Acoustic Beginner Guitar – What You Need As A Newbie

Here are a few words of advice for young people looking to get their first acoustic beginner guitar. Although your money may be tight, you want to try to get the very best guitar your money can buy. The value of an easier-to-play, high quality instrument will be clearly seen in both its tone and its responsiveness to the touch.

Two beginner acoustic guitars that stand neck and headstock above the rest in the high end beginner guitar category are the Seagull S6 and the Washburn D10S. You can get a Seagull S6 for under $500. It plays well enough to take a novice guitar player well into advanced technique. The Washburn D10S retails under $500 too. This instrument was rated as number 1 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine in a review of guitars under $500 mark. While both guitars represent a significant investment for the beginner, it is a wise investment if you plan to stick with guitar playing. They are both very playable instruments of a quality that is capable of keeping pace with the new players ability as it grows for many years.

The Yamaha F310, Takamine G-240 and Fender DG7 are all good choices for the beginner. But in terms of price, the most affordable for the beginner is the Epiphone DR-100. However once you get more experience you will want be keen to trade up, but it’s a great acoustic beginner guitar at $120-$150.

So with a guide on some prices you will pay, here is some words of advice when buying your first guitar. Avoid buying the under $100 guitars you can find at local discount stores. They are more trouble than they are worth. A cheap, low quality acoustic beginner guitar is actually considered harder to play even by more experienced guitar players. The explanation for this has to do with the fact that they are cheaply made with an overly high action, which means there is too much space between the strings and the fingerboard. Beginners and experts alike find this flaw frustrating.

If your budget is going to keep you from spending more than $100 for an acoustic beginner guitar, you should think in terms of a used one. Each secondhand guitar seems to have its own set of quirks. If you see two of the same brand and model in a guitar shop, be sure to try them both. Each will have a somewhat different tone and feel, which guitarists insist reflects the prior owners different personalities.

You should always avoid buying a guitar from someone who doesnt know beans about caring for one. A guitar has to be handled like a lover (or at least a friend!). When it hasnt been properly treated, its just never going to make great music. If an acoustic beginner guitar youre trying feels a bit off for any reason, go on to the next one.

Another point to consider if you are a complete novice and buying your first guitar in a store is to test the guitar out. Ask the store salesman to play the guitar if you can’t play it yourself. Any sales person at a guitar store will be able to figure out that you would like to actually hear the sound of the acoustic beginner guitar before making a purchase. Who knows, maybe they will be assisting the next great acoustic guitar player!