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im going to start to play guitar.electric guitar.im looking for the shecter that synyster Electric Guitar gates plays but its like 699 dollarsi need lessons so im not buying rite away.is there ne way 2 get it cheaper?and where r some good guitar rentals/ lesson places?thanxPowered by Yahoo! Answers
I started on acoustic, and that’s what I recommend. For one, an acoustic is more portable…you can take it anywhere. An electric, you’ll have to lug around an amp and a cable, at minimum, plus you’re restricted to only those areas that have electricity, meaning you can’t very well take an electric to the beach, or camping. (They do make little plug in amps, and also small amps powered by batteries, but that’s more expense) With an acoustic…you’ll play more, plus it will help build finger strength much faster then an electric. For acoustics…try to buy one that has a “solid top.” it will last a lifetime, or more. If the ad doesn’t say “solid top” it doesn’t have one, as solid tops are preferable and the tone of the guitar will improve through the years. Fender makes some great solid top acoustics for about $250, even Guitar Player magazine likes the low end Fenders. Best of luck, and find a friend who also plays guitar…you’ll improve 10 times faster then you will sitting alone in your room practicing.
Any Semi-Hollow Bodies are great for that type of sound. I personally recommend a Les Paul style guitar. No exactly a les paul.
I’ve asked my Music Theory Professor this question, and truthfully it varies greatly. I have been playing 6 years and started teaching guitar when I reached 5 years, and from all the different people I’ve played with I have come to one conclusion. First let me define what a “professional musician” is. A professional is someone who excels in what they do as a job, a professional musician is someone who get’s “Paid to Pay”. So basically anyone, who is getting played to pay the electric guitar is a professional musician. If you want to know what a “Good Professional Musician” is, then it is someone who can read music “proficiently” on their instrument, and play with other musicians without trouble. On average, if you practice, 4 hours a day, for 2 year’s, you could be “good professional guitarist”, 3 hrs, a day, 3 years, so on and so forth. The key here is, “Paid to play” I teach 12 year old’s who could own the guitarist from My Chemical Romance, but they are not professionals.
It all depends on what kind of guitar you have.If you play your standard non-electric acoustic guitar, you don’t need an amp if you are trying to project your sound to a small area (yourself or a small crowd in a small room)If you play your standard electric acoustic guitar, it doesn’t require an amp BUT you can plug that baby into an amp and it can project the sound for a small crown or a large audience depending on how large your amp is.If you play an electric guitar, it is playable without an amp but electric guitars are made to be plugged into amps. If your electric guitar is plugged into an amp, you can play around with the settings on the amp. You can play sweet blues lix on with a clean setting or you can rock out on a distortion setting. There are a whole bunch of foot pedals you can buy and play around with too if you have an amp.Basically, yes, its nice to have an amp if you have any sort of electric guitar and you want it to sound good.
$350 well thats not too bad1.a schecter c-1 plenty of used ones around for 350 great quality and playability for the $ **** other schecters ***2.a mexican fender strat not the quality of a USA strat but close enough for a beginner ***3. gibson epiphone models sg or les paul **4. ibanez **5. parker p44 or other parkers***6. hagstrom **I buy most of my guitars used because you don’t loose any money when you decide to trade up. Ive actually built a collection (30+) over the years and invested very little money through wise buying and selling. My favs: parker usa fly, usa fender strat, heritage blues deluxe, prsstay away from the followingfender squiresamickgalvestonjay turserpeaveybc richdeandanelectrowashburnthe cheap jacksonsyamahadillioncort
i know everyone is telling you Squier. Ignore that, i have one and its not that great.and amps ARE important, but a crappy guitar sounds crappy on any amp.a good guitar for a decent price is an EPIPHONE Les Paul. Now, Gibson is the main maker of the Les paul line, but their sister company, Epiphone makes a good cheaper version. They also both make an SG, Epiphones is cheaper. An SG or Les Paul by Epiphone, is around 3-500.Epiphone strives to make great guitars at a lower cost. Gibson is better, but Epiphone is great, and it will be reliable for a long time.
It is better to practice on the acoustic. You can cheat using an electric. You really have to work harder on an acoustic to get the sound to ring out while playing. You barely have to hold strings down and an electric to get sound. So you can tell on an acoustic when you are not holding chords right, etc. (especially bar chords)
hey dude,Some guitars you may want to look into are; Dean, BC Rich, ibanez, and schecter.I personaly love and trust ibanez and schecter because i own them. BC rich and Dean are flashy metal guitars, that have a metal looking body and, well, everything. check these out. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS TRY THE GUITAR YOU LIKE BEFORE YOU BUY IT! peace out manhttp://www.guitarcenter.com/B-C–Rich-Avenge-SOB-Electric-Guitar-512676-i1175974.gchttp://www.guitarcenter.com/Schecter-Damien-FR-Electric-Guitar-103125423-i1147996.gc
i deliberately started of playing on a thick stringed acoustic,learned the basics and swithched to a light string electric. The difference was amazing it is so much easier it gave me a great leap of confidence and improved my playing.
The only difference between an electric guitar strap and an acoustic guitar strap is that you must first plug in the electric guitar strap.Note: Computer-generated response courtesy Kabum
An SG is a solid body – what you are describing sounds more like a “Semi-Hollow” body. Try the Epiphone Dot Archtop ($400) or if you have the $$$ try the new Gibson ES339. The Ibanez Artcore series are good too.
I think there are pedals for that. Also, you can change the tone and set a mild distortion on the amp if you can.Please, check my question:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtF7cJEoLPHc4qqC07crWCDsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090316112009AALZReqty
If you want an electric guitar sound from an acoustic then you must use an amplifier that’s geared for the electric, not an acoustic amplifier. Simply plug in, adjust your tone and volume, and wail away.
First, determine whether you need an acoustic or electric guitar. Note that I mentioned “need” and not “want”. Your decision would be greatly based on what type of music you wish to learn. If you lean towards rock music, an electric guitar is advisable. If your interest is on classical or folk, then an acoustic guitar would be best. Generally, acoustic guitars are more suited for beginners, it is also less expensive and portable than an electric guitar.Here is some addition information in case you’re interested too.An acoustic guitar is hollow, and almost always has a “sound hole” – a round hole in the face of the guitar. Acoustic guitars almost always have six strings. When you strike the strings of an acoustic guitar, the instrument produces a rather loud sound. Although acoustic guitars are often associated with folk music, and “mellow” music in general, they are in truth in all styles of music, from country to blues to heavy metal.A “classical guitar” looks quite similar to an “acoustic guitar”, and is indeed still an acoustic instrument, but it has several distinct differences. Standard acoustic guitars have six strings made of steel, whereas classical guitars have six strings, three of which are nylon. This produces a sound quite different from an acoustic guitar. The neck of the guitar is also much broader on most classical guitars. I’ll go out on a limb and say that unless you are interested in focusing on classical music, this style of guitar probably shouldn’t be your primary choice for a first instrument.
First, do NOT go to Target or some other department store and get one of those crappy Fender Starcaster or First Act guitars. Very crappy. Go to a specialized music store. It doesn’t have to be a chain store like Guitar Center, but those stores usually have an updated and large inventory with various models. Also look at musiciansfriend.com, although, getting to see the guitar in person is better. Guitarcenter.com, also. Ask the employees in the store, they’re usually knowledgeable.Second, Fender is actually a good brand. Really depends on your taste of music and looks of the guitar. I don’t usually associate Fender with genres like heavy metal, rather, with jazz, classic rock etc. Gibson is an all-arounder. Some other good brands I can think of are Ibanez, PRS, ESP, Godin, Epiphone (cheaper brand of Gibson that is made outside of U.S.), Dean, and Scheter. That’s all electric guitars. For acoustic and classical guitars, it’s a whole different game.The two most influential electric guitars are arguably the Fender Stratocaster and the Gibson Les Paul. Many of these kinds of guitars come in different variations and originate from different countries from which they are made, but beware of the cheaper so-called “Special” versions that can cost ten times less than a standard version. They usually lack important elements. Ones that are made in the U.S. are often more expensive.As for amps, Fender makes their own good amps. Marshall, Vox, Line 6, and a countless number of others and boutique brands are ones to consider.Third, if I were your bf, I’d really appreciate a good tuner, extra strings, a strap, a scale and chord book (or electronic library), a hard-shell case or a good gig bag, a set of picks, a capo, a cleaning and polishing kit, or an effects pedal. If you got him all those things with the guitar and amp, it would be overkill. Just get one or two. Also, try to avoid guitars that are specifically labeled as a “starter/value/beginners/special/etc. pack” as these tend to be of lesser quality and come with less features.Also, since I assume you don’t know exactly what kind of guitar to get (death metal-ish? jazzy?), get something along the lines of a Stratocaster or Les Paul. The copies made by other brands do just as well. In the end, it doesn’t really depend on the brand, but the guitar itself. Be sure to ask for some advise about specific features about the guitars you look at, and ask what style of music they best fit.Hope that wasn’t too long and made you go tl;dr.
If you play gitar loud enuf U can heer all the vibratins from the stringz evin if u dont want to git a amp machine as long as the gitarr haz a hollo areah 2 alow souund pentraton thru the body of gitar. but that for toy gitar,,,,,,,if u have reel gitar yu can canactt it 2 the amp masheen to giv morr powre and sounddtri som gitars lyke fendar or maybee a eybanezz stratgrate luck in the band ur inn!!!!!!IM happee 2 helpp u n-e way i can