Assuming you know a little bit about guitar/music, have seen live performances , or have followed music entertainment shows on TV, you should already know that there are three main types of guitars.
·Acoustic Guitar
When most people think of the name "guitar", they generally associate it with this type of guitar, which is indeed the most common, most widely applicable and most popular type of guitar at this stage. The acoustic guitar has a more acceptable tone to the general public, is more harmonious with vocals or other instruments, and is suitable for almost all modern music styles and genres.
In addition, the acoustic guitar requires less space and environment, so you can take out the guitar and start playing anytime and anywhere you want, so it has also become the instrument of choice for many people when performing music and creating music.
·Electric Guitar
The appearance of different brands and models of electric guitars varies greatly, and the biggest difference lies in the way they sound. If you are careful, you will notice that each style of music, each song, each guitarist's tone and effect are different, because there are thousands of ways to arrange the three elements of the guitar, speakers, effects.
·Classical Guitar
Mostly used for playing classical music, but of course you can also use it as a steel-string guitar to play and sing.
After a first look at the common types of guitars, let's get back to the question - what kind of guitar should a beginner learn?
There is no superiority between acoustic and electric guitars, but after decades of evolution, today's electric and acoustic guitars can almost be seen as two completely different instruments. The differences include but are not limited to: structure, sound, range of use, practice, playing techniques, expression, etc. Even the most basic posture of holding the instrument, the strength of pressing the strings, the angle of plucking strength are different.
Acoustic guitar is not more elementary than electric guitar, and electric guitar is not the direction of acoustic guitar, you can play acoustic guitar does not mean you should learn electric guitar, and vice versa, there is no sequential relationship between the two in learning order.
As for which guitar you should start with, it all depends on your own interest direction, figure out which style you really like and what you really want to do with the guitar.
I say that acoustic and electric guitars can be seen as two different instruments to make it easier for beginners to choose and focus on a direction they like, it doesn't mean that acoustic and electric guitars are mutually exclusive. If you are interested in both acoustic and electric guitars, it's a good idea to evaluate your learning ability, financial level, and free time.
