Mostly self-taught. Frankly, at the risk of offending folks (don't mean to), I got tired of hiring teachers who were either unreliable, not knowledgeable, or just plain nuts! I've hired three in my life - one was teaching but really wanted to be Lee Ridenour; one was a very nice older lady who didn't recognize I already could sight read/play with some effort; and one who basically lived in a cave and constantly needed affirmation of his musical omnipotence.
But I have come miles and miles thru various online resources - Justin Guitar as mentioned above is a great site. And although I have been contributing to his site, I'd rather find and pay a good acoustic teacher who is not insane...... and I am still, from time to time, looking.
Always good to find a great teacher that you click with!
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