2nd stage guitar (electronic, blues, jazz, metal, rock)

Vai Is God · 02-18-2006, 06:20 PM

I have a Schecter C-1; That was also my upgrade guitar, from a squier strat, like you. However, I'd simply go up to your local Guitar Center or other large guitar store, and just try everything out. Don't limit yourself to guitars made for your chosen style of music. Try out a few guitars that you normally wouldn't think about getting. Billy Gibbons plays blues-rock, and he uses a
Dean, a popular brand for metal guitarists. I'd reccomend something versatile, though. I'd go with something like an Ibanez, Schecter, PRS, ESP, etc. Don't go on how it looks or sounds alone, pay a lot of attention to playability. You can get just about any sound with the right pedals. I have one guitar, a Marshall, a distortion pedal, and a phaser, and I can go from Metal to Blues to Jazz. Most importantly, though, it's all about what you like. It's your guitar, anyway.

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Vai Is God Groupie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 27	I have a Schecter C-1; That was also my upgrade guitar, from a squier strat, like you. However, I'd simply go up to your local Guitar Center or other large guitar store, and just try everything out. Don't limit yourself to guitars made for your chosen style of music. Try out a few guitars that you normally wouldn't think about getting. Billy Gibbons plays blues-rock, and he uses a Dean, a popular brand for metal guitarists. I'd reccomend something versatile, though. I'd go with something like an Ibanez, Schecter, PRS, ESP, etc. Don't go on how it looks or sounds alone, pay a lot of attention to playability. You can get just about any sound with the right pedals. I have one guitar, a Marshall, a distortion pedal, and a phaser, and I can go from Metal to Blues to Jazz. Most importantly, though, it's all about what you like. It's your guitar, anyway. __________________ Shhh... the audience is listening.