What is the best guitar for a beginner?

Answer 1

seagull, they are cheap but have a very good sound

Yamaha, they're the best but it can be slightly costly. Just think of it as not having to spend much on guitar strings. It's an investment! Buy the very best that you can afford. Go to a store with a large range of Guitars and find all that are in your price range. If you can play a little, play and see how each feels and sounds. If you can't play yet, get someone to go with you who can or find a salesperson who can play and see which sounds best to your own ear. Most important is how it feels, though (strings close to fingerboard; neck not too wide). We would have a lot more new guitar players joining our dwindling ranks if new students did NOT try to learn in the beginning on acoustic guitars. They are too hard to fret and too hard on the fingers unless set up like a $5000 guitar. Get a medium to cheap electric with 9---42 strings and you will see what I mean !!!! I just bought a new acoustic myself, with wonderful action, and it hurts MY fingers, and I have been playing 43 years !!!! I have big, tough hands. I can just imagine a 12 year old. Ouch. ================== Ovation Celebrities are pretty good first guitars for the price, I got mine for less than $300 and it plays pretty well. I want a better guitar now that I've learned how to play though. ================ At the lowest end of the price spectrum (under $300), I believe Yamahas and Epiphones give the best value. With Epiphone, try to find its Hummingbird and Dove models. Sound and price are only two factors. The most important aspect of a starter guitar is playability. If your hands feel comfortable playing a guitar, you will play more -- and you will feel better and play better. Yamahas are popular, but I've always found them not very friendly to the hands because of the narrow string spacing and often high action. I also own a low-priced Alvarez which plays quite well and, with its shallow body, is comfortable to wear. In the mid-range, from $400 to $900, I swear by Takamines, which often sound and feel better than guitars costing more. Taylors tend to go for at least $700, but its Baby Taylor (around $300) and Big Baby (around $450) are absolute winners that even players used to more expensive instruments sing their praises. And if you can afford a Taylor, such as a 210 or 310, you won't be able to fault its playing comfort, even though Taylors' treble, sparkly sound is not for all tastes. Ibanez makes good instruments in this range, with especially attractive visual touches. Though Martin is the #1 acoustic brand, low-to-mid-range Martins tend to be iffy -- its 000CXE and DCXE guitars, for example, are literally the worst-sounding live guitars I've ever heard. However, the $700 DCX1E is superb, with fabulous feel and good sound, as is the OMCX1KE.

Answer 2

I loved my BC Rich Warlock , plays just about anything so don't let the shape intimidate you, can do more solos than a regular les paul, its very comfortable when you sit down and play it.

they cost about 100 (used) to about 300 (new) and up but BC Rich I've had a very good experience with so far.

Answer 3

actually dont get a les paul because those can get very expensive, i suggest a cheap fender for around 50-100$ and then after you have played for a while and know how to treat your guitar you might be able to buy a les paul, i actually have 7 guitars and 2 are les pauls, 2 are expensive fenders, and 2 are awesome classicals, and 1 is a cheap fender which i started of with and performs fine but can take a beating.

Answer 4

I personally cannot help if your looking for acoustic. But if youw wanting an Electric Guitar i have some recommendations.

If your English (if not your gonna have to use the internet) and know how to get to a reverb music shop. An Encore E6 or E2 are a good choice in a pack (one or the other) as you get a small amp, beginner dvd, plectrum, lead, strap, stand, strings and other things to help when you when you begin. Also a Fender Squire Strat could be a good choice. same kind of set but with a bigger name that squire are a branch off.

I got an Encore to begin with and it cost about £139.99

Hope this helped :D

Answer 5

This in my opinion, is a matter of preference. Whether the new player be learning on an acoustic or electric, he should try out a few and find one he/she is comfortable with, doesn't cost all that much, and can feel relatively confident that they will stay with for a while.

Answer 6

It depends on a lot of stuff: what kind of music you play, what color you like, what you want the price range to be, etc.

Answer 7

I think the perfect guitar would be an Ibanez GRGM 21 Gio Micro guitar.

Answer 8

A great guitar that most musicians would recommend for a beginner guitarist is the Squier Stratocaster. These normally cost around £79 to £129 if you look in the right places.