What Kind Of Guitar Is The Best?

Question

I want to know which guitar is better Bass, Acoustic, 12 String
Electric Or Etc.

Answer 1

Depends on what you are doing and who you are. I play all of the above. I started on bass. Got an accoustic and learned how to play that. Then got an electric 6 string and learned some more. My first 12 string came after years of playing. I'd advise avoiding those until you know what you are doing. They are a pain to tune and playing a 12 string is a bit different. Very chord oriented and how you play the chords is a little different.

Bass is more right hand technique. Alot of people pick the bass thinking it'll be easier to play than the guitar. If you are just playing very simple bass lines it is a little. Bass and drums are the foundation of the whole sound. If the bass player is off it throws the whole band off. Instead of 6 strings you usually have 4 or 5 to do the same thing a guitarist is doing so to be a good bass player you have to do more with your right hand. It takes more finger strength to play bass than guitar also. Bass doesn't carry a melody as much, you are so dependent on the drums with many bass lines that they sound strange when played alone. Harder to have a good practice by yourself on bass. Bass players also write far fewer songs. There are exceptions, Led Zep and Iron Maiden are two groups where many of thier songs were written by the bass player. That is uncommon though. Most songs are written by the guitarist, singers write many and then occasionally drummers and bass players. Bass players tend to be out of the limelight a little so there's less pressure. In a live gig when the bass player messes up it is usually not noticed by anybody but musicians. Bass gear is easier to maintain. You change strings every 3-12 months usually. You normally have few if any pedals to worry about. Typically the bass player doesn't have as much say in the band and less is expected of the bass player in contributions such as finding gigs, PA gear and other common expenses.

Accoustic guitar is the instrament of choice for campfires, cookouts, camping and any other gig where portability is required. You can be a one man band with an accoustic if you can sing. All that is needed is you and a guitar. The music tends to be more chord oriented. The music softer and often the skill level is not as great. If you stick to covers there are millions of 3 chord tunes that sound great on an accoustic. Almost all music forms use an accoustic at times though rarely as a primary instrament. Occasional modern CW artists, Pop and Rock artists use the accoustic as thier main instrament. Days of the New get's amazing sounds out of accoustic guitars. Dave Mathews, Jewel, etc are others that use an accoustic primarily. A good accoustic is expensive. You are not going to get a stage worthy accoustic for under a grand unless you luck into something. Amps designed for accoustic guitars are expensive and have low sound output compared to thier electric bretheren. Accoustic guitars can be a little limited in thier sound. Playing one encourages open string usage and the chords tend to be limited by the physics of the guitar itself.

Electrics are the flashiest of all instraments. Especially if you play lead. Only the singer in a band usually gets more attention. Most band leaders are either the lead guitar or the singer. Electrics are easier to play but people expect more out of you when playing an electric. Those soft strums that are fine on an accoustic are anti-climatic when somebody picks up an electric. Lead or rythem the focus is on you when the vocalist is not singing. The guitar is the melody of the tune. The left hand technique on electric guitar is the most complex of any of the Rock/pop instraments. It requires more dexterity that other instraments. This tends to mean when you play a song you play it pretty much the same way every time. Not much room to improvise. If you do it's liable to throw everybody else off. Only the drummer has a more expensive outlay than electric guitarists. If you don't have at least one or two pedals you are not going to have much of a sound. Some guitarists can muddle through using an amp's built in sound but few sound good on more than one song. Many guitarists today have who racks of equiptment costing hundreds to thousands of dollars. The sound on guitar has to be right. A bass player can forget his amp and just play out of the PA usually. A guitarist has to lug all the gear around, the sound is so subtle that even minor changes can completely change the way you approach a tune. Usually that is a bad thing.

If you are just learning I suggest an inexpensive accoustic. You can practice all the styles above using it. Even 12 string by getting a chorus pedal and playing through an amp with the chorus maxed out on both amp and pedal. For beginners you are a couple years away from playing on stage anyway. If you never get serious about it that accoustic will last forever and you can play it just for youself. The volume is low enough that unless you are in an apt you can play the accoustic all the time. Electrics do have an advantage in apartments as you can play thorugh the headphones and get loud and raunchy without having to talk to the cops.

As a listener I am more concerned with what they do with the guitar than what kind of guitar it is. I've heard increadible stuff done on all kinds of instraments. Even some I normally don't care for.

Answer 2

That is a very vague question... it's like asking what kind of car is best! That would depend upon the guitar, style/type. I recently walked into a guitar store and noticed a simple wood, accoustic/classic for about $12,000.00... is it the "best"? I don't know. Perhaps you should rethink this, and ask a more specific question... something like: I am just beginning an interest in guitar playing. I would like to play accoustic, and my musical interest are of the classic (although accoustic) rock genre... what would be a good guitar to start out on... I have about XXX amount of money to spend, etc. Bear in mind that music stores (I had a friend who owned one) charge about three times what they pay, for guitars! There's a hell of a markup, so those cheapo kits at walmart may not be a bad idea... to begin with.

Answer 3

Bass

Answer 4

Les Paul electric

Answer 5

They are all good guitars.It's the brand that matters.I like Fender myself. Gibson is good too.

Answer 6

electric its less bulky it sounds better and it looks cooler than the other kinds

Answer 7

the one with all the strings attached

Answer 8

peavey raptor electric