Guitar Accessories? Which Ones Do I Need To Buy For My Guitar?

There are many factors that could potentially interfere with your performance. Whether you are a budding guitarist or professional guitarist who has been playing for a long time, you can`t deny the importance of guitar accessories and their impact on your performance. There are a number of guitar accessories that you might want to buy for your guitar. Here are some guitar accessories that are always worth investing in to up the performance of your playability.

Guitar Bags and Cases

If you plan on gigging a lot or travelling on planes/trains etc. I recommend buying a guitar hard case, otherwise a padded gig bag will do just fine.

Guitar tuner/pitch pipe

There are hundreds of guitar tuners to choose from on the market. Some of the most popular guitar tuners are the Stagg Automatic Guitar/Bass Tuner and the Korg GA-30. They sold more than any other guitar tuner on the market.

Guitar strings

It’s always wise to have a spare set of guitar strings to hand. You never know when one will brake and leave you in a difficult situation.
You will need to buy steel strings for electric, bass or acoustic guitars and nylon strings for classical, Spanish or Flamenco guitars. There are numerous brands in the market,but my favorites are the D’addario and Darco.

Effects pedals

We’ll discuss the topic about effect pedals here and here

Amplifiers

There’s also an article about guitar amplifier here and here

Guitar stands or Guitar Hangers

There are lots of different types of guitar stands, it really depends on which stand is more suited to you.
There is the standard guitar stand, the universal guitar stand, the auto grab guitar stand, the double and triple guitar stand and the wall mounted guitar stand. My Favorite brand is the Hercules.

Plectrums (Picks)

Plectrums are very cheap and can be bought individually, or in packs. Guitar plectrums come in different gauges. I personally uses the 3.00 Dunlop Stubby series

Guitar Leads/Cables

Guitar Leads normally come in different lengths: The most common is the 15 feet/4.5 metre leads. This length is ample if you are playing in a band. Although ready made brands are available on the market, you can also make your own custom cable.

Guitar straps

If you want to buy a gift for a guitarist, there is nothing better than a nice leather guitar strap.

Guitar Capo

A capo is a clamp that you can use on different frets of the guitar to change the pitch of the open strings.

Guitar Slide

The guitar slide is a tube of some hard material about one to two inches long. Commonly, it’s made from glass and metals.

Headphones

If you want to play at home but don’t want to disturb your neighbours, then a good set of headphones is recommended.

Metronome

If you want to play your guitar in time then you are going to need to buy a metronome.
You can choose from modern electronic metronomes or traditional mechanical metronomes.

Cleaning and maintenance (polish, nut file set, wrench set, fret file set)

To look after your guitar you will need to at least buy some guitar polish.If you are serious about guitar playing then you might want to have a nut file, fret file or wrench set. You can keep your guitar in top playing condition.

Footstool

The guitar footstool is used mainly by Classical, Spanish or Flamenco guitarists.
Their style of playing and the way they hold the guitar makes the use of a footstool quite important.

Stringwinder (pegwinder)

The guitar stringwinder comes in handy as a real time saver. Instead of turning the guitar pegs by hand, you can use the stringwinder to speed up the process.

Straplok set

For replacing the bolt that holds on your guitar strap.

Power adaptor for effects pedals

If you use effects pedals then you will need a power adaptor to connect to the mains.

Guitar accessories may not help you improve your techniques; however, they are extremely essential as they help you feel easy, relaxed and comfortable to focus totally on how to play your guitar.