The guitar is about the most well known musical instrument in the world. Or maybe the simple drum is really the most well known musical instrument. But there can’t be many people in the world who have never heard or seen a guitar.
One thing that makes guitars so appealing is their accessibility. Unlike a Piano, or a drum kit, a guitar is portable and almost anyone can pick one up. But learning to play a recognisable tune on guitar can be a lot of hard work.
I’ve met talented people who have taken no time at all to master the guitar to a level good enough to start a band. But there are plenty of guitarists like myself, who’ve been playing for many years but still learning.
But it is for these reasons taht guitars are such an engrossing hobby. There are always new tunes to master, new guitars to buy or new guitar gizmos to try out. Playing guitar is an engrossing and immersive pass time that can take over your life.
Not only do I love to play the guitar but I also love to collect them. I am a lover of vintage resonator guitars. These are a form of acoustic guitar that uses a resonator cone made of spun allumnium to give the guitar extra volume. The resonator design comes from a time before electronic amplifiers were commonplace. The sound of the resonator guitar is very much the sound of the blues, the music that I love.
If you know any guitarists you may already know how obsessive they can become. Keen guitarists can find that their interest in guitars, guitar playing, guitar players and guitar music can take over their lives completely. And if you are lucky enough to have a guitarist as a partner you can sometimes find yourself feeling that you are in second place to their guitar obsession, which is probably true.
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