Acoustic Guitar?

Question:Well, I'm gonna get an acoustic guitar soon and I'm new to it. My question is, is it hard to get used to, and what kind should I get since I'm a beginner?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Well, I'm gonna get an acoustic guitar soon and I'm new to it. My question is, is it hard to get used to, and what kind should I get since I'm a beginner?

Get the best one you can get. If it sounds good, feels good, stays tuned well, and looks good, it's something you will look forward to playing and working with...kinda like a spouse, a vehicle, a work-mate, a tool, or a pet. And any musical instrument takes time and patient practice...so don't expect overnight miracles where your playing is concerned. The most important aspect of buying a quality guitar is it's 'action'...how well the guitar is made, how far from the neck the strings are. If the strings are far from the fingerboard, you will experience excessive pain and not be able to form chords and notes properly. A guitar like this is destined for the closet, or the trash can. At the other extreme, we have a guitar where the strings are too close to the neck, and they 'buzz' or rattle on the frets...and that is equally unacceptable. This may indicate that the neck itself is warped or bent...and normally there is little that can be done to correct this. Don't let the salesman try to browbeat you into buying one like either of these...you will learn to hate it very quickly, and it too will end up in the closet or the dumpster. Is it easy to tune? If not, it's a very poor-quality instrument. Pass it up, and keep looking. I took probably 6 or 7 different shopping trips for my last guitar purchase, and I would have taken more, if necessary.

Don't know enough to know about tuning, intonation (?), action, or tone? Get an experienced player to go along with you, if you find something you like. They can tell you what, if any, problems need addressing before the purchase. The salesmen will normally direct your attention AWAY from the instrument's weaknesses... unless you are lucky enough to meet a salesman who's in it for long-range business. They are rare, but there are a few...

Yes, developing the callouses is painful at first...just don't play to the point where you get blisters. They will take too long to heal, and then you must develop callouses again, so go easy, especially at first. When the proper callouses develop, then you can play for extended periods. When you feel frustrated, put the guitar down! Do something else, and pick it up later that day, or the following day. Just don't forget to pick it back up! And remember to set aside at least one day a week to leave the music alone, and do something else.
Happy strumming and picking.

check out a little martin or a baby taylor. they are 3/4 size, a bit easier to handle & hold a tune fairly well. your fingertips will become calloused if you practive enough.

There a lot of acoustic bass guitars out there now.
Fender's aren't very loud unless you pick.
Takamines can be loud enough, and with this, they are the only ABGs I recommend other than the Tacoma Thunderchief.
However the Takamine never produced nearly as much volume as the 'chief.

And with that, I bought a Tacoma Thunderchief.

My only complaint is the pickup gets quite a lot of bad sound if you turn it up too much, and is a guitar pickup so the highs and lows... aren't... really that effective. lol

If you pluck lightly, you can be heard over 1 guitar. If you pluck hard, you can be heard over 3 guitars

It stays in tune well, but doesn't slap for crap. However, you don't buy an ABG for slapping

new they are 1200 but you can get one second hand for 700

Do you fingers a favor and start with a nylon string. Easy on the fingers and more space between strings. If you need to get a steal string because of the type of music you wan to play, get light strings. Your fingers need to build calluses. It can be a bit painful at first. If you can afford a Martin, take the man's advice. You can make 'em hum and whine.

Hmm well to be honest brand doesn't matter at all. Go to a few different stores and just strum guitars. Even if you don't know what your listening for, when you hear a good sounding guitar you'll know. On th other hand, acoustic strings are thicker then that of an electric guitar and are hard on the fingers. I started out playing electric until i got calises and then i moved on to the acoustic and even after the calises my fingers were still very tender after playing a few songs. So personally i would start off with an electric, the frets are smaller aswell so it's easier to do chords on. Good Luck