| When buying a guitar for the first time, there are a | | | | one is that with the former, no other equipment is |
| lot of things to consider such as the level of playing, | | | | needed to play it while the latter needs at least an |
| the cost, the music genre, and the maintenance. | | | | amplifier to increase the volume of the sound that |
| There is also the aesthetic value of the instrument. | | | | the strings make. |
| This article will offer a brief overview about these | | | | An electric guitar would need to have an amplifier and |
| factors to give buyers an informed decision during | | | | a good quality cable for it to sound good. Except for |
| the time of purchase. | | | | the hollow-bodied and semi-hollow bodied electric |
| Guitars can be of the acoustic or the electric type. | | | | guitars, most electric guitars in the market today are |
| The acoustic type have the hollow body and the | | | | made of solid wood and have no internal cavities that |
| sound holes which are used to amplify the string | | | | help to amplify the vibration of the strings. Instead, |
| vibrations. The electric type on the other hand can | | | | electronic pickups are used to convert the strings |
| be of the hollow body, semi-hollow body or the solid | | | | vibrations into electrical signals are then fed through |
| body type. Electric guitars are instruments that have | | | | an amplifier via cables. Without an amplifier, the sound |
| electronic pickups that help in the amplification of the | | | | that a solid-body electric guitar makes will hardly be |
| sounds that the strings produced. | | | | audible to other people. However, if cost is not a |
| Hobby or not to Hobby | | | | problem, then it is better to purchase an electric |
| The choice of guitar will depend on the level of | | | | guitar. |
| playing to be done. If the playing is meant only as a | | | | To Rock or not to Rock |
| hobby, then it is advisable to start with an acoustic. | | | | Another consideration in choosing the first guitar is |
| An acoustic guitar is a more practical choice for | | | | the music genre that the guitar buyer is interested in. |
| somebody with no prior guitar playing experience but | | | | Acoustic guitars and hollow-bodied electric guitars are |
| would like to enroll in guitar lessons or a rock guitar | | | | almost similar in terms of appearance with the sole |
| lesson. | | | | distinction that hollow-bodied electric guitars have an |
| A number of people who take up guitar lessons | | | | electronic pickup located underneath the strings for |
| would eventually realize that they do not have what | | | | added amplification. Both guitars are best for country |
| it takes to become a musician and will decide to stop | | | | music and for light jazz music. |
| their rock star dreams. If this is the case, then having | | | | Solid-bodied electric guitars on the other hand are the |
| an acoustic guitar as their first guitar is a wise | | | | best first guitars for those about to rock. The sound |
| decision. However, there are a lot of people that | | | | that these guitars make can vary depending on the |
| decide to purchase a better, more expensive guitar | | | | equipment and effects that are used with it. |
| after having a few electric guitar lessons. These | | | | Semi-hollow electric guitars are best used for blues, |
| people realize their guitar playing potential and know | | | | jazz and sometimes rock music. A number of |
| that good guitar playing needs a good guitar to play | | | | musicians prefer the electric guitars that are |
| with. | | | | semi-hollow because these guitars give them the |
| To Amp or not to Amp | | | | best of both worlds. |
| The next consideration in buying the first guitar is the | | | | When purchasing a first guitar, it is always important |
| cost. An acoustic guitar would be a better choice | | | | to do some research first. Ask a friend who already |
| over an electric one in terms of the total overall cost. | | | | has one for a recommendation. Scout around for |
| The advantage of an acoustic guitar over an electric | | | | good rock guitar lesson instructors. |