Before you begin your journey on becoming the next guitar legend, you will need a guitar pick and a six string guitar. You will also need to have patience to learn and an overall desire to love music. As rule of thumb, guitars usually have six strings but you can find guitars with seven, ten or twelve strings. Guitars are typically the main instrument in bands influenced by rock, blues, country, and many genres of pop. Within the pages of "Guitar From Scratch" you will learn almost every permatation in order to gain the fundamentals of the guitar!