Guitar problem

Laces Out Dan! · 10-06-2009, 10:36 PM

yea man, thats the truth. My second guitar was an Epiphone Les Paul Studio...I loved it. It was a great guitar.

Arya Stark · 10-08-2009, 08:03 AM

I wouldn't buy a good guitar over the internet at all. Playing them before buying them gives you a good feel for what you want.

Sodacake · 10-14-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

I wouldn't buy a good guitar over the internet at all. Playing them before buying them gives you a good feel for what you want.

I've bought my last two guitars from Thomann and haven't had any problem with them. they've been perfectly set up every time and nicely packaged. I've found that if I trust the name on the guitar I'm buying, I don't really need to play it before I buy it. Not to mention the prices for guitars here are ridiculous. I paid €399 for my Parker PM-10 which came with a nice padded gigbag and 2 free leads. The same guitar in the shops where I live is €564.

Arya Stark · 10-14-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sodacake

I've bought my last two guitars from Thomann and haven't had any problem with them. they've been perfectly set up every time and nicely packaged. I've found that if I trust the name on the guitar I'm buying, I don't really need to play it before I buy it. Not to mention the prices for guitars here are ridiculous. I paid €399 for my Parker PM-10 which came with a nice padded gigbag and 2 free leads. The same guitar in the shops where I live is €564.

I suppose it's a matter of opinion that I can't really argue over. Personally, I enjoyed being able to play chords on each and every guitar I wanted to play chords on. I enjoyed seeing the natural looking finish on my guitar, rather than the glossy ones on every other one. I feel a different connection with my guitat that I don't think I would have been able to feel if I had just picked it from a list online.

~~Farfisa~~ · 10-08-2009, 01:03 PM

Higher-end mexican Fenders are great guitars both tonally and in terms of playability. The classic series may not sound like their original counterparts, but they still have their own unique usable sound.

Saggitarian Pulse · 10-13-2009, 04:48 PM

Good advice. I wouldn't buy over the internet either. There's nothing like playing through a pile of guitars and finding "the one". When I purchased my last guitar, I must have played over twenty before I found an "81 Gibson Epiphone that suited me feel wise.

Sodacake · 10-14-2009, 12:34 PM

That special connection comes from playing whether you play it in a shop or play it fresh out of the box.

Arya Stark · 10-14-2009, 02:03 PM

I meant the decision of choosing mine over all of the other guitars I played. I didn't make that clear.

I'm not telling you that you're wrong. I'm just stating why my guitar is special to me.

asshat · 10-14-2009, 10:02 PM

That's a pretty broad question. fender and gibson have so many makes and models....some are absolute crap even if they have that name on them.(like my former guitar-the fender jazzmaster.)

here's short and sweet:

telecaster-twangy
Strat-bluesy and kind of twangy
gibson-best for hard rock

..I traded that fender jazzmaster for an eastman guitar that sounds like a buzzsaw. I guess what I'm trying to say is "to each his own" and you should try these guitar out in person if you haven't done so already.

!Blink! · 10-26-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCunningStunt

Well, I've been playing for a little while now, and I bought a cheapish guitar, 120 pounds, just to practice on, and if I didn't get into it, it wasn't a big investment if I never picked it up.

I love the guitar, 'cos it's my first.

But I'm looking for something better.

I'm torn between a Fender Telecaster, Strat or a Gibson.

I dunno what to get. - I know it's a matter of personal preference and what not but I'm stumped.

What do you all play and like?

I play a Gibson SG 2001 faded special,a nd i love it. Also, what kind of music do you like? you want a guitar that best fits your interest in music

10-06-2009, 10:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,594	yea man, thats the truth. My second guitar was an Epiphone Les Paul Studio...I loved it. It was a great guitar. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

10-14-2009, 10:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
asshat king of sex Join Date: May 2009 Location: canada Posts: 331	That's a pretty broad question. fender and gibson have so many makes and models....some are absolute crap even if they have that name on them.(like my former guitar-the fender jazzmaster.) here's short and sweet: telecaster-twangy Strat-bluesy and kind of twangy gibson-best for hard rock ..I traded that fender jazzmaster for an eastman guitar that sounds like a buzzsaw. I guess what I'm trying to say is "to each his own" and you should try these guitar out in person if you haven't done so already. __________________ Rye Catcher II: Electric Boogaloo http://oldhickory666.blogspot.com/

10-08-2009, 01:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	Higher-end mexican Fenders are great guitars both tonally and in terms of playability. The classic series may not sound like their original counterparts, but they still have their own unique usable sound.

10-13-2009, 04:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
Saggitarian Pulse Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 9	Good advice. I wouldn't buy over the internet either. There's nothing like playing through a pile of guitars and finding "the one". When I purchased my last guitar, I must have played over twenty before I found an "81 Gibson Epiphone that suited me feel wise.

10-14-2009, 12:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Sodacake Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 344	That special connection comes from playing whether you play it in a shop or play it fresh out of the box.