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PARENTS
Here's an interesting scenario:
Junior comes to dad and says,
"Pops, I want to learn to play guitar."
Now dad may have the "perfect" guitar in mind for Junior. Junior no doubt has the exact "axe" in mind that he want's to get and no doubt mom is picturing a tasteful, refined and elegant guitar for her "baby" to learn on.
As parents, this is where you need to ask yourself a question. "Do I want junior to enjoy learning/playing guitar?"
If the answer to that question is "Yes" then you will want to let him pick out the guitar style that he wants.
WAIT!!!!!!
I didn't say pick out the GUITAR he wants...
I said "guitar style", big difference.
GUITAR STYLES
ELECTRIC
As far as electric guitars, there are only a few real unique body styles. It seems that the rest of them stem from these.
Now if you were to let Junior pick out the "guitar" he wants, you may be in for some serious "sticker-shock".
But I guarantee you that you will be able to find the "guitar style" he wants at the price point that you can live with.
Think of it this way, your first car had 4 wheels, it had doors, wipers, turn signals, etc. And even though it may not have been a Cadillac, Mercedes Benz or BMW or other "brand name" car that maybe you have now, it's still a car.
My first electric guitar was a white Yamaha SE-150 strat copy not an actual Fender Strat. And since I tend to prefer the Les Paul body styles I gravitate to the Epiphone's since I
have a hard time justifying spending the
$1500.00 - $2000.00 on a Gibson.
As far as acoustic guitars go there are a number of styles that basically come down to size and shape of the body. The following chart gives a good visual representation:
Here's an interesting scenario:
Junior comes to dad and says,
"Pops, I want to learn to play guitar."
Now dad may have the "perfect" guitar in mind for Junior. Junior no doubt has the exact "axe" in mind that he want's to get and no doubt mom is picturing a tasteful, refined and elegant guitar for her "baby" to learn on.
As parents, this is where you need to ask yourself a question. "Do I want junior to enjoy learning/playing guitar?"
If the answer to that question is "Yes" then you will want to let him pick out the guitar style that he wants.
WAIT!!!!!!
I didn't say pick out the GUITAR he wants...
I said "guitar style", big difference.
GUITAR STYLES
ELECTRIC
As far as electric guitars, there are only a few real unique body styles. It seems that the rest of them stem from these.
- Gibson Les Paul
- Fender Stratocaster (Strat)
- Fender Telecaster (Tele)
Now if you were to let Junior pick out the "guitar" he wants, you may be in for some serious "sticker-shock".
But I guarantee you that you will be able to find the "guitar style" he wants at the price point that you can live with.
Think of it this way, your first car had 4 wheels, it had doors, wipers, turn signals, etc. And even though it may not have been a Cadillac, Mercedes Benz or BMW or other "brand name" car that maybe you have now, it's still a car.
My first electric guitar was a white Yamaha SE-150 strat copy not an actual Fender Strat. And since I tend to prefer the Les Paul body styles I gravitate to the Epiphone's since I
have a hard time justifying spending the
$1500.00 - $2000.00 on a Gibson.
As far as acoustic guitars go there are a number of styles that basically come down to size and shape of the body. The following chart gives a good visual representation:
