Beginner Electric Guitar Kits

Advice on beginner electric guitar kits

If you’re starting on the guitar I guess you’ll be needing some kit!

Let’s start with the most important part – you (I bet you thought I was going to say the guitar!)

Before buying anything do a quick bit of planning so you know what you are looking for.

First decide what type of music that you want to play on the guitar. Most people do decide on rock/ pop, but there are some who prefer more classical playing. To play rock you’ll obviously need a good electric guitar. For the classical amongst you I would go for a simple acoustic. Acoustic guitars aren’t just for classical playing, listen to most rock bands and there will be at least one song with an acoustic guitar in it.

Are you left or right handed? It doesn’t particularly matter as all guitars can be strung for left handed players, but the majority of guitars are right handed. In some shops you might not find a left handed guitar. Best to have a quick ring round your nearest music shops to find the ones that stock a good range of left handed guitars.

Next is the guitar amplifier (unless you are opting for the acoustic guitar). Amplifiers come in a very wide range of shapes, sizes and loudness (power). For a playing in a bedroom/study, you probably won’t need much more than a 50 watt amp. That will turn up loud enough to wake the neighbours! After playing for a while, you might find that you need something bigger if you want to play to audiences. A medium size amp (about 250 watts) is a good choice. At the moment the best amps in the world are made by Marshall. They do every single amp size from huge stadium ones to tiny practice amps that clip to your belt.

Beginner electric guitar kits are provided by many music stores. They normally contain the guitar, a 50 watt amp, plus maybe a strap, lead and guitar pick (plectrum). Fender has a very good kit that is worth a look. Some of their kits even include some excellent instruction videos.

It is always good to try out the guitar and amp that you will be buying, even if you get it cheaper on the net, go to a music store and find the same model. Ask to try it out, just to be sure you like it! Sometimes even though the guitar you are trying is the same as the one you will be buying on the net, they might play slightly differently. This is down to the way they are made, with no 2 guitars ever being exactly the same. If you buy a kit from the internet, check the returns policy as if you don’t like the way the guitar you get plays you want to be able to send it back!

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