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  4. Dave Hallett February 3, 2026

    Lol, I love that you started with an Epiphone. I went to the second hand store last Saturday, in preparation for my upcoming lessons, to pick up a baby Taylor I had seen on FB marketplace, it was 500 bucks. I know how to strum about four chords on the guitar so I picked up the Taylor, strummed a couple chords only to realize the guitar was completely out of tune of course. I tuned her up and strummed the 4 chords I knew only to discover I wasn’t in love with the guitar. I continued to look around and came across this sun burst Epiphone that looked so much like my dad’s 1961 Gibson he had played when I was a kid. Anyway, I fell in love with the $199 Epiphone, really because the Epiphone reminded me so much of my father, who was a great guitar player I might add. I have such fond memories of my dad jamming with three or four of his buddies all on guitar, playing in our living room when I was just a kid. So as I’m sure you can imagine, I am completely in love with this $199 Epiphone, which I’m sure my dad helped me pick out. I’m 64 years old and hoping I’ll be able to strum along with my dad and his angel buddies someday.
    Thanks so much for your gracious offer to learn how to play guitar.
    DAY TWO, Let’s go!

  5. Larry February 3, 2026

    I have a Yamaha JR2. I bought this because of my size and being a beginner. I also didn’t have a lot of finances to work with.

  6. Mark Sublette February 3, 2026

    I’m playing a Ventura that I bought from my cousin at his shop. I recently had it set up but I’m not happy with the setup. I still get fretbuzz

  12. Charlie Norwood January 28, 2026

    I’m playing a Yamaha FG-340 that I bought in 1978-79, high school. The expectation was, if I buy it, I will learn to play it and now, 45 years later, that’s still the plan! I’ve always loved to sing and I played the trumpet in high school band but want to be able to play and sing so here I am!

  13. Quique January 28, 2026

    For this course I’m playing a Washburn Wa45ce, but as I´m from Argentina I also have a spanish La Alpujarra 80M

  21. Steve Zlatos January 27, 2026

    Yamaha FG401. It takes a lot of repitition to memorize this lick. So I don’t think I could ever memorize it. I don’t know how you can retain it unless you play it every day. Definitely challenging!

  23. Gerry January 27, 2026

    A Wechter TO-8428, spruce top and rosewood back with mahogany neck. Great to play with a lovely sound … And I agree with Alan (Jan 26) about the up and down strokes. It would be good to be able to have them included on the tab or be able to print them out so we can add them if we want. But: love your work Tony!

  24. John January 27, 2026

    Ovation Celebrity. My biggest challenge overall is fat fingers…today was a bit tough trying to remember it all.

  27. Mark January 27, 2026

    Heather, look to the far right of the words LEARN and PLAY. You’ll see a little symbol that has tiny lettering TAB next to it. That worked for me.

  30. Heather January 27, 2026

    Tony I have a Taylor.
    I am on an apple iPad. I cant access any of the tabs you’re talking about. Can anyone help me?
    Heather

  34. Bo January 27, 2026

    Today I’m playing my Martin OM-30 DB Pat Donohue Signature, Circa 2008, EIR w/ Adi top. My second guitar is a Martin Custom 00 DB, East Indian Rosewood w/ Adi top as well. Both beautiful guitars, needing a better player, but I’m the one, so here I am.
    Thanks for this 5 day challenge.
    Cheers, Bo

  44. Steve January 27, 2026

    Spoiled for choice after nearly 3 years of being completely unable to play which resulted in me going down the gear acquisition rabbit hole.
    I currently have an issue with my Ibanez AEL20E Electro Acoustic which I have set aside to repair so I’ve been cheating kinda by alternating between my all black Yamaha Pacifica 112VMX (my first and most often picked up guitar) and a Chinese replica Jimmy Page Dragon Telecaster (just coz I love the artwork although setting it up is still an ongoing work in progress – cheap Chinese tuners that need replacing hence the Ibanez is still awaiting repair). I am playing both unplugged.
    However, since the Ibanez is out of action I’m considering switching over to my Epiphone ES335NA to give me a more acoustic sound unplugged while doing this course although it could also do with a bit of a set-up tweak as the intonation is slightly out.

  46. Mike S January 27, 2026

    Hi,
    I’m on a mid eighties Fender Gemini II dreadnought. It’s got a great tone but the action is quite fierce! (I’ve got some lighter strings on order so’s I can give my fingers a little relief).
    It’s not very forgiving of misplaced fingers so I really have to work to avoid any buzzing!

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