Music is the food of the soul. As music is universal and is available in profound variety thus, everyone has individual likes and dislikes for specific kind of music. When you decide to learn music, the choice is as personal as your dress sense. There are various instruments to choose from. Furthermore, there are various categories in the same instrument to choose from as well. overdrive For those who are fond of guitar, here is a guide on "What to look for while buying an electric guitar. "

For a novice the look of each guitar is quite similar. In general, guitars are attractive, but for a music student and a music expert, the shape, size, make and feel of each guitar is depiction of the type of music that particular instrument is able to produces.

For a beginner: Largely electric guitars can be classified in three main categories.

1. Classical: Classical instrument has nylon strings and is best for beginners. This instrument generates classical, Bossa Nova and Jazz, etc. Yngwie Malmsteen uses a Fender electric guitar that is classical and has 2000 nylon strings and a nine volt brass hard board battery.

2. Acoustic: Acoustic instrument has steel strings and is used to produce Acoustic Rock, Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Blues and Folk music, etc. John Doyle, the great musician from the US is a fan of Acoustic guitar. Some fabulous acoustic instruments are categorized as Fender electric guitars. Musician Alvino Rey used this musical instrument in front of an extensive group of spectators in a huge orchestral set and later he crafted the first pedal steel guitar for Gibson electric guitars as well.

3. Bass: This is a professional guitarist's choice as it produces Blues, Country, Jazz, Heavy Metal and Rock music. If you picture yourself as Bryan Adams, his pick was bass guitar. Musician Jimmy Page used a double-neck instrument that was custom-made by Gibson electric guitar to perform "Stairway to Heaven" and he recorded the classic song using Fender electric guitar with twelve strings.

Out of the various factors that we need to consider while buying a guitar, one important factor is the type of sound it produces and which we wish to master.

For beginners as well as professional musicians, the other details we must consider include "body type" of the guitar which is typically made of hard board. Some truly wonderful qualities of hard boards such as rosemary, maple, ash, alder and/or mahogany are used to make this musical instrument. Each hard board has a very unique grain, color and density. Thus each one gives a different kind of look to the guitar and each hard board type creates a unique type of tone as well.