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Can i learn to play the guitar on a cheap guitar?

  • I really want to learn how to play the guitar but my parents won't pay for me to get a good quality guitar because my dad lost his job&money is really tight & my parents keep saying they don't have time to sponsor worthless hobbies because they have bills to pay&children to feed. They're also really strict muslims so music isn't the top of their priority list. But I really want to learn to play the guitar so I decided to save up & buy one out of my pocket money its about £50-60 its very cheap compared to the other guitars I've seen but that's all I can afford its this. http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/5406441.htm?docname= Now I've heard that these cheap guitars have like a big space between the strings etc. But are they really that bad? Like so bad that I won't be able to play on the guitar? Could you list the problems a cheap guitar would cause when learning. I think I can convince my parents to upgrade me to a more expensive guitar if they see I'm dedicated to learning, so maybe in like a years time I'll have a better guitar. Please help guitarist I'm really excited about learning! :)

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    Good advice from JCR. And yes, a classical will provide good exercise to develop your overall guitar experience and building up your finger, hand and even arm playing muscles over time. Not to mention the techniques of particular finger styles that can come from such experience as well and go on to other kinds with ease. As for the expense there is one brand (and I have one) of classical that should do well for any beginner and that is a Jasmine (presented by Takamine) brand, if you can find one. There are a number of other makers with well playing, good sounding and well made guitars of both classical (nylon string) and dreadnought (steel string) guitars. Of what to look for: Alvarez; Epiphone; Ibanez; Jasmine; Lucero (rather cheap on all counts); Walden; Washburn and Yamaha. These are all stateside, but many export to other countries by these labels. Costing from: $100-$300 USAD. 'Cheap' guitars can discourage anyone simply by the way they are made and be physically difficult for anyone to play. Find out what a 'set up' can mean, even on a cheap guitar, that can be applied by those who sell the guitar (music store) and it will provide the best possible fix before starting with the instrument. It is all in the neck and fingerboard for any guitar in question. Tell your folks good guitars (certain models) can run up to $1,000.00 of all these brands, retail. And music stores have the power to sell much lower in order to even make sales for those in need and according to the market activity (they too want to move their instrument stock over time). Better guitars you can start thinking: $1500-$3000. Custom ($2000-$5000) or 'professional', stage bling: $25,000.00. As much as some automobiles. But the necks are all the same, physically. What makes the difference is the body materials, if all 'solid' being single layer panels, kinds of tonewoods, cosmetics as inlays (fancy fret blocks, binding materials, mother of pearl and gold hardware). That's all. And, a guitar can reflect music styles and variety that can even represent your cultural backgrounds and be pleasant for those who can appreciate ethnic, music interpretations. Learn those tunes, along with any standards. Everyone on Earth should have access to such an experience.

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Yes, the strings are a bit farther apart than on some guitars. That's not because it's cheap, its because it's a classical guitar! There are quite a few things about it that will be different from steel-string guitars, the main one being that it has nylon strings. It's the older type of guitar from which the modern steel-string developed, and is designed for classical music (think Andres Segovia). The wider string spacing is to allow intricate left-hand fingerings without fingers touching the wrong strings. You can learn perfectly well on a classical guitar, and many people do. You can easily switch to steel-string later if that is better suited to the musical styles you want to play. However, if you really want a steel-string, it seems to me that it should be possible to find something in that same price range if you hunt around a bit. Have you considered a used guitar? P.S. Whatever you do, don't make the mistake of putting steel strings on a classical guitar! They will destroy it.

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Well, I can't vouch for guitars, but I do pay the ukulele and, I have to say, you will have no troubles learning on a cheaper guitar. Sometimes, the only thing that is different between a cheap and expensive instrument is the quality of the sound, not the build quality. You get good cheap guitars and bad cheap guitars. It's just a case of luck. My uke cost £20 and it plays like a dream. Good luck!

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aw yea sure you'll be able to play! the problem is, you wont get a good sound as fast because the strings are so far apart, it takes a little muscle memory to get your hand and fingers in the right place. The sound will also be different, but you won't really notice that until you have played a really really expensive guitar - and to be honest, its not worth it yet. Also, the large spacing means that you will be able to play a guitar with a slimmer neck/ electric guitar with so much more ease - which is the best way to go! acoustic to electric, never the other way round.(: give it time, use your CD's and books wisely, and you'll get there (:

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