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Custom Guitar Bulider Video

Guitars - custom guitars are still made today. The video above gives you a bit of history about hand made guitars over the last 40 years. Most guitar buyers aren’t fortunate enough (or rich enough) to buy a custom or hand made guitar. The good news is that guitar manufacturers have some good guitars at affordable prices for us “regular” folks.

Whether you are a beginner guitar player or an experienced guitarist…

Maybe you need to buy your first guitar, or you possibly want to buy a better guitar than the one you are using. Or, you may be wanting a different style of guitar or are just adding another instrument to a collection.

Either way, it’s a good idea to do some research before buying a guitar. The best places to do this research is in guitar shops, guitar magazines and, of course, check what is available online. Through these three sources, you can compare prices and styles of guitars. You can also read many online blogs with great information about guitars and guitar lessons.

Find information about guitar manufacturers and read reviews by musicians, or if you have friends who play the guitar, you can also ask them for their opinions and recommendations. If there are local music stores in your town, visit those stores and test out their guitars. Focus on how the guitars you try out sound and if they are easy to play (you don’t need to worry about your playing abilities). Look carefully at the neck and body and make sure the guitar is not warped (especially check the neck to see that it is straight, not bowed in any way).

Play it first before you buy a guitar! 

When you try out a guitar that you might want to buy, when you strum there should not be a buzzing sound. When you try to press the strings down, check to see that they are not too far away from the fretboard.

For electric guitars, check the volume by having the guitar plugged into an amplifier when you test it. Check the pickups and the tone and volume controls. Music store salespeople may be able to play guitar - ask them to test some of the guitars for you. A really good option is to bring a guitarist friend to the stores with you so they can play the guitar and give you their opinions.

Once you have an idea of the range of prices for new guitars, figure out what your budget will be and stick to it when you actually go out to make the purchase. Before negotiating on prices with a store sales clerk, you need to know the current information and prices about several guitar brands. They are there to convice you to spend money - and they could possibly persuade you to spend more than you planned to spend. 

If this is your first guitar, you probably should not consider buying your instrument in an online auction.The reason I can’t recommend buying through an auction is because you really should play a guitar before you buy it. The preference of the feel of the guitar as you play it and hold it is going to vary from one individual to another. Your goal is to find a guitar (within your budget) that feels and sounds right to you.

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