| Choosing that new guitar | | | | salesmans pitch and ended up "falling in love" with |
| OK, so you are about to commit a large sum of | | | | an instrument I never set out to buy. |
| money to that new guitar (or other instrument) | | | | If you need an acoustic guitar then buy one. Do |
| you have been promising yourself. There are | | | | not be tempted by that shiny electric guitar that |
| many decisions to be made and balanced up | | | | is hanging alongside it. Be level headed and leave |
| before you finally commit. I have tried to save | | | | the shop with the right tool for the right job. If |
| you some of the pain that I have personally had | | | | you are in a rock band then a nice little soft-toned |
| to go through to arrive at this simple method for | | | | acoustic guitar probably won't do the job. |
| finally coming to the right decision. | | | | Do I buy a well known brand or do I choose an |
| What is my budget? | | | | independent luthier? |
| We all know that quality counts, especially in the | | | | This is something that needs to be thought about |
| field of musical instruments. A badly made | | | | should you wish to sell the instrument at a later |
| instrument makes a bad sound (generally | | | | date. It is true to say that certain well known |
| speaking). If you have a limited amount of money | | | | brands do have a certain selling price (based on |
| to spend at this present time, it may be worth | | | | condition of course) when it comes to selling them |
| considering putting off buying your new | | | | on. It may well be that you have paid a fortune |
| instrument until you have managed to save a little | | | | to an independent luthier to have an instrument |
| more. It is better to get the best in a month or | | | | built, but when you come to sell it on later you |
| so than something second rate today. | | | | only get a fraction of the original price you paid. |
| What will I be using the guitar for? | | | | You have to make the decision of whether you |
| This may sound like an obvious question, but it is | | | | are buying for pure tone and quality or also for |
| one often overlooked when we are dazzled by | | | | investment purposes. |
| the array of instruments in those favourite music | | | | Do I get my new instrument insured? |
| shops we visit. So many times I have frequented | | | | My short answer to this would be yes. If you |
| these places and have ended up buying something | | | | spend a huge chunk of cash for a quality |
| that isn't totally right for the purpose I intended it | | | | instrument you want to make sure you protect |
| for. I just happened to be swayed by the | | | | your investment. Shop around for the best deals. |