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Nice to meet you Shirlene, hope you keep on playing cheers Hec
Welcome Shirlene, compared to some of us around here you are in the first flush of youth at 59!!
Enjoy the journey and play songs and more songs and…
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Welcome to the community Shirlene, I started at age 60. The most important advice I could give is to enjoy the journey.
G’day Shirlene, a few aussies around here. Welcome to the forum. I always enjoy Melbourne for several guitar reasons and I have a couple of daughters who live there. The Cole Clark factory tour is a great experience as is the Acoustic Guitar Centre. Lots of high end and rare brands there.
I started playing over 10 years ago when I was 53 and thanks to Justin I definitely caught the guitar bug. It’s such a reward to be able to pull a song or two or three out of my back pocket any time I feel like it.
Look forward to hearing more from you
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Welcome to the forum Shirlene. 
Never to late to start and never too old to rock and roll.
And an Aussie with an Maton, don’t get many of them here. 
Yeah regular as clockwork in my experience.
Buckle up and enjoy the ride.
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Welcome to the forum Shirlene
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Welcome!
A Maton and a Martin? Now I’m curious.
We have a lot of mature learners here so it’s certainly possible!
Enjoy the journey, take your time through the beginners course, ask questions here when you’re stuck or consider an online private session if you need some personal guidance
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Welcome Shirlene, from a fellow Aussie.
Stick close to Justin’s lessons, and reach out here anytime; it’s a great community.
All the best
Cheers, Shane
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Welcome, Shirlene, never too late to start, I started at 64, 2 years ago. Your fingers will be feeling fine, soon.
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Hello Shirlene & Welcome!
I hope you’re able to find new inspiration in Justin’s course… I know that many of us here have!!! Good luck & keep it FUN!!!
Tod from New Mexico USA
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Hi, greetings from Warsaw, Poland.
It’s never to late to start playing guitar. I wish you quick progress, and a lot of fun here in this Community…
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Hi Shirlene,
Welcome from a fellow mature learner. Jason’s lessons are helping me consolidate all the bits and pieces I’ve picked up over the years. Like you, I’m Australian and have a Maton which I’ve had for many years that has the finish worn off along the neck and around the pickguard and it feels really smooth and is always nice to pick up and play. I also have a Martin that simply has that sound that I never get tired of. They are completely different animals.
Anyway, welcome again and I hope you enjoy learning here.
Greg
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Hi Shirlene, welcome to the community forum. I’m 69 and started back at the beginning (again) with Justin’s lesson when I was 67. So you will have many years have fun learning songs. It won’t be long before your fingers stop being tender when you play.
I started a few months ago and I’m 55. Loving it!
Well, I’m 59 too, but I’m still working on that whole “mature” thing LOL. Just remember, music keeps us all young at heart!
Welcome, and enjoy the journey!
Thanks for such a warm and friendly welcome. For those curious about my guitars and why I have two as a beginner. I originally started learning a number of years ago and had Greg Bennett signature guitar. It was a reasonable first guitar purchase but really like most less expensive guitars it wasn’t all that great playability wise. I sold it. I next got myself a Martin D-16GT Dreadnought. I love the deep tones of the Martin but the Dreadnought felt a little cumbersome to me back then. So I got a cutaway Maton EST60C Stage Series. Much easier for me to handle and I loved the brighter tone. I love both of them but usually play the Maton - it just feels more comfortable to me at this early stage of my learning. I would love to get add a mini Maton into my collection as I think it would be awesome as a travel guitar. I would also love an electric but have no idea what I would get. If anyone has recommendations on a decent one to learn on. Bear in mind I don’t want cheap beginner…my first acoustic wasn’t great playability wise and I wouldn’t want a repeat experience with and electric. Some people have recommended a Squier Classic Vibe as a decent beginners electric.
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Hi Shirlene,
welcome aboard!
Hi Shirlene.
You’re in good company.
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Hi Shirlene, welcome. Good you are ready to learn how to play your guitars now. That learning is never ending, so it doesn’t matter when you start. Enjoy every step.
Not too much advice that I can provide about the electric guitar. For me it has worked an inexpensive Yamaha Pacifica style beginner kit, but it may not be case for you. With an electric guitar I think the combination of guitar, amplifier, effects pedals, and player can produce many different tones. For me watching a YouTube video and listening a comparison between the sound of my two main options was key in my choice. Have fun.