How to buy a guitar

Steps to buying your first beginner guitar:

1. Choose what type of guitar you want – acoustic or electric.
2. Settle on the shape and style.
3. Determine how much you are willing to spend.
4. Consider seeing it in person before you buy.
5. Buy accessories e.g spare strings, guitar maintenance.

1. How do I pick the right guitar?
2. Which is the best guitar for beginners?
3. How do I know what size guitar to buy?
4. How do you know what size guitar to buy for beginners?

How do I pick the right guitar?

1. Get the right size. ...
2. Establish a budget. ...
3. Determine, if you can, what kind of musical styles you're most interested in playing. ...
4. If there's a particular guitar you're interested in, do your research. ...
5. Don't buy on aesthetics alone, but don't buy a guitar you think is ugly. ...
6. Don't forget about used instruments.

Which is the best guitar for beginners?

The best acoustic guitars for beginners in 2021, featuring 10 easy acoustic strummers

• Fender. CD-60S All-Mahogany Acoustic Guitar.
• Yamaha. LL6 ARE.
• Epiphone. Hummingbird Studio.
• Yamaha. FG800.
• Taylor. GS Mini Mahogany.
• Ibanez. AW54CE.
• Martin. LX1E Little Martin.
• Epiphone. DR100.

How do I know what size guitar to buy?

Select the right size guitar.

Generally, adults are comfortable with full size guitars (40” Concert size and 41” Dreadnought in acoustic guitars). If you are small in stature consider a 40” Concert size guitar or smaller. If your are very tall consider a 41” Dreadnought size guitar.

How do you know what size guitar to buy for beginners?

It's very hard to generalise electric guitars because the size, shape and electronics all make small differences to the sound you can produce.
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