A new guitar?

Hello everyone, I'm new to this community as well as playing guitar. I was looking into investing some money into a decent reliable electric guitar... I love metal and was wondering what guitar I should look into and what I should look for to play that certain style.. I was told that the Squier Standard Fat Strat Electric Guitar was a good one, but I just don't know enough to really decide just yet... any help or suggestions would be awesome.

well first of all welcome to the site.

then next we need to know wat your buget is.

some people will advocate getting a stater guitar. eg cheap. they will say that its good to try guitar before you spend big money on it. or they might say that there wil come a time when u want to buy a new guitar and if you have bought a cheap one. you wont have to spend as much to upgrade it. another argument is that you will only know exactly wat you want from your guitar after youve had some time to play.

others (like me) will suggest spendin a bit more on your guitar if you are sure that you are gonna pursever and practice.

squires tend to fall into the catagory of cheap starter guitars, although i dont know about the particular model.

if you like metal chck out the following brands
ibanez, bc rich, esp, jackson.

hope this helps

I'm pretty open as far as my budget is concerned.. however, spending more than $1000 might be a bit much. You're very informative about all this and I really really appreciate your knowledge. I'll take a look at a few guitars you mentioned and see what I can come up with.. is there any particualr models that stand out for you from those brands you mentioned?

EDIT: I just ran through all the brands you listed and I really like the ESP stuff.. I was particularly looking at the ESP RZK-1 Richard Z Rammstein Signature Model (link) for $1148.29 CDN.. now, would it be an alright guitar for me to learn on? or is it too advanced? orrr... yeah.. as I said before I dont know much about any of this so. Hopefully someone could shed some light :)

BUY A BC RICH!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

well again there are severall opinions.

firstly i have to explain the term action. this is the distance between the strings and the fret board. the larger the action the harder the guitar is to play. more expensive guitars will normaly have lower actions.

but playin on a guitar with a high action is good for you, in that it makes your fingers stronger. but personally i dont think its that important as long as the guitars u want to play well are those with low actions. also if this does concern you, you could just buy a cheapish acoustic later and this will strengthen your fingers up

that guitar seems pretty good. floyd rose whammy bar is nice, although they are a little hard to set up, but get the tech in the shop to show you how. he should they are sellin u a $1000 guitar.

im a bit suprised you have so much to spend, just make sure you have the dedication to make the money you spend worth it. oh also rememebr you have to buy an amp as well, so dont blow all your cash on a guitar.

in my opinion go for it although i would definately suggest playing a few guitars to see which ones you find easier to play. this is because the shape of the necks of different guitars are different.metal guitars tend to have wide flat necks which are good for acuracy but not as comfortable as rounder necks like strats.

neways hope this helps

I'd spend a grand on an amp and get a crap guitar... :rolleyes: But seriously... your setup will be as good as its weakest link really. So like fret spider said, don't blow it all on the guitar. If you think you will keep playing for another 5 years solid at least, and are fine with spending a grand, then get a nice amp for 3-4 hundred bucks and then get a guitar with whats left. Just my 2 cents.

What you need is versatility... keeping it fresh will hopefully keep inspiring you to play. I'd suggest looking at Line 6 spider amps - they're solid state but have tons of effects built in, and are easy to setup and use.

Guitars? Squires are very very good for the money, and I've still got one. Ibanez are always my personal recommendation. As the guys are saying, think about splitting your money down the middle.... then play every $500 guitar in the store and see what you like the best... you'll know what's right when it's in your hands.

buy a bc rich... everyone says they suck but they actaully rule

Originally Posted by: jamesplaysgitarbuy a bc rich... everyone says they suck but they actaully rule

Seriously.... don't. :p

Daft shapes, can't play 'em sitting down. All about image... The very top end ones are OK (and they need to be better than OK for the money), but the cheap ones are so bad it isn't funny.

To save the argument, go play one and tell us whether you bought it...

100% agree with Ren on BC Rich guitars - daft shapes that can't be played sitting down. They do look cool but unless you are a rhythm guitarist who plays live a LOT and practises standing up I would look at something else. Try an entry level Ibanez or Jackson then when you get your chops up to speed upgrade the pickups - can't go wrong there.

My Fender Squires 5 years old and it plays like a dream.
Can't fault it