Picking A Wrong Acoustic Guitar - A Beginner's Disaster
Beginning guitarists sometimes experienced a lot of problems in their guitar journey and decided to quit. Some gave up because they never produced good musical tones with their guitar while others complained they could not take the pain.
Some people think that a budget acoustic guitar is good enough for beginners because if they decide to quit they don't lose much money. This maybe half true but sometimes people forget that beginning guitarists often stop playing because they feel they can't take the pain anymore without realizing that they picked up the wrong axes.
If you are thinking of buying a budget guitar make sure it meets the criteria below:
Warped neck is not acceptable. Press the thickest string on the 1st and 12th frets and look at the gap between the string and frets. A good neck will leave a small gap only between them.
Other important factor to check is the guitar playability. You should feel comfortable playing any chords at any places on the fretboard without difficulties or suffering muscle tension and fingers pain.
To find out an acoustic guitar with good playability you should measure the action. Take a measurement from the bottom of the thickest string to the top of the 12th fret. Ideally 3mm to 4mm distance is needed. For beginners this action setting will help a lot because it decreases the strings tension.
Never neglect the guitar intonation. Good intonation will give you in tuned notes at any fret on the fretboard. It is very common to find a cheap guitar with perfect strings tuning but when playing bar chords on the high numbered frets all you get is out of tune chords. This is related to bad intonation and you can't fix it. If you are in doubt take some measurement on certain frets with the help of a guitar tuner.
It is quite difficult to find cheap guitars that can meet those criteria, especially for beginners. Get an experienced friend to guide you in the guitar store and let him/her recommend some guitars for you to try. Choose one that feels right in your hand and don't pay attention too much on the guitar appearance. You don't need a fancy good looking guitar. It may fool you easily.
A budget guitar that meets the basic criteria above is worth buying. With very limited budget you can't expect much but you won't get a crap guitar either if you follow this guideline correctly. - 18424
Some people think that a budget acoustic guitar is good enough for beginners because if they decide to quit they don't lose much money. This maybe half true but sometimes people forget that beginning guitarists often stop playing because they feel they can't take the pain anymore without realizing that they picked up the wrong axes.
If you are thinking of buying a budget guitar make sure it meets the criteria below:
Warped neck is not acceptable. Press the thickest string on the 1st and 12th frets and look at the gap between the string and frets. A good neck will leave a small gap only between them.
Other important factor to check is the guitar playability. You should feel comfortable playing any chords at any places on the fretboard without difficulties or suffering muscle tension and fingers pain.
To find out an acoustic guitar with good playability you should measure the action. Take a measurement from the bottom of the thickest string to the top of the 12th fret. Ideally 3mm to 4mm distance is needed. For beginners this action setting will help a lot because it decreases the strings tension.
Never neglect the guitar intonation. Good intonation will give you in tuned notes at any fret on the fretboard. It is very common to find a cheap guitar with perfect strings tuning but when playing bar chords on the high numbered frets all you get is out of tune chords. This is related to bad intonation and you can't fix it. If you are in doubt take some measurement on certain frets with the help of a guitar tuner.
It is quite difficult to find cheap guitars that can meet those criteria, especially for beginners. Get an experienced friend to guide you in the guitar store and let him/her recommend some guitars for you to try. Choose one that feels right in your hand and don't pay attention too much on the guitar appearance. You don't need a fancy good looking guitar. It may fool you easily.
A budget guitar that meets the basic criteria above is worth buying. With very limited budget you can't expect much but you won't get a crap guitar either if you follow this guideline correctly. - 18424
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