What gear do you need to learn guitar?
You can start to learn guitar by borrowing somebody else’s gear, but most students will very quickly want to get their own. Most guitar shops will want to sell you as much stuff as possible, which can make it hard to know exactly what equipment you actually need to learn guitar, and what can wait.
What do you need?
A guitar
Yes, you do need a guitar. No, it doesn’t need to be Steve Vai’s old Ibanez Universe currently on sale on ebay for $14,900 – something cheep and cheerful is fine. I tend to think it’s best not to spend too much if you are new to playing guitar, it can take a while to know exactly what sort of things you like in a guitar. … continue reading ⇒
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