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Fancy teaching myself to play the Acoustic guitar and need help some help choosing first instrument.
Am i correct in assuming the acoustic guitar is strung with steel strings whilst the classical is strung with plastic.
Can i learn to play slide guitar on a Yamaha FG410 and is this a good first guitar.
Sorry for the silly questions but i really do not have a clue.
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/beginners-guitars ]Some info here for you[/url]
Thanks Woody just what i needed
Welcome to the world of people what love bikes and guitars. 😀 There are loads on this forum.
Yes, steel strung acoustic is bestest for slide (unless you buy a resonator or proper 'steel' guitar with no frets etc, but that is like the recumbent bike of the guitar world!). Yamaha fg410 is nice, have you played the one you are after or got someone who can play to have a go on it? (see my comments on the thread linked above^^)
Be warned, slide guitar is really really hard! I have played and giiged normal acoustic and electric guitar for 20+ years, and I still make embarrasing 'child learning violin' noises with a slide at some points. Basically, if it sounds dreadful, don't let it put you off playing guitar 'normally'. Also thicker strings and higher 'action' (how far the strings are from the fretboard) makes slide easier/sound nicer, but if you do that, fretting notes and chords with your fingers is waaaay harder.