Well, one of my good friends gave my son one of his electric guitars over the weekend. The only condition was he had to use it or give it back. So far it's spent more time out of the case than in it. We showed him a few basic chords, and he's having fun just strumming them and tinkering with different notes and the sounds they make. I need to find him a small amp to keep in his room, probably just a portable one for now. My buddy mentioned putting a capo on the neck so he wouldn't have to reach as far to learn the chords, which sounded like a good idea to me.
He even got me to try to play some again the other night, and I got to admit it was pretty fun. My fingers are stiff as hell from years of heavy lifting, so I had some trouble keeping up but I had a good time trying. Might have to dust off my old el cheapo and make some racket with the boy eventually.
