What's a good Guitar for Chritian music?

Question

I'm currently in my Church's praise team as the only Electric guitarist, using a Jumpstart Ibanez GAX Guitar which is pretty nice when I combined it witha Boss Distortion Pedal and some old Fender amp I cant seem to find on the internet(Has an Equalizer on it?), but I wanna explore more into more advanced guitars for a better sound. Seeing as how our main influence on music and mostly what we play comes from Hillsongs, I wanna know what a good guitar is that I can use for both Distortion playing and Normal setting..or whatever but within a good price range..nothing over 600 Im hoping. Something that'll last and especially keeps in tune very well cuz Im going to be playing it quite a bit~ Any string, pedal and amp use suggestions are much appreciatted as well.

Answer 1

It totally depends on the sound you want. I like the Gibson ES 335 Dot. I have one, it's, to me, the most perfect guitar, it's great for blues, "British Invasion" stuff, rockabilly, stuff I play. I am a Gibson man, always have been. Fender guitars are nice too, for a twang, get a Tele, a Strat is pretty flexible, you can use it for about anything (although I find a Strat too thin for rhythm). Play around on a few different guitars at a store and see what you like. Don't buy anything without playing it first, all guitars play differently.
A good guitar will really cost you over $500. Epiphone and Squire are good for the price (I think Epis are made better, but that's my personal opinion), and I know lots of professional musicians (some I play with) that will use a Squire, and then upgrade electronics as they go. Make friends with a guitar tech, that was one of the best things I ever did.
For a pedal, I would suggest a Digitech mulit effects pedal, I have one for my bass and one for my guitar. They have about a hundred presets, and you can tweak and save settings. I never play without them. And to me, it just makes more sense to buy something that does it all rather than to buy a million pedals that do some.
For amps, I use a Peavy amp for my guitar, it's an older one, mid 80s model. It gets the job done. Peavy is decent quality for a good price. I am probably going to be investing in something better soon, like Vox, but that's becasue I'm a big fan of the Beatles. If price is an issue, I'd suggest starting out with a Beringer amp. They are pretty affordable and have a great tone, and often have a lot of presets you can work with. I have one for my acoustic guitar.
Strings: use Elxiar, they are expensive, but they sound awesome, and they are coated, so you don't have to change them as often. I only use Elixar strings on my guitars.
One more piece of advise, great guitar players are a dime a dozen, good bass players are hard to find, if you want to make it in music, learn to play bass, and learn to play it well.

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Answer 2

Guitar.

Answer 3

A Gibson or Epiphone Les Paul series is what I would go with for your price range. Fender makes good amps, as does Peavey. You just need to decide how power you need. Ernie Ball makes my favorite strings.

Answer 4

My favorite guitar is the acoustic guitar. I really like it because it has the best sound for a band. I have an acoustic guitar and I play it all the time.

Answer 5

Any guitar would sound good playing Christian music. It just depends on what kind of style you like.