What to look for if you want to buy the first electric guitar?

Many young people still dream of being able to stand on stage as a celebrated rock star and to be celebrated by countless fans around the world.

But even the biggest rock star started making music at some point and so the first step is on the way to the rock star is buying the first electric guitar .

the right electric guitar : there are more to consider than just the cool design. But what do you have to pay attention to as a beginner if you to make music ?

Quality or test device?

A good electric guitar is of course not exactly cheap and many parents believe that their offspring only has a short dream of career as a rock star. So you want to try a cheap model to see if the offspring really stay on the ball. But that is unfortunately wrong, because at the beginning, an instrument of high quality is essential.

However, if the beginner practices the first chords on a guitar , which is of poor quality, it quickly affects the sound and ensures that the beginner quickly loses the desire to practice regularly. A compromise could be that you start with a used but high -quality guitar before you buy an expensive model.

Even the coveted Fender Stratocaster is already available for an acceptable price.

Choose the model yourself

Of course there are numerous models of beautiful electric guitars that don't always like everyone. If you choose your first guitar yourself, you will find a connection to your instrument and thus gain the passion for making music in the long term.

The optics are not the most important point when it comes to choosing the first guitar, but it is crucial that the design can also help to deal with the instrument in the long term.

E-guitars for different music styles

An electric guitar is not necessarily used only on the heavy metal , and this instrument is also used country or pop Therefore, you should be aware of which musical direction it should go.

After detailed advice from a specialist seller, also with regard to the desired music direction , the corresponding guitar can then be selected.

The sound decides

How should the guitar sound sound? Do you want a clear sound that can be generated by the so-called single coins , or would you also like to create distorted, unique sounds with the electric guitar, which then arise from the so-called humbuckers ?

Depending on which sound you prefer, the guitar must also be selected.

Humbucker with strong sound

In the hard rock or blues, most professionals rely on the powerful sound that is generated by the humbuckers. The warmer sound can also be a plus for a humbucker guitar, because here the sound just sounds more rich.

As a beginner who has not yet had as much idea about single coins and humbuckers , you should try out different electric guitars in the specialist shop and listen carefully, because the sound is an important criterion when buying the first electric guitar.

Accessories are part of it

Only with the guitar is not enough. Unlike the acoustic guitar, which usually does not require any accessories, is part of electric guitars, such as the Fender Stratocaster.

So the amplifier a must, even a bag or the right suitcase are indispensable for the guitarist. Consumption items such as plectras or strings also have to be bought regularly in order to make music .

Joachim Rodriguez y Romero

Owner and Managing Director of Kunstplaza. Journalist, editor, and passionate blogger in the field of art, design, and creativity since 2011. Successful completion of a degree in web design as part of a university study (2008). Further development of creativity techniques through courses in free drawing, expressive painting, and theatre/acting. Profound knowledge of the art market through years of journalistic research and numerous collaborations with actors/institutions from art and culture.

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