Best guitar for beginner
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rottenramone
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all depends on your budget.
all depends on your budget.
If you are just trying out the guitar, dunno if it's the instrument for you. Always get a STRATOCASTER copy guitar. The most cheapest and widely produced kind of electric guitar around, with good features for you to find the sound to suit you. (cost around under $200 onwards BRAND NEW)
If you are more rock kind, spend a little more money (about $50) to get a FAT STRATOCASTER copy. It's the same thing except, the bottom pickup is "double coil" or "humbucker" kind. For a more beefier sound on the bottom pickup. (cost under $250 onwards BRAND NEW)
PM me if you require, I do sell these at my studio. I can give you an in depth explaination to help you choose.
If you are more rock kind, spend a little more money (about $50) to get a FAT STRATOCASTER copy. It's the same thing except, the bottom pickup is "double coil" or "humbucker" kind. For a more beefier sound on the bottom pickup. (cost under $250 onwards BRAND NEW)
PM me if you require, I do sell these at my studio. I can give you an in depth explaination to help you choose.
subversion
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this is what Mike is refering to: the Squier Std Fat Strat. basically a versatile guitar for the money- you get single coil tones + humbucking tones in one unit 8)
there are other brands sporting the same pickup config, i'd personally recommend the Ibanez SA160 as a very good alternative... in fact, it's a very good guitar per se.
this is what Mike is refering to: the Squier Std Fat Strat. basically a versatile guitar for the money- you get single coil tones + humbucking tones in one unit 8)
there are other brands sporting the same pickup config, i'd personally recommend the Ibanez SA160 as a very good alternative... in fact, it's a very good guitar per se.
Don't expect the squier to last long though, the construction quality couldn't be worse. Most guitar shops in singapore will hook you up with a beginers package (amp guitar picks cable case). If you are looking for just the guitar head over swee lee and check out some of the cheap Ibanez's, they have a great tone for under $400.
do you need an amp?
no use having a guitar without an amp.
with that kinda money, you can get a very very good yamaha guitar.
b'quartet uses yamaha guitars & they sounded awesome!
proved that you don't need a $3000++ guitar.
you don't need prs. unless you are a real pro, it's ok.
if not, you'll be a joke.
no use having a guitar without an amp.
with that kinda money, you can get a very very good yamaha guitar.
b'quartet uses yamaha guitars & they sounded awesome!
proved that you don't need a $3000++ guitar.
you don't need prs. unless you are a real pro, it's ok.
if not, you'll be a joke.
U can try dillion guitars, can get em at gain music. They are very good guitars n will get u a PRS feel on the cheap. Or theres always the PRS SE (Korean) series very good guitars imho. I have a PRS US and am eyeing the PRS SE EG series once they hit singapore...
If u are a beginner i dun suggest u get a 1000 plus guitars, mainly because if u decide to stop playing prematurely, itll cost you. With 1800 u can get a complete rig w guitars, amps, and effects. Also amplifiers effect your overall guitar tone n sound greatly, people argue more so than the guitar itself. So get a good amp as well.. my O.OOOO2 cents
If u are a beginner i dun suggest u get a 1000 plus guitars, mainly because if u decide to stop playing prematurely, itll cost you. With 1800 u can get a complete rig w guitars, amps, and effects. Also amplifiers effect your overall guitar tone n sound greatly, people argue more so than the guitar itself. So get a good amp as well.. my O.OOOO2 cents
blackductape
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for a beginner, i think 1800 bucks is a lot, and i mean very a lot. i mean rite now guitar packages doesn't even reach 1000 buckaroos, even 500. check out luthermusic. yamaha pacifica012, marshall MG15cdr, plus all the other stuff, cables, bag, strap... $488... thats good enough already actually.
like the others, i recommend strat copies also if u dont want packages.. yamaha, squire or something like the ibanez types... plus get a good amp.. marshall, peavey...
BUT if you have some spare cash... buy a mesa boogie triple rectrifier + 412 cab.. so, we can all go to ur house and try out that baby.
joking dude. :twisted:
like the others, i recommend strat copies also if u dont want packages.. yamaha, squire or something like the ibanez types... plus get a good amp.. marshall, peavey...
BUT if you have some spare cash... buy a mesa boogie triple rectrifier + 412 cab.. so, we can all go to ur house and try out that baby.
joking dude. :twisted:
beckerfan, i beg to differ on your opinion on the squier..it's my first and it's lasted me well till now..close to 3 yrs + now...ha and sub that's the exact model + colour of mine and it's my camp now...haha..it's a very good and versatile first axe..You can't go wrong with ibanez as well..
purplehaze3691
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Squier strat
Hi there,
I think the squier strat is a well made axe, maybe the sound is bit thin but for a starter axe. It should be ok .
I bought one last nov , it is a squier 20th anniversary model made is indonesia . Just change the bridge pick up to duncan hot stack and it sounds a lot better now.
But then I am just a bass player and I just play the blues on the axe.
Cheers mates
Hi there,
I think the squier strat is a well made axe, maybe the sound is bit thin but for a starter axe. It should be ok .
I bought one last nov , it is a squier 20th anniversary model made is indonesia . Just change the bridge pick up to duncan hot stack and it sounds a lot better now.
But then I am just a bass player and I just play the blues on the axe.
Cheers mates
i'll like to also voice out to say that The squier strat is really a very good beginneer guitar.... it is like the jack of all trats... any genre of music can also " chu " not bad tones...mine has been passed down from my brother who used it like soooo many years ago...so i dun think its quality suxs but i agree all that it can't forever... if u want to really jam . in the end u can't stick to a squier strat ... u must still find a guitar that really suits ur style....be it a Gibson, ibanez or even maybe a better class fender...
Jem007 said:
Ok then, so you don't agree with me so
"Features: 3
It's made from cheap wood, has cheap pickups, cheap tremolo...simple put, the guitar is a cheap piece of crap. The electronics are a mess, they either are from the start, or get to be down the road. The finish is decent, but dents and chips very easily. I hate my Squier so much that I purposely chipped off some of the finish to check out the body wood, it's absolute crap! The tuners do not keep you in tune for a long time, you have to keep tuning up. Also, the tuners are very cheap, they make the cheap tuner sound, which is a cracking-like noise when trying to tune it up. I can't believe I bought this about 9 or 10 years ago, it is one of the worst guitars you can buy!
Sound: 2
It's a very crappy version of a real Fender Strat, but is made of the some of the crappiest, cheapest stuff. I have gotten much wiser since I bought this guitar, I now use a Gibson Les Paul, Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Standard Plus, Epiphone '58 V, Gibson '63 Firebird, Fender Thinline Tele., Ibanez JS2000, Ibanez Jem, and just bought a Peavey EVH signature guitar. I use Peavey heads with custom built 4X12 cabinets (either 4-100 watt speakers or 4-200 watt speakers). I have a custom made pedalboard--Dunlop 535Q wah-Digitech Whammy-Boss SD-1-Boss DS-1-E.H. USA Big Muff Pi-chorus pedal-delay. I have a stage tuner that I connect from the dry output of my Whammy pedal. I use either my DS-1 or USA Big Muff Pi for dist. and use the SD-1 for a boost in gain. The Squier Strat can't even compare to any of my guitars, I am saving it to smash for my next show.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 1
Past the 12th fret I have quite a few dead spots, which makes it unuseable because I am lead guitarist in my rock band and lead guitarist in my instrumental band. Everything on this guitar goes on you after a few years, the pots get very scratchy (need constant cleaning), the tuners don't keep it in tune very long, the neck bows easily, the pickups are total crap, the tremolo is very crappy also, I don't think there is anything good about this guitar. Something made from cheap woods and electronics will end up sounding like $hit, and that's how Squier guitars are.
Reliability/Durability: 3
Squier guitars are a joke, you CANNOT be taken as a serious musician if you play a Squier guitar! I've never brought this guitar to a show, but it is coming to my next show to be smashed onstage! A backup for this guitar-I bet someone probably has a cheaper priced backup guitar(s) that is way better than a Squier.
Customer Support: N/A
never dealt with them.
Overall Rating: 2
I've said pretty much everything I needed to say. I wish someone would have stolen this guitar years ago, so I would have been forced to buy something good and better! I did compare this guitar to others when I was looking 9 or 10 years ago, but I really didn't have the money for anything decent, this was like the only guitar in my price range. Such a sad story that is.
Submitted by Steve at 01/06/2005 13:09"
From harmony central
"Price Paid: US $100
Purchased from: N/A
Features: 4
This guitar is the worst and most sorry excuse for a strat copy there ever was.
S/S/S config.
No good tremolo.
Sound: 2
The Squier strat doesn't suit ANY style. Not even for the price.
I've played better FirstAct guitars.
I play it on a Peavey Bandit 112.
This guitar is noisy, bad plywood tone.
I hate everything about the guitar.
Kramer Aerostar ZX10 is far superior to this and it's 100$ on ebay usually.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 2
Action feels lumpy and the strings are always unbalanced.
This guitar gets out of tune WAY too much.
Poor quality wood, poorly fit saddle.
Reliability/Durability: 4
This guitar would withstand live playing if it stays in tune long enough.
Customer Support: N/A
None.
Overall Rating: 1
DO NOT GET THIS GUITAR.
THIS GUITAR IS A WASTE OF MONEY.
You're better off with a vintage Kramer or a new one from MusicYo.
This guitar isn't versatile, it's sound is worse than anything else Ive heard, and you get less than what you pay for.
I wouldn't buy a Squier Strat if it was 50$.
Submitted by Derek Licon at 11/12/2004 11:01"
Also from Harmony Central
"Price Paid: US Too Much
Purchased from: N/A
I didn't buy it
Features: 1
I don't know what year it was made, but it probably shouldn't have been. It was made in that asshole of a country, Indonesia. It has 21 frets, S/S/S (which stands for Shitty/Shitty/Shitty), the Tone knobs change the tone dramatically from Crap to extreme crap. The Floating tremolo really does float because one if the springs BROKE. In order to tune it to E with 9 Gauge strings, the bridge raises about an inch off of the body, crappy.
Sound: 1
i like to consider myself a well-rounded musican, playing everything from Jazz and Blues to Punk and Metal, but I don't think this guitar suits anyone's style, except for Stephen Hawking, and he can't move. The guitar makes an annoying crackling sound when changing shitty-coil pickups. The guitar makes only one sound, the sound of a toilet that your girlfriend just clogged.
Action, Fit, & Finish: 1
Action? What action? Action movies are exciting, and keep you on the edge of your seat, I guess I'm always on the edge of my seat, hoping it'll just explode. Nothing is well done. Everything about it is a flaw, the wood is crappy quality, use of the whammy bar causes the strings to go out of tune, come to think of it, just sitting on the couch for five minutes causes it to go out of tune.
Reliability/Durability: 2
The spring on the bridge broke, springs aren't supposed to break. But I have to give it some credit, because it's still in one piece, despite all of the smashing against walls.
Customer Support: N/A
Overall Rating: 1
I got this guitar used from a friend, he begged me to take it for free and smash it while playing live, it wasn't even worth the gas money to drive to his house, and he's 15 miles away. In hind-sight I wish I'd just cut off my balls and saved myself sooo much pain. DO NOT BUY THIS GUITAR!
Submitted by Brad at 06/11/2004 13:19"
You guessed it, it's harmony central. When half of all reviews say a guitar isn't worth buying you really should think.
hmm..didn't really need to quote all that to get your point across..i know one man's meat is another man's poison, but the first guy was comparing it to Gibbys, high end fenders and ibanez's for crying out loud!! Definitely it would seem unimpressive next to these guitars..i said it was a real good first guitar, not one you might one to gig with? Besides, not everyone has the $$ to afford gibsons and fenders..i know you're a really good player who probably deserves such high end gear, but there are ppl, esp when starting out who want something affordable you know..oh and SOMETIMES, hc reviews are to be taken with a pinch of salt..what if someone tried out your jackson and said it was crap..maybe you think it's the bomb, definitely you'd be biased to think it's great...yeah my 2 cents..no hard feelings yeah? 
