what is a good electric guitar under 300$

i am looking for a guitar plz respond

I can vouch for the Squier Standard Stratocasters. An excellent starter guitar. Really well built and worth the money. I got Black and Chrome Fat Strat for 200. I think they are around 230 or 240 now. Be prepared to spend an extra 10 bucks to replace some screws when it arrives as they are not made with corrosion resistant (chrome or stainless) screws. Suggest www.musiciansfriend.com

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Yeah I agree with the Strat. I picked one up at guitar center for under $200. Its not a bad guitar to mess around with. If your looking into an alternate Ibanez make some great affordable guitars. Ive played on a few cool RG models.

If you have a music store near you check it out and see if you cant find a descent used guitar. Sometimes you can get lucky.

Would also agree with the Squiers. I picked one up off eBay for only $75 (2002 20th Anniversary Affinity Strat model). Neck is ramrod straight, action is presently 3/16 at the 12th and no buzz anywhere, intonated perfectly. Very quiet in spite of the sans-shielding. It's no MIA Fender Strat, but whatever. Don't let the high-end mockers bring you down. :p

I've seen them in mint used condition for sale for about $150 CDN in stores around; about $250 new.

p.s. I have a Gibson L6 and 5 other guitars, but I've been playing this Squier exclusively since I got it. I bought it for parts, but I just love it!

Whatever. :)

Epiphony stuff is the Gibson answer to Squier, I guess. Some good guitars in that line if it suits you. You can get some proper HB's. ;-)

Lovin my Jay Turser LP

I just got a squire tele for a little over what your looking for but well worth it. I would look at spending a little more to get something decent, cause I've gone through the guitar/amp package sheit. Get something that gets you stoked to play every time you pick it up.

I don't think it's worth buying that cheap of a guitar. Take a hold of the bad economy and buy used stuff for really cheap. You might be able to find a mexican strat for a little over 250. In my experience, LTD and Ibanezes tend to be fairly good for the cheaper guitars.

Fender squire stratocaster ( brand new ) if possible

If I were just starting out, I would go with the same guitar I began on, a Silvertone SG that came with a 15 watt amp. It was under $200, but I believe Silvertone no longer makes the sg. But they do have a nice looking strat type guitar. Another guitar I had early on was a Yamaha, just under $280 and it was a nice guitar. I currently have a Fender Roadhouse strat and love it.

In that price range I would suggest not buying online. There will be some decent insturments to be had, but the quality from model to model will vary greatly.

I bought a fender squier deluxe strat a few years back and played about 6 or 7 of them before settling on the one i bought. on a few of them the fretwork was so bad they were unplayable. a few were average quality and the one i ended up with was probably that one in ten guitar with quality much better than the $250 price tag.

If you dont quite know what to look for when inspecting guitars, id suggest taking along someone who can help. Also, guitars in that price range and some even alot higher in price tend to have a bad factory setup, therefore making it even harder to guage playability.

Look at some Michael Kelly guitars. Better made than the Squiers. I got one after my first $99 guitar. I think I paid around $299 brand new. Have good pickups and tuners. Good luck.

If you can, try a couple of styles before you buy and spend as much time as you can with each one. Specifically knob location & bridge/saddle style. Regardless of what you buy, the style of the guitar can really make or break your experience. Doesn't matter if it has smooth and buttery action with tone that mocks the devil, if the knobs are in your way, or the bridge/saddle is uncomfortable, or the sound just does not fit your style, you are going to be acutely aware of these things every time you play.

As I have previously posted, I purchased a Squier to save wear on my Gibson, and I just love playing the guitar. Extremely comfortable neck, great action (I got really lucky on this deal), and I love that single coil sound when I am in the mood. However, Fender could not have designed a guitar with the knobs more in the fricken way! I will be modding it to a single master tone so I can move that offending knob. (I would even do this with a "real" Strat if I ever bought one, too. It's that bad for me.)

Anyway, this made me look at guitar design in a whole new light. While that knob might not be a problem for a lot of people (obviously there are a lot of Fender worshipers around!), for me it eliminated a lot of guitars I might ever consider buying. An awful lot of them have a volume knob right up under the bridge pick up. I basically need my controls behind the saddle, so on my next GAS attack, I got an Epiphone LP style. Although I still prefer the Strat-style neck in some ways, the Epi is way more comfortable at the bridge/saddle and the stupid knobs aren't in the way.

I figured I should impart that observation for you to consider as it was something I never thought of at all until I actually had a couple different styles to play for extended periods. If you have limited funds, you should take everything you can into consideration before committing.

Hi,

Vintage guitars designed by Trevor Wilkinson are good.

I think tehy are even cheaper than Fedner Squier and Epiphone guitars.

https://vintageguitarsus.com/electric-reissued-series/

Agile guitars are meant to be good too.

Cheap and well made.

https://www.rondomusic.com/index.html

And....th best of all apparently in terms of qulaity/price ratio is Harley Benton guitars from Thomann.de

https://www.thomann.de/gb/guitar_sets.html?sw=harley%20benton&ls=100&smuuid=cfd9ae59-3160-4e00-ae20-768287d7757f