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- HepKat
hey guys its me again with more guitar questions for you guys, im getting decent for only playing for a few months, just wondering about electric guitars ne thing you feel i should look for inparticular before buying..kinda a vague question...also are GODIN guitars worth purchasing or should i stick with gibon or a fender? thanks
- Creon0
Fenders are good to learn on. You can get the really cheap ones, the Fender Squier for a few hundred. Or just go for the Standard Strat, usually around $400.
- unknown0
Bio where are ya? and did ya buy that raptor for your friend?
- Biofreak0
hey hey crabman, i did buy it. nice lil guitar for $100.
ok hepkat. im sorry to say that ive never played a GODIN.
as for the gibson/fender thing... i wouldnt say that you should HAVE to stick with either. i have a les paul and a 68 fender 12 str. and they are both great instruments, but you can find others out there that are just as good.
it really depends on what kinda music you like. i dont like strats or teles. Ibanez makes some nice electrics for a wide variety of musical styles, you could look into an ESP if yer into harder distorted shiz. but there are tons of great inexpensinve guitars. just run to the music store and hammer away for a few hours. pester the shit outta the salespeople, then leave and go to another store and repeat. you'll find something.
- Biofreak0
it's really all about how well the sound suits you. check it to see if it gets outta tune as you climb up the fretboard. if it does, put it down immediatly and snort loudly. =) if it doesnt and it has a fretboard to your liking, then you are on the right track. that is the first thing i look for when i pick up a guitar. does it stay in tune as i go up the string. and do the octaves resonate. if it is in tune and you cant make it resonate... then again, put it down and snort very loudly.
- matt240
WHat type of music do you play? I used to own a Godin for a few years before it got stolen. Nice guitar that was good for all around playing. However, the designs they have been putting out the past few years are looking pretty gay if you ask me
I play a Les Paul now and love it. I'm a gibson man
- Creon0
I agree with Bio on everything he has said, although...
if you're just starting out it is better to get something cheaper and easy to play. Gibsons are tougher to learn on than fender or any 'strat style' guitar because of their thicker and heavier body and, from my experience, less string action.
I have two gibsons and i love them, but i've been playing for over 12 years. I learned on a strat style (it was actually a peavey) and it was much easier for me to play back then. plus it was soooooo much cheaper.
plus, if you decide you dont like playing the guitar, you're not out a grand for a good gibson.
- matt240
Problem with guitars is they are either cheap or really expensive. Not much of a mid-range in price. However, I think epiphone makes some of the better low - med end guitars. Made by gibson, I would check them out if you wanna keep it under $1000
- gravityroom0
Never owned a Godin. I've played them and really liked them though.
I've know several people who've ownded them and never one complaint.
- gravityroom0
Forgot to mention...
I haven't really cared much for Fender or, especially, Gibson in a long time. Especially Gibson - they make expensive instruments with all kinds of flaws, bad fretwork being my biggest pieve.
I built my main strat from Warmouth parts and I HIGHLY recommend it. You learn a ton in the process and I have an instrument that works for me better than anything I've played in a store. Its been my main axe for 7 years now! You'll spend as much as you will on a factory guitar, but you get MUCH more for your money in the end.
- HepKat0
well im still new so i dont play ne thing complex i like to play the music i listen to like
dashboard, the used, thursday, some nirvana, starting line, hoobastank... nothing special or complex.....
- Biofreak0
hm... sounds like a strat model might suit your style better than a gibson.
all of those bands have a pretty light sound in the guitar work. i dont mean that in a bad way at all either. just an observation.
so, if you do get quite serious, id say that an Ibanez might be a nice place to start looking. they have some great sounding electrics. and offer a nice range in prices as well. but like we are sayin, there are lots of great brands out there, so play around and take a friend that plays (well) too. someone who plays well can help steer you in the right direction.
- matt240
I used to play an ibanez at my old jam space that was hot pink with a handle in the body - it was sweet
- Biofreak0
word ... except the hot pink part.
=)
- matt240
I love these guitars
- gravityroom0
Matt -
I had a BC Rich in the late 80's! Snakeskin strat...
Awesome instrument, bad look...
- ********0
you need a BC Rich "Beast"
- ********0
I play an Ibanez..Les Paul style. It weighs more that I do its made out of real mahogany I swear...or something equally heavy.
which is why Im switching...to the Beast.
- mudos0
i would'nt think to much about the brand name...just play as many guitars as you can..within your price range. then just pic the one that feels right and sounds good to you...pick something you like so youll actually want to play it...thats how i found mine..and i keep playing.