Originally Posted by: ewickIt may be a little harder as an adult to learn guitar because there's work and aging begins (losing brain cells), not to mention weird diets that really affect your intellect, and, in my case, too many hobbies to have enough time to properly learn guitar.

Man! You sure aren't out to win any friends, at least not anyone in the over 50 crowd.

You are correct, it is harder to learn something new the older you get, but not for the idiotic reasons you gave. I know because I am one of those donut eating dead brain cell old farts you mentioned. It's harder to learn something when you are older because you are accustom to and comfortable with your life and as much as you may want to learn and do something new, it's hard to get over old habits, such as, working 10-12 hours a day to care for a wife and children or your aging parents. However, if we decrepted old "one foot in the grave" poor souls had no responsibities and only cared about ourselves, we could take the time and money and use it to lay around the house playing the guitar all day.

Now Mr. Light487 seems to have a good head on his shoulders. He knows the importance of caring for someone other than himself. He absolutely understands hard work, dedication, and the "comfort zone". Pushing yourself and trying different things. I don't know this guy, but I think I would like to. As for Mr. Ewick, no so much.

After the monitors read this, I will probably not be back, even though this is constructive critizism. How can anyone learn anything, if are never told the truth? Just to let you all know, I'm not really upset. I just thought Ewick has his hat screwed on a little too tight and I thought I would try to be funny at his expense.

Oh, Mr. Hozzy. The best time to start learning the guitar or anything you are interested in, whether you are young or old, is NOW! Start with the basics and grow from there. There are many people on this site who will help or point you in the right direction. Good luck!