Buying Your First Guitar

Patrick Crosley has a great post on his blog White Man Stew about purchasing your first guitar. I was lucky when I started playing that we already had a decent guitar in the house, so I didn’t go through this until I had built up some guitar knowledge. If you are thinking about buying your first guitar I highly suggest you check out his article. He does a great job of covering all of the important stuff and he provides external sources to build on his points.

To sum up his post:

• Spend as much money as you can afford
• If possible spend $300 minimum for a cheap guitar
• If you are not experienced with the ins and outs of guitars, ask a friend to come shopping with you
• If you don’t have someone to help you, read guitar reviews online

He also provides some tips for people buying used guitars as their first. Buying a used guitar can be like buying a used car. There are a lot of issues that may not be apparent until you get a few hours of playing in.

One thing I would like to add to his article is make sure you budget for a case. If you are buying a cheap or an expensive guitar you want to be able to keep it in the best condition possible. You can get a cloth case, or even better go for a hard-shell case.

Source: guitar-stuff.net