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Brandie
I am a beginner as far as playing the acoustic guitar-I've only borrowed from friends and played a little that way, and I have also played the ukulele a little bit, but I would like to actually like to start learning to play the guitar, I like the idea of the Little Martin, because I am a smaller person and sometimes the bigger guitars I've used have been overwhelming. Is this a good guitar to start with? Does it feel like you are actually playing guitar or does it feel like you are playing a kids guitar? If you do not like the little martin, what other acoustic guitars would you recommend? Thanks!
Those of you saying it is not a good guitar to learn on, please give reasons as to why, Also, as I said in my question, I have used full size guitars that belonged to my friends to mess around with chords and tabs, they were a tad overwhelming and uncomfortable. I could still play around with it, but I thought maybe a smaller would be more comfortable.
Answer
No, not at all. Just because Ed Sheeran plays one doesn't make it a good guitar. I like the idea of a smaller body but you're better off with a full size guitar with a smaller body, like a grand concert or auditorium size. The low end Martins aren't even made in USA anymore.
I like Martins and own two of them (OM-45 and M-38) but the little ones aren't the best for a beginner.
Edited to add:
>> I have used full size guitars that belonged to my friends to mess around with chords and tabs, they were a tad overwhelming and uncomfortable.<<
Most likely your friends had dreadnoughts, which are full size with a large body. There are other full size guitars that have a smaller body. It's confusing, but "full size" refers not to the size of the body but to the scale length. A full size guitar has a scale length of 24 1/2" to 25 1/2", where scale length is the distance from the nut to the saddle, that is, the length of the part of the strings that vibrates.
So these guitars, called parlor guitars, have a small body but are still full size:
http://www.goodallguitars.com/parlor.htm
So are these grand concert size:
http://www.goodallguitars.com/grandconcert.htm
And again, it's because regardless of their smaller bodies they have a full size scale length. The Little Martin, however, does not have a full size scale length. While Ed Sheeran seems to do okay with it, most people are better off with a full size guitar and a smaller body size.
Hope that clears things up.
No, not at all. Just because Ed Sheeran plays one doesn't make it a good guitar. I like the idea of a smaller body but you're better off with a full size guitar with a smaller body, like a grand concert or auditorium size. The low end Martins aren't even made in USA anymore.
I like Martins and own two of them (OM-45 and M-38) but the little ones aren't the best for a beginner.
Edited to add:
>> I have used full size guitars that belonged to my friends to mess around with chords and tabs, they were a tad overwhelming and uncomfortable.<<
Most likely your friends had dreadnoughts, which are full size with a large body. There are other full size guitars that have a smaller body. It's confusing, but "full size" refers not to the size of the body but to the scale length. A full size guitar has a scale length of 24 1/2" to 25 1/2", where scale length is the distance from the nut to the saddle, that is, the length of the part of the strings that vibrates.
So these guitars, called parlor guitars, have a small body but are still full size:
http://www.goodallguitars.com/parlor.htm
So are these grand concert size:
http://www.goodallguitars.com/grandconcert.htm
And again, it's because regardless of their smaller bodies they have a full size scale length. The Little Martin, however, does not have a full size scale length. While Ed Sheeran seems to do okay with it, most people are better off with a full size guitar and a smaller body size.
Hope that clears things up.
How to learn to play electric guitar better?
DW from FL
My 27 year old son just bought his first electric guitar, he's had acoustic guitars before. He lives out in a rural area and doesn't know anyone to teach him or practice with. How can he connect with other people with the same interest? Or is there instructional videos or CD's?
Answer
Hello there,
Connect? Well, given his situation, he is not likely to physically connect with other players. So, he should consider on-line types of connections. One thing I can suggest is that he joins some of the on-line forums. There are many guitar specific forums and discussion boards. In all of those I belong to, less experienced players seeking advice are always welcome. Reading their questions and seeing their thoughts about things, helps old geezers like me keep in touch with younger players.
Here are some of my favorite forums
Surf Guitar 101.
http://surfguitar101.com/
Fender Guitar forum Strat-Talk
http://www.strat-talk.com/
Ultimate Guitar forum
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/indâ¦
Telecaster.com forum
http://www.tdpri.com/
Line 6 Community
http://line6.com/support/index.jspa
As you can probably guess from those forums, I am an old time surf guitar player and play mostly Fender guitars and amps. There are forums for about every conceivable niche of music. Just do a Google search for a forum in the type of music or guitar that interests him the most. Most of the forums do not require you to be a member to read the messages there, just to post messages. So, he can browse around the forum to see if it is on interest to him. You get to know guys there that you will never be able to physically meet. Sometimes, you wish you could meet up with them. A lot a great guys there.
Instructional materials? Frankly there is no substitute for lessons from a teaching pro. But not everyone has access to one. As a kid, I did not. There was no one around where I grew up who taught rock guitar (rural Indiana in the 1950s). I learned by any way I could. Listened to songs. If I could find a book about the guitar I got it. I played with anyone I could. Older kids who play (who also had never had lessons) would give me tips and show me how to do various techniques. I figure those guys unwittingly taught me every bad habit and improper technique they knew. Took me years to get straightened out. Today there are a lot of decent resources on-line.
Here is a link to the 1st in a series of 12 video lessons. These are targeted at absolute beginners and cover the basics of the electric guitar pretty well. Good place to start. Gets him a foundation in the basics. He can ignore the part in the video where that guy says he will send out the lessons. They are all on Youtube now. He used to email them to you individually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhxIV0I5â¦
Download this chord chart to your computer. It is a handy way to look up how to play any chord.
http://www.tabguitarlessons.com/downloadâ¦
He needs to learn to read tabs. Tabs is a shorthand method of writing guitar music and is commonly used these days. Fortunately it is quick and easy to learn. Here is an article explaining tabs.
http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/lessons/â¦
When he wants to learn some particular song, do a Google search for the song title and the word tabs. That will give you the sites that have the tabs for that song. Then go to Youtube and do a search there using the title of the song and the word lesson or the words how to play. There are a lot of good instructional videos there. (and a lot of worthless ones because they do not really teach anything).
Also for new techniques he wants to learn, search at Youtube. For example say he wants to learn to sweep pick for playing metal. You will find a video like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aj2wx9PYâ¦
Also there are some good videos from know guitar players there. Joe Satriani has a lot of great videos and he is a great teacher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDyI5b3Fâ¦
Paul Gilbert, Michael Angelo Batio and Yngwie Malsteen have videos there also (as examples).
One other piece of advice is get a decent amp and speaker. I do not like the small practice amps (10 to 20 watts of power and a 6 or 8 inch speaker). The speaker in those make you sound thin and tinny. They do not have enough power to handle gain and distortion so they run out of head room. Any 1x12 combo amp is a good beginner amp. If you buy a used one, a used 1x12 combo sells for about the price of a new small practice amp. The 12 inch speaker will give a richer fuller tone. An amp with built in effects is a good idea for beginners because it saves the cost of buying effects pedals. A good beginner amp is the Fender Mustang II 40 watt 1x12 combo digital modeling amp. It is very versatile.
Later,
Hello there,
Connect? Well, given his situation, he is not likely to physically connect with other players. So, he should consider on-line types of connections. One thing I can suggest is that he joins some of the on-line forums. There are many guitar specific forums and discussion boards. In all of those I belong to, less experienced players seeking advice are always welcome. Reading their questions and seeing their thoughts about things, helps old geezers like me keep in touch with younger players.
Here are some of my favorite forums
Surf Guitar 101.
http://surfguitar101.com/
Fender Guitar forum Strat-Talk
http://www.strat-talk.com/
Ultimate Guitar forum
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/indâ¦
Telecaster.com forum
http://www.tdpri.com/
Line 6 Community
http://line6.com/support/index.jspa
As you can probably guess from those forums, I am an old time surf guitar player and play mostly Fender guitars and amps. There are forums for about every conceivable niche of music. Just do a Google search for a forum in the type of music or guitar that interests him the most. Most of the forums do not require you to be a member to read the messages there, just to post messages. So, he can browse around the forum to see if it is on interest to him. You get to know guys there that you will never be able to physically meet. Sometimes, you wish you could meet up with them. A lot a great guys there.
Instructional materials? Frankly there is no substitute for lessons from a teaching pro. But not everyone has access to one. As a kid, I did not. There was no one around where I grew up who taught rock guitar (rural Indiana in the 1950s). I learned by any way I could. Listened to songs. If I could find a book about the guitar I got it. I played with anyone I could. Older kids who play (who also had never had lessons) would give me tips and show me how to do various techniques. I figure those guys unwittingly taught me every bad habit and improper technique they knew. Took me years to get straightened out. Today there are a lot of decent resources on-line.
Here is a link to the 1st in a series of 12 video lessons. These are targeted at absolute beginners and cover the basics of the electric guitar pretty well. Good place to start. Gets him a foundation in the basics. He can ignore the part in the video where that guy says he will send out the lessons. They are all on Youtube now. He used to email them to you individually.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhxIV0I5â¦
Download this chord chart to your computer. It is a handy way to look up how to play any chord.
http://www.tabguitarlessons.com/downloadâ¦
He needs to learn to read tabs. Tabs is a shorthand method of writing guitar music and is commonly used these days. Fortunately it is quick and easy to learn. Here is an article explaining tabs.
http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/lessons/â¦
When he wants to learn some particular song, do a Google search for the song title and the word tabs. That will give you the sites that have the tabs for that song. Then go to Youtube and do a search there using the title of the song and the word lesson or the words how to play. There are a lot of good instructional videos there. (and a lot of worthless ones because they do not really teach anything).
Also for new techniques he wants to learn, search at Youtube. For example say he wants to learn to sweep pick for playing metal. You will find a video like this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Aj2wx9PYâ¦
Also there are some good videos from know guitar players there. Joe Satriani has a lot of great videos and he is a great teacher.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNDyI5b3Fâ¦
Paul Gilbert, Michael Angelo Batio and Yngwie Malsteen have videos there also (as examples).
One other piece of advice is get a decent amp and speaker. I do not like the small practice amps (10 to 20 watts of power and a 6 or 8 inch speaker). The speaker in those make you sound thin and tinny. They do not have enough power to handle gain and distortion so they run out of head room. Any 1x12 combo amp is a good beginner amp. If you buy a used one, a used 1x12 combo sells for about the price of a new small practice amp. The 12 inch speaker will give a richer fuller tone. An amp with built in effects is a good idea for beginners because it saves the cost of buying effects pedals. A good beginner amp is the Fender Mustang II 40 watt 1x12 combo digital modeling amp. It is very versatile.
Later,
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