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I am taking acoustic guitar lessons soon.. but I don’t have a strap for it, i own an electric guitar and i have a strap for it… can i use the electric guitar strap for the acoustic guitar?

The only difference between an electric guitar strap and an acoustic guitar strap is that you must first plug in the electric guitar strap.

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I was looking for a new guitar and i really play a good variety of music so i don’t want a guitar that is only good for somethings. Also I was looking at the BC Rich classic deluxe eagle and i was wondering if that was a good guitar?
I also was looking at the Schecter Solo 6 Classic and i was wondering if that was good
or the schecter hellraiser solo-6

If you want a thick, full sound, get a guitar with humbuckers and a rosewood fretboard. If you want something with a bitier sound, get single-coil pickups and a maple or ebony fretboard. Of course it gets more complex than that, but it’s a good place to start.

I want to learn to play the electric guitar, but I am not sure which one is good. I am looking for a good guitar for beginners that is $200 or less. I don’t want the walmart brand or anything like that. I’m thinking about the Squier Bullet that is $120, is that a good guitar?
Well, I want to play rock so I want a guitar that is good for that.
Is Dean Vendetta any good?

I would recomend a Squier by Fender Stratocaster it’s perfact for beginners. It’s not exspensive and it is great to learn on.

I am currently trying to build a new guitar out of an old First Act guitar body. I am having trouble picking my pickups. I am trying to get an 80’s shred-metal kind of sound out of it, similar to the sound that Randy Rhoads or Doug Marks guitars make.

I already know that i need to get humbuckers to get the higher gain and sound quality. Only problem is, i dont know which brand or type to buy. Not to mention i’m on a limited budget. Any help would be great.

Alnico is a good affordable brand of Humbuckers.

Also how you wire your pickup into your guitar can effect the sound it puts out.

However, many guitarists for some reason think that pickups will give them a more "metal" sound.

Honestly its your amp makes 60% of it, Your fingers are 20%, and your pickups are 10% of the sound.

Get those cheaper Alnico pickups because they sound better than stock pickups and won’t break the bank. Save your money for a really good amp. Peavey is a favorite of mine.

How do guitar companies determine how thick they make guitar picks? When I look at some picks they’re some random obscure number like 1.15mm or .88mm. Thanks
Yeah my favorite pick is a Dunlop nylon .88.

They make them in various thicknesses because guitarists have different preferences. The "random" numbers you’re seeing are the actual thickness of the pick in millimeters (they use those to measure small distances in countries other than the US). Picks also come in various shapes and materials (plastic and nylon being the most popular). I prefer Dunlop .60mm nylon picks. I actually switch between a thinner weight pick and a medium weight pick depending on the song I’m playing as well. Some call for a lighter more sweeping strum and the lighter picks work better for that. I highly recommend the nylon picks over plastic though. Those tortoise shell plastic Fender picks are the worst. They crack and then catch on the strings. Go to a guitar store and grab a bunch of different types and try them out. When you find the kind you like best, buy a bunch (because you’ll lose them a lot). Remember to always keep one in your pocket too ’cause you never know when you’ll come across a guitar that needs playing!

I have 250$ and I want to blow it on all guitar accessories. I have good guitars and amps, but I want to get some things that most guitarists wouldn’t think of getting that would make my guitar life funner/easier. So thank you for your help!

I usually invest all of my money on new gear!

I would strongly recommend joining a community of recording enthusiasts like http://www.audioneeds.com - Forums are great because they’re free and there are usually tons of people there who are willing to answer your questions and help guide you toward the direction you want to head.

I’m sure it’ll help

His name is Will Swan I’m curious to know what guitar he uses to play I know its white and It’s one of those V shape guitars.

Hard to tell from any of the videos, but Gibson first started making a guitar with this shape called the Gibson Flying V. It could be a cheaper Epiphone copy. (Epiphone is owned by Gibson) Kind of like Fender has their top of the line American Standard Series, and cheaper copies going by the name of Squire.

I have a classical guitar right now, but it doesn’t play very well. I don’t know if it’s just because it’s a really cheap guitar or because I’m trying to play acoustic songs on a classical guitar. Does it make a difference if I used a classical guitar or an acoustic guitar?

A classical guitar IS an acoustic guitar. There are two types of acoustic guitars, nylon string and steel string. An acoustic guitar is any guitar that is not an electric guitar. Nylon string guitars (classical) have a smaller body and a slightly wider neck and use nylon strings. Steel string (sometimes called "folk" guitars) usually have a larger body and a thinner neck and use steel strings. A steel string guitar is more common for folk, rock, blues, country, and bluegrass related styles. A nylon string is used more for classical and jazz styles. They are still the same instrument with the same tuning.

I want to learn to play guitar, and I was wondering if I need to start on regular guitar, or if I can just start taking lessons on an electric guitar?
And if someone could explain the differences between the two types of guitars that would help too.

Sure, acoustics are good to start out with.

but the thing is, if you really dig the sound of a electric guitar, and that’s the style you want to play. Then start on a electric.

Even though acoustic are better for building up the foundations.

I’ve been teaching guitar for a few years now, and I found that lots of people start on a acoustic because that’s what they are told they should start on.

The problem is, they won’t practice as much because they aren’t learning the songs they would like or the guitar doesn’t make the sound they want.

So if the sound you enjoy is the electric guitar sound, there’s nothing wrong with starting out on a electric guitar, you will have more fun and encourages practice.

I am a beginning guitar player and i want to buy the Taylor swift fearless music book. one is piano/vocal/guitar and another is easy guitar with notes and tab?
what exactly is notes and tab?
then how would the format of the piano/vocal/guitar be?

notes: C G A Em D

tabs: ____2____3___0__
___2__3__1__