I have never picked up a guitar, but want to learn. I bought this one from ebay because I didn't want to spend a lot of money up front. Is this a decent guitar to learn on?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250137347162
2007-07-06 04:37:58 · 6 answers · asked by Kelly H 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Probably not it is a child's guitar. They don't tune well and don't play well at all. They aren't a good instrument to learn on. Sorry , but I wouldn't let my students learn on it. They won't stay tuned if you can get it to tune even when you change the strings. YOU get what you pay for.
2007-07-06 04:50:30 · answer #1 · answered by Wow!guitar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is that a classical guitar, I can't tell ! I aways tell people on this site not to buy a guitar unless you can test the feel of it, the way it sounds and the action it has. Am I reading that price correctly, did it cost a penny ? The shipping cost have to be included in this. Oh well it's too late now, so make the best of it. It may be all right if your just learning, I just hope it doesn't sound bad, or that the action is so bad that you can't press down the strings. You didn't say what style of playing your interested in. Folk, finger style, classical or just strumming. If it's not playable take it to a music store and see if they can do anything with it, a luthier would cost too much !!!!! Good luck.
2007-07-06 09:28:39 · answer #2 · answered by chessmaster1018 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's honestly not a good guitar to learn on. The guitar won't stay in tune, and everything that you learn to play on that guitar will be harder when you go to a full sized guitar. The length of the string (called scale length) is much shorter than standard. Because of this the strings that you have to use to keep the guitar at standard pitch will be very heavy and thus hard to press down.
But, hey! At least you didn't spend much money.
2007-07-06 13:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by ii7-V7 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pictured gig-bag--the container for the guitar--is probably the best of the package you've won. The guitar itself looks, to me, a very poor substitute for an instrument that you want to learn to play.
The size of the guitar might be right for you, but the width of the neck appears quite wide as a classical guitar would be. If it were me, I'd hang it on a wall for decoration and go to a reputable music store and invest in a guitar that is worth every penny it costs.
2007-07-06 09:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, not necessarily lol.
Brand name starter packs are the way to go. You can get a Squier, Ibanez, Epiphone, or many other brand starter packs for under $250 or so and it will do you right for the time being. That guitar you got really looks like it's made of cardboard. Not only are you not going to be used to the proper amount of tension on a guitar but the crappy sound will drive you nuts when you develop your ear more.
If you're looking for a short scale, go to a guitar store (like guitar center) because many carry a line of short scale guitars in both acoustic and electric
2007-07-06 23:15:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best guitar to learn on is the one you have.
You'll probably want to get something better later, but it's most important that you start somewhere.
2007-07-06 04:46:23 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff the drummer 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋