Spec me my first electric guitar!

Fenny · 11 Jul 2007 at 21:27

Hey.

As title says, ive been playing on my friends spare guitar for a couple of sessions and I think im ready to get my own so I can practice more.

I have been told that a standard cheap Fender replica of the sort would be fine. Currently Ive been practising on a Fender Stratocaster, so something thats similar in shape and size would be good.

I literally have zero experience with makes / types and technicallities of it all.

I have abour £300-400 that I think I can put away for the guitar. Im a little flexible if its worth it.

My friend said that I could just get sepeate amplifer from the speaker, and I could just put it in the line in on my computer, and listen through a high quality pair of headphones that I allready had.

Appreciate all help guys.. any more info on my budget and needs il glady give.

Cheers

Fenny

Fenny · 12 Jul 2007 at 01:15

Thanks for your input guys

Is it that important to be spending that much on amp when Im not really going to be playing through the speaker rather some headphones?

Also, I am slightly worried in buying a sub 100 quid guitar. What kind of quality will I be buying for that price? I would like just a basic hard wearing guitar that I can use untill I decide whether I want to get a more expensive one or such.

Fenny · 12 Jul 2007 at 13:37

Thanks for your help sweetloaf and co.

I think il go with the valve amp and cheap guitar route. I guess its wiser since I can reuse the amp if I decide to take it further.

Anyways, Il keep you poseted on my purchases if your interested.

Fenny

Fenny · 12 Jul 2007 at 17:17

The only guitar that I have used was a Fender Strat, so in all honesty I have no idea how to guage whether a guitar suits me. heh

Im going to a local guitar shop to browse with the friend I was talking about. Hopefully he can help me a little bit finding something. But I think a the Pacifica 112 is the way forward seeing the reviews. Only if I see anything cheaper than on the net will I consider it.

I assume like electronics etc, its cheaper online?

So what kind of things should I be looking for when Im handling it?