Electric guitar for daughter

koolpc

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My daughter has been learning with an acoustic for quite dome time. She wants an electric guitar for Christmas. Any advice or pointers as to a decent one, with an amp? Apparently it has to be pink too! Lol
 
Ok, the first one looks good, and the price!,lol

What about a decent amp with headphone socket? I have no clue when it comes to guitars!

Thank you for replying
 
The Pacifica is a genuinely decent instrument (I bought one (not pink!) a long time ago and they're still made and still good value for money). The 'LA' is a no-name "built to a price, could be ok but who knows", type instrument. You pays your money and takes your choice. I'm guessing if colour is a big factor, what it sounds like may not matter. :) Your best bet might be a local music store that will be desperate for trade and a deal.

The little battery Blackstar is a nice little thing, but it doesn't make an electric guitar sound like, er... an electric guitar. It's just a clean, no effects output. That's why the guys are linking you to something a bit more expensive with onboard effects.

One option to consider (sorry to complicate things) is something like this... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zoom-G1on-Guitar-Effects-Pedal/dp/B00HS3DHCU which I have, but seems to be unavailable now. The output from it can be used with headphones, or you can use a normal audio lead (with headphone adapter) to plug into any audio kit in the house (maybe even a bluetooth speaker) that has a line-in socket.

https://www.andertons.co.uk/zoom-g1-four might be the replacement available now, but I don't have time to check reviews and stuff. The living room is a tangle of Christmas lights and I want to get to bed some time before 5am. ;-)

Oh, and whatever you buy, remember a guitar lead!
 
Daughter wants a nice electric guitar but it has to be pink! Lol

Plus a decent amp. Not battery powered. Around £50
 
koolpc said:
Daughter says the guitar not pink enough! Lol

This one good?

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/LA-Electric-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Pink/7GA
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My saying is pay peanuts and you get a monkey however last year we bought a second hand Gear4Music electric kit for £80 (new £200) an dnot only is it great for silent rehearsals but we used it on 4 outdoor gigs where we had to keep the music level down.
So the guitar could be useless but Gear4Music do scout around for decent quality cheap stuff.

The thing is you don't want to pay too much and it gets abandoned, you don't want to pay too little so it hurts her fingers, doesn't stay in tune and she abandons it.
Of course if she shows promise on the LA guitar and Blackstar Amp you could see yourself in debt :)
My Dad gave me an old guitar and amp at 12, taught me 4 chords and I was on stage with him 2 months later with a Fender Strat and a Marshall amp.
 
I understand. I want to get her decent electric guitar and amp. Thing is, it must be pink...lol She is 14. I dont want to buy a rubbish guitar.
 
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