Gear For Your Practice Area
In teaching guitar, students often ask what piece of equipment they should buy to really help them improve...often they are hoping its a new guitar or amp but really its the few pieces of gear in your practice area.  Here are a few of the essentials:
1) A good quality music stand....not the folding type
2) A guitar stand
3) A guitar tuner
4) MP3 player
5) Drum pedal / metronome
Manhasset M48 Symphony Music Stand for Students

Manhasset M48 Symphony Music Stand for Students

The Manhasset M48 Symphony Music Stand for Students is the standard by which all other music stands are judged. The "Magic-Finger" Clutch permits height adjustments from 28" to 50". Desk size: 20"W x 12-7/8"H.
I use this stand in my studio & can stack many books...its great!
FretRest by Proline HT1010 Guitar Stand Black

FretRest by Proline HT1010 Guitar Stand Black

This FretRest HT1010 guitar stand protects and stabilizes guitars of any type. You can rest assured that your guitar is safe and secure. The stand is engineered with a distinctive angle for better balance and support; and the protective padding is specially formulated to help protect your guitar's finish. With FretRest by ProLine, your guitar is secure. Upper guitar support adjusts from 27" - 33".Foam pads on the stand should not be used with guitars featuring nitrocellulose lacquer.
4) MP3 player.....you'll probably get cds with your method books so you'll want to convert them to MP3 files on your computerl


5) Drum Pedal / Metronome - I really like the Digitech pedals...they have nice drum patterns to practice with.
3) An Electronic Tuner - There are many brands & styles to choose from.  Get one that is made for a guitar and it will help make you practice time efficient.