you go up the next.
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John You are in the right place as for goals well start at the beginning BC1 mod 0 and work through, learning your first song would be a good goal to start with even though you have some experience as for guitars I do not have the cash to buy expensive models (being a poor pensioner) so I have a Squire Stratocaster in lake placid blue and a squire Telecaster in polar white I also own a V100GT by vintage guitars its a les paul type but very heavy, I also have a cheap acoustic by gear for music but had to lower the action and change the bridge saddle. As for age Im not far off 70 (how the heck did that happen) so plenty of time and dont sweat it its supposed to be fun no targets or spreadsheets, just relax and enjoy noodling
Thank you
Hi John, welcome to the community forum. I definitely second the suggestion that @judi gave you to follow Justin’s lessons via his website. Each lesson has additional text below the video with a summary of the lesson and sometimes chord diagrams and TABs for riffs. Also there is a link on the page for the community discussion of that individual lesson. I found it helpful to read the discussions for each lesson. If you are logged into the website, your progress will be tracked as you finish the lessons. I also started at the beginning, even though I’ve had many years as a beginning strummer. I learned new things in every module. Have fun learning songs from the very beginning using the song lessons on the website. I also recommend go to the guitar or music shop to play some different guitars in your price range. Find a guitar that you enjoy playing. You are at the beginning of a long and hopefully fun journey of learning the guitar.
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Ive been watching a few reviews online and Eart guitars seem to be very good
I went through Beginner module 1 and Begginer module 2 and started PMT last night.
Once ive marked the lessons as complete am i able to go back and watch them again
Hi again John, yup, thankfully you can watch the lessons as many times as you wish!
Am i right in thinking that i have to subcribe to the JG app to be able to learn the songs or can i learn them on the laptop on the website
There are currently 767 song lessons on the website - all freely accessible! Even better, you can sort them by grade, and search by artist or name. The song lessons on the app do provide the “karaoke” feature - showing what chords come next, and allow you to choose backing tracks to play with - this is not available on the web lessons. I really appreciated the app when I was starting out.
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John I do not have the app I just learn the songs recommended from the site click on songs and select beginner 1 pick some you like and save to favorites but I usually play the ones for that module as shown below the lesson
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Welcome to the community. Nice to hear your story. For many of us, it’s all about songs, songs and songs. You’ll see that phrase repeated. I’ve been playing for 13+ years and for me it was all about the songs. I can sit down now at any time and play 20 or 30 songs from memory and for me that’s a huge reward. I started with Justin Guitar and continue to learn things from him.
Soloing, as your Dad pointed out, is a different form of playing and something I only do a little of (mainly because I’ve not put the time into it). I’ve always put my time into playing songs (a rhythm player).
Look forward to hearing more from you.
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I think i have 3 that i know all the way through so far.
But this time i want to learn everything, i want to open up my own fret board, be able to name chords, learn music theory etc.
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@JohnMuttley John, if you wanted the lyrics and the chords for the songs that you learn on the website for grades 1, 2 and 3, you could get one of the two beginner song books available either from the store on Justins website or from Amazon or some music stores in the UK I have heard (but I can’t verify, since I am from the U.S. ). They each have 100 songs and most have song lesson videos on the website. The song lyrics and chords are on one page and the facing page has strumming patterns, any riffs and sometimes new chords diagrams. When I started with Justin guitar in the original classic course I just used the Beginner Book 1 and the song lesson videos.
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Great stuff. I avoided music theory at the start as I’d been to in person lessons as a beginner and forced to learn scales long before I could do anything else. Sigh. Now I soak it all up wherever I can and it’s useful stuff.
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Welcome aboard, John! 
You are in good company here, lots of like minded folks around to help out in case of questions. Enjoy your newly entered guitar journey to the fullest and have fun while learning. 
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Hello John and Welcome!!!
Stick you Justin’s program & you’ll be playing songs in no time!!!
Have lots of FUN… that’s what it’s all about after all!!!
Tod from New Mexico
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Hello John.
Welcome to JustinGuitar and this fantastic community. Please take your time to look around and get to know the wider space.
https://community.justinguitar.com/categories
We are a supportive and encouraging group of students and guitarists from across the world. Essentially, we are all here for music and to improve as players. We truly are a ‘community’. Members help and support one another and a friendly, positive attitude underpins this. We hope that all - young or old, experienced or new players - adopt and foster the pay-it-forward ethos that Justin personifies and embedded all those years ago when he started the website and forum.
Also, please make sure to read the community etiquette announcement for some important information and guidance.
You tell quite a story - thank you and kudos to you for being open and sharing from the start of your time here.
Eeeekkk. A sunburst Gibson Les Paul of that era would be worth several thousand pounds now. 
“Non, je ne regrette rien.”
What a shame. That is such a common misunderstanding - the flash lead guitar player is the one with skill and the steady rhythm player in the corner is dull and uninteresting with little skill.
Rhythm and the ability to play good rhythm is the most fundamental skill. Playing rhythm is playing guitar. Rhythm is king. The stuff on top is icing on the cake. Each and every acclaimed lead guitarist has excellent rhythm skills. Period.
That is a great approach - one that we recommend to all newcomers to JustinGuitar who played a little at some point in their lives and are starting again.
Everything you need is on the JustinGuitar website, free of charge, free from spam. Justin does have a social media presence across several platforms but that is not where you need to drift.
Over in the gear section you could start a topic to ask for advice. Think about your total budget for guitar / amp / accessories and the sort of guitar that you have a natural attraction towards.
Eart are new, they are getting decent reviews though many online reviews are sponsored videos. There are many other alternatives.
Yes.
With that you’re on your way.
Richard
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