The Guitar Thread
The Guitar Thread
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What should an absolute beginner purchase as their first acoustic guitar? Besides going to the guitar store and picking almost randomly, I'm not sure where to start. Any help appreciated.
- I have a beautiful classical Yamaha C-40, nylon string, you can pick up cheap used, nice in your hands and great size to sit on the sofa and jam.robotron3k
- Yamaha, Ibanez, and Epiphone (surprisingly) make good entry level acoustics.section_014
- acoustic guitars have a whole host of negative aesthetic traits but nothing says "i'm that cunt" better than a cutaway.kingsteven
- i'd say robotron is spot on with the nylon strung classical, they are a blast to play. try out a bunch though as neck profile and scale length vary quite a bit.kingsteven
- and body size/ materials do really affect the sound. i got a steel strung 'ooo' size last year which has a tiny body and only 12 usable frets...kingsteven
- but the nut is wide like on a classical guitar... so fits my hands perfectly and sounds so much nicer than any 'dreadnought' acoustic i've used for recording.kingsteven
- Recording King ROS-616 btw.
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Don't make that model any more but recording king are great for the price for steel-strung.kingsteven - The guitar that feels most comfortable and is in your price range is the best one if you're just starting out. Buy based on comfort to start.nocomply
- very fast and comfy neck, nicely built and fun to play.
https://www.guitarce…ok_not_ok - Wow thanks. I’m not familiar with most of the terminology yet but it sounds like I should go to the store and try some out. Willing to spend up to $400 I supposmonospaced
- ^^^ disagree heavily on the classical suggestion. Spend $200 max on a steel string acoustic.section_014
- Get electric so you can put on headphone and not wake the baby up?pango
- I ended up with a Yamaha acoustic. No electric. Just something with a solid top and good sound. Not expensive at all.monospaced
- Steel 6-string. Very comfortable and it’s basically the best selling guitar for noobs. I like it and it was only $200 so not a major commitment. Sounds good.monospaced
- Should have gone with this one
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- Dude. Get an Epiphone EL-00 Pro. They're the best guitar for the value on planet earth. Read the reviews. They rival £3k gibsons in sound. Almost.set
- Plus they look fuckin' sexy and the build quality is excellent. They have a solid top so the sound will just get better and better over the yearsset
- hmm soz I should read notes first. Too late. Next time! I have one which I've removed the pickguard and replaced the plastic bits with bone and...set
- it's one of the nicest guitars I've ever played, and I own guitars ten times the price :)set
- I have the limited edition all mahogany one, it's a beaut - https://www.rockin.c…set
- Based on the Gibson L-00 and really isn't that much worse for less than 10% of the priceset
- Cool thanks set! Maybe when I upgrade! This $200 Yamaha I have had a solid top. Experts agree it sounds good too :)monospaced
- Nice one. Best of luck with it! You might have stumbled across him already but YouTube Marty Schwartzset
- The epiphone is acoustic electric. When I am ready for that I no doubt will consider it. I agree it’s MUCH better looking than what I have, and the price is lowmonospaced
- One week into playing guitar and I’ve basically committing 3-4 chords to muscle memory and am able to play and sing a couple of songs. I feel so accomplished!monospaced
- Pretty good. I didn't learn a proper chord for about a year lol. I was taught by an old school rock guy who only taught me power chords hah. Backwardsset
- Electric first. Not recommended.set
- what'd you end up getting?notype