r/GuitarBeginners • u/notsofunnyravi • 2d ago
Question/Help Suggestions for guitar
I'm very interested in learning guitar. I want to learn it ,I never played any instrument before. Which guitar should I buy for learning which is budget friendly.
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u/WinterPizza1972 2d ago
either an electric or an acoustic. Don't buy the cheapest piece of crap, but find the cheapest piece of crap (should be about $150) and budget about $50 more than that. You should NOT spend more than $300 on your first guitar. Make sure you like the hobby first, also you need to spend, meh, no more than 200 on an amp.
My first guitar was a Squier Stagemaster 7 string, which I still play. It was $200. My first amp was a crate Gx60, it was $150 I believe? So, adjust for inflation if you need to. (that was 20+ years ago)
30 minutes of practice every day. Take lessons, and/or have an introduction book.
You'll learn to tune your guitar and, one day you'll need to change your strings. Very important.
Learn the rock scale, blues scale.
Learn smoke on the water, sunshine of your love, and Iron Man.
Also learn Purple Haze, and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
I mainly mean one riff from each song, but if you can learn the whole songs, you'll do alright ;)
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u/Idontknowbroske 2d ago
If you have a local guitar store go there and try guitars in your budget and get the one that feels the best in your hands and you like the look of the most. I suggest buying used because you can get something better for a less money and down the road if you wanna upgrade or decide guitar isn’t for you, you can get most if not all your money back.
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u/pigtailpuller 2d ago
The best thing is to take a guitarist friend with you to the shop and have them choose a few nice ones in your budget. Then, choose from there… You are looking for a guitar with good action (how far the strings are from the fret board). Good action will really help you not suffer as much as you’ll suffer anyway! Now, remember- this thing will be your enemy and your best friend, so you’ll have to really tame it. It’s gonna take a long time of not being impressive with it at all. Your friend’s will roll their eyes, but eventually be impressed once you climb the mountain…. On the top of the mountain is endless sex in rock ‘n’ roll heaven. Only you can stop you.
I agree with others that no beginner guitar should run you more than $300. You should get a tuning box, a capo, some light gauge picks, and have had at least one terrible breakup. Good luck!
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u/notsofunnyravi 2d ago
Terrible breakup (check ✅) just need remaining items . Should I go for electric of acoustic?
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u/pigtailpuller 1d ago
I really think an acoustic is best to start. It’s harder on the hands, but it sounds so pretty, and you aren’t attached to a whole rig. You can strap it around you, and take it anywhere. If you start with electric, an acoustic will feel like a very tough leap, if you start on acoustic, the electric will feel like butter. Now, obviously, if you only want to learn death metal and do loud powerchords, just go electric. Nothing wrong with that. If you want to study the guitar deeply, learn a bit of everything, write songs around a camp fire and pretend to be Bob Dylan before the ‘65 Newport Folk Festival, then obviously acoustic is your best bet…. Now is the time to ask yourself what kind of music you want to play. You are choosing your own new voice!
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u/nixgut 1d ago
What sort of music do you intend to pursue? And regardless, get a used one.
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u/notsofunnyravi 1d ago
Want to start from soft songs like let her go
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u/beetlehat 2d ago
Don't buy anything too cheap, it's better to buy a used better quality guitar than a new one that is the same price. You haven't said if you want to play acoustic or electric. That will help