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Position:Home>Performing Arts> Guitar for beginne???Question: Guitar for beginne!?!?!? I been wanting to play the guitar for a while and finally decided I wanted to get one and learn but the problem is I don't know where to start!. I really don't know much about guitars and I don't want to go in the store lookin completely clueless!. I want to get an electric guitar, so what is a good ones that I could buy that is not too pricy at the same time good quality!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: you can get acoustic or electric it's all about the sound you want!. But if you're looking for strictly an electric guitar than i would get something made in america, someting with humbucker pick-ups(Just my personal opinion on pick-ups) and something that gives a good, rich sound!. Maybe a Washburn or a fender Stratocaster!. These are some very nice guitars and i think they are pretty low end!. But Gibsons and Ibanez are great guitars also just a little bit steeper!.( hollow body guitars are o!.k too)Www@QuestionHome@Com I would start with a good old acoustic guitar!. Nylon strings are good for beginners because they don't hurt your fingers as much, and you can gradually change to steel strings!. Don't go buying an electric guitar until you are certain you are going to stick with it, because the expenses go beyond the guitar itself, you need amplifiers, leads, etc!. My first guitar was off ebay although many people recommend against buying cheap instruments, i only got it to start out with and make sure i was going to continue!. It turned out to be a damned fine guitar! It was cheap, good quality and has a beautiful sound, and I'm just looking into putting some steel strings on it! Oh, and its ok to go into the shop looking clueless!. The people who work there get clueless people going in every day, they are used to it, and they won't think any less of you for it!. By being honest about your level of knowledge you will learn more! Another good idea would be to borrow one off someone, or hire one and starting lessons to get started, and you can talk to your teacher about buying one because teachers are excellent, experienced people who have valuable knowledge about that sort of thing!. Good luck, the guitar is an excellent instrument to learn, and something you can keep for the rest of your life!! =)Www@QuestionHome@Com Ignore the advice to start with an acoustic!. If you're interested in an electric then that's what you should start with since it will hold your interest!. They are in general easy to play so it will not be any harder on your fingers than any other guitar!. Decide on how much you can afford to spend and then go to a large, reputable music store and look for what they call a "starter pack" which is an inexpensive electric guitar and a small amp and typically a gig bag for the guitar plus a cable!. Fender makes excellent electric starter packs!. Good luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The first poster, Nik, who talks about wanting to put steel strings on her nylon string guitar is going to wind up with an irreparably damaged guitar if she succeeds!. Nylon strings exert far less tension and stress on guitar necks and bodies than steel strings do, but OTOH they're much quieter sounding, so guitars built for nylon strings are much more lightly built out of thinner, lighter woods and lighter internal bracing to make them as responsive as possible!. Steel strings exert a LOT more tension and stress on guitar necks and bodies so guitars built for steel strings are much more heavily built out of thicker, heavier wood, with more and different internal bracing and a metal truss rod running down the length of the neck!. IOW, a nylon string guitar CANNOT be strung with steel strings!. If you do, it will sound very LOUD and resonant for a short period -- until the neck bows and then comes off while the top buckles and then collapses under the pull of the steel strings!. And once its broken, it won't be repairable!. Don't YOU make that mistake!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com epiphone or jacksonWww@QuestionHome@Com |