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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.94,0:00:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, how you doing? Justin here. In this lesson today we are going to be checking out the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.91,0:00:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,different types of guitar that exist in the world, well, just the three main types,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.28,0:00:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and talking about the pros and cons of each one. If you are a beginner guitar player looking
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.29,0:00:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to buy your first guitar, \Nwhat sort of things you should be looking for.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.10,0:00:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are three main types of guitar. The one that I am holding in my arms now is a
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.45,0:00:34.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,steel string acoustic guitar which is what most guitar players think of when they think of
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.30,0:00:39.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an acoustic guitar. The other two types of guitar are an electric guitar and a classical guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.61,0:00:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical guitar is also a type of an acoustic guitar as well so we end up in this
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.27,0:00:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,funny area where these things are not falling into one of the three categories. But those are the most important three.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.05,0:00:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when you are choosing which one of them you are going to play there are a few
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.04,0:00:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things that set it off straight away. If you want to play rock guitar get an electric guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.66,0:01:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Full stop. Easy. Done. Sold. If you have got not very much money to spend and you are
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.39,0:01:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking at as cheap a guitar as possible get an electric guitar. I know that sounds kind of funny,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.07,0:01:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like oh it's an electric guitar. It has got more fancy stuff in it but actually the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.89,0:01:17.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,problem with acoustic guitars, especially steel string acoustic guitars, when they are
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.37,0:01:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really cheap they are really difficult to play. They have got what is called a High Action,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.59,0:01:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means the strings are quite far away from the fingerboard, usually.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.30,0:01:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they are really really difficult to play barre chords on. They tend to not sound very nice as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.36,0:01:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cheap acoustic guitars, because they are made of laminated wood and my general opinion is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.34,0:01:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you have got not very much money an electric guitar is a far better way to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.67,0:01:45.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to play classical guitar you should definitely buy a classical guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.46,0:01:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, a little bit obvious there Justin, thanks. But it is true. You don't really want to be trying to play
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.51,0:01:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,classical music on a steel string guitar or an electric guitar. That said I am not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.16,0:02:01.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really a classical guitar teacher. I don't cover classical guitar as part of my course. I
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.19,0:02:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't really think it is the best, most fun thing to learn guitar on a classical guitar
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.43,0:02:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is all about learning to read notes and playing one note at a time and stuff. It
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.08,0:02:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a bit easier to just get going if you are playing chords and stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.15,0:02:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, this is a steel string acoustic guitar. The things to look for when you are
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.46,0:02:24.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,checking out an acoustic guitar is 1) does it sound nice? The best thing you can do when
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.06,0:02:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you go shopping for a guitar is take somebody who knows what they are doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.77,0:02:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take somebody who has played guitar for a bit, who can strum a few chords, who can have a
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.17,0:02:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,listen to it and see if they like the sound of it. If you are a complete beginner and know
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.76,0:02:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing you kind of have to rely on the sales people and a lot of the time they are full of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.03,0:02:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it and don't really tell you the truth because they are trying to sell you something.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.10,0:02:49.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the website there is a link from BC-102 which will give you some links to some
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.95,0:02:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,products and stuff and some stores that I recommend. But the big thing that you are looking for here on a steel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.90,0:03:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,string guitar is that the action is not too high. That is the distance here between the string and the fret.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.09,0:03:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you press the string down you probably don't want it to be more than like 3 or 4mm at the twelfth fret.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.78,0:03:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Definitely not 5mm or more because you will get them that high on a cheap guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.28,0:03:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I wouldn't be looking at really cheap steel string acoustic guitars, but you can do if you want.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.22,0:03:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get a thing called electro acoustics as well which is an acoustic guitar with a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.80,0:03:35.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pick up system, which this is. I have got a volume control and stuff here. This guitar has
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.21,0:03:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got a microphone built into it. You don't really need that when you are beginner.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.82,0:03:44.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If later on if you are going to do gigs and stuff you can retrofit it later. You can get the electric
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.36,0:03:49.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,system put in afterwards. Or you can buy yourself another guitar, a better guitar
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.54,0:03:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe. So if you learn on one guitar you can get a fairly cheap one to learn on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.80,0:03:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can decide that you are a professional now and you want to go and do a gig then buy another guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.89,0:04:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would be more inclined to do that than spending a whole lot of money,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.72,0:04:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially on a budget guitar you don't want to waste money on an electric system
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.54,0:04:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it is a budget guitar. The electric system is not going to be very good either and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.44,0:04:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is going to take more money away from just having a nice guitar in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.54,0:04:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is a steel string guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.60,0:04:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, this is a classical guitar. These are quite easy to play. I learned on a classical guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.08,0:04:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also called a nylon string acoustic because the strings are not metal any more, we are
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.44,0:04:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about nylon. They used to be made of cat gut believe it or not. Definitely glad
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.41,0:04:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my cat wasn't around in the days when they did cat gut guitar strings.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.92,0:04:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the strings are made of nylon now so you don't have to worry if you are an animal liber (animal rights person).
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.21,0:04:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These can be quite cheap. I started off on a Yamaha GC-100 I think, or a 110.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.37,0:04:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it was a fantastic guitar. It didn't cost very much. Yamaha make really good nylon string acoustics.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.66,0:05:01.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I highly recommend them. I don't play them any more but for a beginners
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.77,0:05:05.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guitar they are really wicked. Don't worry about getting one with an electric system, you
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.82,0:05:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't need it. They are slightly wider in the neck here. The width of the neck can be
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.73,0:05:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,considerably wider. 10mm wider I suppose, so quite a lot. So a nylon string guitar can
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.66,0:05:27.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be great for people with really big hands as well. That is a really helpful thing there if
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.11,0:05:31.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have got big hands. The strings as well are a little bit further apart so it can make it
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.51,0:05:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little easier to fret your chords out when you are starting for a big handed dude.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.16,0:05:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will have a little trouble getting further up the fingerboard here because you don't have any
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.53,0:05:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,access to the higher frets which could cause you problems, but probably not.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.23,0:05:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of children learn on these because of the nylon strings. They are a little softer on the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.32,0:05:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fingers. I don't really recommend it. The one thing they are really good for is people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.03,0:06:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with really big hands, a classical guitar is great for that. Or really young children if they
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.19,0:06:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are worried about playing on the metal strings and the skin on their fingers is too soft.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.91,0:06:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally nice. They don't have the same sound.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.84,0:06:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Classical guitars have a very different sound
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.76,0:06:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.91,0:06:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To a steel string acoustic guitar. A lot more suited for
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.87,0:06:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.35,0:06:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That kind of thing. Or you know
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.66,0:06:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.99,0:06:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For doing that kind of guitar, \Nmore so than for strumming along.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.30,0:06:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't tend to sound so good when they are strummed. So that is a classical guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.55,0:06:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, the last type of guitar we are ging to have a look at is an electircal guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.44,0:06:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is a Fender Stratocaster which are a really good, standard electric guitar. They sound
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.51,0:06:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,good, they are quite versatile. They are thousands of different types of electric guitar
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.33,0:07:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the one you choose is really up to what you like and what sort of sound you want to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.98,0:07:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get. What guitar players you think look cool or whatever. There is not really a big deal about electric guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.64,0:07:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is some big deals on electric guitar when you are considering buying one when
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.23,0:07:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are a beginner. In fact I really recommend getting an electric guitar as a beginner
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.21,0:07:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guitar player for a few reasons. First of all they are easier to play. Generally the strings
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.88,0:07:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are closer to the neck so it is easier to press down the chords. The neck is a little
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.13,0:07:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thinner which for most people is an advantage when they are trying to stretch out for
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.34,0:07:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chords it is a little bit easier to start off with. They are a little bit quieter. You can still hear an electric guitar
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.18,0:07:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without an amplifier. Don't be under the impression that you have to buy an amplifier if you get an electric guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.84,0:07:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't. You can play acoustically. You are not going to be very loud, which is
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.74,0:07:50.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe a good thing for you neighbours when you are learning guitar. But you will hear, like,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.55,0:07:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,. . .
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.04,0:08:00.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perfectly audible for you to hear while you are playing, no question. So
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.15,0:08:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting an electric guitar is good for that as well. \NThere are some really good quality budget electric guitars
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.06,0:08:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around. The Yamaha Pacifica is the one that springs to mind. Ibanez do some really good budget electric guitars.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.85,0:08:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fender Squires are OK, there have been a few quality control issues in the ones of seen
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.64,0:08:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lately of their really cheap ones. I definitely like the Pacifica's. I don't have a deal with
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.04,0:08:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yamaha. I think they are really good, cheap electric guitars. Pretty decent sound, play well. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.57,0:08:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my personal recommendation is that if you are going to learn guitar and you are just
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.94,0:08:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starting out, you don't know what sort of guitar to get, get an electric guitar. Simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.02,0:08:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't worry about an amplifier and stuff yet. Save that for a little bit later when you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.30,0:08:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know what you are doing, what sort of sound you want to make and stuff. Don't worry
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.43,0:08:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about anything fancy, just standard Yamaha Pacifica or a Squire Stratocaster or I don't
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.37,0:09:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know what the Ibanez one is called. Whatever. Any of those. Again, there will be some
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.30,0:09:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,links on the website for some specific guitars which I would recommend and why.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.04,0:09:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just wanted to discuss with you the pros and cons between an electric, a classical and a steel string guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.63,0:09:18.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another thing that you might see is a semi acoustic guitar or a hollow body electric guitar.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.07,0:09:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which are like regular electric guitars but they are mainly
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.40,0:09:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used in jazz. Their bodies are a little bit thicker and they are actually hollow inside. So
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.80,0:09:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are somewhere in between an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar, but in my
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.78,0:09:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opinion more in the electric guitar family. \NNot a bad thing. If that is what tickles your fancy then that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.47,0:09:41.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be a good thing. Otherwise just get yourself a nice, simple electric guitar and off you go. Instead of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.28,0:09:46.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spending too much time thinking of what guitar to get think a lot about doing loads of
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.47,0:09:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practice and getting good real quick. Much better idea. OK. Hope that has helped you in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.95,0:09:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your dilemma a little and I shall see you for another lesson very soon. Bye, bye.