The Best Guitar For Beginners Could Be An Acoustic Guitar

Has your son or daughter shown any desire to play a musical instrument? If they have then I would wager that you will have decided that a guitar is probably the best option and now you are wondering "what is the best guitar for beginners?" Let's first put up the case for the opposition to a getting a guitar and opting for something else:

Drums - Take up too much space and too noisy.

Piano - A bit too big and it all seems a bit formal.

Woodwind instruments - A general hardening of the lip; OK I know you have to toughen the fingertips up for playing the guitar, but at least they are not on general view for everyone.

The Recorder - Do I have to say anything?

I could go on, but I think you see why I think the way I do.

An acoustic guitar can be a great option for young people to discover their own musical skills and just to fall in love with songs with a familiar and let's face it pretty cool instrument. The guitar is really versatile and the choice is extremely wide when you begin to look around. I have had to buy guitar for both of my budding guitarist sons and along the way I have picked up some useful pieces of information that hopefully can help you.

To begin with you need to discover exactly what type of acoustic guitar your child would feel most at ease in learning on? There are predominately two types; the classical guitar, which has nylon strings or the steel string guitar, which features, yes you guessed it, steel strings. Each one has its own particular appeal, and for a beginner I would suggest that the guitar only has six strings!

Classical guitar has a sound which is much softer and warmer than its steel stringed cousin. A lot of young people begin with this kind of acoustic, simply because it is kinder on their tender finger tips due to the nylon strings.

Steel-string guitar has a sound which is louder and brighter than the classical guitar. However, performing and learning is more difficult on the steel-string guitar, because it involves a lot more strength from an individual's fingers and is much more abrasive to the finger tips themselves. You have to build up calluses from the practice, however, once they have them they will be guitar players for life.

Try to take the size into consideration when deciding on their acoustic guitar, it will probably be a half or three quarter size to begin with so it is comfortable and you do not want to put them off.