When you are looking to buy a new acoustic guitar, it is a good idea to read as many acoustic guitar reviews before you invest your money. There are two different types of reviews around today. The first is the one which has been written by an expert and is someone who has had the chance to try out various different guitars regularly. Whilst the other is written by users and relates to one specific guitar that they are using.
When you look at the expert reviews you will find that these have been written by people who have had several years experience of playing these kinds of guitars. When looking at expert reviews the better ones should provide you with details on several different types which they have been able to use. Not only should they be pointing out the good points of each one but also their bad points as well, even if they do prefer a particular one over the others. It is important that if they have a bias towards a particular guitar they should clearly explain in their review why this is. You do not need someone who has a Bachelor's Degree in Music, rather you want someone who knows what they are talking about.
But when it comes to user reviews look for websites where reviews are offered on every time of guitar that is available and has been written by several different types of musicians. The best place to search for such reviews is at online music stores. But it is important that when looking at these reviews you read those written by those who play the same kind of music as you and are at the same level in relation to performance abilities.
When you are looking for acoustic guitar reviews online there are certain things which you can do which can make the whole process of finding the right ones much easier. Firstly when carrying out a search online place quotation marks around the phrase that you are using as your search criteria. So for acoustic guitar reviews you would type in to the search box "acoustic guitar reviews".
By using this phrasing when searching on sites like Yahoo you will be able to greatly reduce the number of search results that come back. Without the quotation marks you will end up with around 17 million search hits but with them this is reduced to just over 6,000. Also you can use this same search trick when looking for the review on a specific type of guitar. For example if you just type in Martin DX1 you will get around 38,000 search hits, but by typing in "Martin DX1" this will reduced down to only 10,000.
Another trick that you may want to try when searching for acoustic guitar reviews is by including a plus sign (+) in to the search criteria. If you do this then the search engine will refine it searches to only include those that contain the exact phrasing that you have typed into the search box. Typing in "Martin DX1 review+" will come with a total of nine search results on Yahoo, because the search engine has only looked for those sites which have the exact same phrasing that you have typed in.
Also if you want to further try and get even better reviews relating to the acoustic guitar you are interested in then mix up the words that you are using as your search criteria. If say for example you type in "Martin DX1"+review rather than just getting nine search results back you will find that Yahoo now offers you about 500. Plus using this trick you can search for specific information in relation to say what kind of action the instrument has. Just simply include within your search criteria action before the plus sign and the search engine will do the rest.
If you use the tricks that we have mentioned above then you will find it much easier to find the right kinds of acoustic guitar reviews that you are after. This will not only save you a lot of time but it will help to make the decision as to which one you should buy much easier also.
