Help! I know nothing

leethal

I'm strarting this thread because im sure some others are in the same boat.

I've been playing for 2 years or so and consider myself i pretty decent guitarist now. (Although i am realistic about my abilities) Anyway, because i don't have many friends that play guitar i know nothing about gear. All i know is that my gear is no longer good enough for the sounds i want to create. So instead of asking 'what gear do you think i should get?' I want to ask one very simple question.

What is the difference in sound between a tele, a strat and a les paul. What is the difference between a tube amp and a solid state amp. Keep it really simple for me. If you can just describe the sound more so then specifics id appreciate it.

I guess thats to questions but anyway

Thanks, Leethal

RonForchette

What type of music/sounds are you interested in creating? That can help others narrow down what might be up yer alley. I can tell ya this right off the bat, tube amps will help give ya a warmer more "classic rock/indie rock" sound -think Pearl Jam, Hendrix, or Led Zep. Solid state amps will help give you a more sharper "metal" sound -think Slayer or Megadeath. My vote is allways with tube amps.

Pearl Jam and toast

search for threads with those words in them and you'll find more info than you can bear to read

leethal

I had a hunch tube amps were the go.Thanks.
As for the sound i want; it varies but pretty much a classic rock or bluesy sound. Similar to the black keys for the lound sound and then PJ for the soft.

PJ-Sin

Or you could just get a Line 6 and make any sound/tone you want.