Newbie in the EAST (North-East)

[ZhonSolitario]

Just got my electric guitar (a Squier Standard Strat). Second hand though, I'm 15 and no experience in electric guitar.
Hoping someone would teach me , looking for good and cheap amps for playing / learning in my room (Any to recommend?)
Please guide me !

 

[subversion]

bro- hope you are aware of the above event happening tomorrow. good practice amps available, just checked them out today.

 

[ZhonSolitario]

I can't go down, i'm in Malaysia.

 

[I_M_Ken]

check out the classifieds, lots of ppl are selling small practise amps at really nice prices

 

[ZhonSolitario]

Just got my amp, cable and strap.
Ready to learn, may i ask. What's the difference for picks? thickness affects???

 

[J.custom]

The thickness of the pick affects the sound when you pick the string also known as the pick attack, and how easy it is to pick/strum. For thicker picks, it'll be easier to pick individual notes, for thinner picks it'll be easier to strum.

Thinner picks have a brighter/sharper pick attack, some like Paul Gilbert prefer them because of this, and you get a more articulate tone. Some people prefer thicker picks because, it sounds warmer and rounds of the top end a bit more.

Different people have different preferences, but I prefer thicker picks because I don't like my picks to be flimsy unless I'm playing some strumming stuff on an acoustic guitar.

 

[ZhonSolitario]

Uh...
So i have :
Squier Stratocaster Standard
Marshall MG 15R
Planet Waves Classic 15ft
Levy strap.
Am i good to go ?

 

[J.custom]

For now that's enough to last you quite a while. Do you know how to set your amp? Do you have a teacher?

 

[ZhonSolitario]

Set up an amp ?
Like plugging cable (etc) ? Or tone / EQ ?
I don't have a teacher, don't have $ to hire one.

 

[J.custom]

Yeah setting the sound for your amp. You know what each knob does?

 

[ZhonSolitario]

I don't know how each knob affects, but played with the amp roughly.
Quite enough for me (Sound) but just ... quite heavy.

 

[J.custom]

Hmm ok. For starters look up this guy called justinsandercoe on youtube. Pretty good and thorough with his lessons.

 

[bf0502tr]

u look set to start learning with the gear u have. feed off youtube for ur lessons for now. if u really want a teacher, save up for one. cos teachers dun teach for free. no free lunches in this world.

 

[J.custom]

u look set to start learning with the gear u have. feed off youtube for ur lessons for now. if u really want a teacher, save up for one. cos teachers dun teach for free. no free lunches in this world.

+1. Learnt that the hard way.

 

[ZhonSolitario]

About the picks qns, i've got 1 jim dunlop X-H and 1 DUNLOP 1.0 Maxgrip.