So many to choose from - which is the best?
2006-08-27 00:36:46 · 19 answers · asked by Pete H 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
jaguar!
2006-08-27 00:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by womam12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have countless answers to this and I have tried three times to get to this condensed version, hope it helps.
Guitars are sold on materials used, distribution by larger companies, advertising, quality, (often perceived), place of manufacture, shape, style, word of mouth, endorsments by musicians and price point.
Do not be too swayed by the electric your favourite band is playing as your style may be served by numerous other brands and your style may not end up as theirs.
U.S.A. does not always win, (review your foreign policy). The Japanese make some fine guitars. Korea and China have made so many now under licence to the big companies and as copies that they are not to be disregarded from snobbery.
Buy the best sounding/tone/stay in tune you can.
Amps are another kettle of wallabies and need to be considered as well. If you buy from a shop try to match the amp they plug you into to what you play or might play. Plug into a quality valve amp and a **** guitar can sound great to most ears. If you only have a practice amp then play that at the shop, (but play the valves first just for fun). Play everything you can and play everyday.
Remember that guitars are only wood and steel with a couple of magnets which get marketed as mystical devices delivering coolness. Save your money then save some more then ask people who know to look out for guitars for you.
Only after trying everyones guitar and researching and playing and borrowing will you know which is right for you.
By the way, if you have no talent a good guitar will help you improve but you will still suck in the long run. Practice will help but like me you may never be a rock star but you will have a ton o fun imaginin'
Good luck.
2006-08-27 08:43:22 · answer #2 · answered by dogscallops 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no such thing as the "best". what a rubbish idea.
Electric guitars are wonderful things. Get one that makes you feel good, like you can't stop thinking about it, and want to play it all the time. It also has to look like it suits your image when you are playing it.
You're just going to get a big long list of people bragging about their guitars here.
If the guitar's for someone else then fender (us)stratocaster' s probably best, but slightly boring.
2006-08-27 08:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by Not Ecky Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been playing now for 35 years.
My preference is an acoustic electric..,
With technology today ,you can still achieve the sound of virtually any guitar.., make, model, by using the newer packages of electronics.
I have an acoustic Guild 12 string.., "76"...,
If I personally were to look to purchase a new guitar..,
Ovation Adamas.., acoustic electric 12 string...,
With the set-ups available now , I can have it sound like any.., ANY, guitar out there plus always have the option for the beauty of my 12 string.
2006-08-27 07:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by bigbill4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume from your question that you're new to guitar. If that's true, I'd advise you to get something inexpensive but user-friendly. I'd choose a Fender Squier. You can upgrade to a Strat or a Gibson later.
Personally I think many musicians are obsessed by technology and they believe that all they need to become successful is better gear, whearas the truth is they need to become better, or more original, musicians. Then there's the other side of the coin: rich lawyers and IT consultants that think they can bypass the grind of actually learning to play by throwing money at it -which I find sickening. I've personally seen guys like that with thousands of dollars of worth of gear who can hardly change from a G to a C chord.
2006-08-27 07:59:13 · answer #5 · answered by sparky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fender telecaster as used by Joe Strummer from the Clash and stalwart bluesman Muddy Waters.
Remember only UTTER PLANK SPANKER'S like Steve Vai Play Ibanez...
2006-08-27 07:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by st_john_gumby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Fedder Stratacaster is good, though, from experience, an Ibanez is very versatile to many styles. The sound of an Ibanez makes my spine shiver in awe. Get it.
2006-08-27 07:43:43 · answer #7 · answered by Brennus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fender Stratocaster, but not the Squire edition... thats the cheap model.
2006-08-27 07:42:52 · answer #8 · answered by mixwithanything 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fender
2006-08-27 07:42:12 · answer #9 · answered by bear 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Paul or
Rickenbacker
Depends ont he kind of sound you want. Rick can be very high top end if you know what I mean. Nice and crisp but depends on what you want.
2006-08-27 07:43:03 · answer #10 · answered by Ice Queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually it depends on what type of music are you playing...
first you need to know your setup... if you do blistering solos everything.. you might wanna consider looking into your pickups neck and bridge setup.. dimarzio and the likes.. the rest of it concerns your string and other stuff like toggle switch strings, tremolo bar, the neck.. etc... if you want versatility... choose ibanez... the ones steve vai is using.. check http://www.stevevai.com
in the end, your setup is all that matters...
2006-08-27 07:37:58 · answer #11 · answered by markbriones 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋