Best electric guitar for a beginner?

[Jordamn]

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Jordamn

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Jordamn

I'm going to need to know an actual budget price to be specific. People have different opinions on what "one that doesn't cost too much" means.

I actually do think a Les Paul is a good choice. Good for rock yes, but also because of the scale length. It's a little bit shorter than a Fender, which is more comfortable in my opinion (my main guitar is a PRS, also shorter scale length). Though, I love Fender guitars as well. I'm actually in the market for a Tele right now. But if I'm speaking purely about feel, I prefer shorter necks.

You could get a pretty inexpensive Epiphone Les Paul. Maybe like $200? I'd suggest shopping used for the best value.

And I agree with the poster above me. All of his suggestions were good, but I'd like to add to that. Vox's AC4's are worth checking out. Similar price range.

Hey; just a suggestion on the Fender side of things (I love 'em; not all too fond of Gibson nowadays) try looking into a Jaguar, Mustang, Music Master, or Duosonic. They're all 24" scale length, which is shorter even than Gibson. Very good for smaller hands, and if you put one-two string gauges higher on them than you normally play, then the tension issue will be resolved.

Haha, that post was a pretty long time ago! I actually finally bought a G&L ASAT Classic S just recently. It's gorgeous (and a close up). The middle strat-ish pick up adds a lot of versatility and the wood binding just makes it. That fat G&L neck felt way weird at first but it grew on me quickly.

Thanks, though! Good suggestions. I actually have been wanting a Mustang too, regardless. The phase switch is really cool. Never thought about upping the string gauge. That's a good idea. Does it still keep the short scale tone?

Looks good though, man! And yeah, it'll keep a bit of its "hoopiness". If you want to have that full on though, just keep it at the same string gauge; you'll be able to bend for days and it'll feel really loose. Not a bad thing, but I've always liked tighter feeling strings. Also, however, if you're still wanting another T-style guitar, but short scale, Fender released this little gem recently.

And yeah, the mustang phasing is pretty cool. I always wanted to put it on a Jaguar, replacing the rhythm circuit. Maybe that'll be a project if I ever get one x3

That's awesome! Ugh, now I want that too, but there's far too much other gear on the list that's more important. Generally, I try to get guitars that are really different from each other to cover the widest variety of tones, but maybe one day. I've never understood people who have like ten Les Paul's.. I mean, I guess I can get it from a collector's perspective, but just from a practical point of view, is it really necessary to have all these SLIGHTLY different guitars. But that Tele is justifiably different enough to have both, haha.

Right now, at the studio, we have the PRS Custom 22 in my sig, the G&L, a Gretsch, an antique solid body with filtertrons, an Ltd ESP with EMG's, and other guitars not really worth mentioning. Still missing a Strat, but I can get strat-ish sounds from the G&L (middle strat-ish pickup). Still missing a Les Paul, but at least I have the PRS (although they sound nothing alike imo). Also, missing a guitar with p90's. But I have a lot of tones covered.

I want my next guitar to be something a little weird. Maybe a G&L Fallout. I love the sound of a p90 neck, and the Fallout's bridge humbucker can coil tap. So in middle position, I can get the tone of a p90 paired with either a humbucker or single coil. And for live use, having the option of a humbucker or single coil bridge or p90 neck all in one guitar sounds really great. Either that or a Fender Mustang, for previously mentioned reasons. Or a Gibson Blueshawk with a bigsby and maybe swap out the pick ups for different p90s. The dummy coil and Varitone circuit really make that guitar interesting. Ugh, I want too many things. And none of these are happening soon. I have other recording gear to buy that's higher on the list.

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Jordamn

TheQuantumHelix

Jordamn

TheQuantumHelix

Jordamn

I'm going to need to know an actual budget price to be specific. People have different opinions on what "one that doesn't cost too much" means.

I actually do think a Les Paul is a good choice. Good for rock yes, but also because of the scale length. It's a little bit shorter than a Fender, which is more comfortable in my opinion (my main guitar is a PRS, also shorter scale length). Though, I love Fender guitars as well. I'm actually in the market for a Tele right now. But if I'm speaking purely about feel, I prefer shorter necks.

You could get a pretty inexpensive Epiphone Les Paul. Maybe like $200? I'd suggest shopping used for the best value.

And I agree with the poster above me. All of his suggestions were good, but I'd like to add to that. Vox's AC4's are worth checking out. Similar price range.

Hey; just a suggestion on the Fender side of things (I love 'em; not all too fond of Gibson nowadays) try looking into a Jaguar, Mustang, Music Master, or Duosonic. They're all 24" scale length, which is shorter even than Gibson. Very good for smaller hands, and if you put one-two string gauges higher on them than you normally play, then the tension issue will be resolved.

Haha, that post was a pretty long time ago! I actually finally bought a G&L ASAT Classic S just recently. It's gorgeous (and a close up). The middle strat-ish pick up adds a lot of versatility and the wood binding just makes it. That fat G&L neck felt way weird at first but it grew on me quickly.

Thanks, though! Good suggestions. I actually have been wanting a Mustang too, regardless. The phase switch is really cool. Never thought about upping the string gauge. That's a good idea. Does it still keep the short scale tone?

Looks good though, man! And yeah, it'll keep a bit of its "hoopiness". If you want to have that full on though, just keep it at the same string gauge; you'll be able to bend for days and it'll feel really loose. Not a bad thing, but I've always liked tighter feeling strings. Also, however, if you're still wanting another T-style guitar, but short scale, Fender released this little gem recently.

And yeah, the mustang phasing is pretty cool. I always wanted to put it on a Jaguar, replacing the rhythm circuit. Maybe that'll be a project if I ever get one x3

That's awesome! Ugh, now I want that too, but there's far too much other gear on the list that's more important. Generally, I try to get guitars that are really different from each other to cover the widest variety of tones, but maybe one day. I've never understood people who have like ten Les Paul's.. I mean, I guess I can get it from a collector's perspective, but just from a practical point of view, is it really necessary to have all these SLIGHTLY different guitars. But that Tele is justifiably different enough to have both, haha.

Right now, at the studio, we have the PRS Custom 22 in my sig, the G&L, a Gretsch, an antique solid body with filtertrons, an Ltd ESP with EMG's, and other guitars not really worth mentioning. Still missing a Strat, but I can get strat-ish sounds from the G&L (middle strat-ish pickup). Still missing a Les Paul, but at least I have the PRS (although they sound nothing alike imo). Also, missing a guitar with p90's. But I have a lot of tones covered.

I want my next guitar to be something a little weird. Maybe a G&L Fallout. I love the sound of a p90 neck, and the Fallout's bridge humbucker can coil tap. So in middle position, I can get the tone of a p90 paired with either a humbucker or single coil. And for live use, having the option of a humbucker or single coil bridge or p90 neck all in one guitar sounds really great. Either that or a Fender Mustang, for previously mentioned reasons. Or a Gibson Blueshawk with a bigsby and maybe swap out the pick ups for different p90s. The dummy coil and Varitone circuit really make that guitar interesting. Ugh, I want too many things. And none of these are happening soon. I have other recording gear to buy that's higher on the list.

You called for a Strato? x3

Yeah, I hear you. I love the feel of strats, so naturally I may have many of them-- but if I do I'll have them all unique in their own way. For instance, Fender Japan made a hollowbody strat, and the piece of gear at the top of my list right now is a full custom one with a floyd, HSH set up, and so on. So, superstrat. They're fun.

Though, in a more practical sense, given that I want something like a Gibson but don't want to sell both my kidneys and make a deal with Satan to give him my soul in exchange for some cash, I'm thinking about an Epiphone Casino or even Casino coupe. Depends if I want a 335 or 339 body style. We'll see. Blueshawk is eh, to me, because it's such a familiar shape but looks... distorted. It doesn't look quite right. Like something's missing.

But anyway, I'm going to add you now my fellow gearhead, if that's okay, so nyeh >:

[Jordamn]

TheQuantumHelix

Jordamn

TheQuantumHelix

Jordamn

TheQuantumHelix

Jordamn

I'm going to need to know an actual budget price to be specific. People have different opinions on what "one that doesn't cost too much" means.

I actually do think a Les Paul is a good choice. Good for rock yes, but also because of the scale length. It's a little bit shorter than a Fender, which is more comfortable in my opinion (my main guitar is a PRS, also shorter scale length). Though, I love Fender guitars as well. I'm actually in the market for a Tele right now. But if I'm speaking purely about feel, I prefer shorter necks.

You could get a pretty inexpensive Epiphone Les Paul. Maybe like $200? I'd suggest shopping used for the best value.

And I agree with the poster above me. All of his suggestions were good, but I'd like to add to that. Vox's AC4's are worth checking out. Similar price range.

Hey; just a suggestion on the Fender side of things (I love 'em; not all too fond of Gibson nowadays) try looking into a Jaguar, Mustang, Music Master, or Duosonic. They're all 24" scale length, which is shorter even than Gibson. Very good for smaller hands, and if you put one-two string gauges higher on them than you normally play, then the tension issue will be resolved.

Haha, that post was a pretty long time ago! I actually finally bought a G&L ASAT Classic S just recently. It's gorgeous (and a close up). The middle strat-ish pick up adds a lot of versatility and the wood binding just makes it. That fat G&L neck felt way weird at first but it grew on me quickly.

Thanks, though! Good suggestions. I actually have been wanting a Mustang too, regardless. The phase switch is really cool. Never thought about upping the string gauge. That's a good idea. Does it still keep the short scale tone?

Looks good though, man! And yeah, it'll keep a bit of its "hoopiness". If you want to have that full on though, just keep it at the same string gauge; you'll be able to bend for days and it'll feel really loose. Not a bad thing, but I've always liked tighter feeling strings. Also, however, if you're still wanting another T-style guitar, but short scale, Fender released this little gem recently.

And yeah, the mustang phasing is pretty cool. I always wanted to put it on a Jaguar, replacing the rhythm circuit. Maybe that'll be a project if I ever get one x3

That's awesome! Ugh, now I want that too, but there's far too much other gear on the list that's more important. Generally, I try to get guitars that are really different from each other to cover the widest variety of tones, but maybe one day. I've never understood people who have like ten Les Paul's.. I mean, I guess I can get it from a collector's perspective, but just from a practical point of view, is it really necessary to have all these SLIGHTLY different guitars. But that Tele is justifiably different enough to have both, haha.

Right now, at the studio, we have the PRS Custom 22 in my sig, the G&L, a Gretsch, an antique solid body with filtertrons, an Ltd ESP with EMG's, and other guitars not really worth mentioning. Still missing a Strat, but I can get strat-ish sounds from the G&L (middle strat-ish pickup). Still missing a Les Paul, but at least I have the PRS (although they sound nothing alike imo). Also, missing a guitar with p90's. But I have a lot of tones covered.

I want my next guitar to be something a little weird. Maybe a G&L Fallout. I love the sound of a p90 neck, and the Fallout's bridge humbucker can coil tap. So in middle position, I can get the tone of a p90 paired with either a humbucker or single coil. And for live use, having the option of a humbucker or single coil bridge or p90 neck all in one guitar sounds really great. Either that or a Fender Mustang, for previously mentioned reasons. Or a Gibson Blueshawk with a bigsby and maybe swap out the pick ups for different p90s. The dummy coil and Varitone circuit really make that guitar interesting. Ugh, I want too many things. And none of these are happening soon. I have other recording gear to buy that's higher on the list.

You called for a Strato? x3

Yeah, I hear you. I love the feel of strats, so naturally I may have many of them-- but if I do I'll have them all unique in their own way. For instance, Fender Japan made a hollowbody strat, and the piece of gear at the top of my list right now is a full custom one with a floyd, HSH set up, and so on. So, superstrat. They're fun.

Though, in a more practical sense, given that I want something like a Gibson but don't want to sell both my kidneys and make a deal with Satan to give him my soul in exchange for some cash, I'm thinking about an Epiphone Casino or even Casino coupe. Depends if I want a 335 or 339 body style. We'll see. Blueshawk is eh, to me, because it's such a familiar shape but looks... distorted. It doesn't look quite right. Like something's missing.

But anyway, I'm going to add you now my fellow gearhead, if that's okay, so nyeh >:

That's awesome! How many small guitars are there?? But I'd totally want a 25.5 strat. I feel like that brightness is really important to the strat sound. Plus, really, another guy who produces music with me at the studio is probably going to be the one to buy a strat, and he's way tall.

Ah, an HSH. Yeah, that's totally different. The other day, I was looking at videos of Kempers (I ordered one in April but it's been on back order and it's killing me) and I stumbled across this madly attractive girl playing a Vigier. Now whenever I see HSH guitars, I remember this. Honestly, her playing is just alright there and that lead tone is meh, but I don't even care. I'm smitten. She plays better in the Fulltone OCD one, but it's maybe a little overkill on the sexiness, haha. The Kemper one is cute, though. Sorry, way off subject.

Anyway... Nice, yeah. Those are cool too. You can always swap out the pick ups for something a little nicer to improve the sound. I like the Blueshawk look, personally. It so subtly odd. I performed with a guitarist a few months back who played a Nighthawk (actually playing with him again this weekend), and it really stood out in a good way imo. I really want to have a cool guitar for live use that's uncommon but not attention-demanding. Something that would make even non-musicians say "hey that's a cool guitar!" but not like "wut is that.." Like The 1975 has a really great look with the Mustang and Fano. My new G&L is awesome, don't get me wrong, but everyone plays Teles. I'm really thinking a clear red Fallout with a maple neck and reverse headstock is going to be the one... Or a Mustang. Both eventually. Now I just need a lot of money that I don't have...

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