Hi.[br][br]I'm on my way to get my first electric (wooh). Playing blues or metal have always been my goal, but so far I'm having fun with the fundamentals on my acoustic.
However I'd like to start getting my hands on an electric, and everyone I talk to say "don't buy a crappy guitar". I just don't know what that is.
I went to the store, and really liked the feel of the Ibanez RG421M, and it's cheap as well. Just not sure if it's a "bad quality" guitar.
There's a line?
Get what feels comfortable to you. When you go guitar shopping try before you buy. Check how the body feels while you're playing it. How the neck feels. How it sounds to you. Price doesn't always equate to better, some "cheap" guitars sound really great while some expensive guitars only sound moderately good. It's all about taste.
I've had some people make fun of my guitars. They sound good to me and feel good when I'm playing them. (Okay I do tend to smother my Strat, but it feels soooooo tiny.)
It's all about the connection you form with your guitar.
What is this "strumming" of which you speak?
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Hey, there! The typical ranges are: $100 to $300 is low end, $300 to $700 is mid level, $700 & up is high range. But you can ask that question & get a bunch of different answers.
But don't get caught up in all that. You need to work on your knowledge & skills first & foremost. And any guitar that stays in tune & is comfortable in your hands is a good guitar.
Originally Posted by: RJ3000I went to the store, and really liked the feel of the Ibanez RG421M, and it's cheap as well. Just not sure if it's a "bad quality" guitar.
Ibanez makes great guitars. I have an RG series. Love it for metal stuff. If you can afford it & it feels & sounds good to you, buy it & don't look back. Then practice a lot. A whole lot. :)[br][br]Hope this helps!
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Something else to consider is that when you buy a guitar, you are not making a lifelong exclusive commitment. You are free to replace it with another guitar one day, or perhaps buy an additional one. If you get involved in different styles of music, you will find that it may not be "one size fits all". Sure you can play any style of music on any guitar, but there are some that lend themselves to certain styles more than others.
When you are starting out, you don't know what you don't know :). When I bought my strat (my first electric guitar) I wasn't aware of the issues that a floating trem could cause. I also wasn't aware of some of the buzz and hum issues I would deal with later on with the single coil pickups. I didn't even apprecaite the difference in sound between single coils and humbuckers...what exactly was the "strat sound"?
So as you gain experience, the best guitar for you today may not be so down the road...and that's normal.
About a year ago, as I was roaming around a local music shop, I was trying out all sorts of guitars, including some hollowbodies and Ibanez "metal" guitars. The cheap Ibanez "metal" style guitar felt wonderful to play and sounded really jazzy to me, more jazzy than the hollowbody "jazz boxes" I tried that cost 3 times as much. Go figure :).
UPDATE - I think the guitar you are looking at is the one I picked up in the store that impressed me :). It generally gets good reviews, so I'd say this isn't a "crappy guitar". Keep in mind that cheaper guitars like this often benefit from a setup from a good luthier. Could be said for any guitar really.
Thank you all for the good responses!
And yes I'll practice a lot :-) Daily 30-45 minutes and then some longer sessions on weekends! It's so fun to play :-D
