buying a guitar

[RagingSpeedhorn]

A few pointers:

1. Les Paul style guitars give a fuller sound
2. Humbucking pick ups give a fuller sound
3. If you're learning, dont splash out on a top of the range 'tar.
4. Make sure the action is good
5. Looks mean nothing, sound means everything
6. If you're gonna play metal, use heavy strings and plectrums

3 golden rules for metal playing

1. Buy a decent amp with a bit of power
2. Buy a multi-effect pedal, such as a Zoom GFX700
3. Use drop D tuning, to do this tune down the bottom E to D. You can now fastriff powerchords using one finger. Used extensivly by a lot of bands, and it means you can learn to play the whole catalogue of System Of A Down songs in about 5 minutes.