Electric Guitar.

[treeofwisdom7]

Well im on my way to buying a guitar. I have an old takamine but now i want something with a plug in, something i can play Hard music with. I dont want anything special just something thats reliable. My question is,

What is a decent electric guitar, and how much do they run for?

[James Boston]

This one

[treeofwisdom7]

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This one

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gawd thats crazy. i was looking for something half that price at most

[MelchyBeau]

what type of music do you want to play. That plays a large role in what type of guitar you should get

Melch

[ptmusic]

A couple hundred bucks should do the trick, but you'll also need some more time and money to research and buy an amp, cables, strap, etc.

Go to Guitar Center with someone who REALLY knows what he's doing and take his advice. Get a good guitar, not a cheap piece of crap, and not a collector's item. Do NOT listen to the saleman (he's not necessarily lying, but he is trying to make his commission).

Go to guitar player mag's website and the musicplayer.com forum's - you'll probably find some great tips there.


Or just play the intro to Stairway to Heaven as best you can, buy three picks and call it a day!

-ptmusic

[James Boston]

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What is a decent electric guitar

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i was looking for something half that price at most

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Then I'm affraid you're out of luck.

[James Boston]

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Do NOT listen to the saleman (he's not necessarily lying, but he is trying to make his commission).


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I doubt that. I worked in a music shop, and had friends who worked in different music shops, and none of us ever earned commission. I don't think it's too common in that business.

[ptmusic]

The Guitar Centers near me work on commission. And I don't mean to imply that all music salesmen are lying bastards, sorry about that. But many of the salesmen at GC really are not experts in the products they sell. A buyer who is also not an expert should bring one with him.

-ptmusic

[IQ89]

Two basic things you need to check for when shopping for a guitar (especially the cheapo type you're thinking of buying).

1) Make sure the neck is straight
Hold the Guitar at This Angle Close one eye and sight along the fretboard edge to see if there is any bow in the neck.

2) Play every note on the guitar one-by-one on each string. Listen to make sure they don't buzz. [It's no big deal if there is a little buzzing on the thick 'E' string or 'A' string down past the 17th fret since you won't be playing there much (if at all).]

[Uston]

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What is a decent electric guitar

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i was looking for something half that price at most

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Then I'm affraid you're out of luck.

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That's not true. He can just buy a Gibson SG Special Faded for half the price of the Les Paul.