best new acoustic guitars
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it sounds like a stupid question, but i'm starting in like a week, acoustic guitar, but the teacher said i just need an acoustic guitar. nothing specific. i know NOTHING about guitars. so help please!!! and what are some good acoustic guitars for a beginer?? and whats the 6 string and 12 string difference beside the number of strings? i know i asked a lot of questions but i really have no idea. help!
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Alright, I really want to help you in your musical life. Whatever you do, do NOT get a 12, 7, or 8 string guitar, that's not even for advanced players, that's for people who want a whole new instrument. Only get a 6 string guitar. There are three types of 6 string guitars: acoustic, acoustic-electric, electric, hollow electric, semi-hollow electric. Don't even think of the hollows or electrics yet, only stick to acoustic for now. I highly recommend that you start with a full sized dreadnought acoustic-electric, with steel strings and a cutaway; and not nylon strings. An acoustic guitar is a 6 string guitar without any electronics at all, just a traditional steel string guitar. An acoustic-electric guitar is basically an acoustic guitar with the capabilities of connecting it to an amplifier or XLR inputs (You don't need to worry about the XLR inputs, you'll learn about it later.), and it also has a three-band EQ (EQ=equalizer, which includes bass, middle or mid, and treble and sometimes a phase button which sharpens your sound, all these redefine the sound of your guitar while it's connected to an amplifier. Now some also come with built in tuners with display lights to tune it which'll come in handy more times than you breathe because everytime you pick up your guitar, you'll need to tune it. If you combine all these features, you have a preamp and pickup. A preamp is all these gadgets combined basically. A pickup is something to give your guitar the power to connect to an amp.).
I know it's a lot to read, but I really want to help guitarists acheive their musical goals. These are all available at Guitar Center, but you can find them at other places too.
If you have the money for expensive guitars, here are some I recommend: Fender CD140SCE NAT acoustic-electric guitar $300 (Which I recommend the most out of EVERYTHING because I have experience with it, and has all of the features stated above, and I have experience with it, so I know what it's like, and best of all it's beginner friendly and great for all levels of guitarists. It's the best guitar for the lowest price.), Ovation CC24 NAT acoustic-electric guitar $350 (Which I recommend second, out of EVERYTHING because it has all of the features stated above, and more.), or the Ibanez AEG10E.
Now if you're on a really tight budget (since acoustic-electrics are usually $100 more just because it has some sort of electronics on it), you'd probably stick to acoustics only. I recommend the Ibanez IJV50 acoustic jampack $100 (which comes with the acoustic guitar, strap, gig case/bag, extra picks, extra strings, chromatic tuner, chord chart to help you learn, and other extra accessories. I think for a hundred bucks, that's the best deal you can get, knowing that it's a quality guitar.), or the Ibanez IJAE5 jumpstart acoustic-electric $200 (which comes with all of the jampack accessories, including wires and an amplifier, which for two hundred bucks is a real deal. The only problem is that at Guitar Center they either are out of stock or they don't sell it anymore, so if they don't have it, try somewhere else.) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that all of your guitars have cutaways, which you'll see on guitars that on the right side of the body of the guitar, it has a small cut to reach higher notes. I really hope I helped you.
What is the strip that lays over the sound hole of a acoustic guitar?
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I watch some videos and some acoustic guitars have a thin strip of wood (i imagine) that lays across the sound hole. What is it called and what does it do?
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I think what you're seeing is a sound pickup to plug the guitar into an amp. They make these to retrofit to acoustic guitars so they can plug them in and get a better, more consistent sound than they could get by just putting a microphone in front of the guitar.
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