New to Guitar Tricks

Hello everyone. I am 42 years old, and have been trying to learn to play guitar for about a year now. I have taken a few group lessons, and I have purchased a dvd course that I have been trying for about 4 months now, and although I have learned a lot from these I feel like I am just not advancing. Now I have decided to try Guitar Tricks. I am not really sure where to start, because when I go to the core system, I really seems very basic. Should I skip through it until I get to something I have problems with, or just start as a new player? Thank you for any advice.

I think many (most?) of us, members and instructors alike, will recommend starting at the beginning of the Core Learning System. It may seem very basic at first, but that sense of 'too-easy' will disappear at some point.

If the first tutorials are easy enough to zip through, good for you! Your progress will be fast and you won't be delayed at all although you will probably learn some things you didn't know before. Still, lessons should and do gradually introduce new 'stuff' that builds on what was presented before. Eventually the Core's demands on your knowledge and your guitar playing will move far away from "very basic."

This journey of learning guitar doesn't have an end but it does have a beginning. That's where you should start, IMO. :)

And... welcome!!

welcome Johnny729..
J of MT is giving you the right advice..
I have even heard of experience players say they found things they never knew.
This site is way more then tips and tricks..
It wouldn't hurt to break the reputation to find a an easy song to try. It may help to find what you need to work on..
Also learn to use the "tool" and "my guitar trick" to get back to different lessons, check out your progress.
There are always lots of people here to help you through your guitar journey here..

Welcome, I'm 43 and joined recently for similar reasons. I have at least 6 different guitar books and 3 DVDs on guitar instruction. Like you I learned something from some of them but I wasn't progressing like I had hoped.

I played for a year several years back and just picked it up again 3 months ago.
I started at the Core Lessons. Level One was too basic for me but I watched several of them anyways to make sure I didn't miss something that I didn't pick up from the other materials. Level Two has been excellent and I've learned a lot. I knew a lot of theory from being in band in school, but I didn't know how some of it applied to guitar. I've enjoyed the lesson.

I've also looked at some of the songs that would interest me. The easier ones of course!

I'd say go through the basics even if you already know it. I didn't pick up anything new until Level Two and I almost skipped that one. Glad I didn't.

Fast forward through the basic ones until you get to something that gets interesting for you.

Thanks to all for the advice. I will try to keep you updated as I continue on my journey.