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Emily M
Hi
I'm a beginner to guitar and am not yet good at tuning it by ear. I would like to purchase a good quality electronic tuner for my acoustic guitar but am unsure which model/brand to go for.
I would be very appreciative of any recommendations!
Thank you :)
Answer
If you're playing acoustic, I recommend you use tuning forks or pitch pipes. It's really not very hard, and it will help develop your ear. If you can memorize those 6 pitches, you've got a great leg up on being a musician instead of just some schmoe that plays the guitar.
If you insist on being lazy, get the Boss TU-12. It's a bit pricey, but it's one of the best portable tuners on the market.
If you're playing acoustic, I recommend you use tuning forks or pitch pipes. It's really not very hard, and it will help develop your ear. If you can memorize those 6 pitches, you've got a great leg up on being a musician instead of just some schmoe that plays the guitar.
If you insist on being lazy, get the Boss TU-12. It's a bit pricey, but it's one of the best portable tuners on the market.
What type of guitar should I get?
Dusty DayD
I want to learn how to play the guitar and am planning on asking my mom for a guitar for Christmas/my birthday.
I want an acoustic guitar and am wondering what length I should get and if there is any type that is best for beginners.
Oh and I'm about 5'10 if height has anything to do with the length I should get.
Any comments, recommendations and suggestions would be much appreciated.
Answer
If you're 5'10, you need a full size guitar. Period. You certainly wonât be comfortable playing anything smaller, like a ¾ size.
There is no particular type that is best for beginners; there are different brands of varying quality and price, but without knowing how much you and your mom have budgeted to spend on a guitar its hard for me to advise you as to what brand to get.
There are 2 basic types of acoustic guitars. Nylon string guitars are meant to be strung with âyou guessed it â nylon strings. Nylon strings donât put a lot of âpullâ or tension on a guitar body or neck but they also donât put out a lot of volume, theyâre softer and mellower sounding. Guitars designed to use nylon strings are built of thinner, lighter wood with lighter bracing on the inside to make them as resonant and responsive as possible to work with the quieter strings. Steel string guitars put a lot more tension and âpullâ on a guitar body and neck, but they put out a lot more volume and a brighter sound. Guitars designed to use steel strings are built out of heavier wood with a truss rod inside the neck, and more and heavier bracing inside the body, to withstand the stress of the steel strings. Note that you CANNOT PUT STEEL STRINGS ON A NYLON STRING GUITAR â you will very quickly break the instrument if you do. Contrary to what The Jake said, it doesnât work to put nylon strings on a steel string guitar either â you wonât break the instrument if you do but the nylon strings donât have enough power to work with the heavier body of a steel string instrument â youâll get very little volume and the sound you do get will be crappy. The only reason some people mistakenly suggest putting nylons on a steel string guitar to start with is that the nylons are supposedly a little easier on your fingers when you first start playing. But no matter what kind of strings you have, the first few weeks of playing are going to hurt your fingertips until you develop callouses. If you get a steel string, just put light gauge steel strings on it to start and expect a little discomfort for a few weeks until your callouses develop.
The type of guitar you get â nylon string vs steel string â depends on what kind of music you want to play. If youâre interested in playing classical music, if Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening, or Muriel Anderson are your guitar heroes, youâll need a nylon string guitar. If you have no idea who those people are, you probably don't want a nylon string guitar. If you know you want to play folk, rock, country, or bluegrass, youâll want a steel string guitar to give you âthat soundâ.
Hope this helps.
If you're 5'10, you need a full size guitar. Period. You certainly wonât be comfortable playing anything smaller, like a ¾ size.
There is no particular type that is best for beginners; there are different brands of varying quality and price, but without knowing how much you and your mom have budgeted to spend on a guitar its hard for me to advise you as to what brand to get.
There are 2 basic types of acoustic guitars. Nylon string guitars are meant to be strung with âyou guessed it â nylon strings. Nylon strings donât put a lot of âpullâ or tension on a guitar body or neck but they also donât put out a lot of volume, theyâre softer and mellower sounding. Guitars designed to use nylon strings are built of thinner, lighter wood with lighter bracing on the inside to make them as resonant and responsive as possible to work with the quieter strings. Steel string guitars put a lot more tension and âpullâ on a guitar body and neck, but they put out a lot more volume and a brighter sound. Guitars designed to use steel strings are built out of heavier wood with a truss rod inside the neck, and more and heavier bracing inside the body, to withstand the stress of the steel strings. Note that you CANNOT PUT STEEL STRINGS ON A NYLON STRING GUITAR â you will very quickly break the instrument if you do. Contrary to what The Jake said, it doesnât work to put nylon strings on a steel string guitar either â you wonât break the instrument if you do but the nylon strings donât have enough power to work with the heavier body of a steel string instrument â youâll get very little volume and the sound you do get will be crappy. The only reason some people mistakenly suggest putting nylons on a steel string guitar to start with is that the nylons are supposedly a little easier on your fingers when you first start playing. But no matter what kind of strings you have, the first few weeks of playing are going to hurt your fingertips until you develop callouses. If you get a steel string, just put light gauge steel strings on it to start and expect a little discomfort for a few weeks until your callouses develop.
The type of guitar you get â nylon string vs steel string â depends on what kind of music you want to play. If youâre interested in playing classical music, if Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening, or Muriel Anderson are your guitar heroes, youâll need a nylon string guitar. If you have no idea who those people are, you probably don't want a nylon string guitar. If you know you want to play folk, rock, country, or bluegrass, youâll want a steel string guitar to give you âthat soundâ.
Hope this helps.
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