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Guest Author – Plucking Joe

Your fed up of playing guitar hero and you’ve got the balls to learn real guitar -well done. So what do you need to know before buying your first guitar? Here’s some tips to give the beginners an idea of what they need to look for in a guitar.

• What kind of guitar do you want to buy? The myth used to be that you had to buy an acoustic before you could progress to electric. Thats completely untrue, as if you want to play electric guitar you should go and get one. You will benefit most from starting on the type of guitar you want to want in the first place. Its the same with giving someone who wants to play acoustic guitar an electric- its not a great idea. Although you will still be playing guitar, to start on the instrument you want will be alot better, due to hand positioning and posture.
• What guitar is the right one for you? So you’ve decided you want an electric, but what suits you and the style you want to play? There is not much point in buying a Dean Razorback guitar, thats built for playing metal if your into playing jazz. The tone of a guitar will vary from guitar brands depening on the pick ups and the wood used to make them. While single coil pickups will give you a ‘brighter’ tone, humbuckers will give off a more bassier tone. Starting off on one of the cheaper models, such as a Squier or a Yamaha brand guitar which are good solid beginners guitars are good.
• Play the guitar before buying it. You’ll have a much better if the guitar is suited to you if you go back to play it afew times. While going into a guitar shop in front of other players can be daunting, they’ll know that we are all beginners at some point. If your buying the guitar for someone and want it to be a suprise, try to find out what type of guitar they’d like and ask the shop for recommendations. A guitar you enjoy play will encourage you to no end, while one that you dont enjoy will only take the fun out of it.

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