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• Tips
• Warnings

1 Test the sound in a store. The shop assistants will expect this, so don't hesitate. Try a few different guitars and find out which one makes you feel good, not just looks good! Play several chords along the entire length of the fretboard to feel the strings in different positions. A common disadvantage of cheap acoustic guitars is the large distance between the strings and the neck closer to the resonator hole in the guitar. Find the guitar that sounds best for you. If possible, try the guitar away from other guitars (in a nearby shop floor, for example), as the strings of the surrounding guitars will produce a sound (vibrating response) that may sound better than the guitar of your choice.

2 Pay attention to the size of the guitar. If you like the sound of a guitar but are uncomfortable playing it, Gibson and Ibanez offer smaller guitars. The main thing is that when you are sitting, the bottom curve fits comfortably on your leg, you can play the guitar, keeping your elbows at right angles to your neck, and your wrist can move freely along the neck. The guitar should be comfortable in your hands!

3 Choose a guitar that suits your style. There are electro-acoustic guitars for rock musicians, for example, or all-acoustic guitars for classical or jazz musicians, etc. Electro-acoustic guitars (or semi-acoustic guitars) may produce different sounds than acoustic ones, but they can only be checked through an amplifier. Do not confuse classic Spanish guitars that use nylon strings with conventional acoustic guitars that use copper pipes.

4 Make sure you can play the guitar you want to buy right at the store. Make sure that after playing it a little, you will not hear any noise on the first string at the 3rd fret or at the 13th fret.

5 Acoustic guitars are also pretty good guitars, but they may not sound as good as acoustic guitars if they are not connected to an amplifier. However, electric-acoustic guitars, being half the size of acoustic ones, sound quieter without an amplifier, which means that you don't have to strain your voice if you want to sing along with the guitar!

Tips

• If you're a beginner, take a music store that understands music with you to help you buy a good guitar.
• Try not to base your selection solely on the seller's suggestions; you yourself must "feel" the guitar.
• Make sure you have enough money! You can't come to a music store with 1000 rubles and buy a Gibson guitar.

Warnings

• Sound noise (buzzing) can appear even in good guitars. Sometimes it doesn't depend on the quality of the guitar, but on its tuning. A new guitar usually does not arrive in the store in perfect condition. It needs to be configured. You can customize some things yourself, but others require professional help. Not all record stores are dedicated to tuning musical instruments, so if you want your brand new guitar to sound perfect, take it to a professional for tuning.
• Always try a guitar in the store. If you try it out ahead of time, you can avoid disappointment later on!