Big Kev said:Have a look through the sticky at the top of the page mate, a lot of good information in there.![]()
I expressed my interest at getting an electric guitar to one of the regulars at the pub I sometimes work at. He mentioned a Squier as being a good one to start out with. If you get that one, can you let me know what it is like?G18241 said:think i might be getting the squire strat complete setup from soundcontrol for £140![]()
No probs. Mummy has effectively banned me from getting anything until summer, reckoning I'd waste time at Uni.G18241 said:will do mate, wont be until xmas though![]()
dmpoole said:The thing with Squires is that you can buy one of the wall that plays every bit as good as its bigger brother the Fender Strtocaster and other times they are a piece of poo.
The Yamaha Pacificas on the other hand always seem to be made well.
Thats a Telecaster copy yes? Don't Telecasters sound slightly different to the Stratocaster models? How do they actually sound different?fuz said:Squiers, as mentioned are still terribly inconsistent, in terms of build quality at least, loose solder joints and loose jack plugs are the usual suspects on them.
To be honest the best starter guitar I've bought (for someone else) was a proper ash bodied telecaster copy from thomann.de, arrived in 3 days and the build quality is very good, and the action one of the lowest i've seen. I since bought myself one and dropped a few seymours in there. Can't go wrong for 65 quid.
EDIT: http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_hbt16be_egitarre.htm
MarcLister said:Thats a Telecaster copy yes? Don't Telecasters sound slightly different to the Stratocaster models? How do they actually sound different?
But I don't like country and western trebly twangy sounds.dmpoole said:Telecasters are used mainly in Country & Western and have a very trebly twangy sound to them but don't let that put you off.
They're great guitars and can sound like anything else put through a decent effects pedal.
MarcLister said:But I don't like country and western trebly twangy sounds.
Noob question but what is an effects pedal and how much are we talking for a decent one?
Top site that. I rather like the Stat model there. Sounds lovely. The Telecaster is a little twangy for me.dmpoole said:heres a good idea of what certain types of guitar sound like - http://www.line6.com/variax/collection.html