a little help on guitar selection...

[shioks76]

for beginners easier to start with a hard tail guitar, no tremolo to worry about.

ibanez try rg321, sz320, sz520 are all gd stuff.

Other brands: any lp copy,sg copy would be gd choices as well.

 

[ShredCow]

On the other hand, there are people lik eme, who went floyd rose in the beginning.

5 hours, my first string change. My first EVER string change on an electric guitar.

After that.. its easy going. 20 mins now.

 

[Xypher]

Yea i am waiting for this week to end then go looking ard for guitars. SL sims or BB got more variety?

 

[RazrAsh]

shredcow.. how do u manage to do it in 20 mins?? the fastest i've ever changed it was like 30 mins.. ever.. including restringing, tuning and stretching the strings...

 

[Black_Death]

xypher..sims drive will have more..BUT..mostly out of ur budget i guess..nvm..u can give it a try nevertheless.

 

[Xypher]

my budget is 600 max and thats if i really like the guitar. Poor man

 

[beary2teddy]

check out some tips for string changing...although he does not cut out those balls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwNVjNohOt4&mode=related&search=

 

[RazrAsh]

i string it up the shredcow way.. patented design.. but yeah.. mayb i have slow fingers...

 

[Xypher]

How about buying a squier and changing the pups to the real strat pickups? Good idea or not

 

[ala_carte]

juz get a epiphone les paul?

if u're impatient, then go get an ibanez with a fixed bridge, won't give u so much problems. the ibanez sz doesn't look too bad.

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/world/country/frame_singapore.html

i suggest u head down to swee lee or even davis at peninsular plaza to check out wad guitars u may want to get and the average price range(s). simply take a look around.

start slow, many many things to pick up along the way.

 

[loldude333]

Ibanez RGs are definitely value-4-money, go look at the ones suggested. RG350DX is out of stock however........... Regarding amps, plz DON'T get a tube simulation amp...........it jus doesn't cut it. As 4 a gd LP copy........at ur budget u can't even get an Epi LP Standard..........so dun bother yet. Epi LP Standard or Ultra are gd and both are at SL BB showroom......go check' em out. But if u have more monye 2 spare, like 1k++ go look at Burnys, Tokais, Edwards, or Grecos. Their quality is rumoured 2 be better than that of Gibson itself...............Anyways, if it sound right to u, jus get it!

 

[loldude333]

Ibanez SA guitars are gd too, go check 'em out as well. If u wanna get a trem, get an Ibanez SAT Pro bridge. It's well made and performs well. If u wanna go the real trem way, get an FR lor...............but better 2 get an Ibanez EDGE trem, present on the RG series or the Gotoh FR units.

 

[ShredCow]

shredcow.. how do u manage to do it in 20 mins?? the fastest i've ever changed it was like 30 mins.. ever.. including restringing, tuning and stretching the strings...

Hehehe. I didn't clean the fretboard nothing loh. Strictly string change. Then use a string winder.

I don't really have to stretch my strings alot, find that they stretch out very easily, and i can lock the nut. I string from the Low E string one by one. Lo E, then put on the A and then do the A, etc etc. I can do it from the Hi E, that would effectively stretch the steel strings but its too fragile for that lah.

 

[loldude333]

Wah lau eh Shred.........i can't even do my RGT42DX in half and hour...............i'm noob lah

 

[ShredCow]

Wah lau eh Shred.........i can't even do my RGT42DX in half and hour...............i'm noob lah

Well... at least its half an hour.

Floyds are great fun... lots of extra flavours available, plus the ridiculous tunning stability... man, just go crazy with it.

 

[loldude333]

yeah.....i remember once i broke 3 strings while playing with dat EDGE...........man was i being crazy. i dedicated the whole day 2 absolutely go crazy with my trem. and near the end............when i thot everything was gonna be fine.........3 strings break . but it was worth it man............boy was i exhilarated

 

[ShredCow]

yeah.....i remember once i broke 3 strings while playing with dat EDGE...........man was i being crazy. i dedicated the whole day 2 absolutely go crazy with my trem. and near the end............when i thot everything was gonna be fine.........3 strings break . but it was worth it man............boy was i exhilarated

Edge? Or Edge Pro II?

I've broken 1 string on my Edge so far in.. i dunno.. 1 yr? ... these things are insane.

 

[loldude333]

EDGE Pro II. man i love it. its second 2 none........even an EDGE III can't beat it

 

[RazrAsh]

haha.. lo pro edge forever!!!! pity they dont put the edge on the ibanez guitars there days.. it all the edge pros and the edge 2 and 3... i want the original edge!!!

 

[loldude333]

ha yeah..........lo-pro edge rocks! but edge pro II still rules!!!!!