What is the difference between a learning acoustic guitar and a professional one?

Question

I just want to know because i want to buy a learners guitar for less than $30 (Their usually around $20-$50). Do they differ in sound or how long they last or what? I want to make sure before i buy it.

Answer 1

all I found out was about the Acoustic guitar, I have no clue about the professional one! But check the web site out.


Acoustic guitars:

An acoustic guitar is not dependent on any external device for amplification. The shape and resonance of the guitar body creates acoustic amplification. However, the unamplified guitar is not a loud instrument. It cannot compete with other instruments commonly found in bands and orchestras, in terms of sheer audible volume. Many acoustic guitars are available today feature a variety of pickups and in some cases more than one type installed, making it posssible for the player to customize his sound, including built-in, active electronics which is then amplified either through an amplifier or directly into the sound system.

Answer 2

A $30 dollar guitar is a rip off, That's a guitar you buy when you plan on smashing it on stage. Johnson makes a really good learners guitar that has nice tone and really good action( which means how easy or hard it is to push down the strings) and they are only $150. That's about as cheap as it gets if you want something worth playing. A $30 guitar will only hurt your fingers and sound awful.

Answer 3

There is no such thing as a learning guitar. a guitar that cost $20 - $50 is an inexpensive guitar. You can learn on either a cheep or expensive instrument. My first guitar was made of plastic and was purchased in the music section of a discount department store for the tidy sum of $9.99. I played on that guitar for 3 years before I was able to afford a better guitar. George Van Eps, one of the greatest guitarist of the last century (you can look him up on-line) said, "always practice on the best guitar you can afford."

Answer 4

If the guitar is only $30 it is not going to sound good. It may be good enough to learn on. But to buy a guitar that sounds good and is presentable in public you should end up spending $300 and up.

Answer 5

A classical guitar has nylon strings. Non-classical guitars usually have steel strings. The main thing to look for is a sound that you like. Which brand to buy is just a matter of personal preference and how much you can spend.

Answer 6

it's more like the fine tuned details. a learner guitar is pretty general, but a professional one is of higher quality and caliber. it will sound better, and most likey last longer as well. i would start off with a leaner's one anyway because if you bust it while trying to learn it won't be as expensive.

Answer 7

A few hundred dollars! Seriously, professional guitars are built to higher standards, using better-quality materials and higher precision. The best ones are handmade. All of these things add to the sound quality, the playability, and the price.

Answer 8

You get what you pay for. Somthing that cheap is probably going to be very hard to play- thus very hard to learn on, and no the sound quality will not be as good either.

Answer 9

This guitar (link below) can be purchased for less than $300 and is super quality. I have one and enjoy it very much. It sounds really, really good.

http://www.johnsongtr.com/Carolina-Series-I.1018.0.html