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What Guitar?

Unread post by U2Boy » Fri May 20, 2005 12:19 pm

I am looking to buy an electric guitar for around 200 dollars. I was thinking about a Squier Strat. Any comments?
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Unread post by Pizzle » Fri May 20, 2005 12:21 pm

how often do you play and how long have you been playing?
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Unread post by U2Boy » Fri May 20, 2005 2:01 pm

I have been playing acoustic guitar for 5 years. I have been learning tabs that are meant for electric recently and wanted to have that option.
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Unread post by filmdude100cms » Fri May 20, 2005 2:19 pm

yeah dont get a squire save up and get something better,
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Unread post by mangold » Fri May 20, 2005 2:37 pm

yeh no squier
try michael kelly for a bit more mullah
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Unread post by mrjones » Fri May 20, 2005 5:17 pm

i think this should be in gear
For us living any other ways was nuts. with all the goodie-goodies working shitty jobs for bum pay checks, took the subway work and worried about their bills were dead. they were suckers, they had no balls. if we wanted something we just took it, and if anybody complained twice they got hit so hard believe me they never complained again
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Unread post by Coldchillin » Fri May 20, 2005 5:18 pm

Les Paul :lol:
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Unread post by DRMusic » Fri May 20, 2005 11:21 pm

ive got a squier strat. i'll be the first to admit its not a great guitar, but i still dig it. i plug it into a carvin amp and can get a decent sound out of it. if you've only got 200, go with the strat.
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Unread post by Kahn » Sat May 21, 2005 12:18 am

i wouldn't recomend a squier. find something else.
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Unread post by U2Boy » Sat May 21, 2005 2:09 pm

How about a Washburn WI-64? Would you go with that or a Fender Strat?

I am finding both in the 300 dollar range.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Sat May 21, 2005 2:11 pm

U2Boy wrote:How about a Washburn WI-64? Would you go with that or a Fender Strat?

I am finding both in the 300 dollar range.
if youare now looking at things in 300 dollar range, consider at least a mexican strat. That is at least a decent guitar.
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Unread post by guitardmb » Sun May 22, 2005 3:00 pm

I am not a big fan of strats at all. But if you are stuck on that then get a Fender strat and not a Squire. I would recomend an Ibanez electric for around 300, or a Les Paul of some kind. Probably the Les Paul over anything else.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Sun May 22, 2005 4:28 pm

guitardmb wrote:I am not a big fan of strats at all. But if you are stuck on that then get a Fender strat and not a Squire. I would recomend an Ibanez electric for around 300, or a Les Paul of some kind. Probably the Les Paul over anything else.
les pauls are WAY overpriced. A 1500 fender beats a 1500 les paul any day. of course that is opinion, but a damn good one :wink:
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Unread post by guitardmb » Sun May 22, 2005 7:38 pm

Beauford33 wrote:
guitardmb wrote:I am not a big fan of strats at all. But if you are stuck on that then get a Fender strat and not a Squire. I would recomend an Ibanez electric for around 300, or a Les Paul of some kind. Probably the Les Paul over anything else.
les pauls are WAY overpriced. A 1500 fender beats a 1500 les paul any day. of course that is opinion, but a damn good one :wink:
Any guitar the people buy a lot of will be overpriced. Look at Taylors, and most Gibsons. So many people buy their stuff, so they can raise the prices if they want and still have people buy from them. I think it sucks but its good business.
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Unread post by Beauford33 » Sun May 22, 2005 7:40 pm

guitardmb wrote:
Beauford33 wrote:
guitardmb wrote:I am not a big fan of strats at all. But if you are stuck on that then get a Fender strat and not a Squire. I would recomend an Ibanez electric for around 300, or a Les Paul of some kind. Probably the Les Paul over anything else.
les pauls are WAY overpriced. A 1500 fender beats a 1500 les paul any day. of course that is opinion, but a damn good one :wink:
Any guitar the people buy a lot of will be overpriced. Look at Taylors, and most Gibsons. So many people buy their stuff, so they can raise the prices if they want and still have people buy from them. I think it sucks but its good business.
People buy a lot Fenders (Im sure more then Gibson's) and their prices are more reasonable.Plus, Gibson resorts to suing companies for random shit. A lot of other companies seem to have a Strat-looking guitar but you dont hear about Fender suing.
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