i am going to learn electric guitar, can anyone recomend a decent guitar for combination of lead & rythmn?

Answer 1

i just bought my daughter an epiphone, which is a gibson, without the 2000 pound price tag...

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...

Answer 2

For a decent guitar I'd recommend Yamaha. The Pacifica model is excellent and you can pick up a new one for around £200. If you want something a bit more advanced then maybe look into Ibanez or BC Rich but obviously you'll being paying considerably more. Amp-wise, you can't go wrong with Marshall. They may cost a bit but they'll never let you down. I'd personally recommend the MG30DFX. At around £120 you get a twin channel amp with full tone controls along with 4 digital effects (Chorus, Delay, Reverb and Flange) I assume if you're looking to play lead then you've alrerady mastered the basics. It's important to already have a developed a natural picking rythm and good picking accuracy before you begin to tackle lead. Start off by learning a handful of scales. The Major Pentatonic is a firm favourite of a lot of lead guitarists, but the 'Blues' scale is also widely used. Get these scales nailed so you can play them accurately and fluently. These will become the foundation for you to improvise your solo's and give's you a 'map' to keep you focussed. Also, use warm up techniques or practice scales (Chromatic is an excellent example) to develop the muscles in you hands and fingers. These will make your playing more precise and with increased accuracy comes increased speed There's a lot of good guitar magazines available (Total Guitar, Guitarist) and these always have lead parts tabbed. More importantly though they explain how to develop certain techniques to improve your playing. Try to build a catalogue of techniques that you can use comfortably (Alternate Picking, Tremolo Picking, Natural/Pinched Harmonics, Sweep Picking, Tapping, Legato etc) These will help your lead playing become more diverse and give you a wider choice of what you can play In my 8 years of playing I've realised that with lead guitar it's not all about speed and wails. It's the emotion and feeling that come's across that makes a good lead player. Don't get me wrong, technique is extremely important but as is the way the music is played. Hope this helps

Answer 3

If you are just starting out - don't spend more than about $150.
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 :) graduate up to a $300 instrument.

Answer 4

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

plug plug LOL

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

try a gibson les paul copy or one of a similar design,works equally well in both