Essential Guitar Tools and Accessories

Following is a list of 12 essential tools and accessories that will help you keep your fingers and your guitar in tip-top shape and in good working order and provide you with the hardware to create a variety of music. All the following items are fairly inexpensive; they can fit easily in a resealable plastic bag and be stored inside your guitar case.

1. Electronic tuner/metronome

2. Extra strings

3. String winder

4. Cleaning/polishing cloth

5. Pencil and paper

6. Digital recorder

7. Mini toolkit: Screwdrivers, wire cutters, pliers, allen wrenches

8. Nail file/emery board

9. Capo

10. Picks

11. Slide

12. Strap