Hello to all recent arrivals to the doggie-kennels. Have a scratch and a sniff and go for a walkies. You’re bound to enjoy your new found home.
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I’m 54, so joining the crowd.
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Welcome Michael!
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Hi, John from Chicago. Played years ago. Self taught. Gave it up when kids came along. Now 66yrs old and getting back into it. Looking forward to learning from Justin.
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Hello John, and a warm Welcome to the community 
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Great decision to restart your guitar journey. Wish you lots of fun 
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Hi John and welcome, it’s great that you’re getting back into it, it’s never too late 
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When I did this the first go around (1978 ?) there were no lessons online. I had a friend teaching me for a while, but that was once a week for an hour. Then it was up to me. I really like the way Justin teaches. Feels like your sitting down with a friend but you can do it as long as you like, whenever you like. Seems like a down to earth kind of guy !
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Hello John and welcome to our community. 
That is very true, it is like sitting down with a friend and what a great way to learn the guitar.
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Hi, I’m Hans from Belgium. I am 56 years and always wanted to play guitar. I started with a dreadnought acoustic guitar wich was way too bulky for me. Now I have a Squier Strat wich suits me much better and I’m slowly learning…
Greetings,
Hans
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HI Hans,
Welcome to the group. I think a strat is a good choice to build up strength in your left hand. It can be especially hard to correctly fret the F chord on acoustic and get all the notes to ring out. Take your journey one day at a time step by step. You will get there!!
Jeff from California
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Thanks Jeff!
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Hi Hans
I started with a Squier Affinity back 96 and got a Dread a couple of years later. But then spent 17 years stop starting before rocking up here in 2013. The stable has grown a lot since then but as Jeff said the Strats a good starter. When I went through the old Beginners Course I learnt all the new stuff on the Affinity but also consolidated on my old Encore acoustic, it was always a few stages behind where I was on the learning path but it strengthened by hands and fingers and cemented the knowledge I gained on the electric.
I would add learning slowly is good. Too many folks try to learn fast and end up selling their guitars. Slow and steady wins the day. And always aske questions here when unsure.
Cheers
Toby
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Hi Hans,
Slow as you read is a good thing. …by the way everyone in this thread learns slowly…old people…uh old dogs(that sounds much nicer) just learn slowly…the only species that learn quickly, that’s teenagers and , or as taught in a lesson people up to 25 years, then it goes downhill, 
…i wish you a lot of fun and a long learning life with playing guitar
Greetings,Rogier
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Hello Hans and welcome to our community.
Glad to read that you have found a guitar you are comfortable with. Enjoy your journey.
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Thanks Toby!
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Thanks Rogier!
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Toby - couldn’t agree more about age being just a number. The common thread I’m seeing in many of these posts / comments is that people have found a ‘purpose’ or reason to play - anything from jamming with mates or just sitting by yourself to get some positive vibes - I’ve been lucky I guess, that I’ve had a string of reasons to play - church, youth groups, friend’s BBQ’s then teaching and classroom music, school community events / fundraisers, camping with friends, my god-daughter’s wedding, even took a corner in a country pub a few years ago when the rains came and surrounded the town - no way out so naturally everyone was at the pub, so a camping mate and I ‘entertained’ the place for a few hours that afternoon - bartender kept placing drinks next to us - a few of the patrons were buying us beers so we can’t have been too bad !!
The point being a purpose / reason to play is what keeps you going with it - and that reason can be public or private - just keep enjoying doing it.
So beginners or ‘long-timers’ it’s a great way to keep you feeling a sense of achievement.
Looking forward to many interactions with you all.
Regards,
Michael
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Hi Scoobie1. Hang in there and just keep plugging away. Its amazing how…cant get it cant get it then boom one day you got it. Its very gratifying. I guess it takes the brain a while. I’m 60 and just started a little over month ago. Enjoying myself. Hope you are as well.
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I am enjoying myself and I am improving slowly
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Hi Hans,
Welcome to the community! I also started with a dreadnought acoustic and found it way too bulky. Then, based on Justin’s advice, I also bought a Squire Strat and I love it. I recently traded the old dreadnought for a Mitchell T313CE Acoustic - thinner than the dreadnought with a slimmer neck - and I really like it for an acoustic change of pace. I’m only on module 9 and taking it slow to let things sink in for this old dog (I’m 62) but am really enjoying the ride so far. Hope you do too!
Dave
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