How long did you take to learn the guitar?

40 years and still learning! I started taking lessons when I was 7 and took lessons until I was around 14 (7 years). There's not really a point in time where you can say "ok, I've learned to play guitar", it's a progressive thing. You can learn a few chords and strum out a song within a few months and say you "know how to play guitar" but if you stop there you're really not much of a guitar player. Here's what I'd advise you to do: - keep saving until you have around $100 and get a Takamine Jasmine guitar. They're a decent enough guitar to learn on. If you buy a $50 guitar on Ebay you'll be extremely disappointed and frustrated with it and will probably give up. - when you get the guitar, go to a music store and buy book one of a good lesson series like Mel Bay or Hal Leonard. - at first, only practice about 15-20 minutes at a time a few times a day so you can build the callouses on your fingers. After your fingers are in shape play as much as you can. Just make sure you're practicing, not just playing songs. Practicing requires learning new skills, playing scales, repeating exercises over and over, and building skill, not just playing your favorite songs. - no matter how many people on here tell you to just go to Youtube and learn that way, don't do it. You'll be frustrated quickly with the random searching for what to learn next. Follow a logical teaching method that goes through how to hold and tune your guitar, knowing the notes on the fretboard, reading music, playing basic chords, etc (fundamentals), then moves on to scales and more advanced chord theory (music theory). It might take a bit longer to get to playing songs that way, but you'll be a much better musician for doing it in the long run. PS - DO NOT buy a nylon string classical guitar unless you want to play classical guitar music.

40 years and still learning! I started taking lessons when I was 7 and took lessons until I was around 14 (7 years). There's not really a point in time where you can say "ok, I've learned to play guitar", it's a progressive thing. You can learn a few chords and strum out a song within a few months and say you "know how to play guitar" but if you stop there you're really not much of a guitar player. Here's what I'd advise you to do: - keep saving until you have around $100 and get a Takamine Jasmine guitar. They're a decent enough guitar to learn on. If you buy a $50 guitar on Ebay you'll be extremely disappointed and frustrated with it and will probably give up. - when you get the guitar, go to a music store and buy book one of a good lesson series like Mel Bay or Hal Leonard. - at first, only practice about 15-20 minutes at a time a few times a day so you can build the callouses on your fingers. After your fingers are in shape play as much as you can. Just make sure you're practicing, not just playing songs. Practicing requires learning new skills, playing scales, repeating exercises over and over, and building skill, not just playing your favorite songs. - no matter how many people on here tell you to just go to Youtube and learn that way, don't do it. You'll be frustrated quickly with the random searching for what to learn next. Follow a logical teaching method that goes through how to hold and tune your guitar, knowing the notes on the fretboard, reading music, playing basic chords, etc (fundamentals), then moves on to scales and more advanced chord theory (music theory). It might take a bit longer to get to playing songs that way, but you'll be a much better musician for doing it in the long run. PS - DO NOT buy a nylon string classical guitar unless you want to play classical guitar music.

What year is this? Give it a year for most any instrument. Expect to pay from $125.00 - $300.00 (really) for your first 'good' guitar. If possible, take someone with you to a music store (that has a good selection) who is already into playing. Try everything out that you can get your hands on. Start at half-hour sessions/lessons/practice. Then, someday you'll find that that is too short and you forget the time, once you are getting into it and just enjoy the experience.

If you have the money to spend, do yourself a huge favor and get some lessons.

What year is this? Give it a year for most any instrument. Expect to pay from $125.00 - $300.00 (really) for your first 'good' guitar. If possible, take someone with you to a music store (that has a good selection) who is already into playing. Try everything out that you can get your hands on. Start at half-hour sessions/lessons/practice. Then, someday you'll find that that is too short and you forget the time, once you are getting into it and just enjoy the experience.

If you have the money to spend, do yourself a huge favor and get some lessons.

I got the X7 Guitar Mind Implant and I learned to play truth brother I did not know anything and like a week later I could actually jam a few tunes

It all depends on how you quickly you can pick things up. It took me about an hour to learn one song with about 8 different chords just by watching videos on youtube and copying them. From there, I started learning all of the chords, I still nd it hard remembering a few of them and I have to watch someone playing with those chords to help me out a little. But with about 20-60 minutes practice a day you can learn very quickly. When you buy your guitar, I would recommend a used one because when they've already been used they seem to be easier to play and tune in etc.. Cheaper too (: (I have a used one and a new one, I can definitely tell the difference) Good luck (:

Well How long it takes to learn is going to be based on your want. I have played for years now but only seriously for the past two, so for me it happened fast but you will start getting good fast then for a little while you will plateau, then after a while things will pick up again. but really in about six months if you practice maybe lets say 30-60 mins a day maybe take a few days off every one in a while to help your fingers heal until your calluses come in should be all you need and try and get lessons, having someone else there to show you really helps.