Oh , yeah , suck on that prolapse <| sep |> It ' s funny that the guitar is perceived as being easy , ask any serious classical guitarist and you ' ll hear otherwise . I suppose there are some styles that are easy , but I ' ve had students of all ages quit because the guitar is too hard . The violin is difficult , I wouldn ' t say it ' s more difficult than the cello , viola , or any other bowed fretless instrument . Personally I think the theremin is much more difficult , like playing the violin without haptic feedback . Playing any instrument well takes practice . The violin is a bit more difficult to begin later in life because of the amount of ear training required to play it well , which is more easily acquired as a child . This doesn ' t mean you shouldn ' t try , it just means you may not see results for a while .