James' Beg Guitar - 1: Buying Your First Guitar

Are you interested in playing guitar but have no clue where to start? James is your man. In this first part of his beginner guitar series James covers the parts of the guitar and how they differ in both the Strat (Fender) style and Les Paul (Gibson) style guitars. He also gives you some tips on what to look for when buying a used guitar that will help you be an intelligent shopper when dealing with places like pawn shops or craigslist.

Hello and thanks for taking the time to learn more about me. I think the easiest way to describe me is a person who is creative, driven and someone who likes to make people laugh until their stomach's ache.

I am a musician who plays all kinds of guitar, guitar synth, bass guitar, and keyboards. Relax, the negative in the photo is not backwards it is a left-handed guitar. Playing left-handed in the late seventies made finding left-handed guitars pretty tough. They were rare if you could find one in a music store and cost a lot more. So when I first started playing I learned to play upside down and backwards on a right-handed guitar. Kid you not. I struggled like that for a bit then put a...

Great for a beginner

10/06/2008

~ nachan

James goes over the very basics of choosing your first guitar. Great for beginners who know nothing about guitars.

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