Guitar Accessories for Beginners

Congratulations on your decision to purchase a guitar for yourself or your loved one and get started with online music lessons and online courses!

Your guitar is ordered and on its way to your doorstep. But wait, there’s still more! The instrument is just the first step of equipment that you’ll need to acquire in order to play well and practice happily. Here’s my picks of must-have acoustic guitar accessories, plus a few that are extremely helpful to have around.

This article includes Amazon affiliate links.

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MUST HAVES

The following pieces of equipment are a must for all guitar players. You’ll absolutely need the following…

• A quality instrument. Read my article on how to choose a beginner guitar for ages 6-11.
  

• A reliable guitar tuner or guitar tuning app

  
  Free - GuitarTuna App
  
  $ - D'Addario Accessories Eclipse Headstock Tuner, Black

  
  $$ - Super Snark

  
  $$$ - Funiee T2 Smart Automatic Tuner 

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MAYBES

These items aren’t absolutely necessary to get started playing, but they will improve your playing and learning experience as you get started…

• A guitar strap
  
  $ - D’Addario Polypropylene Guitar Strap
  $$ - Levy’s Leather Guitar Strap
  $$$ - Levy’s Soft Garment Leather Guitar Strap

• Extra set of strings

  For Steel String Acoustic - Martin Medium Gauge Strings

  For Classical Style Acoustic - D’Addario Pro-Arte Strings

• Music stand

• A pack of medium gauge guitar picks.

• Soft or hard case for your guitar.

• Guitar method book and chord diagram book

• Book of pop songs

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JUST NICE

Once you progress some in your playing, you’ll find these other items helpful to have around:

1. Guitar stand or wall hook

2. Guitar humidifier to maintain the humidity levels of your guitar

3. Foot stool for smaller players

4. A capo