A good electric?

what is a good electric guitar to get if your buying your first one? It needs to be good quality but not over the top exspensive my budget is like $500 or bellow. :confused:


Thanks for your input!

i got myself an ibanez GAX70...i read alot of good reviews of it in the net... it has a nice feel and it sounds great...

Originally Posted by: Ifreakwhat is a good electric guitar to get if your buying your first one? It needs to be good quality but not over the top exspensive my budget is like $500 or bellow. :confused:


Thanks for your input!

I would get a Fender Standard Stratocaster. And Upgrade the pickups to Fender Hot Noiseless.

I'd recomend a mexican stratocaster. But its your choice. I mean, theres ibanez, Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Jackson, whatever you want.

hold there a second. you have to realize that you also need an amp if you want to play electric.
so, I say
guitar: ibanez GRX20 - $150
amp: line 6 spider II 15W combo - $160
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total ------------------------------------ $310

keep in mind, you'll also need a strap, tuner, picks, and a cable.. just get some inexpensive ones, no more then $20 for a tuner, or $15 for a strap, or $20 for a cable. picks shouldn't be more then $1

all in all, that should get you out of the store spending under $400, and give you some quality gear that you won't "outgrow" for quite a while. I own an ibanez GRX40, which is very similar to the GRX20, and it's a very good guitar for it's price! very versatile guitar too.. and I have the line 6 spider II 30W, which is the exaxt same as the 15W, just a little bigger and louder, and it's amazing! it's the best bang for the buck out there! hope this helps! let us know what you end up getting!

I agree with 6strngs on the amp, a spiderII is an awesome amp.
not sure I like the Ibanez Gio suggestion...in my experience the Ibanez gio range is not too good.
but then, I am also not familiar with Us prices, so maybe the Grx20 is the best value for money you can get, with an amp, for under 500$...but personally I would save a little more until I could afford an actaul Ibanez Rg, or summin similar...the mexican strat suggestion is a great one...but once again, dunno how much they cost there...

hold there a second. you have to realize that you also need an amp if you want to play electric.

well I have a little peavy amp that cost like around $50 so should i stick with that or spring for the spider?

Originally Posted by: Ifreakwell I have a little peavy amp that cost like around $50 so should i stick with that or spring for the spider?

well, I didn't know you already had an amp! that peavey one will get you by when just beginning, but the spider is a great amp, so after you've been playing for a while and feel the need to "upgrade" the spider would make a great choice. but for now the peavey one is all you need.

if all you need is a guitar, you already have everything else, and you're willing to spend $500 (which is alot for a first guitar, most people only want to spend $100-200 until they figure out whether they want to stick with it or not.) but after reading this thread again, the way I see it is you have already been playing acoustic for a while, and now want an electric. so, you already know you want to stick with it, and now you have a $500 budget to get an electric.

well, there is always this one I have never played the guitar, but everyone seems to love schecter with a passion. so I have no doubt in my mind that it's a great guitar. I have played a schecter (not this one, but a different one.. I think it might have been the C1+) and it was a great guitar! so for under $500 this is probably one of the best deals. of course, the style of music you want to play plays a big factor on which guitar is right for you. so, if you like playing clean sounds, with little or no distortion.. then a strat may be better for you. and if you like rock, hard rock, metal, and beyond. then this schecter is probably going to suit you better.

Yeah 6strngs thats a good one but if you have an extra 50. go with the C-1 Plus. Its a little bit better and it looks a whole lot better to.

I think a strat would suit me better

Yeah, :D but you shouldn't of showed that link to a bunch of guitar players.

Get an Ibanez, you can't go wrong. You can always upgrade the pickups at a later date. Great deals on E-Bay for Ibanez, try and get one through a power seller though (preferably a shop) as it can be a bit dodgy buying gear that you havent already tested. Once you go Ibanez, you'll never go back;-)

yeah, I have played a C1+ many times and liked it lots(for a 24 fret, only 24 fret guitar I ever liked)...I didnt like the Ducan Designed pickups much...but other than tha its amazing...only reason I dont own one is because I hate 24 fret guitars...The strat is also an amazing guitar...probably more verastile, but the Schecter wilkl give you better Rock tone, and more balls...

whats a good Ibanez to get?

i am very supportive of Agile guitars and i will be for quite a while. if you want great quality guitars for less.... Agile is the way to go.

Here's their website. they specialize in LP style guitars, so its sort of a taste issue there. if your a strat guy, mabie dont go with agile. if your LP, i would definatly pick them over anything else of the same price.

Originally Posted by: IfreakI think a strat would suit me better

:D Now your thinking...

depends on what you want the amp to do or kind of sound your looking for, read stickys post on buying an amp ,good advice