"I've wanted to learn to play the guitar for a long time. And, finally, I decided to go ahead and just do it. I ordered a guitar and accessories from Amazon (after researching, of course)."
Friends who play all recommended having the guitar setup before I started. I had no idea what they meant, so I checked into it. After looking into it, it made sense that having the guitar properly set up made sense, especially for a newbie. I turned to Yelp for recommendations and found Mark. I took my guitar to him and he told me what he was going to do. He also recommended changing the strings to make it easier for me. While I'm still at the beginning stages, I'm grateful for the service and advice that Mark gave me. And when I get a bit farther along, I might take a lesson from him just to have him check my progress.