Good Guitars

Hi,
I'm a beginner without a guitar. Can anyone suggest a good, cheep electric or acoustic guitar?

some good deals at a Pawn shop just to bang on and learn that won't break your wallet.

Originally Posted by: PinchasHi,
I'm a beginner without a guitar. Can anyone suggest a good, cheep electric or acoustic guitar?

I'd recommend a Fender Squier starter pack. It has everythying you need and Squiers are good guitars. The weak link will be the amp. So, if you want to spend just a little more, get a Squier and a Fender VibroChamp XD amp. You will be happy. :)

Ibanez has some good acoustic electrics in the $300 price range. It's important that you have a quality instrument to learn on. If it won't stay in tune or if it sounds horrible, you are not going to want to play it.

I always found the Fender Strat and Ibanez have good solid beginner electric guitars as mentioned in the previous posts. For acoustic I would definitely Yamaha guitar recommend for good beginner acoustic guitars. Tone is sweet and those things are really solid.

Oh yeah, another small advice. Go on something a bit more expensive, would say from about $150. MOST guitars below that price range are terrible instruments 9/10 times.

I agree it is important to have a decent quality instrument to learn on. The squier package is a really popular package that a lot of beginners get. If you find the right one it can end up being a decent guitar. I started off with a Mexican made fender strat. It cost a little more than the squier but it played pretty good for me!

I am a beginner and bought a Yamaha Pacifica. I really like it, it stays in tune and sounds good. I did some research and there's a video on You Tube that shows them giving a review on it, check it out. They come in a few different colors.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owrSkn5XXrI

That Yamaha Pacifica looks like a good bet for the electric side of things. One bit of advice that I'd offer to a beginner is don't get too caught up in the whole "the axe I gotta have" hype, especially if you're on a budget. There are guys out there that will have a long list of guitars they own, how they're "American made" or rare, no longer available, or modified by some tech luthier guru who died right after, or the best, how they're made from a species of tree that is now extinct.. (hey, don't laugh, it happened with those NS10-M speakers!)... or just how expensive their guitar/s are.

Now don't get me wrong. Lots guys have really good reason's for owning the guitars they have, and just see them as different tools for different jobs. And hey, there's nothing wrong with owning a nice instrument if you can afford it, no matter what your skill level. However, don't make the mistake of thinking that by owning an expensive guitar that will somehow make you a better player. It won't. Anatomically correct mother-of-pear seagulls inlaid on your fretboard isn't going to help you bend any smoother.

I think Jon really hits the price point well.. $300 if you shop carefully will buy you a lot of guitar. Remember you're going to pay for the name when you buy something like a Fender or Gibson. I own a mid-90's American Standard (made in America) Strat that I bought new. Just over a year ago I bought a Japanese Jackson that was on sale for $300. Being honest, the Jackson is a better built guitar. I'm not knocking Strats at all, they're great guitars. All I'm saying is that the Jackson has a better all-around finish than the Strat, and while they sound different, yes, the Jackson plays better.

Some of the brands like Ibanez, Kramer (owned by Gibson, I think) Yamaha, ESP, and Jackson just to name a few, offer really reasonably priced guitars that will serve you well for a long time. Then when you're really blazing and a rock star and can afford it, you can get the one with those seagulls...

That big solid gold guitar with the 1000 effects already built in that the Devil is holding there isn't worth my soul? Damn! And here I thought I was gonna get that thing :D