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  • I have hohner hw300, good.

  • Err Cedar is a very soft wood. O.o

  • i own a carlo robelli acoustic. had it for years now. its the best acoustic ive ever played.

  • this is my fav..guy in this beginner guitar

  • Question? Just started learning acoustic. I was taught to keep the hand on the neck a claw shape. I see many, and in this video, people put there thump close to the E string. Is it proper? Is it okay to play that way by not keeping your thump on the back of the neck?

  • Some people use their thumb to fret the low e-string, so it gives the rest of your fingers more 'freedom'. so it is definitely okay :)

  • First off, it's "thumb" not "thump". If you don't start saying "thumb" in reference to your opposable digit, I'm gonna "thump" you on the head.

    Now as for your question, it is correct posture to keep your "thumb" on the center of the back of the guitar neck. This is a classical hand posture. However, alot of people get lazy with this as it can be difficult, so their "thumb" begins to creep over the top to help their fingers reach their mark.

  • yeah man, it's fine if your thumb isn't on the back of the neck, as long as you have support behind the neck.

    A lot of guitarists, including myself, are even able to fret notes on the low E string with their thumb wrapped around the fretboard, which adds a huge amount of versatility for your technique . Check out some Jimi Hendrix videos, he practically invented this style.

  • Well dude, it depends on you... are you playing classic? if you are, its wrong u have to mantain ur thumb on the neck if you are playing by urself and u feel like u are comfortable do it :) good luck!

  • ok,here is a tip.i am not an expert or something,but try the electric guitar,and then move out to acoustic.you will play very easily with steel strings,cuz they are more lighter,and easier to pick.ooh,and about your hand,keep it at natural as possible,be very gentle.some adults will keep their thumbs to low e beacuse they have very long hands,and can do this without forcing their muscles.I really hope this helps<cheers

  • Keep your thumb there when you want to mute out the string.

  • if you play acoustic, it's not WRONG to put your thumb close to the E string but try to keep the claw shape whenever possible. classical guitars have wider necks than acoustics so the claw shape has it's roots here. you won't see a classical guitarist playing with his thumb sticking out. keeping the claw shape makes it easier to play the cords without having your fingers end up in weird angles. but as i said, acoustics have narrow necks so it's not a big deal if your thumb sticks out sometimes.

  • whatever feels best for ya man

  • I have a Sigma Acoustic, made by Martin. I don't think they make them anymore.

  • i went to guitar center yesterday and fell in love with your guitars.

    you have a life long customer my friend

  • What about Silvertone SD20 or a

    Lucero LC100...im a beginner so i want something affordable cus i also dont have alot to spend

  • Ibanez is good?

  • I own a Yamaha F310, i just got 2 days ago :)

  • I play a Guild D-55, and a D-25 acoustic.

    I really love them.

  • i'd love to hear if americans have ever heard of maton or cole clark guitars, both high end guitar manufacturers, the cole clarks are especially comparable to breedlove instruments in that they generally have more bass response.

  • hehe like ur style!!

  • mine is a harmony guitar?

    how is that?

  • does anyone know where i can get a book or something to teach me to play? or do i need to pay for lessons? I think it would be much easier to just get a book that teaches you?

  • a shop

  • I am new to guitar and mine is a Yamaha FD02 I think. I dunno how much it cost, but it makes a squeaking sound when I switch frets and noise whenever I press or release the strings (all the time). I realize that this is normal, but mine does it all the time and I find it annoying when I am trying to play. Is there anyway to stop this or do I need a better quality guitar?

  • @B66R90

    Go to your local guitar shop and tell them about the squeaking. The problem is probably because of your strings. Ask for some strings that wouldn't squeak as much. I think coated strings don't squeak as much, but I'm not sure.

  • Martin guitars are good guitars if you have alot of money to spend.

  • hey guys, why don't you try ANDREA' GUITAR it's cute,clasisic legacy series

  • for acoustic electrics, the finish can be important if it 'picks up' your shirt rubbing against the guitar. so annoying! you'll need a glossy finish if that happens.

  • Great video, really clear, great tips for buying, one stop shop for everyone who is going to buy a guitar! :D I usually just did point one, but next time I will be going over all the aspects. Once again... Great video!

  • I really want to play the guitar, but I have no idea where to buy one and I'm not sure where to get lessons neither, can anyone help please? Thanks.

  • Good video!

  • Whenever you're talking about guitars, you get what you pay for. I would suggest to any beginner not spend a lot of money. Maybe check out a pawn shop for a used one, or even a garage sale. The first acoustic I bought was a Yamaha. It was about $130.00 at the time. It was cheap but it still has a nice sound, and it hasn't lost the tone, (yet). I'd suggest not spending more than around $100.00 if just starting out.

  • thank you for the video, im about to be purchasing a new acoustic guitar so this was great timing.

    on another note, stop flashing the subscribe screen, it was really annoying and most of us watching this are already subscribed

  • i got a fender? any ideas?

  • I have an ibanez? any ideas?

  • Ibanez are usually pretty good guitars... the tone is very clear and live.... I love ibanez guitars... that'll be my next purchase!

  • I own a Washburn acoustic electric, what are your thoughts on Washburns?

  • i'd recommend jean l'arrivee guitars----canadian make---very nice guitars

  • Nice Job - Well done!

  • This guys so happy..

  • i have that guitar lol

  • Whats that black thing on it under the strings right below the tuneing pegs?

  • does anyone know how much for a beginner guitar? just give me a range, thnx

  • for a descent beginner acoustic, you should be looking at around 200 to 350 dollars.

  • bought a Parkwood....California really nice

  • well... for a beginner guitar I would say you might wanna start with something that gives you a good sound.. for the fact that if you wanna start playing you wanna learn with something that helps you develope a good ear to music.. you don't wanna buy a "KIMA" for $100 because you'll get screwed.. and wont learn as good.. LOL... I suggest you start out with like a SIGMA guitar for around $300 to $400... you are guaranteed to develope good playing skills as well as ear skills

  • The Yamaha APX 500 is a great little acoustic/electric, and there only about 300-400 bucks. I have one and it's a wonderful little guitar, easy to play and good sound plugged or not!

  • A second hand guitar costing about £70 is a good choice

  • what guitar do you people recommend thats pretty cheap but still has good quality?

    i want to learn how to play guitar but i dont want to waste too much money because i wanna see if i really like playing guitar and then buy a better one.

    thx

  • I have had some epiphone acoustics and they are pretty good. I would recommend the epiphone hummingbird or dove they're really good for the price.

  • zakon video!!!!(cool video)!!!!

  • I like the Taylors better, the only Martin i realy like is the D-15

  • NOTHING PLAYS LIKE A TAYLOR

    NOTHING!!

  • You brought it to the point! My experiances are: Ovation Guitars are made for the stage. Takamine Guitars are great, if you want to play on stage, but want it more natural acoustic tone. Martin Guitars have a great bass, and some of sounds are really typical caractaristicly. Taylor is more like a fresh, powerful and versitile acoustic, the picups, they use are natural (not so much of the piezo picup sound he uses at his yamaha apx. I personally play a Larrivee, and I love everything on it!

  • is it true that the martin company is one of the high end guitar maker

  • If you got a upper end Breedlove and put it next to a Martin Or Taylor it would blow them out of the water. My 500 dollar Breedlove sounds almost as good as my 2,300 dollar Martin. My myrtle wood Breedlove which was 2,700 bucks is THE BEST instrument i have EVER heard.

  • I got a seagull easy to play nice sound.

  • i love the way you have explained...it was so simple...to put it..in layman terms...this explains how much you know n love playing guitar...kudos to you brother...god bless..hope to get more pointers..

  • yes, Seagull are great for starting out (~$300-$400 for solid tops) - Keb 'Mo played one for a good long time - I think even on Austin City Limits

  • what about the 3rd fret inlay?

  • Im broke so im getting a Jay Turser ; )

  • you get what you pay for?, that doesnt always work on guitar specially, you get what you practice for, ive seen guys with thousands of dollars instrumets getting ridiculed by guys with squiers , so buy an expensive guitar if your really know how to play, otherwise stick with beginer istruments, because if youre not a professional dont buy professional instruents, dont fall for market hipe.

  • man i just compared my old i forgot what cheap make guitar to my taylor big baby... unbelievable i used to play that crappy thing xD

  • Good info. Thanks.

  • i can't get proper acoustic

    iv got a classical wiv acoustic strings

  • I'm getting a new acoustic guitar soon, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good brands. Thanks!

  • steel string or nylon string? i got nylon strings but would it be worth restringing it with steel string..i have a takamine jasmine

  • lol i think ill just stick 2 games way 2 hard 4 me(p.s I am a 9 year old)

  • lol, u gotta be kidding, you aren't just gonna learn to play guitar from watching a video, you have to practice alot, also age means nothing, joe bonamassa started playing at the age of like 2 or 3

  • Wow! Totally helpful. To the point and easily explained. Thank you!

  • also look at Ovations, Art and Lutheries, and Washburns.......all overlooked.....stay away from Epiphones

  • I hate the way Martin's sound.  They sound too thin and the necks aren't that great in my opinion.

  • How many have you tried? Because the best acoustic i ever played was a Martin, they are awesome guitars.

  • What about Takamine guitars?? will those work??

  • yaaaa takamines are beautiful and nice sounding guitars

  • As for Takamine, the common train of thought is that they are great plugged-in (usually have very good electronics), but aren't the best sounding when playing acoustically (not plugged) compared to others in similar price ranges. In my experience, they are built a little too heavily, which will help them last, but won't let the top vibrate freely. So, if you play ampified, good choice, if not, maybe not the best.

  • jupavp-I use one, its great

  • Yes, Takamines are great

  • thanks for this video.

  • so weird ur on bout martin guitars , im irish and im thick and cant blame a guitar but my uncle past and left me a martin 25 r something signed by johnny cash is that a good guitar , , i love it like , just wanna know

  • are you kidding me a signed guitar by johnny cash send it to me

  • Nice playing man! :D

  • thanks, good advice. Oops, sorry, that wasn't a moronic comment.

  • awsome i just got a new guitar epiphone acoustic electric wat do i do know

  • bust it up, throw away electronics and use it for grilling hamburgers.....don't waste steak on it

  • i have a Jasmine200 Takamine that i just LOVE to death... i gottit today actually and its from my uncle... i dont know how to play much but i am prolly going to get some lessons... hopefully i get good and learn... my guitar is 15 years ld too by the way (:

  • i have a Jasmine200 Takamine from my uncle... i love, i just got it today too... its 15 years old

  • thats my guitar!!! i love it

  • man wanted to know how to play amazing grace

  • anyone know how to spell the two brands tt carry cheap solid wood guitars?

  • I got a burnswood steel string acoustic... a gift from my grandmother... means the world to me.

  • got Dean master SS sweet?

  • pause at :24 lol

  • Axterix173, thanks for pointing this out :) now i got some fun out of this vid. :P

  • ok ok ok ok ok

  • got a martin dxme decent acoustic electric

  • I have a DCXE Black! and I LOVE IT!!!

  • its yellow

  • check out Wiliiam Cumpiano's website and read his newsletter section, lots of useful stuff there for those buying an acoustic guitar. also check out K&K pickups, they are the best acoustic pickups I've ever heard, and at only £80, they are cheaper than most factory fitted pickups, and they wont make your guitar sound worse. Psychoacoustics also play a part in it. Often people think a gutiar sounds better because of who its made by, and the rep of the company (naming no names)

  • did ANYONE notice at 6:10 he called that guitar a taylor........twice?

  • haha yeah

  • I have a Dean... I was really impressed with how close it sounded to a taylor

  • Get a Guild ok

  • it was helpful....

  • I'm getting an acoustic guitar and narrowed it down to the Fender DG8s Value pack and the Yamaha Gigmakerer deluxe with the FD01s. Which guitar should I get?

  • i own a DG-6 fender and martin 000-15 and couple others,and got my fender a guitar store for 75$ used and was really impressed with it stays in tune,i lowered the action slapped some good strings on it sounds pretty good,but yah i never played a DG-8 but i'd go for it...

  • I have the Yamaha APX 500 Acoustic/Electric Cutaway and I love it. I love the sound and body style. I found it is much easier to handle with the cutaway. The Yamaha is my second guitar and I do not regret buying it.

  • Yamaha is a great company, They give you much more than you pay for.

  • Whoever's bitching:

    You chose to watch it.

    Just because they didn't entertain you isn't their problem.

  • how do u get that logo over the description? (the animated gif or whatervah)

  • A cheap guitar will definatly be harder on your fingers since the strings will be farther from the frets. It will cause fatigue and you will not be able to practice as long.the sound quality will be poor and it will not tune properly.

  • all you gotta do is lower the action,i gotta a used fender for 75bucks stays in tune great...

  • Good lessons but quit saying "OK" all the time, OK?

  • okay?

  • Please dont do any more videos, enough now!

  • The musics not in the guitar

  • its all in your fingers not in your guitar so dun blame it ...

  • Very informative! I have an Ovation semi acoustic with a solid mahogany top. I just love it and advise Ovation to any type of musician!

  • Martin&Co guitars are awesome

  • martin d-28's are good.

  • I have a Peavey and love it and the sound..

    Had anyone heard of the Guitar lessons L & M. i was going to order it.. but would like some feedback..

    Thanks

    KC

  • Martins are like Taylors, nice but not worth the money.

  • very...

  • Way to go Larrivee. Hands down best acoustic for your money.

  • He is a very good teacher. Due to copyright crap with you tube, he cant get into the lessons as good as he has in the past

  • I just came into a 1930's oahu guitar,I had it fixed and it sounds incredible.Thanks for the video.

  • Bottom line is whatever FEELS good to you is best... Nobody can tell you what feels best better than yourself..

  • yeah, but if the guitar is bad, your favorite songs might not sounf the same on it.

  • okay.... that really helped me in my quest for choosing the right acoustic guitar ! :D thanx

  • i wish i had the money for one

  • Nice Martin, but that plugged in Yamaha sounds like a siamese cat in a blender.

  • Solid Guitars are the best

    M-Kay

  • thats good my guitar is solid its Ariana AK-68

  • i like ak-47's

  • i love it....good people

  • What size guitar is that

    It's pretty sweet.

  • dreadnaught

  • too bad the one I got is some normal guitar, and I can't find a good one but I wll try to check in the next few days.

  • some musicians break all their instruments after playing ..,

    what's with that?

  • I have that guitar. It's awesome.

  • why did u put the title "free acoustic guitar lessons"

    when it is "about guitars"

  • what chords are those that you are playing, those are beautiful, please msg me the chord progression you just played!!! :-)

    thanks!!

  • All he said is 100% true !

    if you don't have a lot to spend and yet want a very good quality, go for a Seagull.

    if you got a little more to spend you can try breedlove wich are great also.

    Finally, if money is not a problem for you, don't bother trying brands, go for a Martin wich is in my opinion, clearly the best brand ever !

  • he stums that thing way to hard

  • I own that Yamaha guitar, and it's fucking lovely. Lovely guitar, with a lovely feel.

  • This was good , okey , really informative , okey , gonna play some guitar now , okey xD

  • okay?

    so funny. :'D

    okay?

    yet i found it a good video.

    okay?

  • i think it's yellow.. not orange.

  • hey says mkay alot eh :P

  • mkay

  • shut the fuck up a give me a guitar lession eashol XD

  • bounces into the hole and goes into the body eh

  • lol i want to learn that its so easy only i need to practic all days and like in 5 days i will learn lol its exelent when he makes a solo with the acustic guitar

  • Very informative. Thank You!

  • Awsome

  • thanks for the advisement...

  • thanks!

  • Heya my friend.I was wondering what the model of the martin you play there?

    Best of wishes

  • He says its a D16GT in the video.

  • Thanks a lot for the help ;)

  • thanks !

  • i need gutar lessons

  • this video is awesome

  • wow nice.. i think you're such a nice guitar instructor.. i wish to see you in person then you will teach me... haha just dreaming.. tnx

  • Hey gr8 vid!

    I have been playing acoustic for quite a while now.

    I was wondering if you knew 3 Doors Down- here without you.

    i love the guitar in it but all the lessons i've looked at are too fast.

    i would apprec. if u cud help[=

  • nice lessons...okay

  • kids, don't do drugs.. mmkkeee?

  • ha!i didnt know non of this!

    :D (im just a rooky)

  • lol okay xD

    that guy is such a nice teacher!

  • What a bastard he has a freakin Martin my dream guitar.

  • My Martin OMC 2e is the best guitar I ever played - well worth the money. You should definitely save for one - who needs to eat?

  • i know i playe one before i bought my crafter and i was like. i wish i had the extra £200 it fuckimg rocked

  • lol even the last word he said was "okay" i didnt really get bugged by it tho the lesson was real chill even though i just bought a $60 acoustic at walmart and i see no major problem with that (because it's my 1st guitar)

  • you present very nicely, but a few too many ok's. Question, What's your personal favorite? Is rosewood significantly better than mahogany?

    Thanks

  • Man those chords were so hot! Time to practice lol!

  • Ha, I have the same exact guitar. I thought it was good advice...

  • SOLID!

    xD!!

    Thanks man. That helped a bit with Acoustics.

  • depends on what kind of music you wanna play

  • El.

  • all opinion

  • Ok. The guy really knows 'bout how a good acoustic guitar is made. Being honest, i appreciate the review 'cause sometimes people are so ansious for start playin' that they forget how a guitar really works. 'Course it was a BIG explanation 'bout the wood, but isn't that important in the way that you'll sound??