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I was wondering if a fender DG-60 acoustic guitar is a good beginner guitar? Or do you have any other suggestions? I only have $200 dollars.And if you have any tips on what i need to know before i buy it that will be really helpful thx. This is going to be my very first guitar so i have no idea of what i need to know
Answer
There are many good quality guitars that you can get for around $200 bucks (Sam Ash is always advertising great deals!).
I don't know anything about that Fender model. My first guitar was a Washburn and I paid a little over 200 bucks for it in 2004. The main thing is get the best guitar you can afford (even if that means sacrificing a few dinners out or movies or whatever). If you go too cheap, your guitar will go out of tune quickly or the "action" may be too high or the quality may be too poor, all of which may cause you to lose your motivation to practice. My Washburn (like many guitars in the $200 - $300 price range) is a mass produced-made in China guitar but the quality is very impressive for a mass-produced guitar.
Just make sure when you buy your guitar, to play/strum a few guitars in the model you decide to buy. You just may find that a Takamine or an Epiphone feels better in your hands than a Fender does. You won't know until you've tried a few different models. Play a few, go home and think about it. The guitar you want will "speak to you". You'll know.
Don't go too crazy. If you stick with the guitar, I guarantee you this won't be the last guitar you'll buy! It's very exciting to get your first guitar. I hope this becomes the beginning of a very long love affair.
Good luck and happy practicing!!!
There are many good quality guitars that you can get for around $200 bucks (Sam Ash is always advertising great deals!).
I don't know anything about that Fender model. My first guitar was a Washburn and I paid a little over 200 bucks for it in 2004. The main thing is get the best guitar you can afford (even if that means sacrificing a few dinners out or movies or whatever). If you go too cheap, your guitar will go out of tune quickly or the "action" may be too high or the quality may be too poor, all of which may cause you to lose your motivation to practice. My Washburn (like many guitars in the $200 - $300 price range) is a mass produced-made in China guitar but the quality is very impressive for a mass-produced guitar.
Just make sure when you buy your guitar, to play/strum a few guitars in the model you decide to buy. You just may find that a Takamine or an Epiphone feels better in your hands than a Fender does. You won't know until you've tried a few different models. Play a few, go home and think about it. The guitar you want will "speak to you". You'll know.
Don't go too crazy. If you stick with the guitar, I guarantee you this won't be the last guitar you'll buy! It's very exciting to get your first guitar. I hope this becomes the beginning of a very long love affair.
Good luck and happy practicing!!!
Tips for learning to play acoustic guitar?
Dawn
I would like to learn how to play the acoustic guitar, but reading music is so complicated. Are there any tips to learn how to play the guitar at a slow (but suceeding) pace, and the best way to learn how to read music from books?
Answer
1. Find a qualified guitar instructor and buy a beginner's guitar chord book having basic music theory.
2. Have your instructor show the good habits to form in building chords and playing them, how to string a guitar, how to take care of your instrument, and how to tune it.
3. As you learn and practice forming various chords ask your instructor to teach you the basics of music theory.
4. As you progress, ask the instructor to help you in:
a. Chord progression
b. Key transposition
c. How to determine the key signatures in music.
d. Writing basic music notation.
e. Playing rhythm as he plays melodies and vice versa.
f. Learning the Chromatic Scale with chords and notes.
5. Practice rhythm and strumming techniques--both striking the fundamental bass tone and strumming down and then back up. Practice fingerstyle methods of right picking different strings in chord backup.
6. Keep your instrument clean and in good shape. Treat it better than you would your own body. Keep your hands clean and dry while playing. That cuts back on oily residues.
7. Watch other guitarists and their technique or style. Copy their methods up to the point of forming your own style.
And finally, your fingertips will hurt terribly until you can build the calluses on them. Until then, you must endure hours of practice. If you don't have the motivation and strong will to work past the problem of sore fingertips you will never be a guitarist
1. Find a qualified guitar instructor and buy a beginner's guitar chord book having basic music theory.
2. Have your instructor show the good habits to form in building chords and playing them, how to string a guitar, how to take care of your instrument, and how to tune it.
3. As you learn and practice forming various chords ask your instructor to teach you the basics of music theory.
4. As you progress, ask the instructor to help you in:
a. Chord progression
b. Key transposition
c. How to determine the key signatures in music.
d. Writing basic music notation.
e. Playing rhythm as he plays melodies and vice versa.
f. Learning the Chromatic Scale with chords and notes.
5. Practice rhythm and strumming techniques--both striking the fundamental bass tone and strumming down and then back up. Practice fingerstyle methods of right picking different strings in chord backup.
6. Keep your instrument clean and in good shape. Treat it better than you would your own body. Keep your hands clean and dry while playing. That cuts back on oily residues.
7. Watch other guitarists and their technique or style. Copy their methods up to the point of forming your own style.
And finally, your fingertips will hurt terribly until you can build the calluses on them. Until then, you must endure hours of practice. If you don't have the motivation and strong will to work past the problem of sore fingertips you will never be a guitarist
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