| There are many different kinds and styles of | | | | suited it will be for a good jazz tone and will sound |
| guitars on the market today. When you get | | | | good when playing old jazz standards. If you like |
| ready to purchase that first guitar how do you | | | | the jazz sound but also like a little more variety |
| decide what style or what kind of guitar to buy? | | | | of tone try a thinner hollow body guitar. It will |
| Do you get an acoustic or an acoustic electric? If | | | | give a nice round tone but will not be as easy to |
| you want an electric guitar is it a solid body or | | | | feedback when playing loud. |
| hollow body guitar? Should it have nylon strings or | | | | Just a plain acoustic guitar will be good to play at |
| steel strings? | | | | home and get the feel of playing the guitar. It will |
| It will depend largely on the kind of music you are | | | | be very portable and easily accessible. If you think |
| interested in and what you want to learn to play. | | | | you may someday want to play in a band or at a |
| It will make a difference if you want to play in a | | | | church it would be a good idea to get an acoustic |
| rock'n'roll band, church band, or as a solo player | | | | electric. You can play acoustics with a pick or |
| etc. Following are some guidelines you can follow. | | | | finger style depending on the song and your |
| If you are ready to rock out in a band you will | | | | preference. |
| want to look at a solid body electric guitar with a | | | | If you just want to play finger style and get just |
| powerful amplifier. You will most likely be playing | | | | a pure round tone you will need to look at nylon |
| with a drummer and bass player and you will need | | | | string classical guitars. They are meant mainly for |
| to volume from a good amplifier to compete. You | | | | solo playing but with a good microphone system |
| will also need to be able to use pedals for various | | | | they can be made to have enough volume for |
| distortion and delay effects to complete your | | | | the stage. |
| sound. | | | | Most guitarist will end up with several styles of |
| If you like a more standard sound or a more | | | | guitars over time. We must have at least one |
| clear tone like used by some of your favorite | | | | guitar for each style of music we enjoy. When |
| jazz artist you will need to try out a hollow body | | | | you get guitar fever you can never have enough |
| electric guitar. The thicker the body the more | | | | guitars in your collection. |