How to Pick Your First Electric Guitar
Going to pick out your first electric guitar? Are you sure you are ready to play one? Well, the theory of an acoustic and electric is the same, but you need a lot of practice to master things once you plug your guitar into an amplifier. There are several other things that you have to take notice of. Whether you have a good amplifier, a decent distortion pedal and cords that will give absolutely no feedback. While going out to purchase your first electric guitar, keep this fact in mind that there are several other things which you might have to buy once you have completed the transaction.
Instructions
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First, you must identify your dominant hand as this should be used for strumming. Therefore, in case you are a left-handed guitarist, ask the shopkeeper to show you a list of electric guitars which are for this particular type of player.
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Secondly, you must know which type of genre you would like to play. There are a few guitars which will help you play metal, while there are others which are good for playing blues and jazz. There is a wide range of genres in the musical world and you should scroll through all of them, select the one which you would like to pursue and then make the final purchase. Never try to hurry through things. Possibility of buying a new electric guitar will most definitely get you excited, but hurrying through the decision might not end well for you.
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Once you have selected the genre, the storekeeper will still give you several options. For instance, a blues player can play a Gibson, Starsun and even an Epiphone. You definitely cannot pick them all. Here, your technical abilities will be tested. You must try out all the guitars available and select a few that you think sound good. The sound is important because eventually this is the only thing that will matter to you once you are playing.
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Once you have selected a handful of guitars, you can now make the final decision by holding them all and checking whether you are comfortable playing them. Different people find a variety of guitars to be comfortable. Some might be okay with a Stratocaster, while others will be fine with a LesPaul. Therefore, take the final decision based on the amount of comfort a guitar brings to you once you are holding it.
