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		<title>Electric Guitars for the Beginner Buyer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buying beginner electric guitars involves doing some research before entering the music store and interacting with the sales staff. Learning some of the basics about the instrument itself and the options available will enable you to make the best choice for your budget and ability level.
The way that an electric guitar functions is by amplifying [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Buying beginner electric guitars involves doing some research before entering the music store and interacting with the sales staff. Learning some of the basics about the instrument itself and the options available will enable you to make the best choice for your budget and ability level.</p>
<p>The way that an electric guitar functions is by amplifying electric signals, thereby causing the strings of the guitar to vibrate over what is known as a pick up. The pickups send signals to an amplifier and speaker. When you purchase your guitar, you will also need to purchase this amplifier.</p>
<p>The body of electric guitars, including beginner electric guitars up to the most advanced and expensive models, will have an input jack, volume knobs, tone knobs, and a vibrato arm to alter the sound. The neck of the guitar is where the frets are located, and you will be tuning your guitar using a series of metal tuners for each string at the tip of the instrument.</p>
<p>The beginner will want to buy a quality guitar that is not overly expensive. Rather than purchasing a separate amplifier from a different manufacturer, it can be advantageous for the beginning musician to purchase a guitar and amplifier package due to the added convenience and cost savings. These sets can be purchase for under $150 and make sense economically. </p>
<p>There are many of these beginner electric guitars from which to choose. One example is the handmade Austin Bazaar Electric Guitar package with a 10-watt amplifier, currently available on Amazon.com on sale for $109.95. This is a very high quality solid body handmade combination kit, which includes a brass wood guitar, bag, guitar strap, and amplifier with a cord, as well as an extra set of strings. This particular set comes with a one-year warranty. The Austin is just one example of what is currently available on the market today for new players seeking a simple starter package that does not sacrifice on quality. As the beginner improves with practice, such a well-crafted guitar will serve the player well in the future.</p>
<p>The beginning electric guitars on the market offer increasingly high quality and are often quite low priced considering the higher end construction of some of these models. Finding an instrument, you can grow into over the years will save money in the end and will enable you to learn on an instrument that is designed for durability and an excellent caliber of sound. While you will not want to buy the upper end guitars at this point, beginners can find kits that serve their needs well. </p>
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		<title>Yamaha Electric Guitar &#8211; The Expert&#8217;s Choice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>82drops</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The choice of a particular brand or maker of a guitar is an important factor for a professional guitarist. After many years of experience on the job, a guitarist would have known the best type of guitar that is fitting for him or her in terms of quality sound, durability, and fashion. 
Yamaha electric guitar [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The choice of a particular brand or maker of a guitar is an important factor for a professional guitarist. After many years of experience on the job, a guitarist would have known the best type of guitar that is fitting for him or her in terms of quality sound, durability, and fashion. </p>
<p>Yamaha electric guitar of all the available guitar types is often recommended for experts. It has a lot of quality that serves the desire of professional guitar players. Records have it that Yamaha has been in the forefront of guitar manufacturing for over a hundred years. Over forty years ago, Yamaha came up with its first electric guitar in Japan.</p>
<p>It is important to know that Yamaha has not only been dedicated to designing and creation of guitars, they have also made several guitar kits. In fact, they are responsible for a huge success in the guitar industry.</p>
<p>These are some of the things that make Yamaha&#8217;s electric guitars stand out. First of these is the way they construct the neck. Unlike some other manufacturers who attach the neck of their guitar to the body, Yamaha sets their guitar neck deep within its body. Furthermore, they have the sustain plate and T-Cross system that create warm professional tone. </p>
<p>Besides the quality, Yamaha electric guitars are affordable. One would have ordinarily thought that such a quality guitar would only be available to the rich but it is surprising to know that this brand of guitar is available to anyone who knows it’s’ worth. </p>
<p>Besides the fact that they are affordable, these guitars are manufactured to meet the needs of individuals of different skills and expertise. So, a beginner, an intermediate, and an expert can all get their choice at the guitars shop.</p>
<p>Whether you want red or other color types of guitar, all you need do  is dream it and then you&#8217;ll find it in different sizes and shapes all producing quality sound. In addition, what makes Yamaha electric guitar stand out is the fact that the quality of their guitar does not dwindle with price. At all costs, they are made of good quality.</p>
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		<title>Red Electric Guitar:  Your Unique Identifier as a Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>82drops</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a musician, the quality of your music often depends on the quality of your musical instruments. In addition, at times it is not just about the expected sound, it is about the impact and importance of the musical instrument you are using. Each guitarist goes for his or her choice of guitar based on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a musician, the quality of your music often depends on the quality of your musical instruments. In addition, at times it is not just about the expected sound, it is about the impact and importance of the musical instrument you are using. Each guitarist goes for his or her choice of guitar based on the effect and influence that design has on him or her. </p>
<p>It is reasons like this that make some musicians opt for a red electrical guitar. Not only does it support your clear and audible voice, it also stands as the strength that pushes you to playing those fantastic and unimaginable pieces. </p>
<p>Perhaps the major reason why professionals go for red guitar is the effect it has on their audience. Red electrical guitars are attractive and easily grab the attention of the audience. It turns the audience on and sometimes tells them what to expect. </p>
<p>It is true that the color of your guitar is not enough to help you keep your fans; nevertheless, you have to be unique and associated with your chosen styles and designs. A little wonder why players like Carlos Santana and others have their own unique guitars designed, shaped and colored to suit and fit their expertise.  In fact, there is the possibility of some guitar types (most especially the types they are often seen with) named after them.</p>
<p>The next question would be why the emphasis on &#8220;red&#8221; electrical guitar? Why not blue, yellow or any other color? The stress on it is partly due to the fact that red is attractive. We can compare the choice of red electric guitar out of all other types to dressing shabbily. No celebrity wants to be booed by his or her fans.  To avoid being booed, they often do all they can to please and retain them in their dressing and look. No wonder why you often see people dressing like their chosen celebrity. Some even go to the extent of naming their children or toys after their chosen celebrity. </p>
<p>So, do not be surprised that your fans are already going to the guitar shop to buy your type of guitar. The red guitar makes you stand out from your band. Your red guitar already builds some expectations and admiration in your audience even before your performance. In your next choice of electric guitar, let it still be red.</p>
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		<title>What You Don&#8217;t Know About Cheap Guitars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>82drops</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheap guitars often turn out to be hidden treasures and contrary to what the music magazines, stores and salesmen may tell you, they are often better than top-of-the-line name brand guitars. This is not to say that a standard Gibson Les Paul or a vintage ’72 Fender Telecaster Deluxe is not worth its weight in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cheap guitars often turn out to be hidden treasures and contrary to what the music magazines, stores and salesmen may tell you, they are often better than top-of-the-line name brand guitars. This is not to say that a standard Gibson Les Paul or a vintage ’72 Fender Telecaster Deluxe is not worth its weight in gold. Rather, guitars are often misconceived of as only being valuable if they are worth a small fortune. In actuality, except for a few key factors, a guitar is like a pair of jeans; what matters most is that it comfortably fits you and your style.</p>
<p>For all guitars, there is a bell curve of quality. There are a few that are extremely good and a few more that are extremely poor and hardly playable but in general, most guitars are fairly similar. The first thing to know when shopping around for a cheap guitar is that for almost every name brand, there exists at least one alternative model. For example, for half the price of a Gibson you can get an Epiphone.</p>
<p>Fender models are available in the similar, yet dramatically cheaper Squier edition. These are cheaper for fairly arbitrary reasons. A Fender Squier, for instance is cheaper simply because it is assembled in Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia or Mexico with parts and mechanics of a slightly lesser quality. Otherwise, they are essentially the same. At first glance, even the keenest of eyes may sometimes mistake an Epiphone for a Gibson.</p>
<p>There are also companies such as Dean, Lotus, Ibenez, Harmony, or Yamaha, which provide a wide-range of affordable guitars. The general going rate for a low-range electric guitar is about $200 to $250. A second rule of thumb when looking for a cheap guitar is that you do not necessarily have to go straight to the big name stores. In fact, sometimes you can find hidden treasures in the most unlikely of places such as pawnshops or even garage sales. Often times these places do not know what they have and you may walk away with a steal.</p>
<p>Just because a guitar is cheap does not necessarily make it a cheap guitar. You should always try it out and see how it feels before buying it.  The basic qualities to inspect should be the intonation (the guitar’s ability to stay in tune after being played), the action (how high the strings are set from the fret board and of course, the sound. However, preference over all of these factors may vary depending on the individual.</p>
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