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I found a combo of Justin Guitar (https://www.justinguitar.com/classes/beginner-guitar-course-grade-one) and YourGuitarAcademy (https://www.youtube.com/@yga/playlists) pretty good (and free!).
I tend to forgo amps in favour of multi-effects pedals. Got a Zoom G1X Four that stays by the sofa (perfect for doing some more boring technical practice while watching something unrelated on the laptop) and a bigger G3Xn in the office with the rest of the music gear.
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My OH has recently started learning with the Fender program - aside from the annoying personalities of the tutors it seems to be pretty good so far.
Can recommend the Yamaha THR5 for practice amp stuff, sounds good at low volume and is aesthetically pleasing enough to stay out in the living room etc
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I'm going to make an old school recommendation: get an actual teacher. It was the best money I ever spent on guitar.
I have a Yamaha THR5 in the living room which is great for practice either with headphones or out loud. And I have an Old Blood Noise headphone amp pedal, which is pretty cool to have on a pedalboard if you end up making one (or just kicking around on the floor anyway) but it's distorted at anything above lowest volume (in a nice way, but still).
I would love to organise some sort of jam session.
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Decided to enter mid-life crisis by picking up a guitar again for the first time in 15+yrs. Honestly I’m starting from rock bottom beginner standard as I was a 3-chord punk with no timing as a yute.
What’s peoples thoughts on the app based teaching platforms like fender play/yousician? Anyone had experience of them? Not in a position to go for lessons tbh.
Also- boring questions- what headphone amp and/or mini practice amp should I buy? Budget tight so if any gear hoarders have anything tucked away then I’m all ears. Don’t want to upset partner/neighbours so volume absolutely not a priority at this stage.