Originally Posted by Piotr_13

You should get a guitar with really high action (distance from the strings to the fretboard) and some really thick strings. This will train your fingers as well as callous them up nicely.

You want a difficult instrument at first so that any decent guitar you get in the future will be simple to play. At least that's how I see it.

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

As for me, my inbox is as of yet testicle-free, and hopefully remains that way. Don't the rest of you get any ideas.

Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'll have you know, my ancestors were Kings of Wicklow! We're as Irish as losing a three-nil lead in a must-win fixture!