electric guitar for beginners
Electric guitars have made their home in our universe. There are even classical pieces composed for electric guitar. This is a new type of musical instrument. Not only is sound amplified by electronics, but the sound itself is MADE by electronics. Can anyone learn to make music with this 21st century instrument?
Well, first of all, it’s best to start learning using a nylon string acoustic guitar. Steel strings are rough on the fingers when you’re just learning to play. So whether you buy it on eBay or your local music store, you need an acoustic guitar that’s halfway decent. It doesn’t have to be expensive, just playable.
When it comes to buying an electric guitar, you can easily start with one of the less expensive models. You can get the buzz of playing a really honest electric guitar on any no-frills Stratocaster copy your music store has, and it will surpass your initial guitar-playing experiences.
If there is one lesson that all guitar students of all styles of music need to learn, it’s TAKE IT EASY: SLOW DOWN. The music will still be there, you don’t have to run out and find it. If you have a tendency to go too fast, to try to force your body to make chord changes before your muscles have learned them properly, ask yourself what you want to sound like a year from now. Because if you don’t slow down when you’re learning, in a year, and probably in twenty years, you’ll be sounding like a hat full of baby seals!
An important aspect of learning to play the electric guitar is how you are going to hold the guitar during your long hours of practice. If you don’t pay attention to these things now, you could end up with back, neck and shoulder problems later due to strain on your muscles and skeleton.
Now you have your guitar and of course a decent amp. A practice amp is good to use when playing around loved ones if you want to stay loved. Another good idea is to get some sort of guitar effects program for your computer, but be aware that some of these can be very hard on your computer’s resources.
A tuner and metronome are essential. These are two teams that are part of the discipline of playing the electric guitar. Get in the habit of tuning your guitar from time to time during practice sessions. You will be surprised how far you can go without realizing it! While you’re learning to play electric guitar for the first time, you probably won’t be able to play much with your friends until you become familiar with your instrument. So once you feel like you’ve mastered a song or riff, give it a try with the metronome. As slowly as necessary; you’re not doing anyone any favors by rushing.
Do you need an electric guitar teacher? Can you get everything you need from books at your local music store or online? It is true that looking for a person who can teach you what you need to know in a way that you can handle it is a bit difficult. It’s like any relationship, much better without the other person, but what can you do? If you want to try learning without a teacher, make Google your friend. If you’re not used to using search engines, just type any question into the search box in your own words, and the results you get will at least point you in the right direction. Start by looking for guitar forums. This is where you’ll find people like you who have questions along with people who have answers.
There are many online ways to learn to play the guitar, some involving purchasing packages of videos and books that will be delivered to your home. Some offer the less expensive option of downloading the videos and instructions. For the most part, these guitar teaching methods are excellent. Another way to do this is an online course where you can interact with your teacher and ask questions via email or in a forum. This is by far a better way to do it because it cannot be forgotten as easily as a course consisting of physical goods or computer files.
As the distinction between electric guitars and synthesizers becomes less clear, the novice electric guitarist has more opportunities to reproduce the sound of their favorite artist. But as your guitar skills expand, you’ll have a world of electronic music to play. Enjoy!