Monday, March 7, 2011

So, you wanna be a guitarist? Do you have the equipment?

You can't play guitar without the equipment! So what all do you need? It all depends on what kind of music you wanna play. Say you wanna play Rock N' Roll like me, you'll need a guitar with Double Humbucker Pickups, or if you wanna play gospel you just need a standard guitar. Since you're probaly a beginner you are going to need a basic guitar like a Behringer, or an basic Luna. Secondly you'll need a practice amp, make sure it has a GAIN (distortion) switch or slider etc. You will also need a PATCH CORD ( also known as the fat cord connecting your guitar to the amp). You will also need a TUNER. You can get an Electric Tuner ( I have one and they are very useful for tuning before a show or something) or a PITCH FORK, or you can TUNE BY EAR, which is pretty hard to do. Finally you will need a PICK. Now you can USE a STRAIGHT PICK ( Which is what I use and prefer) or a THUMB PICK. Oh yea you will also need a TEACHER or TAB BOOK. So this is the list of things you will need for starting out.

more articles coming later so stay tuned!

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