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Wondering what is the best guitar for beginners? Today weāll go over a few guitars for beginners, and Iāll share my opinion on the best beginner acoustic guitar, as well as some options for guitars for small hands. On top of that, Iāll show you some must-have guitar accessories (guitar gift ideas!) that will make your guitar life (or loved oneās) much easier.
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MY CHOICES FOR BEST BEGINNER GUITAR:
#1 ā Yamaha FG800 ā Solid wood top, full-size guitar
#2 ā Yamaha FS800 ā Same as the FG, but the body is a little smaller
#3 ā Yamaha APXT2 ā Similar to above, but the guitar is 3/4 size, so MUCH smaller (good guitar for small hands)
GUITAR ACCESSORIES YOU SHOULD GET FROM THE START
#1 ā Clip-on Tuner
#2 ā Thin guitar picks
#3 ā Extra strings ā The above guitars come with [12, 16, 25, 32, 42, 52] usually called āLightā
ā¶ļø āBest Guitar For Beginnersā Table of Contents
0:00 ā Intro
1:15 ā A friend asked for my opinion
2:03 ā Avoid grocery store guitars!
3:02 ā Go used and save money
4:29 ā Small hands? Try thisā¦
5:07 ā 3 accessories youāll need
6:45 ā The next steps
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-James
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I wish you would make a tutorial video
On playing Bob Segerās āYouāll accompany meā and/or Deep Purpleās āSoldier of Fortuneā on acoustic
I am a late student to the guitar and I am not James' student, so I have nothing to gain by saying what I'm going to say, which is this: James is exactly correct in everything he said. I own a Yamaha FS800 and an FG850. Yamaha provides incredible value for the money. Also, the picks he showed you are great; I use them, too. They are Dunlop Tortex picks and you can get them at your local music store or online. However, my Snark tuners work fine (sorry, James ā lol).
Final word: the other thing that is just as important as the guitar is getting a teacher. They are often not as expensive as you think, and the money you spend will help you advance much more quickly than you could on your own. Voice of experience.
Hereās a tip. Your local music store might have a student guitar package. I bought a new acoustic Yamaha FD01S for $189 (US). It came with a soft case, picks, Yamaha tuner and extra strings. This was 2 years ago.
Great advice. Iām a total beginner. I recently picked up a gently used Yamaha F310 acoustic guitar from a garage sale for $35.00 CAD. I figured I couldnāt go wrong for the price. Iām really enjoying it so far.
A good way to get a good used guitar is to go to a pawn shop.
My first acoustic guitar was a Yamaha FG800. I still love it and it most likely will stay with me for my lifetime. By the way, my first electric guitar was a Yamaha Pacifica 112V and I feel the same about that guitar.
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Thnx for the infoā¦found a FGX 800C used for sale locallyā¦think i might buy it
If $500.00 and down is the budget someone has.. My opinion, Yamaha FG800, FG830 can't be beatā¦
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OMG thats the guitar l have got Yamaha FG800, l agrree with your assessment, after doing research thats what l went for. š