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Learning Electric Guitar

There are millions of people learning how to play electric guitars as you read this article. Some are fast learners and some are relatively slow. But what stands out in the process of learning electric guitar? If you are researching what helps to learn the electric guitar fast this article should help.
Learning on an Electric Guitar
According to guitar gurus, it would be foolish to begin your electric guitar learning quest with an electric guitar. But this is not always the case. There are plenty of electric guitars that are suited for beginners. You need to make sure not to get … Continue Reading

Electric Guitar Prices

Are you doing some research on electric guitar prices? Here are some facts you might consider.

When it comes to construction, all electric guitars are pretty much the same. For instance, all electric guitars have the following things in common:

  1. Body
  2. Neck
  3. Head stock piece
  4. Electrical pickups
  5. Bridge

In addition to this, they also come with amplifiers that make their sounds more audible.

Price

Price and sound quality are the two most crucial considerations while choosing the best electric guitar. Electric guitars might be bought for as cheap as $99. Do you want to know what the upper limit of the price is? How does $20,000 sound?

Price differs based on the … Continue Reading

Best Electric Guitar Strings

We can definitely question the practicality of the term ‘best electric guitar strings’. This term doesn’t actually make much sense! Why? Simple… imagine you have the best electric guitar strings that are made with the best and most expensive materials ever. But does this mean that those guitar strings will produce the best sounds? Not really…

This article is a short guide for guitar researchers. And it tells you what facts are involved in the value of guitar strings.

The 3 factors involved with electric guitar strings are-

  1. Alloys
  2. Winding
  3. Gauges

Alloys

There are 3 types of alloys electric guitar strings are made out of. They are-

  1. Stainless steel
  2. Nickel-plated
  3. Pure … Continue Reading

Electric Guitar FAQ

An electric guitar is a version of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of strings into an electrical current which is made louder by an amplifier.
Electric Guitar History
The first solid body electric guitar was created by Leo fender in the last 1940’s with only one pickup. The two pickup version was named the Telecaster. In 1954 after a series of innovations and advances the Fender Stratocaster or ‘Strat’ was introduced to the world. This innovative design and sound is considered to be the start of the modern electric guitar era. Today there are hundreds of brands available in … Continue Reading

Beginners Electric Guitar Lessons

If your new to playing the electric guitar, where should you go to find beginners electric guitar lessons?

Options when learning the electric guitar:

  1. Lessons from local instructor
  2. Online guitar course
  3. Learning from books

Each method to learning the electric guitar that was mentioned above has both benefits and drawbacks. Let’s examine each way to learn the electric guitar.
Electric Guitar Lessons From A Local Instructor
This is a very common way to learn the electric guitar. Typically you will locate an instructor through a music store, ad in the paper, friend, or a referral from someone else. You will setup scheduled lessons, usually once a week and … Continue Reading