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US fingerstyle guitarist Andy McKee played his first guitar, an Aria nylon string bought by his father, at age 13. Initially underwhelmed by his guitar lessons, McKee began teaching himself how to play. McKee's cousin inspired him to continue learning, taking him out for his 16th birthday to see a guitarist named Preston Reed perform live. McKee later bought an instructional videotape from Reed and began to learn many of his signature acoustic guitar techniques. Later that year, with his mother's permission, he obtained his GED in order to quit attending high school and continue studying the instrument on his own.