Buying a guitar

Richard The Duke · Post by **Richard The Duke** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:17 pm

I'm going to learn to play guitar. Any recommendations/advice on getting one?

Big Mike · Post by **Big Mike** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:21 pm

Dean VMNT $299
Jackson Randy Rhoads Intro $279
Jackson Dinky $529

All great and affordable guitars for beginners with great sound.

slay · Post by **slay** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:25 pm

Ibanez RG 321

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/prod ... sku=512492

$299

simple yet nice git with no troublesome floyd rose

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:38 pm

what ibanez lacks in what shecter has in tone, they make really slick fretboards

Acid Flashbakc · Post by **Acid Flashbakc** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 6:54 pm

what kind of music are you looking to play?

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:38 pm

Entry level Ibanez RG with a fixed bridge is a solid recommendation for rock and metal. You should be able to pick one up pretty cheap on Ebay

eargazm · Post by **eargazm** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:30 pm

get something with a shit load of spikes and fucking points....twp, maybe three necks, 84 strings, and a beard

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:33 pm

Get drums instead and learn nothing but go go beats.

Or go with the fixed bridge ibanez like croninburg suggested, that's not a bad idea at all.

tacos · Post by **tacos** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:01 am

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:58 am

this ones got your name all over it http://cgi.ebay.com/EVH-Eddie-Van-Halen ... 999.c0.m14

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:17 am

jst get something like this

aggenne:(Aka) Devil · Post by **aggenne:(Aka) Devil** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:19 am

Acid Flashbakc wrote:what kind of music are you looking to play?

Yeah.he`s right. What kind of music?

Richard The Duke · Post by **Richard The Duke** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:02 pm

aggenne:(Aka) Devil wrote:
Acid Flashbakc wrote:what kind of music are you looking to play?
Yeah.he`s right. What kind of music?

mettaaaalllll (and maybe blues)

eargazm · Post by **eargazm** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:06 pm

Richard The Duke wrote:
aggenne:(Aka) Devil wrote:
Acid Flashbakc wrote:what kind of music are you looking to play?
Yeah.he`s right. What kind of music?
mettaaaalllll (and maybe blues)

i have a yamaha rgx 1220j, I like it a lot, I only paid 40 bucks for it and it sounds like a fucking beast, got a great metal tone and the clean tone isn't too bad on it either. I doubt you'll find another 1220j, but you you can probably find a rgx1220, or any RGX. I hear Yamaha makes some good guitars for decent money, too. Fuck, I even heard that Squier are making some quality instruments now.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:33 am

get a good quality used instrument from a guitar center or something like it.. that way you have the 30 day return policy (or used gear warranty if you wish) and places like that are usually pretty damned good at making sure everything works and that it's out at a competitive price.. hell, and if you decide that you don't want to play anymore, you can resell it for close to what you paid for it.

Big Mike · Post by **Big Mike** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:37 am

AOD that is a 7k guitar. not for beginners.

Cynosure · Post by **Cynosure** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:54 am

Big Mike wrote:AOD that is a 7k guitar. not for beginners.

cottonmouth · Post by **cottonmouth** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:35 am

go into a store and buy a cheap guitar. worry about what kind to buy when you can actually play a little and have not thrown it out after a week

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:18 pm

Big Mike wrote:AOD that is a 7k guitar. not for beginners.

why assume beginners are poor? get a job you lazy asshole

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:38 pm

when i first started playing guitar, I bought the cheapest guitar and amp i could find. they were so horrible that everything sat for about 6 months. Then i started to get back into it, and the better equipment i bought, the more fun it started to get to play.

So i wouldnt start off with real cheap shit, but you dont need to buy a Gibson Les Paul either. I recommend something with a fixed bridge. Floating bridges are way too frustrating for beginners. Like somebody said, that Ibanez with the fixed bridge is a great starter guitar.

eargazm · Post by **eargazm** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:58 pm

yeah, stay away from floating bridges. i highly doubt you're going to need one period. fuck those things, fuck those things FUCK THOSE THINGS

Richard The Duke · Post by **Richard The Duke** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:24 pm

got an ibanez rg120--fixed bridge

gay_hayride · Post by **gay_hayride** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:51 pm

go to a pawn shop get an sg heaviest gauge strings tune lower then sabbath
learn a power chord and your set....

AoD · Post by **AoD** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:16 pm

set to shoot heroine!

Richard The Duke · Post by **Richard The Duke** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:30 am

Ok, I have another question gaiz.

How can I hook up my guitar to my computer?? Has anyone done this before? Is there any way to program your own effects??

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:15 pm

get a 1/4 female to 1/8 male adapter and plug it into your soundcard.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:43 pm

Richard The Duke wrote:Ok, I have another question gaiz.

How can I hook up my guitar to my computer?? Has anyone done this before? Is there any way to program your own effects??

"Buy" Guitar Rig

Richard The Duke · Post by **Richard The Duke** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:32 pm

croninburg wrote:
Richard The Duke wrote:Ok, I have another question gaiz.

How can I hook up my guitar to my computer?? Has anyone done this before? Is there any way to program your own effects??
"Buy" Guitar Rig

Details! What can you do with this program and how do you hook up your guitar to the computer?

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:25 am

JesseJames wrote:get a 1/4 female to 1/8 male adapter and plug it into your soundcard.

weren't you the one who has a killer guitar but ended up buying a behringer amp?

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:27 am

anyway, get an analog to digital interface (external sound card).. if it's just guitar, then you can probably get away with something good around 100 bucks.. there's a cool interface out there for 200 bucks that has a mic input and instrument input and comes with a version of guitar rig.. it's made by native instruments.

aggenne:(Aka) Devil · Post by **aggenne:(Aka) Devil** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:09 am

Ibanez is for every kind music

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:13 am

BabyKiller wrote:
JesseJames wrote:get a 1/4 female to 1/8 male adapter and plug it into your soundcard.

weren't you the one who has a killer guitar but ended up buying a behringer amp?

Bugera, that sounds awesome. Check youtube for bugera 333xl clips if you dont believe me.
And that still doesn't make my answer wrong.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:22 pm

Brugera's sound alright and I've heard and seen a lot of issues with the internals of it.. surprise from a Behringer product.. and really, a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter?? Goddamn, you definitely have your opinions, but they're definitely not ones you need to share as advice. Next you'll be saying "want to record vocals? go to radio shack and get a mic for 20 bucks!"

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:26 pm

BabyKiller wrote:Brugera's sound alright and I've heard and seen a lot of issues with the internals of it.. surprise from a Behringer product.. and really, a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter?? Goddamn, you definitely have your opinions, but they're definitely not ones you need to share as advice. Next you'll be saying "want to record vocals? go to radio shack and get a mic for 20 bucks!"

Sorry I didn't think the beginning guitarist needed to go out and buy fucking protools.

Sorry duke, apparently I commited a crime.
You need to go out and immediately buy the most expensive digital recording device you absolutely can. Because apparently when you are beginning to even start learning to play a single chord you must first immediately get top notch recording equipment.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:30 pm

Sure, because I was specifically talking about buying 500 dollars of recording software and interfaces. I know your arguments always rely on bouncing to the extremes, but there is something in life called a happy medium. A 100-200 buck interface that comes with recording software for a grown man ain't gonna cause frogs to rain from the sky.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:39 pm

yeah, totally don't waste that money on lessons or anything. Instead of buying an 87 cent device that can give you exactly what you are after, go off and buy a 200.00 recording device when you can't even tune the instrument.

BabyKiller · Post by **BabyKiller** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:46 pm

I've seen it time and time again.. if the sound he's getting sucks, then it's not fun to play, and he'll quit.. and if he ends up diggin playing anyway, an upgrade will want to happen within 6 months. Ultimately, going cheap seems to end up being a waste of money either way you look at it.

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:54 pm

I would 100% agree with you if the guy had decided he enjoyed playing, but at the absolute beginning stage, when you don't even know really anything about the guitar at all, wasting money on recording equipment is just stupid at this point.

I'm actually not even saying you're wrong, but come on dude, really, at this point, does he really need to shell out 200$ on recording equipment, I say at least get a general idea of how to play a few chords and be able to read some tabs first.

slay · Post by **slay** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:45 pm

brugera is a behringer product?

JesseJames · Post by **JesseJames** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:51 pm

no, but bugera is.