Category: Buying Guide

You’ve bought your guitar and you’re ready to make some guitar music. You’ll need some essential accessories. You’ll probably want to buy some picks, a strap and some spare strings. As your guitar playing progresses …

The first buying decision is relatively easy — acoustic or electric? My advice — figure out what style of music you most want to play. Forget about everything else. Your first guitar has to nurture …

To find your best acoustic guitar, you’ll need to decide if you want a steel-string or a nylon-string guitar. Do you plan on playing your acoustic guitar in a band? You may want to consider …

If you want to play electric guitar, before you buy, you’ll need to consider the four categories of electric guitars. Solid-Body Guitar Hollow-Body Guitar Semi-Hollow Body Guitar Chambered Body Guitar Click here to find the …

If you play electric guitar, there are two categories for guitar amplifiers: practice amps and performance amps. The biggest difference is size, wattage and cost. Practice amplifiers are around six to 10 watts, and include …

So, you’ve done some guitar-browsing, you should have found a couple of guitars you’d be willing to buy. But before you buy your guitar, you’ll want to try it out. Click here to find the …

It’s essential to learn how to tune a guitar without an electronic guitar tuner. Still, there are good reasons to have one of these handy gadgets. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click …

When you’re ready buy, be prepared to do some wheeling and dealing. Find out what your guitar costs at a reputable online dealer. Since most guitar sellers work on a commission, he may be willing …

Unless you’re going to be playing classical guitar, or bare-finger fingerstyle guitar, you’re going to be using guitar picks. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to find the best guitar strings …

Eventually, your guitar strings will lose their vitality. You’ll need to change them. Here are some things to consider when buying new guitar strings. Click here to find the best beginner guitar Click here to …