Begginer guitars?

[personman]

Hey, I'm in the Beginner guitar class in school this year
I dont know ANYTHING about guitars. I think I should start out with an accoustic.. what are some good accoustic guitars that are < 200?

Thanks

[FalconGuy016]

Id like to know of some good acoustics for beginners also

[chizle97]

Well Squire are really good beginer guitars. if acustic is what your after then you might want to look at the squire SD-6 its a very nice all around stlye guitar. I started out with one of those. Thery are also very resonably priced.about 200 bucks or so. Also for falconguy there is a store in richmond call guitar works that has excellent all around guitars they are identical to a 500 dollar fender at only 300 bucks. If you want electric I would say a fender strat Cause you can use those things forever. also dont get a kramer cause they break way to easily. hope that helps

[gimp]

cool. I was just thinking about asking this too. I'm also considering getting an acoustic guitar. I have some old crappy acoustic that my mom had when she was a kid. It's horrible. I was planning on spending around 300 for a used guitar. I dont know though. How much does it cost to get a decent acoustic? Ibanez are my favorite type of electric guitars, so I looked at some Ibanez acoustics. I kind of want to find a used martin or something. Any brands or certain models that I should avoid or look for?

[paint king]

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Squiers are decent begginger guitars. If you did decide to go electric than im quite positive that they have begginer packages that are fairly decent priced. If you decide to the lower end ESP guitars are fairly nice for the price. Also i would avoid jacksons, high end is nice, low end is not great.

Haiz

[chizle97]

Ibanez acustics are not very good. they lack in tone quality but look at www.guitarworks.com they have a great all around guitar for like 300 bucks. I highly dought you will find a used martin for 300. i mean the things resale for 1000. but for electric. I used to have an ESP and the thing brooke on me every other time I used it. But the higher end ones are nice same with ibanez. But you can get a low end fender and have it preform almost the same but for about half the price. It also depends on what sound your lookin for. ibanez and ESP is more of a scratchy sound while fender and epiphone are more of a melow tone.

[paint king]

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A low end fender is a good idea. I own the ESP kh 602 which is a higher end model. The low end ones did seem good in quality but i have not used one for an extended period of time so i would listen to chizel and not go low end ESP. I suggest looking at music123.com.

[gamarada717]

I've had my Mexican made strat running on 4 years now, and it looks almost new except for a few scratches on the pickguard. Wonderful guitars, and for an amp I would suggest one of the new Crate models or a peavey blazer 158. I started with that peavey and now I'm using a MX120R Crate for gigs and such. Goodluck with guitar, I'm sure you'll love it.

[INFERNO]

My baby... I love her. Nicest neck I've ever played. Jacksons really arent as bad as everybody thinks. I dont understand what people have against them. A friend of mine hated them and refused to play mine until he got one. His dad just brought it home one day and he loves it. Maybe they're inconsistent or something but I love mine.

[Smegma]

i live near the street where Fender was founded. w00t

Just thought you would like to know.

[Thordic]

Epiphone LP Special II.

I havn't been practicing as much as I should, but its a good guitar, and the cost wasn't bad at all.

[Dryden]

Not to say that some of the other posts do not offer good suggestions, but I think it's over-complicated the topic. The question was, what are good acoustics under $200, and since you're just getting started - I don't think you need to worry about tonal qualities and acoustics and all that other mumbo-jumbo. You're not playing a concert next week, right?

Just get something from a reputable manufacturer and look for a low priced entry model in their line. NEVER spend too much on a first instrument, especially if a parent (or parents) are helping you pay for it - because if you don't like it, and they spent 200 on it, too bad, you're stuck playing it!

Personally, I'd suggest the Fender DG-7. It's a decent starter guitar from arguably the most well known brand in the business, and it'll have a high resale value if you don't stick with playing. You can get a DG-7 brand new from www.musiciansfriend.com for $139.99 (MSRP is $230!), and a soft case (or gig-bag) for another $29.99). If you're keeping with your budget of $200, this leaves you $30 for other accessories like extra packs of strings and picks.

I'd check around Musicians Friend for other deal as well. I've been buying my gear from there for over three years and have not had one problem with them whether it be web, e-mail, or phone - and they'll price match against other sites!

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=030723183211024026155092424239/g=guitar/search/detail/base_id/34646

Good luck!

[Dave]

stay away from Squier...yes they do make good beginner guitars, but once you become serious about playing guitar, if if gets to that point, maybe a year later, you won't want to play your Squier. Also, start with acoustic, definitely. Some of the higher end hohners are ok, the one to really shoot for are the Deans...they make a fabulous guitar and a great low price. Cheap acoustics are tough...because no matter what, the acoustic, if of lower quality, will always suffer more than a low quality electric. This is because there are ways to hide stuff with electrics...just paint over the super-glued laminate body, and dump on a load of paint, with hopes that the electronics will hide any tone-dampening effects the poor build quality will have, and what new beginner will even notice or know what to compare it to? With an acoustic, everything is heard. If the construction is poor, you will start to see neck joint separation, and top swelling, and other no no's for acoustics. Best advice I can give...look for a very solid acoustic, that uses solid wood, no laminates, and that has no curvature to the top of it, where you can tell that the bridge is not wanting to pull away from the top. Also, if you go to look at guitars, do some research about buying an acoustic, and arm yourself w/ information, cause if you don't, the store clerk will immediately spot that your new to all this, and try to sell you the one guitar that all the guys that know their stuff stay away from. Trust me, they'll do it.

-Dave

[LittleKrems]

Originally posted by INFERNO
My baby... I love her. Nicest neck I've ever played. Jacksons really arent as bad as everybody thinks. I dont understand what people have against them. A friend of mine hated them and refused to play mine until he got one. His dad just brought it home one day and he loves it. Maybe they're inconsistent or something but I love mine.

a lot of people dont like the sideways head

[kevdupuis]

I started with a Saturn when I was 6, and played it for years.I could never decide which way I wanted to go and ended up switching back and forth between a Mann bass and a Fender F12. I know strange switching back and forth between 4 and 12 stings, electric and acoustic.