How to Select an Acoustic Guitar

Video Transcript

"Hi. My name is Steve Anthony. I'm a musician, actor, singer based out of New York and Miami. In this clip we're going to talk about how to choose an acoustic guitar. Now if you've decided to embark upon a career as a guitar player, you're obviously going to have to have an instrument to play. So you're going to have a lot of options when it comes to choosing your guitar. The one I'm playing right now happens to be an old, an old trusty Martin guitar. If you look at the head stock you can see the Martin logo. That is the mark of excellence in an acoustic guitar. They have several different models and different price ranges. Obviously get the best guitar you can afford. But what the best guitar for you is, is a guitar that feels best to you and sounds best to your ear. Everybody has a different opinion about who makes the best guitar. Some people say Martin, some people say Taylor, some people prefer Yamaha. Now this happens to be a less costly guitar, but as you can see it's lovely and it sounds very good. And if you happen to play Yamaha guitar and it sounds good to you and feels good to your hands, then by all means go with the lesser expensive Yamaha. But in any case, get the best that you can afford. You'll never be sorry. My name is Steve Anthony and this has been how to choose an acoustic guitar."