{"id":1155,"date":"2016-02-23T05:22:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T05:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/work.cgpsystems.cz\/learnguitarinlondon\/?page_id=1155"},"modified":"2025-06-10T04:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T04:40:08","slug":"recommended-guitars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/recommended-guitars\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Guitars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid box-top\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 40px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Drue's Guitar Recommendations<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>There are 1000&#8217;s of different guitars for all kinds of people.<br \/>\nTo find what&#8217;s right for you answer this simple questions:<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\">What style of music do you enjoy the most?<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a <u>general rule<\/u> your answer will fall into 3 categories:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bullet_arrow2 imglist\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Acoustic<\/strong><\/span> (chill out, campfire strum along, folk, pop, fingerstyle) eg: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UrIiLvg58SY&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;t=29s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More Than Words &#8211; Extreme<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Electric<\/strong><\/span> (You love to rock out and you like your music loud) eg: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qKggnBh2Mdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Highway To Hell &#8211; AC DC<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Classical<\/strong><\/span> (You enjoy flamenco and traditional classical fingerstyle) eg: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M_8d0DJpbBI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Williams &#8211; Cavatina<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;re an acoustic site I&#8217;ll be recommending acoustic guitars but message me if you&#8217;d like to know more about electric guitars. I&#8217;ll be happy to help.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 35px;color: #d62828;text-align: left;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Beginner Acoustic Guitar - Yamaha F310<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img \" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitar-1.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" alt=\"guitar 1\" title=\"guitar 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Easy to play and a great sound. The perfect beginners budget guitar.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ptext\">\n<p>The Yamaha F310 is my personal recommendation for beginners. This is for 2 reasons:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>It&#8217;s easy to play<\/strong><\/span> (The worst thing about some budget guitars is that they&#8217;re difficult to play, the F310 is very easy to play)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>It&#8217;s affordability.<\/strong><\/span> (This guitar is excellent value for money, and it sounds a lot better than many other guitars in the sub \u00a3150 category)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000RVYW7E\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B000RVYW7E&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwlearnguita-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Out More &#8211; Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 35px;color: #d62828;text-align: left;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Intermediate Acoustic Guitar<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitar-2.png\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"guitar 2\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Although I started with a Yamaha F310 I&#8217;ve now upgraded to this Furch D31-SR<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ptext\">\n<p>You&#8217;ll inevitably outgrow your first guitar so what happens when you want to upgrade?<\/p>\n<p>To give specific recommendations is more challenging as by now you&#8217;ll have a better idea of what you like the sound of.<\/p>\n<p>However, follow this checklist when choosing your new guitar (and please\u00a0go to a guitar store and try out different guitars. DON&#8217;T buy from the internet right away)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Ease of play-ability<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(Does it feel comfortable to hold? Can you press down the strings without hurting your fingers and how do barre chords sound?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How does it sound?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(When you play it what feelings do you get? Does it excite you? Does it feel like returning home after a long holiday? Does it sound like your favourite style of music?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>What does it look like?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(Guitars are works of art. If it looks stunning then you&#8217;ll always want to play it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Your budget.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>(Someone once told me that when buying a guitar you should take your budget and &#8220;double it&#8221;. What they meant is that you&#8217;ll be playing this guitar for a long time, so don&#8217;t scrimp on quality as\u00a0you always get what you pay for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some brands to try out (and my personal favourites) are:<strong>\u00a0Cort, Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Furch (Stonebridge), Tanglewood, Takamine\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Guild.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 35px;color: #d62828;text-align: left;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Classical Guitar (Nylon String) - Beginner - Yamaha C40<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_left wpb_content_element\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_single_image-img \" src=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guitar-3.jpg\" width=\"146\" height=\"300\" alt=\"guitar 3\" title=\"guitar 3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ptext\">\n<p>This is where my knowledge begins to run short. Even though I enjoy playing classical and fingerstyle I&#8217;ve always preferred the brighter sound of a steel string acoustic (even when playing classical).<\/p>\n<p>As you may have guessed Yamaha excel when it comes to making beginner guitars, and the C40 is no different.<\/p>\n<p>I found a great review of it here:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guitaradventures.com\/yamaha-c40-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guitar Adventures &#8211; Yamaha C40 Review<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also some positive reviews over at Amazon:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B003UGCUFE\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B003UGCUFE&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwlearnguita-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Out More &#8211; Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.com\/B000W75PTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Out More &#8211; Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><script>(function(p,u,s,h){p.botId = \"m5Jy3Q\";s=u.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.id=\"bot-widget-script\";s.src='https:\/\/app.conversiobot.com\/lib\/js\/gadget.js';s.setAttribute('bid',\"m5Jy3Q\");h=u.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];h.parentNode.insertBefore(s,h);})(window,document);<\/script><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drue's Guitar Recommendations There are 1000's of different guitars for all kinds of people. 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