expired Posted by iconian | Staff • May 29, 2022
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expired Posted by iconian | Staff • May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022 6:38 PM
Fender FSR CC-60S Concert Acoustic Guitar (Natural)
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A concert, like this CC-60s, is a bit brighter or sparklier, and again may be more comfortable for smaller people. I bought it a few years ago for my girlfriend, who enjoys it as a campfire/travel/beater guitar.
Are you the beginner? I generally recommend beginners start with an electric guitar as they're physically easier to play, quieter (you can practice with headphones), and because cheap electrics are typically better quality than cheap acoustics.
Buy the guitar that you feel excited about: whether it be electric, acoustic, classical.
Learning on electric vs acoustic vs whatever, all irrelevant. At most, for peace of mind, you could bring the guitar to a local guitar tech and for around 50 bucks they should do some minor adjustments and any guitar (unless defective) will be good to go.
Any guitar is difficult at the beginning. Just give it time, and enjoy the process.
Mostly agree with what others said, just my 2 cents 👍
I bought this two months ago when it was a Slickdeals FP +34 deal for $10 more from the same seller. I have been very happy with the guitar at that price; so much so that I'm considering buying another one now
There will always be some debate over the merits of different types/makes of starter guitar, but mine arrived in great shape, well set up, and a pleasure to play. A great deal on a solid-top acoustic, especially for those of us who absolutely want something smaller than a dreadnaught.
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I had heard that if you learn on an acoustic, you can easily learn electric, but not the other way around.
So I am very curious as to your suggestion for learning on electric.
Is it the size of the guitar that makes electric easier to learn on?
Or is it that you were thinking about play/practice with headphones?
And is it not true what I heard about learning on acoustic vs electric
The question I would ask first is "what kind of music do you want to play?" (genre, style, etc.) If someone wants to become the next Tommy Emmanuel, then acoustic is your more natural path. If they want to become the next Jimi Hendrix, you're more naturally going to want to get an electric.
This goes straight back to the 'inspiration' angle... Buy and learn on the instrument that's going to most naturally permit you to play the style of music you are most interested in playing. You'll be far more likely to stick with it... and sticking with it is the only way you're ever going to improve. I know too many kids AND adults that were 'forced' or coerced to learn on an acoustic guitar and then gave it up because A) it was physically 'too hard' to enjoy while learning and B) the music that interested them wasn't suited to an acoustic guitar or had a more limited practical application to the music that inspired them to want to pick up a guitar in the first place. What kind of music do you want to play? Buy the guitar most applicable to that.
An acoustic is great to learn on, as is an electric, but learn on what you really want to play. There's no bonus points for taking the long way around.
I would just do a search on YouTube, especially if you are looking to learn something specific (e.g. pentatonic scale), watch a few and see which content producer connects with you more since everyone may be at a different stage in the journey and looking for different things, plus the content creator's personality and style may not be a fit for everyone. It's what I did and the Google algorithm helped me discover new ones.
A concert, like this CC-60s, is a bit brighter or sparklier, and again may be more comfortable for smaller people. I bought it a few years ago for my girlfriend, who enjoys it as a campfire/travel/beater guitar.
Are you the beginner? I generally recommend beginners start with an electric guitar as they're physically easier to play, quieter (you can practice with headphones), and because cheap electrics are typically better quality than cheap acoustics.
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Any recommendations what electric guitar I should get for him? He is beginner as well. Thanks in advance!
honestly I started on an electric 20 years ago. never learned much. tried to pick it up to learn again and found it to be a pain in the ass. I got the acoustic and did all my learning on that. but its all about the kind of music u like too. if ur totally in to metal get an electric with humbuckers.
nextdoor and offerup have tons of used guitars to start with. many people sell with amps because they tried exactly what u are talking about and gave up. a small 10 watt amp is plenty loud to learn. I'd probably restring any used guitar because the are probably dead sounding from age.
for little kids I'd absolutely buy used. like a strat mini or gio mikro. they will outgrow it soon enough and u can resell for what u paid. for little kids an electric with 9 guage is gonna be easy on fingers to fret. for adults an acoustic with properly set action is all u need.
2. Cheap electric guitars are usually better quality than cheap acoustic guitars.
Go with whatever one inspires you to play the most, you can easily pick up one after the other. It might be slightly harder to play acoustic after you've played electric, but most people quit within the first year. My hope is that you avoid that by having the easiest and most inspirational start.
If you really want to play folk styles or play around a campfire, acoustic will be more inspirational to you. But if you're not sure, I recommend electric. Being able to practice with headphones is just another perk.
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Unless you have a big 10 year old. Really can't tell kids' size by age anymore. There are kids in my son's 3rd grade that have to be at least 5'10" or something and some kids that look like they belong in Kindergarten. Only unfortunate thing is that you really probably need to get to a store and have the kid pick up the different sizes to find out.
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If you have a shop nearby try out the sizes. I'm 5'6 and I love the concert size over dreadnought. However I love the low end sound of the dreadnought. Wife is 5'0" and loves the parlour size, I hate it since no low end. Honestly this is a hell of a deal for a concert size, however a proper setup will be the difference between your kid enjoying it and hating it. Remember even expensive guitars need some sort of setup.
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