Kelley G
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As a beginner, I would recommend just going with the acoustic.
An acoustic guitar will have a good tone quality, but the electric , well they all sound alike.
Yamaha makes a good acoustic and when you pick your guitar, no matter what make it is, be sure to check the fingerboard and see how it frets. If you have to press down real hard to fret a cord, it is harder to play and your callouses will be real tough.
You can always purchase an electric clamp on pickup after you decide to stay with it. With an electric, you also must also consider you will need an amplifier.
If you go to a guitar store, ask the salesman to allow you to try different ones and see how you like the tone.
Happy picking to you,
Darryl S.
As a beginner, I would recommend just going with the acoustic.
An acoustic guitar will have a good tone quality, but the electric , well they all sound alike.
Yamaha makes a good acoustic and when you pick your guitar, no matter what make it is, be sure to check the fingerboard and see how it frets. If you have to press down real hard to fret a cord, it is harder to play and your callouses will be real tough.
You can always purchase an electric clamp on pickup after you decide to stay with it. With an electric, you also must also consider you will need an amplifier.
If you go to a guitar store, ask the salesman to allow you to try different ones and see how you like the tone.
Happy picking to you,
Darryl S.
Acoustic vs Electric Guitar for beginners?
MsTisay
I would like to learn how to play a guitar, which should I get? I have absolutely zero background in music. Any guitar bundle recommendations(something affordable)?
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learn on ELECTRIC there's no doubt about it!
you always hear that you need to learn on an acoustic guitar aye? i think that's completely wrong! yes the strings are so much harder to push down, so when you switch to electric it'll be easier but... learning on electric is so much easier! i'll give you an example.
meet josh. he's 10 years old. he has a dream of becoming a rock star some day. he tells his parents. they buy him an acoustic guitar for his b-day. they had heard that you need to learn on an acoustic guitar to be good. at first josh is so excited. a guitar! he starts to play on it. at first he's a little disappointed. he doesn't sound anything like green day etc. he gets a few lessons. he learns boulevard of broken dreams by green day. he practices for hours on his nylon string acoustic. it sounds nothing like the original song. he thinks its his fault, that he's just too bad at guitar. he gets put off playing guitar. he stops going to his lessons.he never plays guitar again.
now meet john. he's the same but his parents buy him a cheap $50 squire electric guitar and a $100 amp. he rocks out on it for 3 hours flat. he thinks its so fun. he gets lessons and learns boulevard of broken dreams by green day. he puts the distortion on his amp, turns it up to full and plays it! he loves it! he thinks its so good! 15 years later he's playing on a stage with a rock band, the crowd is cheering and his dream comes true.
now to answer your question you can learn on an acoustic and switch to electric and bass no probs but i'd recommend the opposite. i learnt on electric guitar for the first few years, then got an acoustic to go busking 4-5 years later. my teacher made me love my instrument so i succeeded. anyway first $50 electric & $100 amp, $3-400 electric, $200 acoustic, $400 amp and get better as you go on. (add bass in there somewhere. it's not always the best thing to be a bassist in a band people always forget you!)
learn on ELECTRIC there's no doubt about it!
you always hear that you need to learn on an acoustic guitar aye? i think that's completely wrong! yes the strings are so much harder to push down, so when you switch to electric it'll be easier but... learning on electric is so much easier! i'll give you an example.
meet josh. he's 10 years old. he has a dream of becoming a rock star some day. he tells his parents. they buy him an acoustic guitar for his b-day. they had heard that you need to learn on an acoustic guitar to be good. at first josh is so excited. a guitar! he starts to play on it. at first he's a little disappointed. he doesn't sound anything like green day etc. he gets a few lessons. he learns boulevard of broken dreams by green day. he practices for hours on his nylon string acoustic. it sounds nothing like the original song. he thinks its his fault, that he's just too bad at guitar. he gets put off playing guitar. he stops going to his lessons.he never plays guitar again.
now meet john. he's the same but his parents buy him a cheap $50 squire electric guitar and a $100 amp. he rocks out on it for 3 hours flat. he thinks its so fun. he gets lessons and learns boulevard of broken dreams by green day. he puts the distortion on his amp, turns it up to full and plays it! he loves it! he thinks its so good! 15 years later he's playing on a stage with a rock band, the crowd is cheering and his dream comes true.
now to answer your question you can learn on an acoustic and switch to electric and bass no probs but i'd recommend the opposite. i learnt on electric guitar for the first few years, then got an acoustic to go busking 4-5 years later. my teacher made me love my instrument so i succeeded. anyway first $50 electric & $100 amp, $3-400 electric, $200 acoustic, $400 amp and get better as you go on. (add bass in there somewhere. it's not always the best thing to be a bassist in a band people always forget you!)
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