Choosing the first guitar in your life is a very responsible business. A bad instrument can permanently alienate a person from making music. In modern stores, the assortment is quite large; on the shelves you can find guitars of any quality and at very different prices.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide which guitar you will learn to play. Six-string is more popular, you can easily find a teacher, sheet music, and digital. But the seven-string has its own advantages. True, a good teacher can only be found in a large city, and high-quality seven-string guitars are extremely rare in stores. As for other types of guitars, including electric guitars, you can easily cope with them, having mastered the usual six-string.
Step 2
There are two types of six-string guitars - classical and western. The first guitar is more versatile, you can play any kind of music on it. She has a wide neck. As a rule, nylon strings are put on a classical guitar, which is a certain convenience for a beginner - after the first exercises, bloody calluses do not form on the fingers, as after playing metal. A western guitar for a beginner is less comfortable, it has a narrow neck, and the strings are made of metal.
Step 3
It is not worth buying a guitar over the Internet for a beginner. Visit your nearest major musical instrument store. Estimate how much you can spend. A good guitar does not have to be expensive; you will find a convenient instrument with a good sound among the relatively inexpensive production models.
Step 4
Ask the seller to show you the guitar. Take it in your hands. Try to spread the fingers of your left hand in several ways. Hold the string at any fret, and use your right finger to touch it. A quality guitar, even in the hands of a beginner, is capable of producing a good sound, not deaf and rattling, and along the entire length of the string.
Step 5
Check out the documentation. The passport must indicate what material the instrument is made of. It is best if it is wood, not plastic or plywood. Among plastic guitars, you can find more or less successful models, but you need to look carefully. When it comes to plywood guitars, they are good for street companies, not for serious practice.
Step 6
Pay attention to the neck attachment. Good guitars have the neck not adjustable, it is attached tightly. Check the distance from the neck to the strings as well. It should be no more than 0.5 cm. Twist the tuning pegs. They should rotate freely, without jerking or slipping.
Step 7
Despite the fact that design plays a secondary role in this case, you should also pay attention to it. It is not necessary to buy a luxurious handcrafted instrument with all kinds of inlays or tuning pegs made of precious metals. You just have to like the guitar.
