Buying a new guitar can be an exciting purchase, here are four reasons why a new instrument can be a fantastic idea.
It can open up new styles and sounds
Certain types of guitars can lend themselves to certain styles. Want to play Swing Jazz? Then you most likely need an Archtop hollowbody. Want to play classic Blues? A Stratocaster or Telecaster will be your most likely choice of instrument. The pickups, the body wood, the bridge design can all affect the sound of the instrument.
Personally, I find the biggest influence on my playing style is the neck profile (what shape the neck is) and the action (string height). If I play a guitar with a chunky neck and a high action (string height) I just end up playing Blues/Classic Rock naturally, but if I play guitar with a smaller neck and a lower action I play naturally in more of a Jazz/Shred style.
It can be an upgrade on your current instrument.
If you’ve just moved up from being a beginner to a more intermediate guitarist, it might be time to upgrade from your first instrument. You can purchase some fantastic value beginner instruments, but eventually you will outgrow it and want to upgrade. Guitars of this value usually feature better pickups, hardware and better finished frets, so you will be getting a better instrument!
Spare guitar for gigging
If you’ve started gigging, having a backup guitar can be handy incase you snap a string mid-set, or worse, It is invaluable to have a spare. It can also be handy if you have to play a song in an alternative tuning as it means you don’t have to change your only guitars tuning for swift song changes!
Because you have the money to spend and you want one!
Maybe this is the best (and worst) reason? You have the money and you fancy a new guitar, so buy one!
So there are four reasons why you should buy a new guitar, there’ll be a blog coming soon on why buying a new guitar can be a bad idea!