Most young, or novice, acoustic guitar players get round to buying a steel string guitar, or folk guitar, at some point. The steel strung guitar is a very different beast from the nylon strung classical guitar. This is the guitar of rock, folk and the blues. However, what do we need to know when buying our first guitar or transfering to steel? These pages are designed to help you with some of the most basic questions that parents and aspirant players seem to ask.

About steel string guitars
Types of Steel String guitar
How much should I pay?
How do I get the best out of my guitar?
Common difficulties for beginners!