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deepiper9
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deepiper9
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02/11/2025 2:40 am
#1 Originally Posted by: faisal.me.buet

Hello,


I’d highly appreciate your expert thoughts on a couple of points - 

Transitioning to Electric Guitar:
I’ve completed approximately 60–70% of the fundamental acoustic guitar lessons. Since my ultimate goal has always been to play the electric guitar, I’m considering making the transition now. 


Do you see any potential challenges with this jump before completing the acoustic lessons? Personally, I feel confident it won’t be an issue.

Gear Selection:
I’m in the process of selecting the right gear for my goals, which include playing songs from bands like Iron Maiden (trooper, Hallowed be thy name, Fear of the dark, etc. ) and Megadeth (too many to list). 

With relatively small hands, I found Ibanez guitars with a super wizard neck quite comfortable during my visit to Guitar Center. After some research on-line, I’ve narrowed down my choices to the following:

Guitar: Ibanez RG652AHM Prestige
Amp: Marshall JVM410H

 

Even though this is my first electric guitar, my philosophy is to invest in gear that meets my needs and will serve me well for years.

My question is:


  1. Do you think this guitar and amp are suitable for the type of music I aim to play?

  2. Is there anything better you’d recommend

  3. Are there other essential items I should add to my setup to complete my electric guitar journey?


I appreciate your time. Looking forward to your response.


Cheers!
Faisal




I don't know if you have made your choice yet, but let me recommend one that you can find on the Sweetwater link Chris gave you. The Marshall MG15G combo amp. Yes, it is 15 watts...but if you try one out I think you will find that it scratches the Marshall itch you have. :) It is a loud little amp. I have a used one that I bought from GC that I was using as a bedroom amp for a while. It's 2 channels, there's a button on the front that glows red for the gain channel, and when you push it, it turns green for the clean channel. It's light and easy to carry around. You can get a couple pedals when you are ready to go down that road. I recommend a good reverb pedal and maybe a tuner pedal to start out. Have fun.