Thursday, August 22, 2013

3 Cheap Guitar Accessories That Make Life Easier

As every guitarist knows, playing the guitar can be an expensive hobby if you're prone to gear-lust, as most of us are. It's very easy to spend more on guitar accessories than on the guitar itself, only to find that sometimes the most expensive guitar gear is not all it's cracked up to be.
However, there are a few very basic guitar accessories that can make any guitarists life more simple, and they don't cost the earth either. Let's take a look at three of these.
1. An Electronic Guitar Tuner
Firstly, an electronic guitar tuner is invaluable for most guitarists. Tuning the guitar accurately should be your first priority when you sit down to play, as a badly tuned guitar not only makes life miserable for those around you, but it can also lead to distorted pitch perception - and this is bad news if you want to keep making progress and become a really great player, since a good ear is such a fundamental requirement for a musician.
While all guitarists should be able to tune their guitars accurately without the aid of an electronic NUX Phaser Core, this can be difficult, especially for new guitarists. An electronic tuner can be of great use in helping your ears to get used to the sound of an accurately tuned guitar. As well as this it can also be a real time saver, especially when you're playing with others (such as part of a band, for example) and accurate tuning is especially important.
2. A Guitar Pick Holder
Anyone who plays the guitar with picks knows how easy it is to lose them. A guitar pick holder is a simple little plastic (usually) container that can be stuck on to the back or side of your guitar, or onto a mike stand or music stand, so you can keep all of your Musedo T-23 Auto-Tuner picks within easy reach.
If you don't want to stick the pick holder to your guitar body for fear of damaging the finish, you can also get holders that are attached to necklaces, key chains and other useful accessories.
3. A Guitar String Winder
A third helpful accessory for guitarists is a guitar string winder. This simple device slots around the tuning pegs of your WST-550VM Tuner, and you simply turn the handle to tighten or loosen the strings very rapidly. This saves a lot of time when you're changing strings (which can be especially valuable when you're performing and need to do an emergency string change), and is also great for anybody who finds turning the pegs by hand awkward.
Many string winders also have an additional tool for removing acoustic guitar string pins at the bridge, and some include a string cutting tool also.


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