I love to learn new things and add those things on my belt on stuff I've accomplished. I've always loved music and how it all comes together. I decided to learn how to play music in order to write and make a song. It doesn't have to be a good song. Just one I wrote and played. I'm talking about learning guitar, bass, and drums and whatever it takes to make a song so I could make one of my own. I love metal music so I would want to go with a brand that sounds best for metal music. And as for drums, I would be steering toward an electronic drum kit to learn on down the road. Something that could be stored when not in use and quieter for my neighbors. So I'm starting from complete scratch and will learn what it takes and do it for however long it takes to accomplish my goal. I know each instrument will take quite a long time to learn enough to be able to play anything usable, but I'm wanting this to be the first stepping stone for my new path and would love for anyone to chime in with info for me. Has anyone done this before? What instrument should I learn first? I don't know how to play any instruments but just wanted to know where I should start. I would learn all of that on top of working on my vocals too. I would probably end up just buying some used gear off of people to start out and if I fall in love with it later on I could upgrade and put some more money into this hobby. So far starting out I was looking at some used guitars and the Jackson electric guitars really stand out with the style and sound I'm looking for. I would just start on one instrument and work my way down the line. I don't even know what all I would need if I just bought a guitar alone. Amps, Petals, hook ups? I would just love any and all info I could get my hands on. I don't care if it takes me years to do or how hard it will be, I just want to do this. Where to start?
Submitted November 21, 2025 at 02:53PM by BiffCaterpillars https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1p35e1m/where_to_start_to_learn_music/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Friday, November 21, 2025