Electric Guitar help
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- Biofreak0
of course i gotta chime in here. haha
i play mostly acoustic 12 str these days, but i was a lead guitarist in a metal band for about 5 years. (loads of fun)
ibanez makes some sweet models that can get that nasty sound. some 7 strings which are more expensive are really cool to mess with.
check out ebay for an ESP. those are pretty sweet for metal. i dont like Strats or Telecasters much, but to each his own.
i use a Studio Les Paul that i found in a pawn shop for 500 bucks. it is worth a lot more than that, so i was lucky. les pauls can make some nice screams, but they are pretty expensive.as for an amp... you can get a 10" (speaker) amp for less than $140.00. fender, peavey, marshall, gibson, et cetera. these guys all make 10" for less than 150, but they are generally over priced and i wouldnt wanna pay more than 100 for one, but you wont find that without some pawnshops/ebay. but i wouldnt buy unless i tried it out.
ive got a few amps, but since i live in a quadplex, i never break out the "big one" heheh. i use a 10" peavey Rage 158. they are cheap and dont get TOO loud, but theyve got a decent distortion on them and will let you at least learn.
most of those REALLY heavy sounds will come from pedals, and more expensive amps with some fiercly adjusted EQs.
maybe some of this info is helpful. =)