Guitar Lovers.......your suggestions please

Dearest, Lucky you! How I wish I could get the things I would love! *grin* I am an utter misfit to respond to this but could not resist to the lure.lol..I used have a friend who used to play guitar, key board, drums, harmonica, piano and what not but hopeless in all! We used to succumb to his enthusiasm only to realise what we were doing! Then when I was in high school I met someone who developed my love for country and pop music. He used to play guitar and used to tell mt about Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan....He used to swear by JH. I hardly gave any importance to his knowledge of music. Now I admit it was my lack of commitment. Now he plays for a leading band in Calcutta, Cactus.

I play guitar. For a beginner, I would suggest you buy acoustic first for a number of reasons. 1) You can bring it anywhere without having to carry extra equipment like amplifier(if you have electric guitar), 2. It's a best way to start since the string of acoustic has a little bit of more tension than electric guitar, so it's a great way to develop callous on your finger tips, which is unavoidable and somewhat needed if you plan to seriously play guitar. And lastly, electric guitar need electricity(for the amplifier) acoustic doesn't (unless you want to put a pick-up), so you can play anywhere anytime, even in places where there's no electricity.

Worthy, I wish you a very very happy Birthday in advance (if you please tell me the exact date, hopefully, I'll convey my wishes to you on the D'Day). Hope you would enjoy your 'musical' birthday gift and learn and love to play a guitar soon. Unfortunately, I do not have any idea about guiar, so am unable to give you any suggestion on it.

My first guitar was a basic accoustic. Partly to see if i enjoyed it and whether it was worth spending money on anything bigger and more powerful. In all fairness i would sit and strum and get annoyed with it very easily. In part its because i idolised electric guitar players and having an accoustic was not what i'd hoped for. Many years later i saw a decent-priced electric guitar and bought it whilst at uni. I'm not very good, but i can play some of the riffs that i used to listen to. I really only use it as a stress-reliever and it makes me feel good to just chill with it. I tab by ear as i see so many inaccurate ones online and also because some songs do not show guitar tabs. Basically its down to you as an individual, what you want/expect to gain from it. I'd certainly recommend an accoustic as a tester, but if you can find a good-priced electric and already have musical passion, go for it :)

Hey fellow musician. I also play guitar. And pretty well I might add. I also play the keyboard, not well, but enough to say that I play, lol. And I play bass. I used to play violin when I was nine, but that failed to stay with me. I'm thinking about picking it up again. I would suggest for your first guitar, and since you want to play country, an acoustic. Start there and see where it gets you. Then get an electric. And always remember to have fun with it.

I play electric guitar. For a beginner I would suggest an acoustic guitar because of the music that you want to play. I personally think that country music sounds much better on an acoustic than electric. The higher gauge strings will be great for building up the skin on the ends of your fingers.

i would suggest an acoustic guitar for you too. you can get an electric gutiar later when you are already used with the guitar fretboard. but i guess you'll easily get the hang of it. you already know keyboards and violin, so it wouldn't be that hard. good luck!

Worthy, I just asked my friend who plays guitar and play it well. He told me that acoustic guitar would be fine for you. Do let us know what have you decided on. And BTW, when is your birthday?

Get an acoustic. If you aren't sure if you will continue, you can get an inexpensive Takamine (go to Musiciansfriend.com) and learn, then upgrade if you decide to keep playing. A Takamine Jasmine is like $100, so it won't break the bank if you decide to give it up. I think you will enjoy it. I play my guitar every day.

You should definitely go for an acoustic guitar first. I also think you should try a bit of classical first. It's not necessary, but i found out that it helped a lot with technique. (i started with classical before going lead). Anyway, up to you. :)

Hi! Well, each one prefers a kind of guitar (eletric or acoustic, with single coils or hambucking pickups, Floyd Rose or fixed bridge, ...). So, if you plan to be a weekend guitar player, you doesn't need an expensive and complicated instrument! If I were you, I'd try a stratocaster model, because it's a very versatile guitar, that way you can play almost every kind of music! See ya!

I'm playing guitar since then i have both acoustic and electric if you're a beginner you must use acoustic so you will be able to practice it anywhere!