Should I learn Classical Guitar before electric?
I finally decided to do guitar lessons after years of wanting to play my favourite riffs from Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Metallica and many more, however when I got to the lesson, the instructor said I should learn classical guitar and after 30 weeks or so make the transition to electric. Is it recommended to do this? I only ever really wanted to play electric and acoustic, never had interest in classical.
You need to find a different instructor, seriously. Sure there are many great techniques you can learn from playing classical, but from the bands you mentioned it doesn’t sound like classical is the direction you want to go in. But here’s my biggest concern. You are a paying customer. A good instructor should be open to teaching the customer what they want to learn. The fact that he would say what he did just tells me he is a close minded and most likely out of touch instructor. Avoid guys like this like the plague. Guys like him discourage folks and cause them to give up playing. Seriously, do not even consider going to this guy.
Yer if you want to play like randy rhoads or santana or lindsey buckhemsham
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You need to find a different instructor, seriously. Sure there are many great techniques you can learn from playing classical, but from the bands you mentioned it doesn’t sound like classical is the direction you want to go in. But here’s my biggest concern. You are a paying customer. A good instructor should be open to teaching the customer what they want to learn. The fact that he would say what he did just tells me he is a close minded and most likely out of touch instructor. Avoid guys like this like the plague. Guys like him discourage folks and cause them to give up playing. Seriously, do not even consider going to this guy.
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That is 100% retarded. If you want to play electric guitar, play electric guitar. Why waste your money on a classical that you may never play again?
Why get comfortable with an instrument that you don’t want to play? It will just make it awkward when you do make that switch. Get comfortable with the instrument you want to play from the beginning. Learn all the basics on something YOU want to play.
Find a new teacher. Whoever you went to is a total moron, and if I had my way, he wouldn’t be allowed to teach anyone.
As OU812 said, you’re a paying customer. He’s basically refusing to teach you what you want to know, which is unacceptable.
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Conbo: I assume you already know how different a classical guitar is from an electric or acoustic. They really are very different. The frets, the tone, the distance between the strings.
Have you heard the instructor’s graduates? Are any of them playing the styles you like?
Does he want you to use a real classical guitar with nylon strings, or does he just want you to learn scales and exercises, and some music theory? I just wonder whether he meant classical style music, or rather traditional technique and theory. Never the less, 30 weeks is a long time without playing the styles you’re interested in. It’s not difficult to integrate songs and riffs into lessons. I think a second opinion from another instructor is a good idea.
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Man your instructor has something that some of the following members lacks ie common sense….!!
You please start with a classical guitar then you go to electric that will prove to be good in the long run.
Wish you all the success
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