Dear Friend;

 

If you’re like me and millions of other guitarists around the world, you probably have or have had lots of questions about the guitar. Not only about how to play the guitar and how to do things and get better, but about the instrument itself.

 

Questions like, “Is it better to learn on an acoustic or and electric?”,  “What’s the difference between one type of strings and another?”, or “How do I change my guitar strings properly?”

 

Theses are all questions that guitar players learn over time but frequently there’s some embarrassment in the learning process.

 

I can remember the first time I broke my thinnest “E” string. I went to the music store and said I need a new bottom string for my guitar. Well, it was physically on the bottom. How did I know that it was actually called the top string. I found out that the thinnest E string was called the top string because it sounded the highest.

 

This is a simple example, but it illustrates that there is more to the guitar than strumming some chords and picking some notes.

 

I began playing back in the mid 60’s. I started on my Dad’s acoustic  but I wanted to play rock and roll so I really wanted an electric. My first guitar and amp came from Sears. It really didn’t play very well but I didn’t know the difference. I thought that a guitar was a guitar. That is until I played my friend’s Fender. Wow! What a difference. My friend’s guitar was easier to play and what I knew sounded better.

 

I was lucky to have a Dad who loved music and who recognized my dedication to learning to play. I soon had my own Fender guitar. That was around 40 years ago. Thanks to my Father especially, I’ve had years of enjoyment and a lively career playing music, teaching and as a sales consultant for a music store chain.

 

So why am I telling you this?

 

If your dream is to play the guitar, I can help you.

 

First, I’ve compiled three information pamphlets that are free for you to download. You’ll get information on three very important areas that you need to know about, as you are making your decisions about the guitar. The link that’ll take you to the website where you can download these pamphlets is at the bottom of this page.

 

There is no obligation to purchase anything, but of course if you are just learning there is additional help that you can get from this and from my other websites.

 

 

The Beginner Guitar Guide

 

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve played for about 40 years. During this time I’ve worked as a professional musician. I’ve toured the United States and Canada.

 

I’ve taught hundreds of people to play the guitar. Some are now teachers themselves. Others have become profession musicians as well. Most of them just enjoy the fact that they can pick up a guitar and play the songs that they like.

 

I’m also a sales consultant for a chain of music stores.

 

This has given me a wealth of experience. Because I’ve played and been around guitars most of my life I have learned a lot. Some from personal

experience, some from my friends and colleagues, some from research and some from talking to the various representatives of music suppliers.

I began writing this book to accompany my first guitar book which was “The Easiest Way Guitar Method” (http://www.easiestwayguitar.com). The book was the “Bonus.”

Let me run through the book to tell you what The Beginner Guitar Guide is all about.

A Brief History of the Guitar

· Find out about acoustic guitars and when the first electrics were built and by who.

 

Selecting A Guitar

· This is the information that you need to be sure that your guitar will be easy to learn on.

· A simple way to determine the proper string height.

· Which is better to learn on; and acoustic or an electric.

· A special note to parents

· This section is so important that I made it “Pamphlet 1” and is free for you to download (see below

 

The Four Major Types of Guitars

· Understanding the differences between the various types of guitars

 

The Part of a Guitar and What Types of Materials are Used

· Woods, pickups, tuners and tailpieces

· Chapters on both the acoustic steel-string and classical as well as the electric

 

Tuning Your Guitar

· Tuning your guitar using an electronic guitar tuner, a keyboard, a pitch pipe, tuning fork, harmonically or tuning the guitar to itself.

· How to set the intonation (harmonics) on your electric guitar.

 

Guitar Strings

· Types of strings and the differences in sound

· How to properly change your strings on your guitar

· Helpful tools

· Winding your strings on the guitar tuner’s post

 

Amplifiers

· The various kinds, shapes and types

· Wattage

· What the knobs do

 

Guitar Effects

· Multi effects pedals or individual pedals

· An explanation of the different sounds the pedals produce

 

Accessories

· Guitar picks, cables, straps, and capos

 

Caring for Your Guitar

· Guitar cases, cleaning your guitar, guitar stands and storing your guitar

 

Web Links

· Live web links to more than 100 guitar and guitar related manufacturers

I’m sure that you’ll agree that The Beginner Guitar Guide covers and assortment of information. Some of it you won’t find anywhere else. Some of it is hard to find and there are some parts that even an experienced player could learn from. I know because I learned a few things when I was putting this book together.

You probably asking where you can get this book and how much.

When The Beginner Guitar Guide will be available in music stores, it will sell for $14.95

However, right now it is free as a bonus when you purchase either 5-Easy-Guitar-Lessons or The Quickest and Easiest Way To Learn To Play The Guitar.

For more information about these books log on to the links below.

http://www.5-easy-guitar-lessons.com

I wish you lots of joy and success in learning to play the music you like.

 

Best regards,

 

Brian Hawthorn

Author & Teacher

The Beginner Guitar Guide

Finally There’s A Guitar Information Book That Contains “The Other”  Information That Beginner Guitar Players Want To Know

www.beginner-guitar-guide.com 2010