180digi's Guitar

[180digi]

Hey guys. So I got aguitar for my birthday right? It's almost six months later but i figured it was time to show you guys the kind of guitar i got, so i took a picture of it. It's a newbie's guitar, a black Stratocaster made by Aria. The music store a couple of towns over sells all kinds of instruments at different prices. The guitar i got came as part of a 'Beginner's package' that included the guitar, a small one foot by one foot or so amp, an electronic tuner, a bunch of picks etc. It's basically been sitting in it's case/bag for six months, except when i took it out a few times to try a few chords and notes. I have a 'Teach Yourself Guitar' book but i dont really have the time to sit down with it and figure stuff out, seeing as how I have school and a bunch of extra curriculars that take up my time. This summer im going to be taking private lessons for it.

Anyway here's a picture.




I have a question though for people who know how to play guitar. Can anyone tell me some tips on how to tune my guitar right and not break the strings? Like a month after i got it, i broke the 6th string trying to get it to sound right. I want to try playing some notes again, but i dont want to end up having to pay for new strings. Can anyone help?

P.S. I ****ed up. I called the 6th string the 1st string. It was the 1st string that I broke.