I have four different guitars picked out and I was wondering which one is the best choice. I've been playing an acoustic for about five months and this will be my first electric guitar.
I've narrowed it down to these four:
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster
Gibson V-Factor(Flying V)
ESP EX LTD EX-400(Explorer)
also if anyone have a link to where I can listen to what each guitar sounds like it will be very helpful.
2006-12-09 11:59:42 · 5 answers · asked by copeland_sean 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Note: I plan on play anything from Blues, Southern Rock, Classic Rock, to Hard Rock, and Heavy Metal( i.e. Thrash and Speed Metal, like Metallica, Megadeth, and Motorhead).
2006-12-09 14:46:57 · update #1
I think Strat is the most versatile - you can hear it on SRV recordings, Clapton, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Skynard, Edge from U-2 does the majority of his work with one, Bonnie Raiit, Alanis Morisette, Kenny Wayne Shepherd , you can play it clean or dirty - probably not any good for speed metal or death metal.
You won't see a lot of tele's used in rock - sounds kinda thin and twangy - Tom petty uses one occasionally Keith Richards has one . Johhny Lang uses one. I've seen a couple of the emo bands use one in vids but it wasn't the feature instrument.
The Gibson and the ESP have high gain pickups installed - -tough to get any kind of a clean sound if you need one - but if you need to distort these are your babes. Lenny Kravitz plays a V - lots of the nu-metal bands use the ESP's- Queensryche, Ramstein, Helmet, George Lynch, Children of Bodom, Arch Enemy, Atreyu, Lamb of God, In Flames.
2006-12-09 12:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would lean towards the Fender Stratocaster since I am a fan of the style of Fender guitars. I've been playing since I was 10 roughly and am going on 20 now. You just have to find the right guitar that fits your hand comfortably, and allows you to let the instrument sing.
2006-12-09 20:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Matej 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go into a music shop and ask to play them. you need to feel and hear it before you choose. never buy a guitar you haven't played first. they are all good quality models so it totally depends on what sounds better to you.
2006-12-09 20:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd get a gibson les paul but as a second choice i'd get a fender strat
2006-12-09 20:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by jhinkle:0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
up to you but I would not use a single coil for metal. no fender.
2006-12-11 12:44:52 · answer #5 · answered by Jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋