Nix the 7-string. Not a good guitar to start on. The extra string is little more than a gimmick, anyway. Not recommended. |
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I don't know much about them but I looked online for some that fit my price range and looked cool. I'm going with electric but I wanted your opinions on these guitars. Feel free to recommend others. Keep in my I'm going for a first time guitar. |
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Nix the 7-string. Not a good guitar to start on. The extra string is little more than a gimmick, anyway. Not recommended. |
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There's nothing wrong with a 7 string. but maybe not for a begginer. but yeah, seven string guitars aren't a gimmick. it actually suits my neo classical style perfectly. |
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Well, I had an Ibanez back when I was a little less advanced (and into more hard rock)- the necks on them are definitely nice and easy to play for a beginner, but bear in mind they are quite wide (small hands might mean trouble). Secondly, the ibanez looks to me to be the most versatile with it having both singlecoils and humbuckers, so if you think you're going to branch into different styles (never a bad thing) I'd go with the ibanez. So, my ranking is: Ibanez, ESP, Dean. It's good that you're choosing some relatively nice guitars to start on, trust me, a 3/4 sized classical is a pain in the ass to learn on |
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What kind of genre are you in to NeoSioType? Also have a lot to say when buying a guitar ^^ |
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I learned on an acoustic, which personally helped so very much. I've heard it said that the worst thing you can do to a guitarist is to teach him to play on an electric. That said, I recommend an acoustic unless you already play. Switching from electric to acoustic is difficult, switching from acoustic to electric is easy. There's my two cents. |
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Yeah, I initially learned on an acoustic (after the 3/4 sized classical), which I think helped my technique a lot, you have to work a lot harder to get a good sounds, so, as you said, it's easier when you switch to electric. I personally find playing acoustic a little more satisfying when you're not in a band situation. But, judging by his choices, I'm guessing he won't really be able to play the sort of music he's into on an acoustic easily, which may lead him to give up learning for good (*note to OP: DON'T GIVE UP!!!!). Then again, I might just be judging a book by it's cover . All I'll say is, try buy something that would look good on a 40 year old as well as a young person, that way if your tastes change you'll be less likely to dislike it in the future. |
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A lot of people won't stick with it unless they get to rock out on an electric guitar, though. When I started playing guitar I was really into Metallica. If I had been given an acoustic guitar to start out, I doubt I would have lasted more than week before tossing it aside. But I wasn't - I was given an electric, which fueled my interest and kept me practicing. That's worth making the later switch to acoustic - which, let's be honest, is not that difficult. |
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Very true, come to think of it. Acoustic requires much heavier attack. And, to be honest, a lot of techniques are completely specialised for each. I know the OP is a beginner, so won't be using these techniques, but sweep picked and tapped runs generally don't work on acoustic, and harp harmonics won't really sound good on an electric. |
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As much fun as it is to shop online for guitars I would recommend going out and trying some at a music store if possible. You can still buy online if you prefer that but as a beginner the was different guitars feel can be very different from how you imagine them feeling. |
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Well, I'm not sure that most new players are as devoted as you lol. You've got to admit, it is easier to get a metallica-type sound on an electric. Although starting on an acoustic will probably give you better technique, I don't think technique would necessarily be the main focus of a beginner. I think it is more to have fun, and to sound like their idols. Oh, and also, I second what the guy said about going to the music shop.play before you buy, even if it means just playing the model in a music shop and then ordering it online later. You need to find what feels best for you. |
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New players better be as devoted as I was or they'll never get anywhere, progress-wise. |
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That's not only not true, but it makes playing guitar sound like some sort of exclusive club. It doesn't take herculean devotion or some sort of innate skill to play guitar - just practice. Whether that practice comes from strict determinaton or simply a desire to mimic one's idols is irrelevant. As long as one is challenging themself by learning new material, they will improve - simple as that. |
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Yeah I know that, but you can't say that it's not easier to sound like a band who plays electric guitar almost exclusively when you play an electric guitar. I too practiced for hours a day (and learnt on acoustic), but I don't think that if I had just practiced for 30 mins a day, I would have given up, or been a bad guitarist. I just wouldn't have been as advanced. It's not like you need to practice for hours a day to have fun and sound good. |
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I'm not really sure what genre I'm going to go for but I know it's not jazz. |
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My greatest inhibitor in learning guitar is the embarrassment of having others hear me at such an early stage. My progress pretty much halted when we got a roommate who didn't leave for work until 11:00 AM. I usually practiced in the morning and left at 11:20 AM. I plan on buying a headset for my amp to fix this problem. Probably something I need to get over all together though. |
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This is definitely something you need to get over. There are only a few types of people that are going to have something to say about your early-stage playing. |
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Listen to O; he's right on the money about the audience for your early guitar playing. When I first started, I was extremely self conscious about my playing as well. I would lock myself in my room and turn my amp down very low while I practiced. I think this has as much to do with that teenage insecurity as it does with the embarrassment of being "bad at guitar." As I got older I cared less and less about what other people thought--today I commonly play guitar and sing at parties--although to be fair, it's not clear how much of this was due to becoming more mature and secure, and how much was due to just having less to be embarrassed about. But personally I suspect that it was more of the former than the latter. Certainly I'm still no great singer, but it doesn't really seem to matter to me anymore. |
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