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Music may be the food of the soul. As music is universal and it is available in profound variety thus, everyone has individual likes and dislikes for specific kind of music. When you choose to learn music, the choice is as personal as your dress sense. There are numerous instruments to select from. Furthermore, there are various categories in the same instrument to select from as well. For those who are fond of guitar, here is a guide on "What to look for while buying an electric guitar."

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For any novice the feel of each guitar is quite similar. Generally, guitars are attractive, however for a music student and a music expert, the form, size, make and feel of every guitar is depiction from the type of music that particular instrument is able to produces.

For any beginner: Largely electric guitars can be classified in three main categories.

1. Classical: Classical instrument has nylon strings and it is best for beginners. This instrument generates classical, Bossa Nova and Jazz, etc. Yngwie Malmsteen utilizes a Fender electric guitar that's classical and it has 2000 nylon strings and a nine volt brass hard board battery.

2. Acoustic: Acoustic instrument has steel strings and it is used to produce Acoustic Rock, Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Blues and Folk music, etc. John Doyle, the great musician in the US is really a fan of Acoustic guitar. Some fabulous acoustic instruments are classified as Fender electric guitars. Musician Alvino Rey used this guitar in front of a comprehensive group of spectators in a huge orchestral set and later he crafted the very first pedal steel guitar for Gibson electric guitars as well.

3. Bass: This can be a professional guitarist's choice because it produces Blues, Country, Jazz, Rock music. Should you picture yourself as Bryan Adams, his pick was bass guitar. Musician Jimmy Page used a double-neck instrument which was custom-made by Gibson guitar to perform "Stairway to Heaven" and that he recorded the classic song using Fender electric guitar with twelve strings.

From the various factors that we need to consider while purchasing a guitar, an important factor may be the type of sound it creates and which we want to master.

For novices as well as professional musicians, another details we must consider include "body type" of the guitar which is typically made of hard board. Some truly wonderful qualities of hard boards such as rosemary, maple, ash, alder and/or mahogany are utilized to make this guitar. Each hard board includes a very unique grain, color and density. Thus each one of these gives a different of turn to the guitar and each hard board type results in a unique type of tone as well.

The body type of a guitar: This can be classified into four main types.

1. Solid Physique: This is the standard kind of guitar body and it is used in probably the most number of guitars. Because the name suggests, the solid is absolutely solid (filled) except the area that is occupied through the cavities that hold the guitar's electronic mechanism together.

2. Chambered Physique: A chambered body of guitar has lots of different sections that are designed to reduce its weight while augmenting its sustainability and resonance.

3. Semi-Hollow Body Type: A Semi-Hollow Body is a hybrid mix of hollow body and solid body guitar where both the sides of the guitar's body are hollow but the center is made of solid hard board.

4. Hollow Physique: As the name suggests, this type of guitar's body is fully hollow also it helps the acoustic musicians fabricate the greater sound effect.

The Neck: The following aspect worth considering is the "Neck" of the guitar. The neck of the guitar is made of hard board as well. Famously the mahogany, rosewood, maple or basswood is used for crafting necks. The size of the neck decides the spacing between your frets.

While a few standard types of Fender electric guitars in addition to Gibson electric guitars are available in 22 frets, most the artists should you prefer a 24-fret neck that generates a higher register. Typically a Fender electric guitar measures 25.5 inch a scale, while Gibson various guitars employ 24.75 inches as the scale length. Most of the other brands such as Paul Reed Smith would rather design 25 inches as scale length.

Yet another aspect of the neck of a guitar worth considering is the way the neck is connected to the body from the guitar.

1. Set in Neck: The neck and the body of the guitar are crafted separately and also the neck piece is set in the body using some good glue so they appear to be a single bit of hard board. The set-in neck gives a good sustain and great resonance towards the guitar.

2. Bolt-On Neck: Here the neck attachment is seen as it is connected to the body using bolts and it gives flexibility of adjusting the neck for the convenience of the musician.

3. Neck-Through-Body: The semi-hollow and solid body guitars are crafted using the neck with the body as it is a single-piece hard board that is used to make the entire center piece from the top of the neck to the bottom of the body. This make has got the best quantity of sustainability.

Consider the following as well while buying a guitar:

Strings: Which range from four strings to twenty strings, from nylon to steal, the range is extensive. Though beginners are encouraged to take classical guitars with nylon strings, professional musicians their very own style and preference to suit the kind of music they want to produce.

Pick-ups: They are used to set a dark tone right and usually there are two pick-up takes hold a guitar. There can be more number of pick-ups as well. A single-coil pick-up has a really pleasing sound but "hum bucker" types of pick-ups are preferred by guitarists who play at music concerts.

Control Switch: A switch is a more feature to consider in a guitar because it gives us control over volume in addition to tone to be set for each pick-up. You can blend in or separate the pick-ups through the control switch.

Bridges: Bridges let the player adjust the height and entire strings. You will find three types of bridges - standard, string-through, and a bridge having a tailpiece combined that provide their own unique ways to adjust the string.

Apart from the type of electric guitar a few more suggests ponder upon are:

Venue from the performance: As going to be performing both at home and at our learning academy, we can safely go with a standard Fender guitar or standard Gibson guitar. While performing in front of an audience with the aid of a mike, an acoustic Fender guitar or acoustic Gibson guitar is preferable.

Price: Invest in a good quality electric guitar as:

1. It's a passionate investment.

2. Purchasing brands for example Fender electric guitar or Gibson guitar offers great deal of peace of mind as the quality of hard board used is the best and the sound produced improves because it ages.

3. Brands such as Fender electric guitar or Gibson guitar have some of the best guitarists crafting these instruments for them.

4. The maintenance is easy and the accessories can be bought as easily, even through online retailers.

If we want to get a customized guitar, it is possible with some good brands and we should take advice in the store managers and our seniors from the industry before you take a final decision. Whichever kind of guitar we choose, we need to make sure it suits our needs.