Starter guitarists
Everyone has to start somewhere, regardless of what they are learning. At Fret Music we understand this and that is why we offer a wide range of beginner bass guitars and
beginner acoustic guitars.
Our brand names of beginner bass guitars and beginner acoustic guitars include top names in the industry such as Peavey, Craft, Ashton and ESP.
Generally sold in packs, the beginner bass guitars and the beginner acoustic guitars are a popular choice with most musicians. They have all you need to get started on your way to hammering out your music on a stage for an audience of people!
The Ashton 100CEQ Acoustic Beginner Bass Guitar Pack
This guitar pack has everything you need including an amp and accessories. Why not add some warmth and groove to your sound with an Ashton Acoustic Beginners Bass Pack? Armed with cutaway and a Prener 4 band EQ with built in tuner to help make the transition to live gigging easier.
The Craft Cruzer JB450CS Beginner Bass Guitar
This beginner bass guitar pack offers the following specifications:
Body basswood, neck maple, rosewood finger board, frets 20 jumbo, machine heads are bass chrome, pickups 2JB set, and controls 2V+1T.
The Peavey Beginners Acoustic Guitar Pack
When you're ready to take your rock star moves to the stage, Peavey is a popular choice when it comes to beginner's guitars. This beginners acoustic guitar pack offers a Zodiac bass guitar, Max 126 amplifier and a Total Musician “Learn to Play” DVD.
For now, however, here are 10 beginner playing tips to get you started:
- 1. Practice with some full body stretches and hand stretches, and don't forget to breathe.
- 2. Have your practice area set up so that practising is easy. Have a music stand and a comfortable chair and, if possible, don't put your guitar in the case when you're not using it; have it on a guitar stand instead, ready to be played.
- 3. Get yourself an electric tuner and learn how to tune without it. Tune one string with the tuner, piano, pitch pipe, tuning fork or dial-tone, and then tune the rest of the strings.
- 4. Keep to simple songs. Playing scales and exercises get boring easily when you don't have a reason to practice and improve.
- 5. Want to build calluses fast? Soak fingertips in salt water and practice a lot!
- 6. Don't try to learn new things when you are tense. Take 15 minutes before bed time to go over any material that you are learning.
- 7. Always plan ahead. Get a beverage or whatever creature comforts that could aid you when practising.
- 8. Talk to other guitarists and jam with others every chance you get.
- 9. Don't expect miracles, it takes years to develop the confidence to play with a group in front of an audience. Creating a unique style and “mastering” the instrument takes even longer.
- 10. Practice visualisation. When not playing guitar, close your eyes and imagine playing scales, songs, chords, tuning, holding the guitar correctly, hearing the strings and the relationships of notes.
