Lots of what HJG said applies to me.

Before I joined GT I tried lessons. He was a young lad who was nice enough but all he kept saying was 'what do you want to play'. We liked similar stuff but I felt it was a bit too loose. If it was free it would've been great but it seemed daft to pay to have a guitar buddy!

The notion of going to a certified instructor is a great one but I probably don't merit it as I'm just doing it for my own satisfaction / pleasure and not a qualification. Plus it would cost much more than the young lad and seems OTT.

I'm also a bit rubbish at being told what to do :eek: so being able to dip in and out as the fancy takes me and my drive dictates suits me just fine. The GT instructers never object when I cut them off in mid-sentence and walk away!! :D

So GT suits me fine but if good quality structured lessons, from an instructer I enjoyed learning from, were cheaper and nearby I'd sign up tomorrow!