Ever wonder to buy a guitar? but don't know where to begin? Don't worry because I am here to help you. The worst thing you could do is purchase the wrong instrument and fall out of love with it before you even get a chance to dive in. That’s how we get in. Here’s exactly how to find the right 6-string for you.
In this article, I'll let you know the all the type of guitar and the purpose itself all based on my knowledge and opinion.
So first of all, you have to identify your music genre before getting to it. What's your favorite song? Is it from AC/DC? or is it blues, metal, pop or alternate rock? There are lot of music genre you can find is this world yet, also a lot of types of guitars for you to pick that suitable with your own style and taste.
Let me show you each guitar for each genre.
ROCK / CLASSIC ROCK
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| Angus Young, ACDC |
The cultural origins of rock genre begin to spread wide in 50's to 60's. By the late 1960s "classic rock" period, a number of distinct rock music subgenres had emerged, including hybrids like blues rock, folk rock, country rock, southern rock, raga rock, and jazz rock, which contributed to the development of psychedelic rock influenced by the countercultural psychedelic and hippie scene. Some of the bands are Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and AC/DC.
In late 70's and 80's, punk rock era begin to spread and this is the new wave of rock. Starting 1990s to 2000s, alternative rock era such as grunge, pop rock, indie and digital electronic rock are the rock that are still live until today. In this era, we have Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys, Blink-182 and lot more.
So done talking about the genre, now what guitar is suitable in this genre?
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| Gibson Les Paul |
The Gibson Les Paul and Gibson SG gives you the rock tones that you always wanted. With 2 humbucker pickups that gives you meaty heavy sound, this is surely the best pick for rock and roll. The shape of the guitar simply represent the classic era of rock.
Both guitars solid body were made of mahogany wood. It is been told that the Les Paul are lot heavier than the Sg since the SG body are easier to carve and use less wood. Some of the best player that played with this Gibson s Slash (Gun&Roses), Angus Young (ACDC) and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
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| Gibson SG |
INDIE / ALT ROCK
Indie rock are still available to hear at this moment. Hence, there are still lot of indie band out there that were starting to build up their career. This is because indie band are full with teenagers and young people who loves to express themselves way better in music or seeking for truth in life. Alternative rock also becomes people's favorite since the music is not that heavy or go beyond that. Its still considered joyful and peace to vibe in like grunge.
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| Kurt Cobain, Nirvana |
Kurt Cobain Nirvana is one of the iconic indie band that ever perform on stage. Kurt using his Fender Mustang and it does suit him well with the music he plays.
Fender gives the bright and clear tone better compared to other guitars. This is why Fender are also of the most pick-to-go guitar. Fender comes with a lot of shape we got, Stratocaster, Telecaster
and Mustang.
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| Fender Stratocaster |
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Fender Telecaster
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