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Electric guitar packages are a great idea because like the title says, it’s in there. It doesn’t matter if you are just starting out, or a seasoned veteran playing an electric guitar what you get with an electric guitar package is everything you need.
Oh by the way if your preference is bass guitar or acoustic guitar don’t feel left out, there are bass guitar packages as well as acoustic guitar packages. Do you want to play guitar, it’s in there. Do want an guitar or bass amplifier, it’s in there, how about a digital tuner, gig bag, and a guitar stand, they are in there too. How about an added bonus of a guitar polish and cloths to keep the appearance of your guitar looking new, it’s also in there.
How many people are thinking of starting a musical career by playing the guitar? One of the things they are not sure of is what type of guitar to start off with.
My feelings about that is, acoustic guitar packages are just the thing to get you off the fence. Not only are these acoustic guitars a thing of beauty, they can be played with or without a guitar amplifier. The more bucks you have to pluck down on one of these guitars the better the finish will be, along with a better equalizer, not to mention the appliques. You will find exceptional appliques around the sound hole, and also take notice of the binding all around the guitar.
When you lump together a guitar accessories like, a guitar amplifier, guitar stand, gig bag, electronic tuner, guitar strap, guitar cable, guitar polish with cloths, along with your choice of acoustic guitar it makes your choice a no brain-er, acoustic guitar packages it is.
I am very fortunate because in one of my first bands there was a guy who played tenor saxophone, while I played bass guitar, and this guy had perfect pitch. When I say perfect pitch, I mean perfect pitch, you can ask this guy to stand on the other side of the room with his back turned towards you and my brother who was on keyboards would play a chord, this guy would not only tell you the notes, he would also tell you what succession they were played.
Now back in the 60’s I used a pitch pipe to tune my bass, and inevitably when you play sometimes you go out of key, having this guy was a blessing, because whenever we would play a gig and you would go out of tune he would assist on tuning you up, which made the task very easy.
Not everyone is going to run across someone like this, that’s why you need to find bass guitar packages that include an electronic tuner to help you tune your bass or electric guitar.
How many times have you picked up your electric guitar to play, either alone or with a band and found you were off? You grab your digital tuner, tune it up, only to find that it still sounds off and now you don’t know what to do about it. This same thing applies to bass guitars also.
What you have just experienced is something called intonation, but don’t worry all of us have had it at some time. What is intonation you ask, well it is when the note played on a string in the open position is the same note played at the 12th fret.
It is really quite easy to adjust for, you will need a digital tuner. Tune the first string as you would normally, than check the string at the 12th fret, if it is not the same it needs to be adjusted. Your guitars bridge has screws that connect it to the saddle, if your note was flat turn the screw to move the saddle towards the fretboard. If your note was sharp turn it away from the fretboard. Don’t forget to release the tension on the string before you make any adjustments. After you have completed the first string do the same thing on each of the remaining strings.
Are you looking for your first electric guitar? Do you already own an electric guitar and are ready to either upgrade, or increase your guitar collection?
As you are looking for you next electric guitar check out a something called electric guitar packages. These guitar packages take the guess work out of all the things you need, and also provide you with things that you wouldn’t think of purchasing for yourself. Electric guitars like strats, teles, LP’s, and jazz guitars can all be found in packages along with guitar amplifiers, guitar stands, guitar tuners, and guitar polish and cloths.
Getting the right guitar amplifier is as personal as getting the right electric guitar. One of the things you must ask yourself is, Where am I going to be playing. Another question is, How are you going to be using the amp.
If you live in a small apartment, or if you will playing your guitar in your room a 10 watt amplifier with a 6″ speaker is more than enough to deliver a good sound without someone else in the house getting angry with you. If you plan on playing outside the confines of your room, let’s say in a band, you might want to take the next step and get either a 20 or 30 watt guitar amplifier. While the decibels goes up slightly the larger speakers, ( 8″ & 10″ respectively ) will make them sound even louder.
One thing to consider is as you increase the size of your amplifer the weight of it is also going to increaase, this is important because you are the one that will be carrying it around along with your guitar and the rest of your guitar accessories.
As you go up in size the amplifiers will have more features also, like one with a built-in reverb on it. Keep in mind if you play bass guitar you need a bass amplifier. These amplifiers have speakers that are beefed up to handle bass tones.
When it comes to special occasions like birthdays, graduations, Easter, Christmas and others do you have trouble finding that perfect gift? Did you ever think about giving someone an electric guitar? How about giving someone a complete electric guitar package.
How about, if they already play guitar? The perfect gift might be one of the many guitar accessories that are available. You might want to think about a guitar related gift for their room. Even the most avid guitarist wouldn’t say no to a rug in their room with guitars all over it, or a guitar lamp made from a real guitar.
If you don’t want to spend that much look around for one of the great leather or polyester guitar straps that are available.
Just a few simple steps can keep your electric guitar looking new and playing new. The same thing applies if you purchased an acoustic guitar, or a bass guitar.
From the time you made your purchase you should have picked up some guitar polish and some soft rages, or maybe you purchased an electric guitar package that has guitar polish and special rags in it. These two guitar accessories when used often can preserve the finish on your guitar, cleaning the strings can result in making them last longer also.
You should get into the habit of keeping your hands clean when playing your guitar along with wiping the guitar and strings down after every use. The oil given off by your fingertips can be one of the biggest reasons your strings would have to be changed often.
With the right playing habits and just a few simple steps mentioned above there is no reason your electric guitar can’t have an outstanding appearance like it did when it was new.
I would like to begin by saying whether you have an electric guitar, bass guitar or acoustic guitar use caution when changing out the strings. To make changing the strings easier it is recomended to have an electric guitar tuner and wire cutters. Although it is not necessary but it helps if you have a string-winder also (a string winder is a device that will aid in winding the string at the tuning peg).
The big difference in changing guitar strings on an acoustic guitar rather than a an electric guitar is that the strings are held in place at the saddle by pins. First remove the old string by releasing the tension at the tuning peg, lifting the tuning peg lift the ball end of the string out of the hole.
Replacing the string is done by reversing the steps for removing it. The one thing you must keep in mind is after putting the ball of the new string into the hole you must pull the string tight towards the tuning pegs while you are pushing the pin tight, this keeps the top of the loop against the pin allowing you to correctly tune the string.
Everyone has a particular band they really like. Listening to them from one song to another you often hear the electric guitars like you have never heard them and wondered how they got that sound.
There are many factors or guitar accessories that give them the sound they achieve. Quality cables are often overlooked as something that can give you better sound, bad cables can distort the sound by driving the mids up at the same time driving the the highs down.
There are many different pedals that can have an influence on the sound you are hearing. Fuzz, wah-wah, volume, tone, are just a few pedals, there multi function pedals, tremolo pedals the list goes on.
As yo advance in your music career you might want to try a few of these to enhance your sound.