My First 'real' Guitar - But I Need Advice! |
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My First 'real' Guitar - But I Need Advice! |
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Nov 7 2008, 06:12 PM |
Also, I know people look down on folk who buy stuff that's 'out of their league', but I'd like something that plays fantastic and will be great for at least a year or two, three to come. Forget what other people think, get the best guitar you can get. You don't have to prove yourself or "work your way up" to something good. Get something that satisfies the needs you anticipate, not just what you need right now. -------------------- "I dreamed a lot when I was younger.. I'm older now but still I hunger For some understanding. There's no understanding, now. Was there ever? ...Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)... Finally got a YouTube page going. |
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Nov 7 2008, 06:54 PM |
Jackson have some models where the distance of the frets are very short and the frets also are very flat....
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Nov 7 2008, 08:12 PM |
Gibson and Epiphones are a bit shorter than fenders. With your budget I'd recommend either a Epiphone SG or Les Paul, the G-400 plays quite good for the price, and you can always change the pups in the future.
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Nov 7 2008, 08:14 PM
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Being short really shouldn't effect your guitar playing... I dunno if a new guitar would solve that problem but it would be nice to upgrade from the squire that's for sure..
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Nov 7 2008, 09:35 PM |
Im going to give my usual speech and recommend schecter guitars check out their site. www.schecterguitars.com they are a joy to play and even nicer to look at your looking for eye candy then here it is! Wow! There are some really cool looking guitars there - thanks! I'll look into them, definitely. Really loved the look of these; http://media.schecterguitars.com/imgs/ultraIII_vwr.jpg http://media.schecterguitars.com/imgs/holl...classic_stb.jpg To those recommending the Epiphone SG - wouldn't it be a better idea to get the cheapest real SG? I've seen them go for 5-600 euro. This one, for example. http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product...itar?sku=517222 I'd really love to own a (second hand?) Jag Stang or Mustang. If they were more widely available here, I'd have never even had to open this thread. They're amazing for being part of a collection alone. But since the chance of one becoming available in the Netherlands is near-nil, I opened this topic for some ideas. So far, I'm really glad I did. Noticing some guitars I never noticed! |
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Nov 7 2008, 09:42 PM |
To those recommending the Epiphone SG - wouldn't it be a better idea to get the cheapest real SG? I've seen them go for 5-600 euro. Yeah, definitely, the SG special/faded is a nice guitar for the price, but it was a bit more expensive than your initial budget. Go for it if you can! -------------------- Guitars:
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Nov 7 2008, 10:37 PM |
Epiphone SG model is what I would recommend mate, that guitar is very cool, and you can replace the pickups after a while, get some modern dimarzio ones and it will sing
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Nov 9 2008, 03:35 PM |
You should ccheck out Agile from Rondo music
You get awesome guitars for the prize, and yes they're cheap I've tried a few, sounded and felt great!!! http://www.rondomusic.com/electricguitar-ss8.html That's page 8 from they're online shop, Agile guitars are featured on page 8, 9 and 10 |
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Nov 14 2008, 11:21 AM |
Focusing on the reach, LP and SG both have tilted necks which makes the reach to the lower frets even shorter.
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