Beginners Guitar Problems

[Razor O Rourke]

How long did it take you experienced guys to finger the fret strings without catching an adjacent string? Finger three seems to be the problem.

[Razor O Rourke]

Thanks all, looks like just more practice required. I do need lessons and I have a customer who does just that, I'll be seeing him next week so I'll book something. At the moment it's just a case of books and Youtube.

Two guitars at the moment, one electric (Which is slightly easier) and an acoustic.

[Razor O Rourke]

I've just made a major improvement with one simple alteration. Watching the country music station on one of the Freesat channels last night I noticed how people were holding their guitars, and found I had mine too far to the left of my body causing me to stretch my fingers at an awkward angle as I was having to reach to the neck. Six or so inch adjustment and viola! Fretting the strings became so much easier.

Which is something a teacher would have spotted straight away, got to book those lessons next week.