Reccomend Me A Guitar (Electric)

Boom The Cat

Yeah, so just when the explorer looked good, I found something better, now I've heard bad shit about that and I need some reccomendations. I'm a begginer-intermediate and I dont want to spend more than about $550 but I could notch it up to $600 dont really want to though.

Reccomend away.

Thanks in advance.

Rygar

Boom The Cat wrote:

Yeah, so just when the explorer looked good, I found something better, now I've heard bad shit about that and I need some reccomendations. I'm a begginer-intermediate and I dont want to spend more than about $550 but I could notch it up to $600 dont really want to though.

Reccomend away.

Thanks in advance.

I have a red Gibson Special Edition Epiphone (the kind made in Asia, not the kind made in north america) and I've had it for about 4 or 5 years, and haven't had a problem with it in any way shape or form. So that's a reliable model, imo. That cost me about $240-250 Cdn after tax.

That said, Washburn is my favorite brand although I couldn't recommend a particular model (I have a 12 String washburn, but no electric). My buddy lent me his when I was learning to play (10-15 yrs ago) and it was what I went looking to get when I got my own but Washburns were being sold less and less here in Nova Scotia and I couldn't find any so I got the Gibson.

exhausted

pick any guitar, someone is going to say shit about it. every thread here proves that.

just go try everything in your price range. stand in front of the wall, grab everything that remotely appeals to you and play them all.

DOSW

exhausted wrote:

pick any guitar, someone is going to say shit about it. every thread here proves that.

just go try everything in your price range. stand in front of the wall, grab everything that remotely appeals to you and play them all.

+1

I'll never buy a guitar off of the internet again.

Boom The Cat

Yeah, the problem with that, is that I will completley hate playing with people around until I am amazing. So playing in store is gonna be real awkward.

DOSW

Boom The Cat wrote:

Yeah, the problem with that, is that I will completley hate playing with people around until I am amazing. So playing in store is gonna be real awkward.

I'm in the exact same boat... I suck, and I find it embarrassing to play in front of others, but you just have to suck it up and do it anyway. A half-hour or so of minor embarrassment is much better than getting a guitar that you end up disliking when you get it. Trust me on that one... it's a mistake I've made.

And besides, people don't care if you suck anyway.

Oh, Jimmy

DOSW wrote:

I'm in the exact same boat... I suck, and I find it embarrassing to play in front of others, but you just have to suck it up and do it anyway. A half-hour or so of minor embarrassment is much better than getting a guitar that you end up disliking when you get it. Trust me on that one... it's a mistake I've made.

And besides, people don't care if you suck anyway.

They would much rather you suck than go in there on a huge wankfest

YeahThatRocks.com

DOSW wrote:

I'm in the exact same boat... I suck, and I find it embarrassing to play in front of others, but you just have to suck it up and do it anyway. A half-hour or so of minor embarrassment is much better than getting a guitar that you end up disliking when you get it. Trust me on that one... it's a mistake I've made.

And besides, people don't care if you suck anyway.

It's true. Nobody cares. Pick a guitar and try it out. With a simialr amp to the one you have if possible.

I have an Epiphone LP, the 56 goldtop model, and I love it. Not too expensive, but sounds great.

This thing you also want to do is see how heavy a guitar is, especially if you're a kid. Some of the gibsons/epi's are pretty heavy when you have em strapped on.

On the other hand, a V is a hard guitar to play sitting down and has a wierd balance to it standing up.

An ovation round back sounds pretty good plugged in, but most aren't great unplugged. Plus it's wierd sitting or standing...cause it's pushed out away from you.

You have to play a guitar in person or at least the same model.

Boom The Cat

Ehhh, crap. Looks like I'm gonna have to try it out in store. But can you still recommend some, just incase I know people who have one or something.

seanw1010

robert cray strat

keeponrockin

Godin Freeway Classic

YeahThatRocks.com

chiefojibwa wrote:

for your price range, i'd say fender mexi strat or epiphone les paul. both solid guitars, and you should be able to order online without hassles. just take it to your local shop and get it set up once you get it.

i give these recommendations because i'm totally unoriginal!! actually, these are very popular choices...for a reason.

This is true. You could order these new from MusiciansFriend and take it to a local shop for set up and you'd have a very solid, affordable guitar.

The other thing is choice of a guitar depends what kind of sound you want. If youwant a Pearl Jam type sound, LP or strat/tele. If you want to sound like Bullet for My Valentine or Trivium, then you need something with EMG pickups...and so on and so on.

Boom The Cat

I've taken a search around, and all I have thought of is...

Epiphone Les Paul Special II:
(Which was amazing value at $150 but that worries me a little)

Epiphone G400: Heard mixed reviews, the bad ones seem to focus on the neck.

A bunch of pretty cheap Ibanezes

If anyone can give a low down on those it would be great.

Indian Summer

check out Schecter's Diamond Series guitars....I think they look, feel, and sound great for the money.

Boom The Cat

Ooh, checking the Epi LP 100 out its that vs the G400 now

keeponrockin

chiefojibwa wrote:

for your price range, i'd say fender mexi strat or epiphone les paul. both solid guitars, and you should be able to order online without hassles. just take it to your local shop and get it set up once you get it.

i give these recommendations because i'm totally unoriginal!! actually, these are very popular choices...for a reason.

Or the best of both worlds, a Godin! Canadian/American made, amazing.

HailHailVitalogy

What type of music do you play?

Boom The Cat

I'm just a hobbyist so I'm nothing high calibre, I'm just into playing songs I like, and mabye trying my hand at writing some stuff.

I play pretty much anything, but not Heavy Metal and not Punk

DOSW

My first electric was an Epi LP Special II... they're pretty solid for the price. I also got an Epi LP Ultra for $500 about a month ago, and to my disappointment, it's really not that much better (more evidence to always PLAY before you buy). So a Special II is a pretty decent guitar for the price... just stay away from the sunburst. It's horrible looking. I also can't speak for any Squiers or Fenders, because I've never played either.

And like people said, remember to take it in to your local music shop to get it set up properly. Otherwise, you'll have to deal with lots of fret buzzing and bad intonation. It shouldn't cost you much more than $30 or so.

Boom The Cat

What do I say? This is my first timewith electrics, the only time I've ever gone into a music shop and done something like that, was when I had my fender acoustic restrung, I just gave them the strings and asked them to do it, they did.

Sorry for the ignorance, god I hate being new to stuff.

One Song Glory

Boom The Cat wrote:

Yeah, the problem with that, is that I will completley hate playing with people around until I am amazing. So playing in store is gonna be real awkward.

Haha, sorry just reminiscing about the first time I officially played for an audience, other than my friends. I played Thumbing My Way with a cover band I know...and I sucked big time. I dunno, I didn't really mess up, but I had just learned it so it still didn't sound quite right though. I have it on videotape somewhere; I'll need to dig that out soon, now that I actually know what I'm doing and see how much I embarrassed myself. At least most people there didn't seem to know the music at all anyway.