| If you have come to the conclusion that you | | | | electromagnetic pickups transforming the |
| want to play guitar the next step will be to | | | | vibrations from the strings into currents |
| choose a guitar to buy. There is a variety of | | | | that in an guitar amplifier becomes sounds. |
| instruments out there at different prices. | | | | |
| Let's look at your choices. | | | | In this type of guitar the direct sound from |
| | | | the guitar is not important which makes it |
| What types of guitars will you find in a | | | | possible to have light gauge strings that are |
| guitar shop? | | | | easy to bend. This makes it easier to play |
| | | | blues licks for example. |
| 1. The classical guitar. The classical guitar | | | | |
| or Spanish guitar has nylon strings which | | | | I usually play on an American Stratocaster |
| produce a soft and mellow sound suitable for | | | | because I like the crisp, clean sound and I |
| classical guitar music and for accompanying | | | | can play different types of music on it. |
| soft songs with finger playing. | | | | There are a lot of different types of |
| | | | electric guitars to choose from. |
| Personally I have grown up with the Spanish | | | | |
| guitar in my home as my father was a guitar | | | | Nowadays you can find inexpensive electric |
| teacher and we had a lot of guitars in our | | | | guitars of good quality for example Ibanez or |
| home all of them with nylon strings. | | | | Yamaha guitars that are easy to play. I have |
| | | | a rather inexpensive Ibanez guitar that is |
| I have played a lot of styles with Spanish | | | | very easy to play. |
| guitars like blues and rock music. Yes, it is | | | | |
| possible to bend the nylon strings on a | | | | If you are a beginner wanting to start to |
| classical guitar when you play blues if you | | | | play guitar my advice would be that you ask |
| get used to it! | | | | an accomplished guitar player to help you |
| | | | choose the right guitar for you. Even two |
| 2. Steel-strung flat-top guitars. The | | | | guitars of the same model can differ in |
| steel-strung guitar is very good for | | | | playability and tone. |
| strumming with a plectrum and for playing | | | | |
| solos. | | | | I would also suggest that you buy your guitar |
| | | | in a music shop with experienced musicians |
| Nowadays I play steel-strung guitars a lot | | | | and guitarists that can help you find out the |
| both with right hand fingers and with a pick. | | | | best guitar for you. |
| I like the crisp sound from the | | | | |
| steel-strings. The drawbacks with this types | | | | I would also suggest that you buy an |
| of guitars are that they can be hard to play | | | | electronic guitar tuner to help you to always |
| if the strings have too high action. | | | | have your guitar well tuned. There is no |
| | | | guitar that is nice to play if it is out of |
| 3. Electic guitars. An electric guitar has | | | | tune. |