| Choosing the type of electric guitar you want | | | | frets, which results in a shorter neck but |
| is an interesting decision, with such a vast | | | | with jumbo frets that are easy to play. |
| amount of guitars available today. It all | | | | While brands like "Jackson" usually have more |
| depends on the sound that you are looking for | | | | frets on their guitars and also with unique |
| and perhaps the appearance as well. With as | | | | appearances to accompany them. It depends on |
| many shapes, sizes and features out there to | | | | how many notes you want to be able to play on |
| choose from, we will have to look deep into | | | | your guitar when it really comes down to it. |
| the pool of guitars.When you arrive at your | | | | The more frets you have to play on, the more |
| local music store, two major differences you | | | | sounds you can produce with the guitar. In |
| will notice will be the placement of the neck | | | | other words, perhaps getting a guitar with |
| on the guitar. The most common types of | | | | fewer frets would be more suitable for a |
| necks out today are the "set-neck" and the | | | | beginner, while the advanced player might |
| "bolt-on" necks. Each has their own | | | | tryout a guitar with 24 frets or possible |
| advantages and disadvantages. The set-neck | | | | even more. It is possible to have custom |
| (or neck-through-body) usually gives the | | | | guitars made with many more strings and many |
| player more sustain than that of one with the | | | | more frets than usually available to the |
| bolt-on. The junction of the neck and the | | | | public.Another question one might ask before |
| guitar is tighter with the set-neck, | | | | purchasing a electric guitar would be the |
| therefore sound resonates between the two | | | | difference between a 6-string and a 7-string |
| more freely. If something were to happen to | | | | guitar. The six and seven string guitars are |
| the set-neck of the guitar, it is not easy to | | | | widely available on the market. The guitar |
| repair or replace, which would be its only | | | | with seven strings can give you a chance to |
| major disadvantage.The bolt-on guitar neck | | | | experiment, having the extra string to hit |
| style is more frequently seen as it is on | | | | very low notes and high notes as well. If |
| more less expensive guitars. It is a simple | | | | you practiced a lot, it might be okay to |
| design, bolting the neck into a slot of the | | | | start with a 7-string guitar, but it might be |
| body. Some people claim that the bolt-on | | | | a better choice to get used to playing a |
| lacks the sound and not just the sustain, but | | | | 6-string beforehand. Musicians that have |
| that might be due to the type of woods and | | | | 7-string guitars find that useful when |
| materials used to build the guitar body and | | | | playing live for substituting notes. |
| neck as well. In most cases, the set-neck is | | | | Depending on where you are at on the |
| the choice for the player who wants to spend | | | | fretboard, it can be easier to hit notes on |
| the money to get the best sounding guitar | | | | the seventh string instead of the sixth. |
| possible and maybe not the most durable.You | | | | After you take all of this into |
| may also choose the width and length of the | | | | consideration, you should only have to worry |
| neck that purchase on a guitar. The number | | | | about your money situation when choosing the |
| of frets most commonly seen on guitars are | | | | next guitar you wish to purchase. |
| 21, 22 and 24. "Stratocasters" all have 21 | | | | |