The first thing a young musician faces is the question: "Where to start, how to choose an instrument and not make a mistake, making such a choice?" The offer is great, there are many good guitars, but many Chinese fakes.
So, you have definitely decided that you want to play the guitar. Naturally, you do not want to play on a stick with fishing line. It is logical to go to the store and consult with the seller. But! Not all sellers understand their product, many have a fairly simple goal - to sell a product. So feel free to take your friend who has been playing for a long time, and go with him to the store. He certainly will not deceive you. As a rule, a person who has been playing the guitar for at least a year and holding several guitars of different companies and price categories can make the right choice. Believe me, this is the most correct way out in this situation.
But what if you do not have such a friend? In this case, I offer you some tips.
1. Do not get the tool out of the box !!! Perhaps the most important rule! Feel free to demand from the seller that he take out the guitar and give it to you to "feel". Inspect it for defects (this will be discussed below). Ask to tune your guitar so you can listen to how it sounds. In fact, the choice basically comes down to the sound of the instrument, ideally you yourself should take a couple of chords and at least just draw along the strings.
2. Check the top and bottom decks, as well as the rim for damage. There should be no cracks, chips, dents. All this affects the sound of the instrument. Also check the guitar cover. Paint and varnish should be applied evenly.
3. Vulture and frets. The neck should not be crooked, twisted, cracked. Check whether the bar is firmly and evenly glued, or fastened to the anchor (bolt). Frets should be "in place", should not fall out of the lining, stick out above and below the neck, otherwise there is a chance to get hurt when playing.
4. Upper and lower sills. The lanes must be firmly fixed, the support for the upper nut should not lag behind the deck or play (move back and forth).
5. Splitting. Picks should not creak when turning - a sign that they are poorly lubricated, but there should not leak anything from them, this may indicate that the picks are defective, but they were simply generously greased with oil so that they do not creak.
6. The strings. Here, perhaps, is the only thing you can’t particularly focus on. On budget guitars, the strings from the factory go very mediocre and most likely you will change them after the purchase.
7. Price. The price of the tool is completely envy from your wallet. I will say one thing, if you are a beginner, the price of a classical guitar should be at least 3000-3500 rubles, if it is acoustics, then here it is no less than 4000-5000.
PS Remember! First of all, the sound! If the guitar is assembled perfectly, but you don’t like the sound, then you can hardly play for the soul. Good luck choosing a tool!
