As a counterbalance to this, I'd want to remind anyone starting out on an instrument that using a cheap "beginner" instrument will have a much harder time of it. Above a certain basic level of quality, much is optional. But equipment which doesn't even reach the basic level can cause great pain (sometimes literally), making the beginner think he just doesn't have the aptitude.
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Date: 2005-07-27 06:49 pm (UTC)