Buying your first guitar

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If you are new to guitar playing and considering buying a guitar, there are some important features to know about and to look for. This article will provide you with some essential information for making a wise guitar purchase. Take your time to read through this. It will really help you to understand and appreciate the crucial points so as to minimize errors and regrets when selecting to buy your first guitar. Be excited.

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P R E A M B L E

Buying your first guitar or buying the first guitar for your child is not always an easy thing and can be an emotional ordeal, especially when you are unprepared for what you are looking for. Quite often many find themselves at the mercy of a salesperson at a guitar store.

Everyone will have a different set of criteria when it comes to choosing a good first guitar. Chances are that you may not be able to satisfy all of them at once. It pays just to have a little patience and look around as much as you can to avoid any regret later that you have bought a wrong guitar.

This is why it’s important to do a bit of thinking and investigating before even setting foot inside a music shop.

For those below 10-years old or have relatively small hands, consider getting a smaller than standard instrument most suited for you. Since all major guitar makers do produce different sized guitars you shouldn’t have any trouble finding one.

Again, as children are quite obviously smaller than adults and will generally get bigger as they grow older. A guitar that fits them at seven will be far too small to play when they’re eighteen.

Before proceeding, you may want to watch a brief video on how an Acoustic guitar is made for a better perspective.

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M A K I N G – O F – A N – A C O U S T I C – G U I T A R
(Courtesy by Godin Guitars)

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A C O U S T I C – OR – E L E C T R I C ?

This choice is largely determined by the type of music you want to play. You have to identify and decide on the type of music that you are most interested in playing.

First ask yourself these. What do the musicians you usually listen to play? Is that what you want to sound like? Pricing is not that much different between the two when you consider just the guitar. However, an electric guitar typically requires many more accessories (more on that) which can rack up the price.

Or you may want something that does both.

Surely any song can be played on either style of guitar, but it is smart to think about what you will be playing more of before choosing.

Then perhaps the next thing you need to consider is your financial situation. Like all things, guitars cost money, sometimes a lot of money. If price is an important issue, you’re going to have to weigh several factors.

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A C O U S T I C  –  G U I T A R

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