New Guitars
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011New Guitars
Paul Gilbert 3 New Ibanez Guitars
 Set /2 Mask Guitar Plaques - Tiki Decor - New Sale Price: $34.99  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product DescriptionTwo wooden tiki masks shaped like guitars. Dark wood with red, black and cream colors and twine "strings". Approximately 21.5 x 7.5. New Features
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 Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning List Price: Sale Price: $13.75 You save: $12.20 (47%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product DescriptionOn the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do you have to start at the age of six?Using the tools of his day job as a cognitive psychologist, Gary Marcus becomes his own guinea pig as he takes up the guitar... |
 Takamine Guitar - NEW Jasmine by Takamine S35 Natural Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar List Price: Sale Price: $74.95 You save: $104.05 (58%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product DescriptionThe best deal you'll find in a great acoustic guitar, the Jasmine S35 features a Spruce top and Mahogany back & sides with a satin finish. Contemporary styling and time-tested construction methods produce an instrument that is built to last and most importantly, sounds powerful and clean on all strings, from treble to bass... Features
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 Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning List Price: See Reviews For This Product DescriptionOn the eve of his fortieth birthday, a professor of no discernible musical talent learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone of any age might master a new skill. Just about every human being knows how to listen to music, but what does it take to make music? Is musicality something we are born with? Or a skill that anyone can develop at any time? If you don't start piano at the age of six, is there any hope? Is skill learning best left to children or can anyone reinvent him-or herself at any time? On the eve of his fortieth birthday, Gary Marcus, an internationally renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, becomes his own guinea pig to look at how human beings become musical- and how anyone of any age can master something new... |
 Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco List Price: Sale Price: $10.99 You save: $0.04 (%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product |
 Learn Jazz Guitar With 6 Great Masters! Sale Price: $14.99 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product |
 New 15' Shielded Electric Guitar Cable 1/4" Jack to 1/4" Jack J15 List Price: Sale Price: $12.99 You save: $4.00 (24%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product DescriptionSpecificationsOne Shielded 15' Electric Guitar CableFlexible Black PVC JacketCable has a Male 1/4" Jack on Both EndsThis Listing and Price is for 1 Cable Features
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 PlayStation 3 Rock Band Wireless Guitar List Price: Sale Price: $25.49 You save: $34.50 (58%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product DescriptionRock Band Wireless Guitar PS2 / PS3 Features
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 Magna Cart Personal Hand Truck Sale Price: $29.99 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours See Reviews For This Product DescriptionIdeal for travelers, trade show exhibitors, and anyone else who frequently schleps boxes and other gear from place to place, the Magna Cart personal hand truck is engineered with toughness in mind. The 7-pound hand truck is made of sturdy rustproof aluminum, with a telescoping handle that extends to 39 inches tall... Features
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 38" COFFEE Acoustic Guitar Starter Package (Guitar, Gig Bag, Strap, Pick, eBook) List Price: Sale Price: $24.00 You save: $45.95 (66%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product DescriptionGuitar is 38 inches in length and come with Steel Strings. The guitar has Linden Binding and wood construction with geared tuning. Each guitar comes with an extra set of steel strings, pick, tuner, gig bag and strap... Features
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A Guide To Buying A New Guitar
When you decide to purchase a guitar, although you may have an idea of just what kind you want, it pays to have a close look at the choices The Guitar store has on offer. Obviously you will be drawn by looks at first, but you really should pick it up and see how it feels when you are holding it and give it a strum to check out how it sounds.
You may feel a little intimidated playing The Guitar in the store, but it is essential to try before you buy. By having a play with it, you will know whether the tone is what you are looking for and that the guitar suits you on a physical level. If it is an electric guitar you are after, make sure it is connected to the same kind or amplifier that you intend to use, as if not, this can make is sound completely different.
Start by strumming the open strings quite hard so that you can hear the sustain. Listen closely for any strings making a buzzing sound and make sure when you play each fret on the neck that there are no fret buzzes. Ask if you can play the guitar in a quiet space within the store if there is a lot of noise going on around you and you cannot hear it properly. If the sales staff in the shop do not appreciate you trying out the guitar, then you should think seriously about buying from that particular store and consider taking your business to another store where you can listen to the guitar properly before making a purchase. If your knowledge of how to play a guitar is limited, then take someone with you who knows what they are doing.
If you can, its good practice to make a written note of the guitars you try. This way you are less likely to get muddled up about which one was which. Write down the make, model, how much it costs and what it looks like and this will make things easier, if you are not buying on the day, but going home to have a think about it. It is necessary to spend as much time as you need in the store looking and trying out the various guitars for sale, before making a final decision and never let the staff of the store, or anyone else for that matter, push you into making a hasty choice.
With a short list of maybe two or three, carry out an on line search for these makes and models and you will probably be able to discover much more about the guitars than the store assistant could ever tell you. Obviously the brand name websites will be doing their best to sell you one of their models but if you are unsure you can always log in to one of the many forums to post your questions and await answers from experienced guitar players, who will be all too happy to give you the benefit of their experiences when buying a new guitar.
About the Author
Kevin Sinclair is the publisher and editor of MusicianHome.com, a site that provides information and articles for musicians at all stages of their development.