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I'm relatively new to guitar and need advice...

Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
edited October 2008 in Musicians and Gearheads
Ok so I'm in the process of learning guitar and have a Fender Squire at the minute and I'm looking to upgrade but need advice on what to upgrade to, especially as I'm on a budget - £600.00

Any advice?
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    More info is needed - what styles and sounds are you looking for (there's sooo many choices).

    On here you'll basically get 2 opinions - Fender & Gibson (or the Squier of Gibson - Epiphone).
    Play a bunch of Strats/Teles, & Les Pauls/SG's - most people here will direct you towards those.

    I'd recommend that you play as many different kinds of guitars as possible to decide for yourself
    what sounds best to you (you won't need any of us to help you decide that - hey, it's your ears).


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  • ezyrydrezyrydr Posts: 55
    Yeah, play as many guitars as you can. Go to a store and play them.

    Listen to guitar tones that you really like and figure out what kind of guitar they are playing. More money does not always equal better either. I know guys who are playing the new classic vibe Squire telecaster ($300) that say it sounds better than their 52 reissue Telecasters ($1500)
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Well, Im quite comfortable playing Fender strats....

    I'm learing blues guitar but finding that my Fender Squir goes out of tune so quickly....
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  • Lee MLee M Posts: 142
    You might want to look into LTD's as well. They're a hell of a guitar for the money.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Godin makes GREAT guitars for the money as well.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,412
    i'll just repeat what everyone else has said...hehe

    play as many as you can--and it helps to play them through the type of amp that you'll want in the future. i was a huge SG fan (i still am), but as soon as I played my strat, that was it for me. I talked to the guy @ the shop and told him what kind of music I played, what kind of sound I'd want, etc. He pointed me to a Fender HRDeluxe and that was it.

    Even if you aren't going to be buying your amp that day, it's still something that I would suggest you do. Hope this helps & good luck!
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  • Elderly ManElderly Man Posts: 235
    fender mexican strat
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