How To Choose The Best Quality Acoustic Guitar

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JAKARTA - From roadside hangout places to concert arenas with a capacity of thousands of pairs of eyes, acoustic guitars are very easy to find. But of course, everyone will treat this six-stringed instrument by nature in different ways.

The ignorant hangout kids usually rarely pay attention to the details of an acoustic guitar. The important thing is the sound, then being able to sing with friends, it feels good. It's different if we are professional musicians who use an acoustic guitar as a medium for making a living. We can't just choose randomly.

In addition to the model that must represent ourselves, there are other things that must also be considered so that an acoustic guitar fits the needs of the studio and stage.

The first step that a guitarist usually takes when choosing an acoustic guitar is to check the playability (comfort) of the guitar. However, in certain cases, we will also choose an acoustic guitar that suits the genre being played. How to choose a good quality acoustic guitar? VOI team has the answers for you.

1. Check all frets, don't let one of them buzzes

Check all notes on all frets. Is there buzzing or not? Is it out of tune or not? That's the first tip for choosing an acoustic guitar. Next, we have to really pay attention to the level of precision of the guitar and its dynamic range.

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2. Pay attention to the wood material

The wood material is very important. But not to give which one is the best. Because it is more to the character of the voice which in the end becomes your 'signature' tone. After all, convenience comes first. But, nevertheless, the wood tone of an acoustic guitar is unmatched when compared to a silent acoustic guitar, for example. The silent acoustic guitar is an absolute electric guitar whose sound source is from electric components as well as a pickup that is able to simulate the sound of natural acoustic guitar wood material. However, the point is, it remains different.

3. Adjust the body and neck size

One of the most important things in choosing an acoustic guitar is measuring the comfort level of the guitar when it is played, both from its body and neck. Everyone has a different finger posture and size. Some are comfortable with a small body guitar, some are the opposite. These two things greatly affect the type of music that is played.

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4. Choose a powerful voice

Playability is the comfort level of a guitar when it is played. Because everyone's playability is different, there needs to be an adjustment between the shape of the hand and the strength of the fingers of each player. As for the character of the sound, each player must also understand whether the sound produced by the guitar is bright or dark.

For those who like to play classical music, usually, a guitar that has a powerful sound is needed, especially for the bass. When performing live, without using electronic sounds or preamps, the sound is purely from the player's ability. It's more natural.

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5. Expensive is not necessarily the best

The opinion that says the more expensive the price of a guitar the better the quality is not entirely true. Despite the view that 'guitars at high prices are of good quality' exists. But, it all depends on the player.