Every time you pick up the guitar to play, play as if its the last time
– Eric Clapton
It’s super cool.
It’s cool to be a guitar player, especially in a band. From Willie Nelson to Bruce Springsteen and Jimi Hendrix to Joe Satriani and Richie Sambora, the lead guitar player is always the most admired one. Bass players or drummers do not have the same glamour.
It makes you the centre of attraction.
Bring one out at a party, and you can become the centre of attention. It starts with a few absent-minded chords to add some ambience. But There is a catch, though. You do need to be able to play the songs!
You don’t have to burn your pockets.
A starting-level instrument can cost as little as 5000-6000, a good mid-tier instrument costs 10000-20000. A budding musician on a budget can afford to get started with a decent guitar – or accumulate 2–5 instruments without going deep into debt.
It’s easy to master
There are some instruments that take months or years before you sound good enough to play for anyone other than your parents or teacher. You can’t play chords on a violin. You can’t slur notes on a piano. You can’t play counterpoint harmonies on a sax as easily as you can play with the cords of the guitar. Yes, complex chords do take time to learn to play, but it is possible to make music on the guitar and its smaller cousins like the ukulele in just a few lessons.