Electric guitar for daughter

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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
 
Dup said:
Have a look for used guitars from the better budget brands such as Squier, Yamaha, maybe even Ibanez etc. I bought my Squier Standard from Cash Converters for ~£90 but I saw loads on Facebook Marketplace. They did the Squier Bullet in pink some time ago if you can find one. Beware of left-handed and "mini" 3/4 size models, not much use for a 14 year old unless she's tiny and plays left handed!

Electric guitars are sensitive to setup so it's best to have a local shop replace the strings and set up whatever you get. A badly setup guitar can make it awkward to play and put her off, even on the serious money guitars. For the known brand cheap guitars a lot of the price saving is due some of finer details with setup and just some smoothing of rough edges around the frets that a decent tech could sort.
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I want to get her a new one.
 
inogen said:
Then you aint gonna get one for £50. Amp or not. Especially if you want to buy new.

You might luck out with something for about £100 2nd hand.

You should be looking for something like this on ebay and gumtree. https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-...ty-stratocaster-electric-guitar-in-shell-pink

You should also bear in mind that the half decent stuff will retain some resale value and if bought used, retain even more. The **** end is going in a skip when she's finished with it.
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I am willing to spend around £250 on the guitar and around £60 on an amp....both new.
 
inogen said:
I'd go for the squire myself, I like strats and I know they're easy to play and easy to set up and maintain. But the Yamaha is probably the "better" guitar.

Amps are tricky at £60. I can't find one that I'd like for that which has built in effects, which you'd want really.

I've found the champ 20 for £100. You've found the Strat £60 under budget, so you'd still be £20 under in total.

https://www.musicroom.com/product/f...ier.aspx?clid=510&CAWELAID=120075890000278541
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With the Strat. What does FSR stand for and, i presume its a full sized Elec guitar?
 
Ok, thanks. No Amp that is a bit cheaper? I think a decent basic one would do her for quite some time. What you think?

Also, can you recommend a wall mounting to hold the guitar? She has an Acoustic that she wants to mount on the wall too. She had been going to lessons up to Covid but still practices at home.

Thank you guys for your help. Much appreciated
 
Mr Badger said:
What style of music does she like? If she wants to play rock or especially metal then the humbucker equipped Yamaha will be better suited. Or if she prefers the twangy Fender sound then that steers you towards the Squier.
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She is a relative beginner. I am just after the best bang for buck and one she will enjoy and learn from and be comfortable with.
 
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