What Guitar Should I Buy?

There are three types of guitars for your guitar journey. An electric guitar, a nylon string guitar, and a steel string guitar.

First up, the electric guitar.

You see it in every rock band as well as honouring the collections of adults living in their mother’s basements. The main thing to know about this guitar is you will need an amplifier and some cables to hear it. It also has a smaller neck (think of a wooden baseball bat), and has steel strings. Of three types of guitars, this one ranks right in the middle for playability. That means that it will be at a medium difficulty to start on. Your fingers will hurt a little too. But not as bad as the next guitar on this list. 

The big, bad, steel string acoustic is on every teenager’s sad song playlist. And in the hands of truly talented guitarists such as John Mayer and Sungha Jung. These guitars are the largest of the three. And because of their size and their hollow interior, you don't need a amp to hear it. The downsides are they’re difficult to start on. This is due to size (thick), tension (high), and string material (metal). This is the most challenging guitar to begin on and your fingers will hurt a lot.

The nylon string guitar is used in a lot of Latin American and classical music. It's not as large as the steel string acoustic. But you still get all the natural amplification due to its hollow body. Because it's not as large as a steel string, it can’t be as loud.

Now these nylon strings (some cheaper models are made of plastic) are on another level though. The nylon strings make these guitars the EASIEST GUITAR TO START ON! The nylon is nice on your fingertips. So instead of crying and bleeding all over your new guitar, you’ll be strumming away on your nice new instrument. The nylon string is by far the easiest guitar to start on.

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Here’s a roundup of every of the guitars you can start playing today. 

1. Nylon String Acoustic Guitar

   1. Pros: Easiest to learn on, cheap, and naturally amplified. 

   2. Cons: Larger sizes make it harder to hold

2. Electric Guitar

   1. Pros: Smaller size makes it easier to hold, loud, easier of the two steel string options

   2. Cons: Heavy due to its solid body, only loud if you have an amplifier (extra cost)

3. Steel String Acoustic Guitar

   1. Pros: Loud without the need of an amplifier

   2. Cons: Hard to start on due to its large size and thick high tension steel strings 

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