beginner electric guitar
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I have only been playing for a year and a half, and the B.C. Rich Warlock, at a fairly decent price (300 brand new) is one of the best guitars i have ever played, with action that’s low enough to make barre chords easy and 24 frets for some decent solos. if you are a metal player, get the warlock. However if you play blues or anything else for that matter Peavey and Sqiuer have some damn good guitars for less than $300. for a good practice amp that would be good enough for a gig if nessecary is the Peavey classic 50 that you can find used for between 200 and 250. Hope this info helps
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for 600 dollars you could possibly find a standard American strat off of ebay… like others said, check it out first and make sure the guy has a good return policy. or get a mexican strat (or japanese is better if you can find it) and a multi effect unit so you can practice with a headphone…
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Tons of great instruments. Check Harmony Central user reviews if you find one you like. See what others have to say about it. Ibanez GAX70 Washburn WI-14 Epiphone LP-100 Fender Strat (mexico) There are many… personal preference as to the sound you are after. Also some great guitars from Agile and Essex from Rondo Music in NJ. Highly regarded strat copies from 99. LP copies in the 240 range. These things have rave reviews over Epi, Squire and many Fender / Gibsons. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > i can go up to 400-600.. > > could anyone recommend a decent electric to start on? i have a tak g > series > > acoustic but don’t know anything about electric guitars.
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i can go up to 400-600
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> could anyone recommend a decent electric to start on? i have a tak g > series > acoustic but don’t know anything about electric guitars. i have seen > packages on ebay w/amp and all but i am somewhat skeptical of them. any > help > is appeciated. thanks. > What is your budget? > Regards, > Harry
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> i can go up to 400-600 > > could anyone recommend a decent electric to start on? i have a tak g > series > > acoustic but don’t know anything about electric guitars. i have seen > > packages on ebay w/amp and all but i am somewhat skeptical of them. any > help > > is appeciated. thanks. > What is your budget? > Regards, > Harry
Well, that’s a pretty good budget for a starter guitar. You can get a pretty decent guitar for that kind of money. However, you’ll probably want an amplifier, as well. As a guitar teacher for years, I always suggest that you always plug in when practicing. Doesn’t have to be really loud, just enough to be able to hear what you’re doing. I would suggest getting a decent guitar and a cheap practice amp. You can some damned fine instruments for $300-400 range, instruments that you may want to keep and play forever, not just "beginner" guitars. I’m really liking Epiphone guitars, playing mine almost exclusively these days. I also have a couple of Fender Stratocaster, for a different type of sound, but that is due to needing versatility on gigs. You’re not there yet (I assume), so I wouldn’t worry too much about versatility. However, if you’re looking to play with others fairly soon, you may want a little higher-end amp, so that you can be heard clearly above drums, etc. Note that I don’t just mean *loudly* over the drums, but clearly. Some amps are loud, but they don’t project a good, clear sound at loud levels. You want to make sure to have control over your sound at any volume. For example, if I’m playing a gig where I need to be loud, I want to make sure that I can get a good clean sound for rhythm as well as a good overdriven sound for lead, all at that higher volume. On the other hand, I want to make sure that my amp sounds good at lower volumes as well, as I play a lot of restaurant/club gigs, where we need to keep the first set at a fairly low volume. Back to your question: first electric guitar. If you’re looking for a good, solid beginner guitar at a fairly low price, Yamaha makes excellent guitars for this purpose. When I teach at the store, I usually grab one of the Yamaha Pacifica guitars off the rack to teach with. I like them a lot, would definitely consider playing one at a gig. Epiphones I love to death, even more than some of the high-end Gibsons that they copy. The Fender Squier series are good, even on gigs, although standard strats aren’t much more money and they’re more solid. I like the sound of a Gibson a real lot, but they are pretty expensive. I can afford the expense, but I choose not to. I don’t think the Gibson name is enough of a guarantee to warrant an additional $800-1000 they tend to cost. I love the Gibson sound, but I’d rather make use of the Epiphone version of it. Samick guitars are excellent low-cost guitars that are extremely well-built. As far as practice amps, there are a number of great ones for under $100. Washburn, Crate, Marshall, Fender, Kustom, Alesis, Behringer, etc., all have great practice amps. I wouldn’t buy one sight unseen, however. I would suggest going to a music store and hearing a bunch of them back-to-back. If you don’t feel that you can play well enough to hear the potential of the amp, bring along a friend who plays and have them try it out. If not that, ask the salesperson to show it to you and check out the sound. Realize, however, that all sales people are not equal in that department. I used to work with a keyboard player that was really stuck on effects units and amps that sound great right out of the box. However, he hadn’t the foggiest idea about sound issues for guitarists such as cutting through the mix, and didn’t consider the fact that I can (as a more experienced guitarist) get better sounds from different gear than he can as a non-guitarist. He was selling equipment at Daddy’s Junky Music, and was giving bad advice. I’d consider him the exception rather than the rule, but realize that these guys are out there. As far as buying on Ebay, make sure you’ve played the type of guitar at a music store or someone else’s guitar before buying, and confirm that there is a good return policy in place. All guitars are not created equal, and you can get a lesser Gibson as you can a really good Squier. It’s always best to play the guitar and make sure that it works for you before you buy it. Otherwise, you want to be able to play it and return it if you’re not satisified. I’ve got a friend who is constantly buying, returning, and trading guitars with stores. He buys it and decides it’s not for him, trades for different brand, style, etc. — Mike C. http://mikecrutcher.com "As much as I love music, I never really thought it was my life. I thought it was the vehicle I used to express my life" – Herbie Mann
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could anyone recommend a decent electric to start on? i have a tak g series acoustic but don’t know anything about electric guitars. i have seen packages on ebay w/amp and all but i am somewhat skeptical of them. any help is appeciated. thanks.
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> could anyone recommend a decent electric to start on? i have a tak g series > acoustic but don’t know anything about electric guitars. i have seen > packages on ebay w/amp and all but i am somewhat skeptical of them. any help > is appeciated. thanks.
What is your budget? Regards, Harry
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