Guitar Lessons

I recently purchased a Fender Stratocaster that is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday which is tomorrow. I am really stoked to get my greasy little fingerprints all over it. I went to Guitar Center today to check out some amps and purchase a cord for the Fender along with some Fender guitar picks. I ended up purchasing a Fender FM25 DSP amp for a reasonable price. Brought it home powered it up and now I am really stoked about plugging in and throwing down some mean riffs. I found a great site for tabs at UltimateGuitar.com. This whole experiment is a new hobby for myself and I am really looking forward to expanding my creativity in the form of music. I have been a graphic artist and photographer for roughly the past 17 years and the last time that I picked up a instrument was back in middle school band class where I studied the alto saxophone. I once owned a acoustic guitar as a kid that my father gave me as gift. For the most part it just sat there and collected dust because I had no clue what to do with it. I never took lessons or put in the effort to study some chords. I had no direction, motivation or inspiration. I believe that is a important factor when it comes to any kind of expression through art and music. We all need some inspiration. I ended up selling both my acoustic guitar and alto saxophone to a music store in Midwest City for not much money at all. That money was spent on a weekend of partying. Reflecting back on that day now I am upset with myself for letting go of those items. Maybe its more of a nostalgic thing than anything else because I didn't know how to play them. I really enjoy music from a spectator point of view and now have evolved to really dig down deep and learn everything I can about this powerful form of expression through the guitar.