pavey
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Yeah I take lessons, have for three years but if I was paying then I wouldn't be having them... If hes got the money then he should go for it but there pretty damn expensive, my parents pay $18 for half hour lessons every week.yeah if thats an option i totally agree i would be ten time better than i am if i did that at the start.
but if that isnt an option then it will be a long but fun time.
Also this hasn't been mentioned yet, learn to alternate pick!!! once you master it things become so much easier. If you learn it now believe me everything will be easier, it's unbelievable how hard it is to change something as big as your picking a year down the track.
Which brings me to bad habits... If you feel your doing something wrong then don't leave it another minute. Get onto a guitar forum, www.ultimate-guitar.com is a good start and explain what it is you think you might be doing wrong, bad playing habits can haunt you for ages if you don't pick up on them straight away!