Me, I played Clarinet (they wouldn't let me play sax ) for 2-3 years, keyboard for bout 1.5 years, and I've been messin around with my sisters guitar lately...fun fun fun! Oh, and i'm a mighty good triangle player
It wasn't for me, I picked it up fair fast, once you remember the notes it's just about breaking songs up into small sections and practicing it in these parts.
I've been messing with a guitar for some ten years and also played the drums while I had them in my garage. Both are fun and drum basics are much easier to learn.