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Old 04-03-2009, 11:46 AM
Jeff M Jeff M is offline
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Originally Posted by muonlepton View Post
..... Would a good guitar be easier to play on as well? would my learning progress better?
Yes.
Lots of people give up learning guitar becuase of trying to start out on cheap "finger killers"/poorly set up instruments.
Whatever you settle on, have it checked out and set up by a tech (pro) who knows what they are doing.
Actually, best to take somebody with you who knows what they are looking at....neck angle, fret dressing, neck warp....etc. Then get it in for a good set up (most good guitar stores will do this for free at time of purchase...(and in most cases this DOESN'T mean just a twist of the truss rod ) to get the action as low / comfortable as possible for you. Makes playing MUCH easier.


Here you go. A link to great information site about guitars;
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html

Check out some of the topics....action adjustment, checking action at the nut, truss rods, care and feeding of your guitar, etc.
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Last edited by Jeff M; 04-03-2009 at 12:19 PM.
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