Thank you.
Help Pls.
I am 22 years old and I just became a member of guitar tricks. I really want to learn how to play guitar. The sad thing is that i dont own a guitar yet. I am planning to buy a guitar so i can get started with my lessons, but i dont know what kind of guitar to get. Should I get an Acoustic guitar or electric, any suggestions pls help me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
# 1
Depends on what you want to play. By for the style you are going to want to learn right out of the box. In buying a guitar, consider:
1. What style do I play
2. [U]What's my budget?[/U]
3. [U]What's my budget?[/U] (duplicate intended...)
4. What are the type of guitars used by those who I want to play like?
(eg - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Strat syle; Metal a la Trivium - A more metal machine with a Floyd Rose type system; Jazz - Electric hollow body; Folk/Classical Guitar - Acoustic)
5. Do I want to get a guitar just to try it or am I so willing to play I can't stand it?
6. If your answer to 5 is that you're 'so willing to play', would you want to wait and save for a better, upgrade instrument to get a better grade to ease you initial playing?
...Just a few thoughts. No one can really recommend a guitar that will work for you, if you've never played, it can be hard to know what is good. My suggestion is, after knowing what 'kind' of guitar style you would be looking for (metal, blues or acoustic etc), start seperating out the price ranges they come in. While nowadays you can get lots of guitar for not a ton of money, you still want to make sure that you spend enough so that you get a guitar that you enjoy playing.
If the guitar doesn't play easy or well, you will never want to pick it up. You tend to find that you fight playing on a cheap guitar but when you start stepping up, it stops fight and start becoming and extension of you.
You don't have to buy a $2000 Les Paul and can get away with a fantastic guitar for maybe $500 or less.
1. What style do I play
2. [U]What's my budget?[/U]
3. [U]What's my budget?[/U] (duplicate intended...)
4. What are the type of guitars used by those who I want to play like?
(eg - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Strat syle; Metal a la Trivium - A more metal machine with a Floyd Rose type system; Jazz - Electric hollow body; Folk/Classical Guitar - Acoustic)
5. Do I want to get a guitar just to try it or am I so willing to play I can't stand it?
6. If your answer to 5 is that you're 'so willing to play', would you want to wait and save for a better, upgrade instrument to get a better grade to ease you initial playing?
...Just a few thoughts. No one can really recommend a guitar that will work for you, if you've never played, it can be hard to know what is good. My suggestion is, after knowing what 'kind' of guitar style you would be looking for (metal, blues or acoustic etc), start seperating out the price ranges they come in. While nowadays you can get lots of guitar for not a ton of money, you still want to make sure that you spend enough so that you get a guitar that you enjoy playing.
If the guitar doesn't play easy or well, you will never want to pick it up. You tend to find that you fight playing on a cheap guitar but when you start stepping up, it stops fight and start becoming and extension of you.
You don't have to buy a $2000 Les Paul and can get away with a fantastic guitar for maybe $500 or less.
# 2
Although my listening styles were hard rock and a bit of metal, when I got my first guitar, I chose an acoustic. I considered it more versatile, easier to drag to parties and the beach, and no electricity required. I would never go back and change that decision, even though I now play almost exclusively electric.
But, if you simply must be cranking out distortion and effects and working up to blistering lead solos, then an electric would be the better choice imo. :)
But, if you simply must be cranking out distortion and effects and working up to blistering lead solos, then an electric would be the better choice imo. :)
...so ever since then, I always hang on to the buckle.
# 3