Any guitar players out there?

I started learning to play the guitar last June and have been rocking it pretty hard ever since. My only regret is that I didn't pick it up when I was a teenager. Despite starting in my mid-twenties and having to play with a Fender Tele-coustic with high action; I'm picking it up pretty quickly, especially after my friend let me borrow their ESP ltd. My calluses healed fast and I was able to form chord and power chord shapes with some ease; I can even pull off pinch harmonics.
I learned a few licks from classic songs like 'Dazed and Confused' by Led Zeppelin and 'Carry On Wayward Son' by Kansas as well as video game music like 'Dearly Beloved' from Kingdom Hearts and various songs from Legend of Zelda, but I'm still having trouble with scales, tremolos and palm-mutes... So if any of you would like to give some tips to a starting guitarist, or better yet just talk good old guitar, do it here! \m/-_-

I started the Classical Guitar (nylon strings) back in 2010 and as a result I'm more familiar with fingerstyle than strumming though I can do it. I had a teacher for a year and after that I had to practice alone. Improved tremendously over the course of the last year in no small part thanks to tabs and now I can at least say I'm an amateur guitarist without embarrassing myself.

Artcellrox is a very good guitar player and he uploaded a few videos of himself playing I believe.

I wish, I'm horribly untalented when it comes to music.

I started playing guitar very early and finished music school before entering the high school in mainstream education.

Did play Fender as well, actually :)

Now, that years have past and I don't HAVE TO play it anymore, I still play for fun and I haven't lost the skill somehow.

I, personally, never needed to have advance knowledge in scales. I suggest playing piano for that, if you could find access to one.

For other techniques, I suggest more classic-sounding pieces of guitar music - think Diablo's Tristram or some of the Skyrim tunes.

For some YouTube inspiration, you could check Max Roest.

For good guitar covers, you could also try Harry Murell.

That's great! Starting an instrument really helps mentally.

I started guitar when I was in 7th grade and over the years it helped me improve my focus and memory skills. It's really relaxing when I'm stressed from work.

I play some guitar, but on a start-stop fashion... Shameful...
Learned some music theory from the time I was in a music school, miss those times :(

I stopped a few years ago then started again this month. I easily get bored with stuff.

I have been playing guitar for about 10 years now, I've taught guitar lessons, have done gigs, guitar repair, and I currently work at a guitar shop.

It depends on what you're looking to achieve with the guitar, a lot of casual guitar players don't need the rigorous lesson-plan training that requires you to know music notes, music theory, and all of that. Straight tab reading can be good enough and it's pretty easy to learn. As for tips, I say learn your scales (pentatonic scales are fun I liked those when I was leaning), learn your chords, learn exercises, and do them for at least an hour a day.

Once your fingers get used to the instrument, and you get comfortable, and you feel like you're going to really stick with it then shop for some better gear. I'm biased and prefer Schecter guitars for electric, however I will say that for the price they crank out some top-notch stuff. Just keep in mind you don't need to go out and spend 2-3 grand on a guitar to get something good.

And if you ever have any questions just message me, I'm lurking around here most days :)

I have a classical guitar, but as for playing it...I'm not that good.

I kinda know my way around a fretboard, thanks to my year of playing violin but that's it. It also doesn't help that I haven't replace the strings on it since I bought it from a pawn shop last June. I even bought a book to learn guitar on Kindle, and haven't touched it in months.