Choosing The Best Beginners Guitar

Whether you’re playing Rock, Country, Classical or Jazz….
Here’s what you’ll need to know ..


It’s very important that you pick a guitar that is going to work for the type of music you want to play. Here we will take a look at most of the genre’s of music and lay out for you some recommended guitars for what you want to achieve in your guitar playing….



I would stick to the major brands when purchasing a guitar. The reputation of the brand is very important for quality and resale value. These major brands also have guitars that can be manufactured outside of the US for a much cheaper price that don’t compromise quality.

THE GUITARS RECOMMENDED BELOW ARE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE MAJOR MODELS AND ARE NOT MADE IN THE USA. GREAT FOR STARTING OUT.

Rock

If you’re interest is in rock and roll, then you’re going to want an electric guitar. Pay mind though; you will also have to purchase an amplifier and distortion pedal(I’ll go into those in another post) Here are the Guitars I recommend for Rock. Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul or if you’re playing METAL… Gibson SG or Dean


Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster®


Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar

Metal


Epiphone G-310 SG Electric Guitar, Ebony


Dean Vendetta Guitar Electric Guitar

Country/Folk

If your interest is Country, then you’re going to want either an acoustic or electric, I would recommend a Fender Telecaster for an electric and a Yamaha FG700s for an acoustic.


Squier by Fender Affinity Telecaster


Yamaha FG700S

Classical

(Excellent Guitar For Beginners)

this is a very different type of guitar. One that is also excellent for beginners since the strings are nylon which won’t hurt your fingers as much while you’re learning. This guitar is mostly picked with your individual fingers. I would recommend a Yamaha for starting out. Again! An excellent guitar for beginners. Good classical guitars can be quite expensive for higher quality.

Yamaha C40 Classical Guitar Package

Jazz

This is primarily played on an electric guitar. I’d recommend a Epiphone Dot Archtop with it’s smooth hollow tones or a Gibson Les Paul. The Les Paul has a very rich classy smooth sound.


Epiphone Dot Archtop Hollow Body


Epiphone Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, Ebony

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