How many of you have self taught yourself on guitar?

Go for it Ray. You'll be just as old if you don't try to learn as if you do. If you find that you like it and want to learn more, then you can consider professional lessons.

My advice to you is to self-study the guitar. In my case, my brother only taught me the basics then I just self-studied all the way by buying songbooks and taught myself how to read chord charts. Guitar is easy to learn if you're just patient and you really must have a great passion to it. I know 90% of the musician's population out there will say that guitar is the most well-loved and favorite instrument of all time so I think it's already a motivation for every beginner to continue learning this instrument. Guitar is fun! It's one of the things that I can't live without. - Ron Reyes www.ronreyes.co.nr

I kinda learnt the guitar in bits and pieces - few chords from my friends, a few sequences, looking at others play, chord books etc etc. Well now I'm an average guitar player but love playing the guitar. In fact I was jamming for a few minutes just before I got on the net now!! Love it. However you learn it you'll become good. Go for it and all the best!!!

Well I know 3 different people who self taught themselves guitar. The only bad thing with that is that you may teach yourself bad habits. But honestly you are never too old to learn anything. YOu only live once......so I say go for it. Besides you are not that old........and two it is not like you are wanting to learn to become a rock star.

Its never that late to start on guitar as a hobby. It is a great instrument, portable, available from almost anywhere in the world and a lot of people can play it decently. A lot of these people were self taught. I suggest you browse around for good supplements to your study. This should improve the general direction of your self study routine. Getting a tutor for this hobby would be excellent and it should be relatively affordable as well since you will only be taking basic stuff that almost anyone can teach. I got me guitar lessons when I was in grade school and I'e been self taught ever since. I do plan to take me to formal music schooling right when my finances restabilize. ^_^ Good luck in your study. Hesitate not. ^_^

I was 14 when i started learning to play guitar. Noone in our house knows how to play it so i did self study. You can try self studying first and if you can't really get it, you can always ask someone who knows something about playing a guitar to teach you. Age is not important, your willingness to learn is what matters.

nobody's too old to learn the guitar! go for it man! you can do self-study but if you can find someone to teach, that would be better. you'll learn faster. its never a waste specially when you've already fallen in love with playing the guitar. c',)