Ignorant acoustic player on electric

DaveyeahMatthews · Unread post by **DaveyeahMatthews** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:04 am

Idk the difference between any electric guitars. why a dean is 100 bucks and a les is 1,500. i play on a squire strat electric which imo sucks. i really dont like the sound. but then again i am playing an an acoustic amp untill i get my electric amp this weekend. i was wondering what electric guitar i should get from $300-500. and why. i really have no clue about these guitars. i can tell the diffrence between acoustics. i love my 714ce. idk im just new at this

Yakko · Unread post by **Yakko** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:34 am

Electric guitars scare me...

6_strings_for_life · Unread post by **6_strings_for_life** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:58 am

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RunsWithBuffalo · Unread post by **RunsWithBuffalo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:08 pm

For your price range, i would really look into a made in mexico telecaster or stratocaster. You can get them for about 400 new and cheaper used. Then upgrade the pickups which will cost you somewhere around 150. You will have a 550 guitar that sounds like its over a grand.

The telecaster has a three way selector switch and is good for all kinds of rock blues and country. The strat has a five way selector and three pickups so it is a little more versatile and you can get different sounds out of it.

The amp is also very important, do you know what kind you are getting? I would recomend gettting a tube amp but thats just personal preference on my part, i think they sound much better than solid state amps.

DaveyeahMatthews · Unread post by **DaveyeahMatthews** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:52 pm

thansk for all the help already guys. well i have a pretty junky electric amp, iuts like a 80 dollar pevey. im prob going to play some hendrix, and clapton. idk i want to expand my genres. do you have any suggestions for an electric amp. preferably, uh idk around 300? could i get a good amp for that price. hmm maybe i should up my price, i can basically get what i want ive saved up alot. whats the difference between a squier strat, and a regular fender strat. cause i dont like how my squire sounds

RunsWithBuffalo · Unread post by **RunsWithBuffalo** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:20 pm

For an amp around 300 i would absolutely recommend a fender blues junior. Its only 30 watts i think, but it howls. It's a tube amp that will work for the blues, rock, country and it allows you to crank the volume while keeping the master switch low to give you some great overdrive. It will gig ok in small venues but if you are playing somewhere big, you will need to mic it through the PA. Overall it is a great little amp that is at home in the studio and live.

Squier is the cheap version of fenders. They have cheap pickups and parts. My first electric was a squier and i have since upgraded to a real telecaster. I notice a huge difference in playability first of all, the neck is faster and the strings are spaced a little farther apart. I always felt like the squier's strings were really tight and that made it hard to play. Also, a real fender will sound much better due to the pickups being 10X the quality.

Sort Of A Protest Song · Unread post by **Sort Of A Protest Song** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:28 pm

DaveyeahMatthews wrote:thansk for all the help already guys. well i have a pretty junky electric amp, iuts like a 80 dollar pevey. im prob going to play some hendrix, and clapton. idk i want to expand my genres. do you have any suggestions for an electric amp. preferably, uh idk around 300? could i get a good amp for that pr..........

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Taylor614 · Unread post by **Taylor614** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:33 pm

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DaveyeahMatthews · Unread post by **DaveyeahMatthews** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:12 am

awesome i checked it out and its 15 watts, it sounds pretty good though if i can get it for 300. does anyone know anything about this tornado? or whatever its called

aww crap my bad i meant this http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/ ... sku=511942

Kahn · Unread post by **Kahn** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:16 am

Try a Telecaster too (American)

jaydog · Unread post by **jaydog** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:47 pm

i also recommend the fender mexican telecaster or stratocaster. Got mine new from guitar center for 350. Love it. Very versatile guitar.

DaveyeahMatthews · Unread post by **DaveyeahMatthews** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:08 pm

whats the difference between a MIM strat, and the esquire i have now. if i put $150 pickups on it, wont it sound the same? bear with me ik nothing about these guitars

RunsWithBuffalo · Unread post by **RunsWithBuffalo** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:36 pm

Think of it as three steps in quality with squier at the bottom, MIM in the middle, and Made in America at the top.

As you go up parts get better, pickups get better, construction gets better, and playability gets better.

The big problem with squiers is they are not all that playable.

I would really recommend going MIM with either a tele or a strat and upgrading the pickups, best way to go if youre on a budget.

jaydog · Unread post by **jaydog** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:01 pm

Hey runswith i am going to upgrade the pickups in my MIM. What do you recommend? Dont know much about electric pickups. Something from 150-250

RunsWithBuffalo · Unread post by **RunsWithBuffalo** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:00 am

I would look at texas specials if you like the bluesy SRV tone or if you just want a better pickup i would go fender vintage or noiseless. I think they are all under 150.

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