2006-11-14 07:22:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
i'm beginner level and i've been learning on an electric, but i'm gonna get an acoustic and i'd like some advice
2006-11-14 07:25:26 · update #1
under $500
seagull, cort, takamine
under $1000
breedlove atlas, guild, martin
2006-11-14 07:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the neck is comfortable for you. (That'd be my FIRST priority) It's amazing how much variation there is sometimes from guitar to guitar. Since you mentioned you've been learning on an electric and want to buy an acoustic, be prepared for some aching fingertips no matter WHAT acoustic you get, they require a lot more finger pressure to voice the chords properly (as compared to electrics).
That is, if you end up with really sore fingers, that's normal, it's not anything wrong with the acoustic guitar you end up getting. Your calluses will develop soon enough and put a stop to that.
You may also want to consider an electric acoustic, especially if you know you'll be needing some volume on occasion.
Also, if you're going to be doing a lot of your learning on this guitar, it's that much more important that the neck "fits" your hand so your hand memorizes proper chord configurations.
When trying out an acoustic go through every string and every fret, make sure every note can be sounded cleanly (a tiny bit of warping or an intonation problem will make a particular note or fret buzz no matter how you try to play it).
And don't buy an acoustic on the first trip to the store. Make a note of a few of the top contenders, then search for them online for more information (both official websites and independent reviews etc). THEN come back and zero in on those contenders.
Don't be toooooo swayed by looks. Often the more ordinary looking guitars are the ones that actually give the warmest sound.
By the way, that's often true of people, too!
2006-11-14 08:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by joseph_strummer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ill be glad to help but don't get a first act guitar or anything! like that!
always go to professinals and it depends on the guitar
I only know electric so here are the guitars
-Les Paul's- great sounding guitar but heavy and expensive (cheapest is like 700$
Stratocaster- great guitar i would suggest this kind becuase there pretty cheap and common
Telecast-Good guitar for blues and classic rock if ur gonna play any Rolling Stones songs past 1970 get this and do open G string but only after u get better
HallowBody- very light and easy to work with another good one thats common and nice looking also proce might vary
so i would get a stratocaster or a hallowbody and the kind doesnt matter u should choose that good luck
2006-11-14 07:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO, you do no longer easily prefer an "electro-acoustic" to start up with. A user-friendly acoustic guitar with out the "electro" pickups would be advantageous. "Electro-acoustics" can the two be performed acoustically (unamplified) or via plugging it into an amplifier to enhance it for point use, yet their unamplified acoustic sound isn't as good as a ordinary acoustic guitar. it particularly is going to be a protracted time earlier you're good adequate to plug it in and play on point, so the pickups should not be lots use to you. And for the quantity of money you prefer to spend, the pickups you get should not be that good sounding the two. For a hundred to one hundred twenty pounds, you ought to be waiting to get a useful-sounding beginner acoustic guitar to learn on. in a protracted time, once you have discovered to play some and have a better theory of what form of track you ought to make, you are able to improve to a better guitar.
2016-10-03 23:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine is an acoustic Jasmine by Takamine.
I love it I've had it for 6 years now and the sound is great, and the nicest thing is that it wasn't expensive, I paid $150 for it brand new.
2006-11-14 07:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for a beginner a really nice package is this one:
http://guitarsearcher.stores.yahoo.net/johparguitpl.html
it has a little smaller body and comes with a lot of accessories you will end up buying anyhow.
2006-11-15 11:01:04 · answer #6 · answered by cb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter.
Use the one that feels more comfortable !
P.S. I'll be lookin forward to the free tickets at your next concert !
2006-11-14 07:30:22 · answer #7 · answered by Frank N. S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dan electro, i ahve never had a better sound quailty and never been able to rock harder!
2006-11-14 07:25:29 · answer #8 · answered by Jon C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋