Acoustic Music Revival

Music Lessons | Musical Instruments

Description

When I was buying my own guitars, many years ago both as a beginner and as I grew more experienced, I found that there's an awful lot of different things that go into choosing and buying that next guitar. And I found it many times to be a somewhat intimidating experience. I got to thinking it shouldn’t be like that, it should be a very joyous and entertaining endeavor. But it can be less than satisfying when you run into any of the roadblocks that can crop up. So I tried to visualize a perfect guitar shopping trip and then I put that dream to the test and opened up my own shop. Now I want to share that vision with others interested in the guitar and though we may look for different things when we are searching for our high end dream as opposed to our first guitar, certain things should always ring true.
Let's start with the idea that you already have your first guitar and you want to get something that is a little more like what you see and hear your favorite performer using. (Keep in mind, however, that, whoever that may be, that person has their own preferences regarding size and shape and tone and balance and the exact same instrument may not be just right for you. After all, you are buying your dream, so don't just be a copycat.)

When you go into a shop the first thing you want to see are smiling people ready to help you. If they are smiling the chances are that they like their job and probably love guitars, and this will help to insure that you get the guitar you want to buy rather than the guitar they want to sell. Now that you're in the store don't be shy, and try not to be too cool, either, because you are there to talk guitars and to explore the world of sound that guitars make, and you need to let the folks in the shop know what it is you're looking for. Tell them you are thinking of getting into a better guitar than the one you have and ask them if they have a variety of different ones in your price range. (More on this later.)

Everyone these days is throwing around the terms "solid top" versus "laminated top" and you want to ask the salesperson to help you understand what this means. Now, you're saying to yourself that you already know the difference, and maybe you do, but you want to find out if this salesperson knows. Can they explain the actual physical properties of the tone wood? Can they plausibly explain to you what happens in the aging process of the top wood? Can they show you the difference between the select grades of spruce or cedar found on better quality instruments and the lower grades found on many guitars that use the idea of "solid top" to sell a lower line instrument? Can they explain the difference between cedar and spruce as far as tonal characteristics and strength and durability? Do they really know between thin tops and guitars with thicker tops. You want to know that they know what they're talking about because if they do then you can sit back and begin to enjoy this experience.

Musical Instruments

Instrument Guitars String Instruments Drums and Percussion Service Repair Features Custom Orders

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Music Lessons

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General

Convenience Open Weekends By Phone Services Classes

Products Alvarez Books CDs Martin Strings Tapes Yairi Details Genre: Acoustic Genre: Electric Genre: Instrumental Genre: Musicals Kinds: String Music: Acoustic Music: Electric Service Options: Reservations

Hours

Monday	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Thursday	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday	10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday	closed

Service Area

Serving: Englewood CO

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