Guitar Help

[lurganblue]

lads i was bought a guitar last year. i therefore had no choice in what to get. I think its a classical accoustic. not exactly what i wanted but i didnt want to disappoint the person who bought me it.
The guitar is one of those ones that have 3 nylon strings. anyone used this type before?
can i get it re-strung like a normal accoustic one? or should i just get a different one?

[Puckoon]

The fret board is probably wider than a steel strung acoustic, so it may be tougher to play (unless you wanna learn classical techniques).

How much would you pay for a decent martin or takamine back home at the moment?

There's a new crowd in Reno called guitar centre (.com) and their prices are unbelievable.

[peterquaife]

The fret board is probably wider than a steel strung acoustic, so it may be tougher to play (unless you wanna learn classical techniques).

How much would you pay for a decent martin or takamine back home at the moment?

There's a new crowd in Reno called guitar centre (.com) and their prices are unbelievable.

we chipped in and got the old man a Martin GT16 Jumbo from music123.com a few years back for $890 inc hard-case, friend brought it home with him. The same axe was £1250 sterling in the local shop....unreal difference.

The wife agreed to buy me the Gibson Kristofferson Ed for my 50th! get in, only 16 years to go

[thejuice]

lads i was bought a guitar last year. i therefore had no choice in what to get. I think its a classical accoustic. not exactly what i wanted but i didnt want to disappoint the person who bought me it.
The guitar is one of those ones that have 3 nylon strings. anyone used this type before?
can i get it re-strung like a normal accoustic one? or should i just get a different one?

I had one of those when I began. you cannot put steel strings on it, the neck would not stand the tension and might break or warp. But you can learn normal guitar songs on it, though as Puck says, as I found out myself the neck is a bit wide for those purposes. But if its a decent one, you could try learning classical and spanish songs on it, something I'd love to be able to play myself.

[el_cuervo_fc]

Joxer, buy a capo and start with Wonderwall.

That was the first song I ever learned to play.  Followed by Green Day 'Good riddance'

[Puckoon]

The fret board is probably wider than a steel strung acoustic, so it may be tougher to play (unless you wanna learn classical techniques).

How much would you pay for a decent martin or takamine back home at the moment?

There's a new crowd in Reno called guitar centre (.com) and their prices are unbelievable.

we chipped in and got the old man a Martin GT16 Jumbo from music123.com a few years back for $890 inc hard-case, friend brought it home with him. The same axe was £1250 sterling in the local shop....unreal difference.

The wife agreed to buy me the Gibson Kristofferson Ed for my 50th! get in, only 16 years to go

Brilliant prices (although better before the pound crumbled). I picked up a martin and a takamine for the price of one back home.

[The Gs Man]

I have a 1973 Yamaha FG-180.  Class wee guitar.  Also have an Epiphone Les Paul Casino electric. (Got it for my 21st just before I fell out with Oasis.)  Only starting to play it again now.

Also have a wee banjitar lying about the house.  Banjo body with guitar neck.  Class sounds out of it. 

[The Gs Man]

Never wore a hat in my life!

[ONeill]

Hardstation's da tried to teach the lad how to play the guitar. He gave up as he thought HS was starting to fret and was highly strung though he struck a chord with the other son who won a plaque for tuning forks.

[Puckoon]

Ill tell you what are great guitars, although I could never afford one are the Taylor semi acoustics.

[Treasurer]

I went about learning the guitar a few years back but I can't sing a note so it was a bit pointless.  While a handful of chords can sound great with a half decent voice,  I was never going to reach the level of playing good guitar solos!  And I could never tune the thing either.

[ziggysego]

Anyone know where you can get small guitars? Even small than half-guitars. Unfortunately even they are too big for me and I've been looking for over ten years for one.

[ONeill]

Too small?

[ziggysego]

Not a real guitar though.

[rosnarun]

I went about learning the guitar a few years back but I can't sing a note so it was a bit pointless.  While a handful of chords can sound great with a half decent voice,  I was never going to reach the level of playing good guitar solos!  And I could never tune the thing either.

why not try a bouzouki or ukulele , great for trad music and george formby covers or indeed the king of stringed instruments the banjolele
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjo_ukulele

or if you want to be boring try
http://www.musiccorner.co.uk/index.php?cPath=5_40_500