Local Music Gear Feature Story
Written By: Jac Harrison
Recently, I have noticed an influx of new guitar players on
social media in the groups and pages I manage, and few of others that I’m a
spectator in. Everyone seems so eager to learn about buying their first guitar or are looking for advice on buying a guitar on a budget. To me,
it is exciting to see so many new faces playing what I consider the best
musical instrument, but at the same time I feel bad for the novice
today due to the over abundance of misleading information in regards to
price-vs-value because of the fuc*ing know-it-alls on the interwebs. Thirty plus
years ago when my father gave me my first guitar, he didn’t ask 40,000 people
(that he never met) what they thought would be the best guitar for a beginner.
We took a trip to Hi - Way Music on rt 18 in East Brunswick, NJ where I was
given the choice of the ugly one I played with humbuckers or the ugly one I
played with single-coils (I went with the buckers). Knowing that not everyone
has access to someone that can explain to them what to look for like my father
did for me, this month's editorial will be based on the some of
knowledge I have gained while buying, selling and trading guitars over the
last 20 years. So for all the social media know-it-all as*hats and the keyboard
wizards of knowledge, please stop reading this and go Google something so you
can continue your "awesomeness". This is meant for the guitarist that
wants to learn buying techniques that will allow he/she to make an educated
decision at the point of sale to obtain the highest quality guitar on a budget.
