Classical guitar buying guide

Buying a nice guitar is essential if you are a novice and you want to get better. You can just walk in to a guitar store and buy a guitar but doing that will certainly not the best idea because you if hurry and just walk in to a store to buy a guitar than you surely won’t get a nice one. You will have to know few things, gain few buying tips , some info in what you are buying so that you will know what to ask for when you inside a guitar store and most importantly you will not get dazzled by all the varieties of guitar you will see in the guitar store and your decision of buying a particular guitar won’t be affected and you will bring home what you require.
All guitars produce sound through the mechanical vibration of strings. But a classical guitar differs from its cousins in different manners like:

• Nylon strings (rather than steel). Nylon produces a round, mellow sound and is the preferred sound for classical, Latin and many pop/folk styles.
• Low string tension (75-90 pounds vs.150-200 pounds for steel-strings). Less string tension makes a classic guitar easier to play than a steel-string acoustic.
• Wide fingerboard. The fingerboard, 50 mm at the nut, provides room for intricate finger picking. In contrast, the narrow fingerboard of a steel-string acoustic, 40 mm at the nut, is optimized for playing with a pick rather than finger picking.
• Longer string length. The longer string length from saddle to nut (650 mm vs. 644 mm for steel-string acoustics) enhances the bass response and sustain.
• Small, easy to hold body. The classic body style is smaller than most other acoustic designs.

Now talking about other factors like budget, a good classical guitar might cost you little more than a normal guitar. It might cost from $200 to thousands of dollars. If you are novice than you might consider some cheap but good sounding guitars. You can get better and go to the higher level guitars later. Visit as many shops and play as much as guitars you can play and listen to the notes and sound of the guitar. If you are not good enough about notes and sounds of the guitar than you can take some professionals with you or some of your friends who has been playing guitar for some times. You can go online check out all the guitars available. Compare their prices and what kind of modules and color attracts you most. If you are a little bit low on budget but desperately want a guitar than you can go for a second hand guitar. Your friend circle might arrange you a nice guitar so you can start playing now and you can get a new one afterwards when you have enough budget.