Do you deserve a new guitar?
Have you been thinking about buying a new, better guitar don't think you "deserve" it. I have students who believe they should earn a more expensive instrument by attaining a certain level before they reward themselves. Then there are others who go out and buy an instrument that's probably more than they need, or is it? There are two schools of thought, and maybe after reading this post your viewpoint will change. At the very least you'll have some food for thought.
The guitar as a reward.
Setting goals and offering a reward, in this case a new guitar, can be a motivating factor, but are you sacrificing something that would make beginning guitar much easier? Does your current guitar at least play and sound good? Buying an inexpensive guitar used to be a much worse idea. Basically, if you bought a cheap guitar you got a cheap guitar. With the lower price point more competitive now, the manufacturers are improving the quality. The bar has been raised and it's much more difficult to pass off a poorly made guitar. So, if you're happy with your present guitar you probably should keep it for a while until you reward yourself with a nicer, better sounding one.
The guitar as a motivational tool.
The other way to look at it is by investing a larger amount of money you'll be more motivated to practice. When you've handed over more of your hard earned cash it shows a higher commitment level than the ever popular "I won't lose much if I quit." Beginning guitar students have that attitude a lot more than you'd think, and I can't but think to myself, strike one. When they come in with a guitar that's obviously been given serious thought, it shows that it's not just a trial period to see if they like it.
Many of the major brands including Martin, and Taylor among others, have entry level guitars that are
well made and reasonably priced. Does a Baby Taylor or a Martin DX sound as good as their expensive guitars? No, but when you own a guitar made by a reputable builder you know you haven't wasted your money on an entry level instrument.
So the main points to keep in mind are to do some research, get some opinions from guitar players you know, and most important, try to choose an instrument that you'll keep for at least the first couple of years until the guitar bug gets you. Once that happens you'll be hooked.
Have you been thinking about buying a new, better guitar don't think you "deserve" it. I have students who believe they should earn a more expensive instrument by attaining a certain level before they reward themselves. Then there are others who go out and buy an instrument that's probably more than they need, or is it? There are two schools of thought, and maybe after reading this post your viewpoint will change. At the very least you'll have some food for thought.
The guitar as a reward.
Setting goals and offering a reward, in this case a new guitar, can be a motivating factor, but are you sacrificing something that would make beginning guitar much easier? Does your current guitar at least play and sound good? Buying an inexpensive guitar used to be a much worse idea. Basically, if you bought a cheap guitar you got a cheap guitar. With the lower price point more competitive now, the manufacturers are improving the quality. The bar has been raised and it's much more difficult to pass off a poorly made guitar. So, if you're happy with your present guitar you probably should keep it for a while until you reward yourself with a nicer, better sounding one.
The guitar as a motivational tool.
The other way to look at it is by investing a larger amount of money you'll be more motivated to practice. When you've handed over more of your hard earned cash it shows a higher commitment level than the ever popular "I won't lose much if I quit." Beginning guitar students have that attitude a lot more than you'd think, and I can't but think to myself, strike one. When they come in with a guitar that's obviously been given serious thought, it shows that it's not just a trial period to see if they like it.
Many of the major brands including Martin, and Taylor among others, have entry level guitars that are
well made and reasonably priced. Does a Baby Taylor or a Martin DX sound as good as their expensive guitars? No, but when you own a guitar made by a reputable builder you know you haven't wasted your money on an entry level instrument.
So the main points to keep in mind are to do some research, get some opinions from guitar players you know, and most important, try to choose an instrument that you'll keep for at least the first couple of years until the guitar bug gets you. Once that happens you'll be hooked.
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