What is the best acoustic guitar for a beginner?
blondie asked:
I want to start learning to play the guitar, but I do not know which guitar to start with. How much is a good quality guitar for beginners? A link would be awesome
I want to start learning to play the guitar, but I do not know which guitar to start with. How much is a good quality guitar for beginners? A link would be awesome
Check the 1st link for some recommended guitars. Check the 2nd link for general info about guitars — terminology, etc.
Your budget matters.
If you just want to try it out, a guitar around $100 may be adequate.
If you think you’ll be serious about guitar, then I say go for something $250+. These are usually “solid-top” guitars, meaning the piece of wood that has the hole in it is better quality, made of whole wood. These guitars will sound better the more you play it, as the grains loosen up and something something.
Or, if money is no concern at all, then definitely go with a nice guitar haha. They’re generally set up better, so it’s easier to play… see following paragraph…
Finally, it’s pretty important for you to go to a guitar store and try holding some of these guitars in a playing position:
1. Some guitars have thicker necks, some have thinner (easier to wrap your hand around).
2. The guitar’s “action” is how high the strings are from the fretboard. The higher they are, the more force it takes to press down the strings = hard to play.
You could always get an opinion from the employees too. Or bring a guitarist friend.
I started with a $200 Washburn D10S, which has been through rough times but I still love playing it. The frets are getting worn down / dented because I’ve played it so much. Also, because it wasn’t that fancy/expensive, I wasn’t afraid to take it to the beach and out camping, etc. Nor did I freak out when I bumped it into desks and stuff. — No matter how careful I was, as a beginner I didn’t have a good feel of the guitar yet so it was easy to bump it into things. 7 years later I finally bought a nicer guitar, but I give it too much tender loving care to take it to the beach or something.
In no particular order, here are popular brands for which you’ll be able to find “beginner” guitars:
Alvarez
Epiphone (non-luxury version of Gibson)
Fender
Ibanez
Jasmine (non-luxury version of Takamine)
Martin
Seagull
Takamine
Taylor
Washburn
Yamaha weksa
The Dean Playmate is the best beginners guitar you’ll get. It’s a cool guitar for only 70 bucks.
Here’s some reviews for the Playmate and other good entry-level guitars. hexv
Hey Blondie—Brad here. First off–Congrats on making a really great decision to begin playing the guitar! It’s an awesome instrument…. you’ll get a lot of joy out of it!
Okay–so here’s my advice for you.
Generally, you want guitar that has nice “action”. I.e. you want the strings to be pretty close to the neck–so that you don’t have to push down super hard just fret a note. Beyond that, of course you want the guitar to be well constructed and have good quality tuning keys. If it passes those basic tests it will sound good, be relatively easy to play, and stay in tune for you. And that’s what you want from a beginner guitar.
WHERE CAN YOU GET SUCH A GUITAR?
i would encourage you to go to and type “acoustic guitar” in the search box. Then, on the left hand side of the results page you’ll see a list of price ranges. Pick the one that fits your budget. I did this search just before I wrote this answer. I clicked on the $300-$500 range and found several nice guitars made by Martin, Epiphone, Fender and Washburn. Any of these would be great starter guitars! And I’m sure you could find some nice guitars made by these same companies for even less money.
Hope that helps! Brad
It really depends on how often you plan on playing the guitar. If you buy a top-of-the-line brand of guitar and then decide that the guitar isn’t for you, you’ll be left with an incredibly expensive guitar you’re never going to use again.
My advice is that you should get a guitar that is around $50 from a music store or even off of the internet (craigslist and eBay) and if you decide you really like the guitar, you can buy a better one like a Gibson. Guest