How To Pick Your First Guitar
Mar 1st, 2009 by jedi317
Are you getting ready to buy your first guitar? Since this is going to be your first, you will want to choose a guitar that’s right for you. When you start to look you will realize that there are thousands out there, and in every possible price range. But how the heck do you choose your first one?
Don’t fall into the trap of buying the guitar based on looks alone. How a guitar is the least important thing when it comes to picking a guitar. More important things to think about are price, quality, and action. If you find one that fits all those factors, and you like the look, then you are well on your way!
First you need to consider the action you want on your guitar. What is action? A guitar’s action is how far the strings are off of the fret board. The kind of action you pick will have a lot of play the ease of playing the guitar. Try not to get a guitar with high action because it will make it difficult and may end up with you quitting.
So don’t forget, high action means harder to play. So pick a guitar with low action. Make it easy on yourself and give yourself the chance to succeed.