Should Beginners Buy Expencive Gear ? |
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Should Beginners Buy Expencive Gear ? |
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Feb 24 2008, 06:49 PM |
Interesting point here buttmonk and Jordan C !
Hmm I think its a little easier for beginner to buy a good guitar in the mid-high price range than to choose a good one from the low end range (practically impossible for beginners)..As they say in our country : "How much money,that much music you get" eheheh it sounds weird in translation but its very true. When buying a first guitar I would suggest bringing a friend who plays and has some experience with you to the store..Also don't feel ashame to test the guitar in store even if you just know how to play power chord..Try it..Or make the store attendant play it for you so you can hear its sound..You are there to buy stuff and they will be happy to assist you in any way in order for you to buy something.. p.s. Great idea there about GMC instructor recommended starter pack Now to get some endorsements and it would be funny This post has been edited by Bogdan: Feb 24 2008, 06:50 PM -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Feb 24 2008, 08:37 PM |
And how about those beginners who have the money to buy let's say high end guitar? Do they need to buy it right away? They can buy it and then they can practice as far as I'm concerned. It is far better in my opinion for a beginner to practice on a high end guitar, than on a some cheap midrange guitar. Off course, this doesn't mean that he will progress better because they got better gear, certainly the amount of work that he puts to the instrument will make him a better player and not the quality of the gear.
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Feb 24 2008, 08:49 PM |
Yeah thats right Ivan ! I was just referring to idea that having a good instrument will give you opportunity to advance a little easier with of course hard practice...I think one same person can advance easier practicing on a good rather than bad instrument..In what degree and leaps - its an individual factor..
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Feb 24 2008, 09:08 PM |
You have the point there Bogdan, but I wouldn't agree that players advance better because of the better gear. As I wrote the gear is irelevant. Now just to clear things up "bad" gear means - midrange gear and "good" gear means - high end gear. To me it doesn't make any difference. now bad player can play on good gear for as long as he wants but that will not make him better player faster simply because the gear he uses is high end.
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Feb 24 2008, 09:11 PM |
You practice harder and more on less "good" instrument,
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Feb 24 2008, 10:17 PM |
You have the point there Bogdan, but I wouldn't agree that players advance better because of the better gear. As I wrote the gear is irelevant. Now just to clear things up "bad" gear means - midrange gear and "good" gear means - high end gear. To me it doesn't make any difference. now bad player can play on good gear for as long as he wants but that will not make him better player faster simply because the gear he uses is high end. Hmm many low end instruments can't be setup up well , like string action etc ...So its easier to progress faster, practicing on instrument that is comfortable for you (better guitar) rather than "digging" on a low end one This post has been edited by Bogdan: Feb 24 2008, 10:20 PM -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Feb 24 2008, 10:33 PM |
string action can be a problem even on a midrange guitar (i was reffering to midrange anyway), BUT I still think that even high action midrange, top range, lowrange guitar can be good if one plays a lot. Many players have played with "high" action in their youth and became world famous, Hendrix, SRV.. do I need to say more. I can even mention Larry Graham, the man who literaly made his style on "high" action instrument because he couldn't play it properly so he had to slap. So imho I don't think action has anything to do with it really.
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Feb 24 2008, 11:56 PM |
Its more aspiring to play a comfortable guitar thats all! I don't like to practice on a guitar that isn't comfortable in my hands..
Higher strings action is good for slap style on bass, sounds better..I didn't know that fact about Larry Graham though, I read a different version of how he started in his bass player magazine interview In short , he wanted to compensate for not having a drummer in a bend so he thumb slapped to make up for bass drum, and plucked to make up for not having snare and thats how it all begun (Must have been very exciting for him to "invent" a new technique Of course action may had something to do too -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Feb 25 2008, 12:11 AM |
I think you can start with a relatively cheap guitar - 300-500$, but with time everyone wants a better axe being inspired by their favorite guitarists
For me - a JEM was a real kick to practice more and sound better But i did spend my 3 years on a 320$ RG370DX so i guess it's normal to start on a cheaper guitar and work your way up. I'm not saying that you should by a crappy guitar - no way. But beginners don't know if they will take guitar serious and stick to it so it is kind of stupid to spend 2000$ on a guitar not even knowing what it is. -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Feb 25 2008, 01:30 AM |
I think everything above 500$ can be considered "expensive"...I was more thinking about really entry models start up packs that are around 150$-200$ (100-150e)..I never thought about it that way - not being sure that you want to play guitar..Its a fair point to the story..But I'm sure that there are people that when they decide something they stick to that so it doesn't apply to them
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Feb 25 2008, 09:51 AM |
I'm not saying that you should by a crappy guitar - no way. But beginners don't know if they will take guitar serious and stick to it so it is kind of stupid to spend 2000$ on a guitar not even knowing what it is. +1 I wanted to say the same but your english is way too better than mine Pavel, that's just not fair!! -------------------- Youtube
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Feb 25 2008, 06:21 PM |
+1 I wanted to say the same but your english is way too better than mine Pavel, that's just not fair!! Man your English is way better than you think - really Bojan: it may sound funny but i started to play just of curiosity, never planned to be an upcoming shredder and i even thought of quitting guitar a few times so there are much more people than you think who really don't know if they will take it serious or not. I know a lot of people who bought a huge amount of gear and expensive guitars and sold them after a few months. -------------------- "It isn't how many years you have been playing, it's how many hours." -- Prashant Aswani "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" -- Michael Angelo Batio Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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