Gar Cartier Acoustic Guitar as Hobby

If you’ve ever wanted to learn to play the acoustic guitar, you’re in good company. Guitar just happens to be the most popularly played instrument in the entire world! Besides, this instrument is also the most easily learned (which could account for its popularity).

In any case, Gar Cartier has had the same hobby for much of his life—playing the acoustic guitar. But when he first picked up a guitar as a boy, he was surprised to learn about the history of this instrument.

Gar Cartier on The History of the Guitar

Would you believe that ancient Egyptians—some 5,000 years ago—had instruments similar to the modern day guitar? It’s true. There are drawings on cave walls that show these similar instruments. Evidence of ancient guitars, in fact, exists worldwide.

Gar Cartier has frequently wondered how these ancient peoples created these guitars. It must have been a puzzling, yet exciting, adventure for them.

The direct ancestors of our modern day guitars, however, are the ones that interest Gar Cartier the most. The 6-string guitar, from which the acoustic guitar was derived, was created in Naples, Italy by Gaetano Vinaccia in 1779.  AntonioTorres Jurado, of Seville, perfected the design in the 1850s. The electric guitar came much later, in the 1920s, but guitar hobbyists from around the world had already been hooked.

Buying an Acoustic Guitar

The first time that Gar Cartier went to the store to buy an acoustic guitar, he was overwhelmed by the choices. Now that he’s a skilled guitar player, however, he has some guitar buying tips for novices.

• Before you buy a guitar, decide what kind of music you want to play. For instance, an acoustic guitar is obviously the instrument of choice in the country music industry. However, if you dream of playing in a rock band, an electric guitar is probably your best bet.
• If you decide to buy an electric guitar, keep in mind that you will also have to buy a lot of accessories—such as amplifiers and cables—to go with it. This will add to the expense.
• An electric guitar is a bit easier to learn to play than an acoustic guitar. However, Gar Cartier does not believe that the difference is extreme.
• If you just want to play the occasional song for your own enjoyment (rather than playing for an audience) you probably just need an acoustic guitar.

Gar Cartier Learning to Play an Acoustic Guitar

Gar Cartier learned to play an acoustic guitar fairly easily, and he doesn’t believe that you will have much trouble learning it, either.

Besides, these days there are a lot of different ways for you to learn to play this guitar.

• Online Courses
• Personal lessons from a trained instructor
• Mail-order courses
• Instruction Books

In short, if you have the desire to learn to play an acoustic guitar, the means will take care of itself. But however you choose to learn, Gar Cartier knows that you will be very happy with your new hobby.