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THE GUITAR
What is important about buying a guitar is to find an instrument that is set up good, so that it’s easy to learn on.
THREE IMPORTANT THINGS TO LOOK AT WHEN BUYING A GUITAR:
1: the action is not too high:
2: the correct gauge of string:
3: good tuning:
If the Guitar is lacking any of these three points, it can make learning more difficult.
A: if the strings are of a heavy gauge it can make the fingertips sore for a beginner until they harden to the touch,
B: if the action is too high at the 12th fret, (that is the distance between the fret board and the strings at the 12th fret) it can restrict you to playing open chords at the nut end of the fret board, because of the difficulty in holding down a chord.
So having a guitar setup correctly is important.
C: if any of the above two are not correct, tuning can become impossible. And who wants to play an out of tune instrument?
These are the first things to look for when trying out a guitar, whether it be old or new.
Sometimes the problem can be corrected; i.e. new strings, or lowering the action,
if this is not possible, keep looking until you find what you are really happy with.
WANT TO LEARN GUITAR?
The video shows how to get to grips with the basic C guitar scale, and how to start using the full fretboard.
Moving from the lower C, on the 3rd fret of the 5th string, and making your way to the middle C which is on the 5th fret of the 3rd string,
Then on up to the C on the 8t fret of the 1st string
this is an excellent guitar for learning. and cost 150 euros
STRING GAUGE:
These are one of the types of strings I like to use, because they are very light and easy to bend They are nickle wound strings and their gauge is called 8s, as you can see from the image they go from
8 the first string
11 the second string
14 the third string
22 the fourth string
30 the fifth string
38 the sixth string
Checking the action:
Above: is a view of the action at the 12th fret, on this guitar, indicated by the two dots on the side of the neck