Although I do agree there's no need to be too harsh. And some of the posts in this thread can seem a little guitar snobby (and some are). But there was some consistent recommendations to not just go for a cheap option, go to a local shop and try a few, etc.. I know nothing about the guitar you got. Did you try it out first?

I just know I started in middle school with a cheap piece of garbage and then kept buying garbage with the little birthday money I could save as a kid. Not until I was an adult did I spend a bit more and even though I have way less time, I play way more. I enjoy playing the guitars I have.

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Posted by auggie

Opelika, Alabama

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 8/25/23 at 5:40 pm to Jon A thon

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Jon A thon

Great post man.

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I just know I started in middle school with a cheap piece of garbage and then kept buying garbage with the little birthday money I could save as a kid. Not until I was an adult did I spend a bit more and even though I have way less time, I play way more. I enjoy playing the guitars I have.

Same here man, and if we had internet and cable back then, I probably never would have started even learning to play.
Lucky that piece of crap was the only evening entertainment I had, besides Gunsmoke, All In The Family, and Sanford & Son reruns.
Honestly, I wish that everyone's first guitar can be a really good one, so that the sound and feel of it might steal them away from all the other things going on for a little while.

This post was edited on 8/25/23 at 6:37 pm

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