Why Guitars?

Music and guitars in particular allow anyone to enjoy their time and de-stress. Many studies have proven that hobbies of any kind help to alleviate mental and physical ailments that may bother us. For most of us music and guitar playing in general allow us to detach from our everyday duties, work and the constant speed by which our lives go past. Guitars in particular are cost effective and in fact is the most ubiquitous instrument on the planet. Compared to other instruments they are cost effective. You can simply play a melody, play chords and easily accompany yourself or others with the guitar. No other instrument except pianos or keyboards have the ability to play many notes at one time, thereby putting a whole musical endeavor at your finger tips once you have learned some basic chords. Its good for our brains and stretches our abilities and brings us to just the moment in the present ,where everything else falls away except the energy put forth to learn a new skill, a new song or a new technique.