I Am Going to Learn Electric Guitar, Can Anyone Recomend a Decent Guitar for Combination of Lead & Rythmn?
We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of lead guitar. Let’s take a look:
oh it was 250 quid, however, on ebay theres a german shop selling the same guitar for 150 quid.. plus this and that… i bought her first electro acoustic from the same guy five years ago… and she still plays it. ok so again, its not a martin… but what do you expect for 85quid…
the guitars are brand new and arrive in 3-5 days…
and just because some guy in shanghai is selling the same guitar for 50 quid… it wont be the same guitar… im not saying theres anything wrong with products from PRC, but they havent been around long enough for anyone to make a judgement… and although the guitar is 50 quid, its 150 quid postage….
buy a half decent guitar.. as much as you can afford, but dont break the bank to so it… you have strings to buy etc,,,
im a harp player, and i started off with some cheapo blues harps… they sounded great until i got some lee oskars… and when i got my suzuki 350’s it blew me away… oh joy… one suzy harp is around 45 quid…. the whole set of cheapos (12 harps) were 28 quid…
you only ever get what you pay for, and quality speaks volumes… as you will no doubt appreciate…
If you are just starting out – don’t spend more than about $150.
graduate up to a $300 instrument.
Go to a local music store and tell them yo are starting and want something decent for that price.
After you have been playing for about 2 years or so, if you are getting better (your real friends will tell you
try a gibson les paul copy or one of a similar design,works equally well in both
Try a squire Stratocaster. they are cheap and readily avaliable. They also use like the fender strat three pick ups (2 single coil and humbucker).
This combination makes for a great sound and is also good for lead and rhythm as you can use the neck pick up for rhythm playing and the bridge pick up for playing lead.
Fender Stratocaster or Telecaster my mate Alan uses nothing else ,though he did design a guitar for an American manufacturer that is called the Psychobilly (it`s designed to resemble a semi-acoustic Gibson/Gretsch type popular with Rockabilly bands but is coloured like a yellow cab LOL).
He is a leading light in Psychobilly music and owns a great recording studio that specialises in Rockabilly/Psychobilly music.
http://www.western-star.co.uk
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