[starsailor]

Same as above really, just a bit of moral support, it is a bit painful starting off but those callouses will harden up in a couple of months, and I agree about mixing your practice up, I would think the pain of starting off and getting bogged down in one area of practice would be significant factors in people giving up, so learn a few simple songs, stroll around the fretboard a bit and improvise a bit and make practice fun, anything involving education requires a pupil to have some playtime otherwise the whole process becomes mind numbing and destructive, just my 2 cents, enjoy your playing Decohead and if you do feel you're getting in a rut, Members will be more than willing to help you out.