BUYING A GUITAR
Are you having troubles deciding which guitar to buy for your first guitar? Are you looking to get a guitar to impress your friends with your perfect guitar solo, or just for your own enjoyment? This article will reveal eight ways to ensure you purchase the right guitar for your needs.
Buying a Guitar Tip 1: You want to be sure that you purchase the correct type of guitar for you and ensure the guitar is one which suits the style of music you want to play. The four standard guitars are:
- Acoustic – This is a guitar which can be played anywhere and does not need amplification. The strings on the acoustic guitar can be wound steel or nylon strings.
- Classical – This is an acoustic guitar which has been around for a long time, the guitar is made with a wider neck and has a combination of steel and nylon strings.
- Electric – This guitar is played by a number of top current bands and requires an amp for anyone to hear the sound. The strings are all steel.
- Acoustic/Electric – This are a great alternative which can be played with or without an amp. It will sound like an acoustic guitar (unless you add some distortion effects!), but it has a built in pickup so that you can plug it directly into an amp or sound system.
Buying a Guitar Tip 2: When you are just beginning guitar, it’s easy to pick the first guitar you see in a shop and buy it. You need to make sure you resist this and shop around until you happy with your choice. There are a number of bundle deals which you can get essential accessories free when you purchase your guitar. These bundle deals can normally be cheaper and give you a great starter pack. Make sure you browse any local guitar shops as well as on the internet, you can get great bundle products which give you a bag, tuner, strap, picks, strings and also guitar lessons on a DVD. Perfect as a starter pack.
Buying a Guitar Tip 3: Make sure the guitar you buy is the best suited in size. If you are buying the guitar for a child, they make ¾ or ½ sized guitars which have a smaller body and neck suited for small hands. The electric guitar and any nylon-stringed classical guitars are the perfect choice for less damage for your fingers. I started out on a classical guitar, but I soon shifted to a steel string acoustic because the classical didn’t give me the sound I was looking for while strumming and singing. It is for this reason that I recommend only buying a classical guitar if you’re going to be playing classical music.
Buying a Guitar Tip 4: There may be some really cheap guitars which you find on the internet or your local guitar shop which you may think would be the best option. I would tend to stay with the more well known manufacturers (Taylor, Yamaha, Gibson, Martin). This will ensure you get a quality product and also great service. Afterall, if it’s a crappy sounding guitar, you’re probably not going to enjoy playing it.
Buying a Guitar Tip 5: If you’re tight on your budget you may want to visit your local store(s) in your area. They may well have a second hand shop where people can bring back their old guitars. You could easily pick up a great bargain on your first guitar which again I reccomend being a well established brand. This is ideal to ensure you love playing the guitar first (which I’m sure you will) and then later on you can purchase your first brand new guitar.
Buying a Guitar Tip 6: While you’re visiting your local store(s) also check if there are any promotional sales currently on or coming up very soon. These sales could be where you get your guitar as well as a number of free accessories or even your guitar with a percentage off.
Buying a Guitar Tip 7: Check out the free ads which will be online and offline, you may receive a free newspaper which has a classified ads section. This can be a great way to pick up a second hand guitar, also on the internet there are a number of websites (craigslist.com, backpages.com) where people post unwanted guitars ads. These are great places for some bargains and ideal for your first guitar.
Buying a Guitar Tip 8: All over the internet there are great places to pick up guitars, just do a search on a search engine and a number of guitar selling websites will be listed. My favorite online stores are Guitar Center and Musicians Friend . Follow these proven tips and you’ll be able to purchase the guitar which is the best one for you…and soon you’ll be playing like a guitar superstar. Read my reviews for the best learning guitar methods available.
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