Spiff
I have the power
Hmm... this could explain why I've always given up learning guitar, cos it was a cheap fourth-hand red one (sorry, dunno the brand). Hmm...
Attention Guitarists out there....
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I absolutely suck on acoustic because my acoustic guitar is reaaaaaaaaaally bad to play. The action is way too high. The neck is horrible. It's awful.
And now I can't play well on acoustic because I never do.
And now I can't play well on acoustic because I never do.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Me too Troops....I think I will buy a good electric acoustic sometime in the near future though...
I will in the distant future but I'd rather get a better electric setup happening first. A good amp, better guitar, etc..
I'm absolute crap on the guitar, but I just bought a locally produced acoustic here for $50 a couple of days ago. What do cheap acoustics usually cost? Any tips for a beginner like me? What songs are good to play when you can play fuck all except the intro to Civil War? 
Spiff
I have the power
You can usually get cheap acoustics for $70-100. So $50 is pretty damn good hehe.
Desperado by Alice Cooper sounds cool on acoustic and isn't hard, try that out!
Desperado by Alice Cooper sounds cool on acoustic and isn't hard, try that out!
I went and had a look at a few guitars, i decided i would look at guitars that were pretty versatile. I think as a beginner, i would like to try some basic rock and blues stuff as well as metal.
So i was shown a Greg Bennett Ultramate electric, which was very good. Got some very good sounds out of it. I was shown a few others, but i think i like the GB best.
Do any of you guys know much about the GB guitars?
So i was shown a Greg Bennett Ultramate electric, which was very good. Got some very good sounds out of it. I was shown a few others, but i think i like the GB best.
Do any of you guys know much about the GB guitars?
Slash Freeman
Iron Maiden obsessive
you want versatile? well, a lot of the versatility is in the amp you have. to get really versatile, an effects pedal hooked into an amp is great (i use a Zoom GFX 707 into a Marshall G80R-CD, with my Jackson PS-4). Also, though, a guitar with humbuckers that can also be cut down to single-coil picks up would be great if you're gonna look for a funk/bluesy sound as well as the rawness of early 80's metal and heavyiness/power of Blind Guardian and the Painkiller/Ram it down time of JP. An effects pedal or rack-mounted amp (eg a JMP-1 Marshall pre-amp (wantwantwantwantwantwant...*drool*) will give you the heavy and powerful but "smooth" sound of BNW Maiden.
All of these things are gradually pushing up the price, though. My effects pedal cost me £100, my amp £230, and my guitar £300 (not to mention cables and power-supplies another £50 or so), but i can get a LOT of sounds. Not qiute figured out how to get a true blues sound yet, but i'm getting there.
If you want Blues and Metal on one guitar, try looking for a guitar with a single-coil neck pick-up while it has a Humbucker in the bridge (and a middle-coil pick-up if you want (probaby sinlge-coil too) but the middle pick-up is gonna push up the price again and might not be totally nessecary). I think the Jackson PS-2 has that pick-up setting and also comes with a Floyd Rose trem (great for dive-bombs and whammy-bar stuff in metal). not sure of the price of a PS-2, though. I'd guess around £200 to £250, but you might be able to get one second hand for maybe £100, £150. not sure of the conversion rates, but a £ is normally worth more than a $ so i'd guess it's probably a bit expensive. You might be able to find a second hand Epiphone with within your price range, although as they're a cheaper side of Gibson there are mostly Les Pauls, SG's etc which all have humbuckers (and as their PAF's good for getting that Slash and Dave Edmunds sound.....great for me! probably not for many other people though....). I have to confess my knowledge of guitars is now stretched to the limit. I've never heard of GB guitars, but if they suit you then get it. we can only give you advice and our advice will hinge towards our own tastes. The final decision is, obviously, yours. Get the guitar you like the most that you can afford.
All of these things are gradually pushing up the price, though. My effects pedal cost me £100, my amp £230, and my guitar £300 (not to mention cables and power-supplies another £50 or so), but i can get a LOT of sounds. Not qiute figured out how to get a true blues sound yet, but i'm getting there.
If you want Blues and Metal on one guitar, try looking for a guitar with a single-coil neck pick-up while it has a Humbucker in the bridge (and a middle-coil pick-up if you want (probaby sinlge-coil too) but the middle pick-up is gonna push up the price again and might not be totally nessecary). I think the Jackson PS-2 has that pick-up setting and also comes with a Floyd Rose trem (great for dive-bombs and whammy-bar stuff in metal). not sure of the price of a PS-2, though. I'd guess around £200 to £250, but you might be able to get one second hand for maybe £100, £150. not sure of the conversion rates, but a £ is normally worth more than a $ so i'd guess it's probably a bit expensive. You might be able to find a second hand Epiphone with within your price range, although as they're a cheaper side of Gibson there are mostly Les Pauls, SG's etc which all have humbuckers (and as their PAF's good for getting that Slash and Dave Edmunds sound.....great for me! probably not for many other people though....). I have to confess my knowledge of guitars is now stretched to the limit. I've never heard of GB guitars, but if they suit you then get it. we can only give you advice and our advice will hinge towards our own tastes. The final decision is, obviously, yours. Get the guitar you like the most that you can afford.
phlogiston
Bejabbers!
More advice: Remember what gauge strings you use. I just restrung mine after about 3 years with the same set of strings, except I forgot what gauge I used last time, so I got heavy tops-light bottoms, cause they rang a bell. Now it's strung with fuckin' industrial steel cables and the action's about 3 inches higher than it was.
Maybe once they stretch in it will be better.
Maybe once they stretch in it will be better.
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