Beginning Guitar - Level 1: Lesson 1

Acoustic Guitar: Acoustic guitars get their name because they are self-amplified instruments. The guitar soundhole allows it to produce a significant enough amount of sound to play without amplification.
Classical Guitars: Classical Guitars use nylon strings and often times the orientation of the tuning pegs is different.
How to choose an acoustic guitar:
- Sound: Models of guitar lend themselves to different styles of music. When just beginning I would recommend a well-balanced guitar that would be suitable for different styles of Music. In worship, there are many different styles and sounds you can use, so a well-balanced guitar is good to start off with while you are finding your sound. Grand Auditorium guitars are going to be some of the best well-balanced guitars and dreadnought will be an inexpensive, well-balanced guitar.
- Size: This could be a consideration. Especially for younger people, smaller-style guitars could be more practical.

Electric Guitar: Electric guitars use sound pickups and amplification to produce greater sound. These guitars can be much easier to press down on the strings and can make enough sound to practice with yourself. However, you will need an amp to start playing it with others.
How to Choose an Electric Guitar:
- Sound: Similar to the acoustic guitar each electric lends itself to different styles. I recommend Stratocaster or Les Paul styles as they are the best overall style of electric guitar
- Size: Not as much of a problem with eclectic guitars. However, you may consider travel guitars if you choose to travel long distances with your guitar frequently (especially via plane).

Homework: Find a guitar online or in a guitar store for less than $250 that you like and that works best for you. Also find one that's less than 100 dollars that your parents would be willing to buy for you. Here are a few Amazon Guitar sets that I would recommend.
- Acoustic Guitar Set
- Electric Guitar Set

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Acoustic Guitars

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