Guitar learning can become quite boring and cumbersome if you do not follow a proper pattern or a logical order. It starts right from deciding and buying the right kind of guitar and equipments and ends with finding the right course or tutor for you. In this article I have some valuable tips on choosing the right guitar and the right guitar course.
If you are a complete beginner then it is quite normal to be confused over type of guitar to buy. If you are a complete beginner, I would always recommend you to go for an acoustic guitar or less expensive electric guitar. There are beginner electric guitar and amplifier models available from leading brands.
Fender Squier and Ibanez GRG or GRX Series are the best electric guitar models suiting the beginners. And if you are looking for a low cost amplifier you have a wide range of options from leading brands like Marshall or Roland or Yamaha. And if you have some more money to spend, then you can also check out low cost guitar effects pedals from Boss or Zoom. But it is not at all a necessity for a starter.
The only difference between an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar is that in an acoustic guitar, the sound is amplified from the hollow box and in an electric guitar; there are electric pickups to do that job.
Once you are ready with your guitar and equipments, the next step is to know your instrument a little bit. A guitar has 6 strings and they are counted from the thinnest string upwards i.e. the bass string ‘E’ is the 6th string and the high ‘e’ string is the first string. Though there are different tunings in use, the most popular one is EADGBe, (each alphabet represents the note in which it is tuned in.)
It is better not to attempt with the tuning keys initially unless you are properly guided by someone to do that for the first time. Otherwise you might end up breaking it. As you progress with your learning you will gradually come to know the instrument in detail. So in the fist few days just try to know the instrument by strumming or playing each string and also using the frets to certain extend. Just play around with it and try to get the feel of it.
Now comes the most important part of your journey, finding the right place to learn. In this modern age you should definitely try to make the full use of the technology like DVDs and internet lessons and courses to it’s full potential.
Online guitar courses are much cheaper as well as highly professional in nature than private guitar tutors. They are more convenient, affordable and at the same time you get the best value for money. Gone are the days when you had to find a guitar tutor who might be staying miles away from your place, then drive to his place for just a half an hour session and ultimately forced to learn what he would teach after paying from your nose. Now you have the almighty internet at your disposal. So make full use of it.
From my experience I have benefited a lot from the online guitar lessons than from private tutors. And the best place that I found on the internet to learn guitar is JamPlay. Their video lessons are professionally designed with very easy to follow inset videos and have the option of viewing it in High Definition or in normal video quality. And the best part is that you have the option of learning the genre of your choice from 35 world class tutors.
