I'm now totally stoked about learning guitar.
I've found a good website with online lessons that are easy to follow and everything. I'm totally devoted.
Now—my little brother has a toy guitar that I've been practicing chords and scales on. I'd say the body of it is a little over a foot tall. The frets are so close together my fingers get all jammed up and such, its just hard playing with a huge plastic pick.
I am planning on buying a 'real one' when I save enough…so my question is…..
Is it even worth trying to learn on this toy guitar, or should I just wait?
And when I buy one…what brand, how much should I spend???
Thank you all so much!
-Jayla
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2 responses so far ↓
1 fald98 // Jul 9, 2008
get either a epiphone or a squire, they arent the best but theyre very versatile annd easy to learn on, and theyre cheaper versions of gibson and fender, they just use cheaper wood and some electrical componants, but theyre perfect for you, and as far as the toy goes, you could try, but when u move up to a bigger fretboard, you may be lost..
i was playing a neck scale of 24.75 and moved up to a 25.5 and just that 3/4 of an inch screwed me up for a bit. but the toy will help you with timing and picking so id say yeah go for it. all ican say is dont learn any bad habbits, learn good finger placing and pick holding early or its hard to stop doing it wrong after youve gotten used to it.
sorry, guitar enthusiast, had to give you the super long answer :]
2 Jack M // Jul 9, 2008
Your just beginning, don't spend too much, but I don't see a problem continuing on that smallish guitar for the time being. As you get along in practice you will need a "real" guitar, but you can get acoustic or electric guitars and other necessities at http://www.musiciansfriend.com for a great price. Also, if you do plan on continuing, I would suggest getting a real guitar as fast as you can because fingers and muscles have a memory that apply to playing guitar, and having your fingers cramped up like that could affect you when you start playing on a full sized guitar. Oh, and I would also recommend an electric guitar because, although they can be more expensive, electric guitars have better action [the pressure it takes to press down the strings and get a good sound] which could be easier on a beginner.