Which guitar for singer-songwriter?

Question

I currently write songs and sing... but i want to accompany myself... i intend to go and teach myself some chords and start learning guitar... i don't want an electric, as it would be a pain.

i want to be mobile, in case I start busking locally.
What sort of guitar should i start using?

(i dont know what quality i am looking for, but i intend to record and perform, but im a total beginner. - 16 year old petite girl. I want a kinda versatile sound but i know nothing about the instrument!)
advice would be lovely! thnks

if it helps - i have a low budget to spend on it

i already play violin

Answer 1

Tanglewood make a very nice parlour guitar. It has electrics in it, has a small body and a slim neck and sounds great. I bought one for my wife (4' 10") . Steel strings, but better for busking. 2 pieces of advice. 1) ur fingers will hurt like h.ll at first, but they will harden up. 2) U can't have long, pretty nails on ur left hand & play guitar. Start off with 2/3 chords. A D E are good. When u can play them, try changing between them It takes time, but it will be worth it. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

I have been which means to pay attention to a couple extra Mountain Goats. Now I have. The chatter and drunken sing-alongside factor was once a little a lot from time to time for me, however I assume it is a laugh in individual. He has a few good crafted songs- with a well mixture of seriousness and humor. I additionally like that he was once speakme baseball in the course of the exhibit. Good stuff. I am a giant fan of Vic Chesnutt who commonly performs via himself, a guitar, and a casio and different occasions with an entire band. He's recorded and performed with a quantity of backing bands - the modern with Elf Power. Vic frequently has anyone cool starting up for him.- I was once uncovered to M. Ward and Andrew Bird that manner. One of my favourite solo acoustic indicates was once while I received to look Bob Mould play in an excessively intimate environment years in the past. The tiny bar eliminated the entire tables and chairs and each person sat in a semi-circle across the four-inch prime level. Bob could also be a talker, which was once wonderful.

Answer 3

the main thing you have to decide is whether you want a nylon (classical/spanish) or steel string (western) guitar. Generally pop/rock/folk is played on steel string guitars, but beginners usually play on nylon string guitars. If you want to buy a simple guitar to learn and know for sure you want to go through with it, I recommend buying a very simple nylon guitar (for about 75 dollars or so, no solid top or anything, just laminated), and later if you know for sure you will continue you can get a good (solid top or completely solid wood) steel string guitar to perform. When you buy that one get a guitar case, the other one you can keep in a guitar bag. It's always nice to have two guitars, and it is also nice to have a nylon string guitar even when you play well, to get a different sound or for when your hands are tired.

Answer 4

Any decent quality acoustic guitar will work, but I favor Seagull Folk S6+ Cedar. Its not very expensive and plays and sounds much better than its price tag. The only knock that I have is that the guitar's top is very easy to scratch, dent, etc. This isn't a guitar you throw in the back of the guitar and take to the beach.

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Answer 5

Don't waste money on anything but a solid top. The Washburn D10S is the best selling guitar in the world - $240.with a case. The Takamine G340SC is 280 -no case.
If you really have to have a smaller size - look at the Alvarez web-site. They make a "smaller than dreadnaught" size in most of their models.

Answer 6

Parlor-size guitars are making a comeback, but they could be expensive--$500 or $600. A dreadnought, the largest body guitar except for the Mariachi guitar, is probably too big for you. I suggest visiting a reputable music store, tell the guitar salesman your intentions, and let him guide you through making a selection.

In the end it will be an instrument that you feel comfortable playing--not any one else's.

Answer 7

acoustic