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Help! Need a gift for a guitar player

pjhabitpjhabit Posts: 211
edited May 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
Only looking to spend about $50 & i don't know much about equipment. Any thoughts?
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  • NovawindNovawind Posts: 836
    That's a tough bill without knowing what gear he/she already has!

    Does this person have any effects pedals? If not, a simple overdrive or distortion would probably be a good starting point.

    If this person already has a lot of guitar stuff, I'd say general accessories are the way to go. A couple packs of new strings, fretboard cleaner, guitar stand, humidifier for an acoustic, this list goes on and on.

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitar/navigation/guitar-accessories?EC=4282&N=100001+304281
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  • pjhabitpjhabit Posts: 211
    I know he has a couple pedals & plays in a band, but he doesn't have alot of gear.
    All I'm sure of is he has a Strat & a Marshall amp probably both on the lower end
    Is there anything that could help get a Black Keys type tone?
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  • ianvomsaalianvomsaal Posts: 1,224
    Get him $50 worth of strings (if he's in a band he should use them - and if he cares about playability).
    Or you could be uncreative and get him a $50 Guitar Center Gift Certificate (or five $10 gift cards to look like more).

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  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    black keys use a big muff fuzz pedal, guitar tab books are very handy and they are permanent, so are very "gifty", don't get pvg versions, must be tab.

    can you get a groupy for $50 ??
    Music is not a competetion.
  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    lucylespian wrote:

    can you get a groupy for $50 ??
    for about half an hour ;)


    I say strings are the way to go as well. Personally I recommend Ernie Balls but there are lots of good choices.
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  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    a guitar? come on guys this one was easy
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  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    a guitar? come on guys this one was easy

    oh yeah....a $50 guitar....good one!
  • lucylespianlucylespian Posts: 2,403
    Strings are so personal !!
    Music is not a competetion.
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    A case a beer and an 8th of beasters ought to do the trick!
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Howabout like an accesory kit?

    Picks, Strings, String Winder, Capo, Straplocks, and a slide?
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  • stevieraveonstevieraveon Posts: 413
    I'd say get a good capo, a slide, a cool strap, or a guitar stand (or hook to mount it on the wall).
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  • dirtyshoesdirtyshoes Posts: 27
    can never go wrong with a nice strap to. my girlfriend got me one these for my birthday last year. there's some nice ones there.

    http://www.builtbywendy.com/onlineshop/cart.php?target=main&page=guitarstraps
  • JohnDSOTMJohnDSOTM Posts: 26
    If you can up your maximum to $80, an eBow is a great gift.

    I'd say most guitarists want one, but most guitarists don't want to buy one.

    http://www.ebow.com/

    Eddie uses one on Wishlist, and a few other tunes (intro to one of the new songs.....can't remember the title).

    I have one, and it's a very cool "toy" to play with.
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    Straplocks are good if he's in a band. You don't want your guitar falling off during shows! Strings are good too but you also might wanna look at a case or a gig bag! Gotta take care of the guitar.
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