Cheap acoustic guitars are easy to find but sometimes hard to play. Looking around on ebay you may even find a cheap acoustic guitar that costs more to ship than to buy. You may want to avoid these things.
Instead I recommend you go to your local music shop and play the guitars. Some of them are going to be easier on your fingers. Some are going to sound a little better. At some places they may even through in a free lesson. This isn’t’ guaranteed but I have seen this.
The first thing you may notice on a cheap acoustic guitar is that the strings are high off the neck. This is called the “action”. High action makes it harder to play because you have to push so much harder to get the notes to sound. This is bad for a beginner acoustic guitar player. You want something that is somewhat easy to play because if not you will get frustrated and give up.
Usually the high-end guitars are a lot easier to play but you can still find cheap acoustic guitars with low action. If you can buy one of those it will make learning the acoustic guitar so much easier.
String type is also something to consider. Steel strings versus nylon string. Steel string are what most guitars come with but can be just a bit more rough on your finger tips. Nylon strings are easier to play but have a much different sound. This type of string is found on a classical guitar. I would recommend going steel string though as the difference in difficulty isn’t that great between the two types. But check it out for yourself.
Body size is another thing to consider when shopping for a cheap acoustic guitar. For the most part the cheaper guitars have smaller bodies. This is great for kids but not so great for adults. Adults want to play full sized guitars because they are more comfortable and they won’t feel like they are playing a toy.
That being said you can still find some great bargains out there. Even on brand new guitars. Check out Washburn and Fender, they have some good stuff you may like. Best of luck hunting for a cheap acoustic guitar.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: acoustic beginner online guitar lessons, acoustic guitar, bob dylan chords, bob dylan like a rolling stone, here comes the sun, hey there Delilah tabs, jack johnson, online acoustic guitar lessons
Hi…I am glad and happy to come across your site. You have given many things about guitar and which kind of guitars are comfortable. Your idea of selecting guitar is really nice and any one can work it on.
[...] Free Acoustic Guitar Lessons wrote an interesting post today on Cheap Acoustic GuitarsHere’s a quick excerptInstead I recommend you go to your local music shop and play the guitars. … This type of string is found on a classical guitar…. [...]