Are you thinking you’d like to teach yourself guitar but don’t know whether you should begin on an electric or an acoustic?
Maybe you’re not even aware of the difference.
The hard part is since you have no experience (as of yet!) it’s hard to know how to get off to a good start.
Now remember, there was at time when I and every other guitar player was exactly where you are right now.
Now if you want to teach yourself guitar I have one of my easy guitar lessons tips and suggestions to help begin.
First of all, there are two basic styles of acoustic guitars; steel string and classical (nylon string). Acoustic guitars are the guitars that have a hollow body and usually a round sound hole under the strings.
The other basic style of guitar is the electric. Electric guitars are designed to be plugged into an amplifier.
Unsure which one is the right choice for you?
I have a simple technique to help you determine which of guitar you should pick.
The difficulty is, you’ll find people on the Internet or in person insisting that you should teach yourself guitar on an acoustic guitar first because it’ll toughen up your fingers.
I’ve also seen people recommend that the best guitar is the classical because the strings are not as hard on the fingers since the thin strings are nylon and won’t cut into your fingertips.
And others suggest learning on an electric because the strings are thinner and they are easier to press.
Who’s right? Which of these so called easy guitar lessons tips should you listen to.
Well, what if you believed that you really wanted to teach yourself guitar on an electric but you were forced to learn on an acoustic? The reality of you playing the acoustic wouldn’t match up with your vision of you playing an electric.
Now here’s the secret. Close your eyes and see yourself playing the guitar of your choice.
Is it a classical, an acoustic or is it and electric?
You see you’re the only one who can determine the best guitar to begin on. It is the guitar that you see yourself playing when you close your eyes. If you enjoy playing your guitar you’ll practice more.
They are all the same instrument. The chords, the strumming, the scales are identical. The main difference is the way they sound.
If you can play a steel string acoustic, you can play an electric. If you can play a classical you can you can play a steel string acoustic.
The instruments feel different and sound different but they are tuned the same and all of the finger positions are the same.
Now let me add this though. If you really want to teach yourself guitar and you presently have an acoustic that plays fine but your vision is to learn on an electric, start now with what you have. Learn what you can. You will have that ideal guitar but it might take a little time.
Now this is definitely one of my best and easy guitar lessons tips I can give you… Don’t delay. Start now!
The next step to teach yourself guitar is to be sure that your guitar is playable. This means that the strings must be easy enough to press down.
You can find out how to determine this and get other teach yourself guitar help go to the main page at 5 easy guitar lessons and watch the video and then download the free “Beginner Guitar – How to Get Started” e-book and “7 Useful Beginner Guitar Tips” mini-course. It’s all in the left sidebar.
