thepanos
First Lieutenant  Posts: 1 Registered: 1/24/2008 Status: Offline
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 posted on 1/24/2008 at 06:06 |
I'm new to guitars and want to start playing, I don't want to spend a lot
of money on a first guitar and am looking to get a budget starter guitar
for around 150 Euro or so.
Now I realize Epiphone is made by Gibson and Squire by Fender, and I
realize the debate between Gibson and Fender has been going on for a long
time, but I'm not conserned with Gibson or Fender, my focus is their
cheaper cousins.
What I want to know is what guitar I should get as a starter, I've never
really played guitar before so I don't know what feel I like. I've read
somewhere that the Epiphone Les Paul is a great starter, then I read the
Squire Strat is the best starter. Or is there something else out there I
should consider?
I'm a little confused and would appreciate some input from people in the
know! Thanks!
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Spidercents
Moderator   Posts: 1019 Registered: 7/29/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/24/2008 at 13:54, Reply 1 |
The best thing I can do is recommend what Ive played and know of both
guitars...I own an Epiphone Les Paul 100 and for the price its a decent
guitar...I also tried the Squire years ago when a friend owned one and it
was ok but not my type of guitar.
I guess its all up to how it feels and sounds to you personally...not much
anyone can do except say pick the one you like better...my choice would be
the Epiphone Les Paul 100 because I own one...eventually i will buy a
Gibson however for now the Epiphone is good enough and solid enough for me
at this point in time...I was playing a charvel/jackson however i prefer
the Gibson style type of guitar.
[Edited on 1/24/2008 by Spidercents] ____________________
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nicmat42
First Lieutenant Posts: 1 Registered: 11/4/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/4/2008 at 13:46, Reply 2 |
epiphone is much better than squier. go for the epiphone les paul.
epiphone was bought out by gibson while squier was created by fender.
fender also has alot of cheaper guitars. for example; the squier line
(which is the bottom), then the mexican made fenders (which are not worth
much either) and so on. epiphone still makes certain models gibson does
not. i feel like you would appreciate the epiphone alot more and for a
longer period of time.
the first guitar that i bought was a epiphone les paul. i was actually
contemplating the same thing as you. but after trying them out and talking
to some people it became pretty clear to me that the epiphone les paul was
a better choice. i still have it and i still love it.
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shadowfox
First Lieutenant  Posts: 6 Registered: 11/3/2008 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/4/2008 at 19:15, Reply 3 |
i've never played an epiphone les paul but my first guitar was a squier
strat and i still have it. i thought it was a great beginner guitar. and
now its a good one to tink around with. i would definitely recommend it.
tho either is probably a good choice.
hahaha btw i just read the post above this one and realized that he said
just about the opposite of what i said. i do own an acoustic epiphone and
it is a great guitar so perhaps epiphone is the way to go. its all about
personal preference really. like spidercents said.
[Edited on 11/4/2008 by shadowfox]
[Edited on 11/4/2008 by shadowfox]
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THIRDSTONE
First Lieutenant Posts: 14 Registered: 11/29/2009 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/30/2009 at 05:23, Reply 4  |
Why just those two? There are many really nice guitars for beginners at a
low price range. Dean comes to mind. My first guitar I bought years ago
still gets played, a Silvertone SG. Over the years we did upgrade the
pickups to gibsons, and put grover tuners on it, but even before all that,
it still was a pretty good guitar for under $200, and it came with a 15
watt amp which we still have.
If you want the best guitar for that price range, leave your options open.
I would reccomend going to the Harmony Central guitar reviews as well to
get a feel for what some of the owners of the guitars your considering has
to say about them. ____________________
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