Well Hogboy, I have a "starter" guitar of sorts...it's a Harmony and it cam ewith the amp and bag. When I went to Alfred, a lot of my friends were in bands, they playe dat the local bars and at parties. I tooled around with theirs a little bit and have always carried a desire to learn; so I bought myself this one, and there it sits in the corner; still needing a tune. SOMETIME before I retire, I will learn how to play, so I have 27 some odd years left to make my investment pay off