Timeline for How to minimize the pain for a beginning guitar student so they won’t give up before they develop calluses?
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| May 18, 2020 at 12:35 | comment | added | InvalidBrainException | This answer should be higher rated. "Beginner acoustic guitars" are often the worst for a beginner. Not only do they sound bad, the action is high and they're difficult to play. Beginner electric guitars these days are not so bad. | |
| Mar 8, 2018 at 4:42 | comment | added | Stinkfoot | he can tell you what is good for a beginner IMO the notion of a "beginner's instrument" is bogus. As you pointed out, everyone should play on a good instrument. The only question is how much are you willing to spend and still feel comfortable about it, given that you might decide you don't really want to play. Often having a very good instrument inspires a beginner to play better, to 'live up to the instrument', etc. | |
| Feb 26, 2018 at 8:15 | comment | added | Matthias Nicklisch | @skinnypeacock: That can be true, of course. You need a little luck, but there really are people out there that really want to help you instead of just selling you the most expensive crap they have. But both of our statements are true. The thing that helps is setting up your guitar, but on a very cheap, crappy guitar, you can setup all you want, it will only help to a certain point if the quality is low. | |
| Feb 23, 2018 at 16:08 | comment | added | skinny peacock | I have to point out that employees in the music store may be paid on commission from their sales and may not be the best person to ask, because they have a vested interest in selling what they have in stock, not necessarily the solution to your pain. I had much better results in getting my guitar set up to play with the best action on the fret board. There's much less pain in my finger tips. | |
| Dec 5, 2016 at 4:26 | comment | added | Rockin Cowboy | I totally agree. Better quality and properly set up guitar will not only be easier to play but will provide more positive feedback in terms of the sounds you can get from it. Beginning guitarist need all the positive reinforcement they can get to keep them inspired as they get past the many hurdles that they must confront in the very beginning. | |
| Mar 30, 2016 at 8:08 | history | answered | Matthias Nicklisch | CC BY-SA 3.0 |