Buying a New Guitar - The Secrets the
Right Guitar
Buying a
new guitar can be an often exciting
moment, but you have to stop your
excitement getting in the way of making
an informed decision.
The first
thing that I will point out is that even
if a guitar costs $5,000, it may not be
better than a $2,000. The first rule
when buying a new guitar is…
-
No Matter how good you
think the guitar is, how much you like
the guitarist/band or are told how good
the guitar is. DO NOT buy a ‘Signature’
guitar.
What a
‘Signature’ guitar is a guitarist’s
guitar. E.g. Zakk Wylde, Jimmy Page,
Stevie Ray Vaughn all have signature
guitars. The biggest difference (Other
than the price) is the looks. The thing
about signature guitars is that they are
very over priced, and only cost a lot
because they have a guitarists name on
it. So DO NOT buy one, you will only
waste money.
Now
another thing, you can buy a $100
guitar, or one that costs 10 times the
price at $1,000. But the $1,000 guitar
will not be the same value as the $100
guitar. Why? Because the $1,000 guitar
is not 10 times better than the $100
guitar. It has strings, a bridge, a
neck, machine heads etc. Once you
realize this you find that you don’t
have to spend a lot to get a good
guitar.
Secondly
the brand. Brands are really just the
little stamp that appears on the
headstock and of course the body shape.
This may shock you but if you have ever
said that Cort make bad guitars, you are
also saying that Fender, Ibanez, Jackson
and more make bad guitars because they
are actually made in the Cort factory!
So Cort take the best parts out of all
the Guitars, so Cort could really be the
best Guitar brand! But many people
(including myself) prefer other brands.
Personally I use Fender, but only
because the specific guitar I play feels
better than guitars 5 times the price!
Now, once
you play through a lot of guitars at all
different price ranges and have found a
guitar you like the feel of. Play
through every note on every string.
Don’t play hard but just as you usually
would pick a note, this is done to make
sure there are no problems with the
fretboard. If there is a buzz on any
string, make sure you ask the shop
assistant if they can get it fixed for
you.
Also,
when you buy a new guitar, make sure you
ask the shop too get a professional
setup done on the Guitar. What this is,
is setting up the action correctly,
adjusting the truss rod, the bridge, the
nut and fixing up anything else that
will be wrong with the guitar.
Now you
should be ready to make an informed
decision when buying a new guitar, so
good luck!
