Vintage Epiphone Sheraton Specifications

Vintage Epiphone Sheraton Specifications

Vintage Epiphone Sheraton Specifications

For the guitarist and specifically for the new guitarist interested in electric guitars (Rock guitars), a guitar as a Christmas gift and some of the special accessories that are required, can really make someone's Christmas. Typically, there are excellent guitar brands that produce a quality product. A good quality beginner's guitar is easier to play, has much better tonal qualities and is a joy to own. The following contains recommendations for a new electric guitar purchase and some of the accessories that are typically required.

What is an Electric Guitar?

Most younger people who are learning to play, will opt for an electric guitar, which requires a guitar amplifier. Interestingly, an electric guitar for the novice is generally a less expensive than are acoustic guitars. Even when considering the amplifier, the end price is still less expensive than an acoustic guitar. The reason for this cost discrepancy is that an acoustic guitar relies on the quality of the tone wood, craftsmanship and construction, which typically requires more expensive woods. Conversely, the sound quality of an electric guitar relies on the guitar pickups and the amplifier.

Typically, an electric solid body guitar, made famous by the Fender Strat or Fender "Stratocaster" is fashioned from a block of wood. It would make little difference if the wood were oak, cherry or plywood in terms of sound quality. The guitar pick ups will handle the sound, not the guitar body. The one main difference is that an electric guitar is usually easier, physically to play because the neck and finger board are typically smaller and thinner. In guitar parlance, it has better "action". One key point in most electric guitars, the greater the number of pickups, the greater variety of sounds and tones that can be made when plucking strings.