Beginner guitar help?

Question

I have very little guiitar experience, and im planning to learn how to play on my own by the internet. I want to buy a guitar that is silent ( or quiet ) , and let me hear the sound through the headphones. I live in an apartment and i dont wanna disturb my family and neighbours so yeah lol. I know about the silent guitar, but its too exp for me :(
My budget is around $400+
I want the kind of guitar that lets me play and hear the sound through my headphones, with little external noise , you know what i mean ?
Should it be electric or acoustic ?
thanks :)

Answer 1

Hello there,



Learning to play on your own via the internet? Big mistake. If you are serious about learning to play you will find a way to take some actual lessons. Learning to play is not easy. On your own makes it even harder.



Silent guitar? I have no idea. The guitar strings will make sound.



Semi-electric? I assume you are referring to the electric acoustic guitar. That is just like any other acoustic guitar, except that it has a pickup on it so you can also play it through an amplifier. Unplugged it is as loud as any other acoustic. There is also a semi-hollow body electric guitar. It is not an acoutic at all. It is an electric guitar that has a thin hollow body.



Want a guitar to play and use headphones? Get an electric guitar. Also get a Vox Amplug. That takes the place of an amplifier. You plug your headphones into the Amplug and hear the electric guitar through the headphones. A Vox Amplug is about $35.



Later

Answer 2

Considering your requirements for low noise and a budget of $400, you should be looking at an electric guitar and possibly one that comes in a package deal. The package deal would include the guitar, amp, some picks, a strap, and a tuner and maybe some other things. Check around to see what is available. I really do recommend going to a guitar store so you can play different guitars and actually play the one you choose in the end. Make sure they allow you to play the one that is in the package because all guitars can be a little different.



I do not think that the term "semi-electric" applies to guitars. There are "semi-acoustic" guitars which have a small hollow in the body of the guitar or even those with piezo pickups and sound like an acoustic guitar when amplified. The last type of guitar would be something like found at this link:

http://www.jimlaabsmusic.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/godin-a6-ultra-semi-gloss-semi-acoustic-electric-guitar-natural-cedar/prod_1401.html



If a guitar has the equipment to be amplified then it is an electric guitar in the sense that it uses some sort of electronic components to amplify and electrical signal to send to an amplification system. However, the term "electric guitar" is most commonly used to describe a solid body guitar with magnetic pickups.



There are also acoustic-electric guitars which are acoustic guitars with an electronic device used to change the vibrational energy into electrical energy as a signal to be amplified. The electronic device is integrated into the guitar. Then there are acoustic guitars that people use with soundhole pickups to change the string vibration into an electrical signal to be amplified. There are other configurations but those are the most common ones.



Again, it sounds like you are looking for an electric guitar with an amp with a headphone output. Audio input into the amp would also be nice for you so you can play with audio tracks but it is not necessary.

Answer 3

First of all, you can't use headphones if it's an acoustic guitar, meaning you need an electric one. Second, you need a source of electricity if you want the headphones to work on an electric guitar, meaning you need a guitar amp or something similar. Third, if you play on an electric guitar that isn't plugged in a speaker or amp, that is as silent as you get. Also, I would recommend a guitar teacher, nothing can measure up to that, but it's your choice.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

well electric is quieter and probably would suit you better it is also easyer to make a chord on and hurts your fingers less. but dont think acoustic isnt for you...the sound of a acoustic is way better and nicer to play.