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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Find Out Basic Facts in Buying a Guitar

By Wendy Racklave

With such a wide variety of guitars, styles, brands, models, where does one begin the process of deciding which one is the best one to buy? The list of manufacturers alone can be daunting. Is hand made better than mechanical made. Some say hand made is the best.

There are a number of factors that can eliminate many of the choices, but ultimately it all comes down to personal preference. The type of music you like to listen to, which is most likely what you'll like to play, or want to learn to play, plays a big part.

There are varied opinions of which style of guitar is best suited for which type of music, as well as which name brand is the better type of guitar. Like most things if you look long enough you'll find what you want to hear. Ultimately though, it comes down to personal preference.

Choosing to play or learn bass guitar or steel guitar drastically reduces the number of guitars you have to choose from. If this is the style of guitar you want to play, then you need only be concerned with brand and model.

The acoustic-electric is a unique guitar. It is unique in the sense that it allows you to play both electric or acoustic on the same guitar. The switch is as simple as plugging in or unplugging the patch chord. An acoustic-electric, just as the name sounds, is an acoustic guitar with a built-in electric pick-up. There are also a wide range of manufacturers, models and price range in acoustic-electric guitars.

How much do you know about the artists you listen to? Do you know what style and brand of guitar they play? If you want to reproduce sounds similar to theirs, you may do best to have the same type of guitar as they do. It's hard to get the same sound from two entirely different types of guitars.

Most music shops though are pretty good about showing you the different guitars, and letting you see how they feel, and hear what they sound like. For beginners, unless you're certain you want an electric guitar, the acoustic-electric makes an excellent beginner guitar. - 18758

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