Buying guitar is not an easy task like picking guitar songs, especially if you are not yet a well-trained player. There are many different types of guitars and they can easily run into hundreds of different shapes, sizes, brands and prices. So, do you know what to look out for when you want to buy a classical guitar?
Here are some tips for your reference.
1. Classical guitars has many different sizes and shape, so you should sit and hold it and make sure that are comfortable with it.
2. Play every note on every string and listen for any fret that don’t play properly. They will give a rattling sound and if that occurs, try out another guitar. Every string should play cleanly on every single fret.
3. Check how much pressure is needed to play notes and chords. You should play bar chords all the way down the frets and if it is too hard to press the strings in order to make a clear chord, then that guitar might not be of good quality.
4. Play harmonics. Harmonics is the technique of plucking the note with your right hand and only lightly touching the string with your left hand.
5. Check and test the tuning pegs. Are they clean and sharp? Wind and unwind them and watch out if the tuning motion is smooth.
6. Tap on the front of the guitar (The sound board) in different spots. Is the echoing sound good?
7. Check the entire guitar. Look carefully from front to back and top to bottom for any cracks, glue exposed around the bridge, and whether the frets are firmly installed into the fret board? Look inside the guitar sound hole and make sure that the wooden braces in there are straight and well placed.
Using the above guidelines when you are purchasing a classical guitar will help to ensure that you are comfortable with the guitar; you would have like the look of the guitar, the sound produce by the guitar and the feel when you hold the guitar.
And when you are very sure that the guitar meet these three criteria, you have found the musical instrument that will bring you great enjoyment playing it.