buying a guitar

[Setari]

ooh ooh i been to the gibson factory....Well yea but Gibsons are great but most are pretty expensive.

[Onizuka]

Okay, try and find a GOOD used Fender, made in mexico, for a good price. Dont get a piece of shit and dont pay too much. Both of these things can be solved by getting a used one. As for a rock band, if you have no idea how to play guitar, wait at least a year.

[Firefly]

The reason I think Fenders sound like a porn-star's anus after a DVDA movie is because my very first guitar was a Fender strat, which I had hoped would have good sound for some heavy metal. I have to admit, it does have its uses but none of them are for my genre and taste. So hence I am a bit biased against it. One of my short-comings, I suppose.

As far as I know, and I'm no guitar history expert, there are two base classes of guitars- electric and acoustic. Classical guitar is a "style" of guitar-playing and a "brand" of guitar. I have never seen an electric Classic guitar, unless it was miked through an amp or had an attachable "remote" pickup (for reference, see Nirvana Unplugged's video segment of "Man Who Sold The World"). I have, however, seen nothing but acoustic Classical guitars. They have three plastic strings like big-ass fishing line almost, and three metal strings.

You can argue semantics all you want- acoustic and electric. Now you can also come up with some lame-ass middle ground like Acoustic-Electric, but if it's got electrics on it then it's a fucking electric. Would you say "No way dude, there's three types- acoustic, electric, and Jazz guitar"? No.

Classical guitar: style of music, type of acoustic guitar. That's my opinion, based on logic analysis but no empirical proof or "expert documentation".

[Neon Apocalypse]

ibanez is cheap

[Nimbus]

Personally, I'd listen to Firefly. He sounds like my friend Luc, except less vulgar and pissed off.
I love guitars. Unfortunately I'm tone deaf, can't tune them. Go drums.

[VashTheStamped]

[Squeeky]

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[Dizik]

If you're just starting out to play guitar, here's my suggestion. Go to a pawn shop or another store with preowned equipment. You'd be surprised at what you can find at those places. And if you don't know how to play yet, don't plan on starting a band. It's going to be a while before you should even consider it.

[Hamma]

I wish I could play an instrument. I've heard Squeeky is pretty good at the Skin Flute.

[1024]

it's all about t3h drums.

[BUGGER�GHO�T]

My friend is gona teach me first, i'll probably be learning just how to play whatever songs he makes/gets off the net.


And i was going to pick drums (he offered me either elec. guitar, bass, or drums), but my house is too small and I dont know where the hell would I put it plus my parents would be yelling all the time plus my brother would break it the next day.

[Kaikou]

When in doubt, get a Fender. I'm getting one for christmas (it's a monopoly...when it's the ONLY thing you ask for, you're gonna get it )

Fenders and Gibsons are really nice guitars.

Just know that learning guitar ain't a "learned in a week" thing. Especially electric.

[Squeeky]

Skin Flute

Haven't heard that in awhile.

[Firefly]

Originally Posted by Kaikou

Just know that learning guitar ain't a "learned in a week" thing. Especially electric.

I have this old-as-hell poster, it shows tablature for three chords: E, G, and A.

It says "Now you can play punk rock".

[Onizuka]

<--- Instrument Fanatic.

Oh, who said electric was harder than acoustic? Trying playing classical guitar