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Guitar Thread
Saint Coke:
Hey pals, I want to dedicate a thread to guitars. Don't know if this is a thing but oh well.
I also need help choosing a guitar I want to buy.
I want to play surf style music but also have an acoustic type sound.
If that makes sense?
I was thinking a fender squire with out whammy bar
Or
A Yamaha acoustic guitar.
Krile:
Either of those would be fine for a beginner usually if I'm buying gear or instruments it goes like this
1. Decide how much you are willing to spend
2. Go online to sweetwater or one of those big music sites and sort the products by price
3. Pick a couple you like the look of and research them online
4. Pick one and buy it.
I think musical instruments are worth doing payment plans for if you actually use it. When you start out quality isn't too important. After a year or 2 of playing look into an upgrade.
Frank:
i know it's a dead beaten horse, but you could always go for a entry level strat if you're not sure what you want. a strat will basically never let you down and cover most bases. personally i'd say for surf stuff you might want to check a jaguar/jazzmaster, but the bridge is iffy and you might need to replace it. i'm biased towards thosed but the vintage ones can be super heavy, also vintage thretboard angle might be uncomfortable if you play chord heavy. squier is a good budget option imo, also because you will always be able to get rid of them for a little change if they still work and look good and they can be a base to mod your first guitar.
for surf rock you need some sort of spring reverb effect for sure, even digital ones as pedals are pretty pricey. consider this when you choose an amp. you might want to look for one that has a fx loop or some sort of reverb and/or delay on board after amp boosts your signal.
i'd recommend getting either a squier strat or mustang and i.e. a blackstar id core beam modeling amp. good practice amp with lots of functions, might be useful even if you are not playing, it has okay sound, certainly alright for the start and comes with tons of modeling feats including reverb. if you keep playing a lot and have fun, you'll move up the gear chain naturally.
artskool:
Thinline Telecasters are awesome. Semi hollow body, with a surf rock vibe. In fact, I might have to impulse buy a cheap squire one just thinking about it. Fenders tend to be nice beginner guitars since most of them have pretty thin necks that are easy on the hands. I have a Mustang that I got in the 90's that I still play and love too.
jtrpma:
--- Quote from: Saint Coke on May 13, 2020, 08:51:03 AM ---Hey pals, I want to dedicate a thread to guitars. Don't know if this is a thing but oh well.
I also need help choosing a guitar I want to buy.
I want to play surf style music but also have an acoustic type sound.
If that makes sense?
I was thinking a fender squire with out whammy bar
Or
A Yamaha acoustic guitar.
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I‘m far from a specialist when it comes to guitars but I would always recommend getting something second hand and local from reverb or similar. Also I would always go with something at least semi acoustic so you can play without an amp.
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