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Post by hotpants on Feb 7, 2005 22:27:51 GMT -5
alright, well i play the drums, but as of late i have had a ton of problems having time to play and getting on the set. with school and work, parents and bithcy neighbors my playing time has decreased a lot. i still do rudiments everyday, but i need something else to keep myself occupied. so i'm going to buy a guitar and i would like some input from the guitar savvy members on the board. i'm not looking to spend mad money, but i want something decent. i'm open to suggestions. and how would you guys rate these guitars: crate, squier, les paul special II?
thank you guys.
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Post by Rubberneck on Feb 7, 2005 22:44:51 GMT -5
i can always throw in my 2 cents...first off...what are you wanting to play? are you looking for an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, an acoustic-electric guitar, or a classical guitar? second off...what is your price range? third, what style do you want to play and what tone are you hoping to achieve?
as far as the brands you listed, crate doesn't make guitars (atleast not to my knowledge), they mostly produce amps. squier is the daughter company of fender and makes a lot of beginner-intermediate level instruments. keep in mind that the parts that are used for squier guitars are the ones who were probably not good enough for fender's namebrand. this doesn't mean all squiers are bad. in fact, some squiers feel/play better than fenders out there, it is just that they are more inconsitant in quality than fender is. this is a good brand to look into as a beginner. as far as the les paul special II goes, the les paul body style is used by several different companies. which one are you looking at?
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Post by DigitalDwarf on Feb 7, 2005 23:21:54 GMT -5
for around a 100 dollars or more I would consider looking into Westone or Electra. Both of the instruments were made in the Matsamuko(sp?) in Japan and are a great guitar for the low buck. I play a westone spectrum SX and it is very nice and allows you to configure your pickups into different formations to give you similar sounds to other brands, Les paul, strats, etc. I would stray away from the newer squires if I were you. I have had the opportunity to play a squire bullet and it was shitty. both in construction and sound. Crate did make guitars, electrics and bases, but I have also heard bad things about these. If you were able to score a squire vista series, then you would be alright too. They are top quality and omar used to play a squire super sonic. However, expect to pay a couple of hundred or more on this instrument. I would really encourage you too look on ebay and either westone or electra guitars. Also check out their reviews on www.harmonycentral.com, under the user reviews. Hope I could help
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Post by Castro on Feb 8, 2005 4:59:23 GMT -5
what i would do is to make do with a cheap one and then go into a shop when you have an idea what you might like and try some - see what takes your fancy
but dont let this advice sway you to much
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Post by hotpants on Feb 8, 2005 21:33:03 GMT -5
thanks a lot guys for your input. i am looking for an electric, and i've been looking at an epiphone les paul special II.
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