so i am gunna by a new electric....and i dont really no wat to start maybe u can give me some suggestions all tell u wat i like to play and my style:
i like classic rock...i love the chili peppers i play moslty chili peppers and classic rock...i love blind melon....i am looking for a guitar about $600-800$ canadian so like $550-$750 US, i dont play metal...although i can shred and tap a bit...i like a pretty soft neck....i am used to playing my yamaha FGX 423SC acoustic electric...i play a little classical guitar and some flat picking steel string blue grass stuff.....i gess im very diversifieed so i want a pretty diverse guitar.....not hollow body.....wat do u guys reccomend
$MAX$
I'd go with a Telecaster FMT. Comes with humbuckers but has a push pull pot so you can seperate the pickups going from bucker to single coil. Buckers will give you that classic 60's sound, single coil will be perfect for bluegrass/country type stuff and texas style blues.
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I play an american strat and my friend has a mexican fat strat and i think you should go with something like that has a very diverse play :D good luck with finding an electric guitar
everyone has a strat tho.....it pisses me off...wats the difference between it and the telecaster
$MAX$
Have a look at Godin
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinwhatsnewp.htm
Something with a combination of single coil and humbucker perhaps with at trem bar.
Traditional telecasters are single cutaway solid bodies and usually have two single coils no trem. They tend to sound a bit twangy, but are really good for clean chords, not quite as versitile as a strat. I like them for their simplicity. They've been used for everthing from country to jazz to classic rock.
The one teleplayer324 described only has the shape of a trad tele. The options on that one sound pretty good if you don't think you'll need the trem.
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Try out several if you have a local music center and choose the one that is right for you.
Don't just stick to the standards (Tele-Strat-LP) try others -
I recently went through a search and purchased a Dean Hardtail -
http://www.deanguitars.com/hardtail_select.htm
Great playing guitar - dual pickups - switchable single or humbucker.
BS
Take a look at the Jackson guitars. I have one and I have a MIM Strat. I like both of them but I think you'll like the Jackson.
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It's a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll!
I like a strat or tele, you can get the real deal and stay well within your budget. gibsons are cool also but that would be a budget buster :lol: bottom line is , pick what plays and sounds good to you, and get a good set up!!! if the shop you buy from won't set it up for you, go elsewhere :wink: --the dog
Actually in Toronto I'd suggest even if you don't buy it at Twelfth Fret, take it there for the setup. Those guys know what their doing.
"Things may get a whole lot worse/ Before suddenly falling apart"
Steely Dan
"Look at me coyote, don't let a little road dust put you off" Knopfler
thanks guys
$MAX$
Epiphone SG?
like simon said, epiphone, and also ibanez makes a kick butt axe for that price range also.
+1,000,000 on the Godin suggestion, they really do make a kick arse guitar for the money! :) Check em out: http://www.godinguitars.com/godindetourp.htm
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinperfseriesp.htm
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinfreewayfloydp.htm
Plus they're a Canadian company, so you might get one for cheap! 8)
Good luck!
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I have a Fender Telecaster Nashville Deluxe, and I think it's great. Very diverse, I think you should check it out. I can also recommend the 12th fret in Toronto. Awesome store....
also check out carvin,(Tony Macalpine) ibanez, peavey(EVH), or get a standard strat like everyone else haha
