Official buying advice thread - Page 15

Uneasy_Conscience · April 26th, 2008, 09:37 PM

whats a solid beginner guitar for someone who has never played, and an amp to go with it? fender?

ParsonsMatt · April 26th, 2008, 10:12 PM

http://www.rondomusic.net Any of those guitars will serve you well for a first.

For a first amp, get a Roland Microcube. That'll set you up right for a long time, and the Microcube will last you forever as a good practice amp.

BlackMetalWhiteGuy · April 27th, 2008, 01:55 AM

I have an ESP F-50 guitar and a Spider III 15 watt amp.

I've never bought anything from Rondo Music, but I've heard great things about it, so if you decide to get something from that site, you're pretty much guaranteed to love it.

In addition to the Spider III series and Micro Cubes that Matt mentioned, I've also heard good things about Transtube. Keep in mind that all three of these models are all practice amps though.

Feathers & Flames · April 27th, 2008, 11:38 AM

Drums.

There are too many guitarists in the Metal world.

ParsonsMatt · April 27th, 2008, 01:47 PM

F&F, while I can on principle agree with you, there is a shortage of really talented musicians for EVERY instrument.

Black_Sheep · April 27th, 2008, 05:10 PM

I recommend you to buy Jackson or Ibanez. Those guitars are really good, and both of them have good models for beginners as well. Don't take fender, squier or ESP-LTD, since those guitars suck. But that's only my opinion. I recommend you go to the store and try different guitars.

@ Feather & Flames: I totally agree with you, it's really annoying for example when you are searching for new members to your band, and all musicians you can find are guitarists. no drummers, vocalists, bassists, or keyboard players.

BlackMetalWhiteGuy · April 27th, 2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

@ Feather & Flames: I totally agree with you, it's really annoying for example when you are searching for new members to your band, and all musicians you can find are guitarists. no drummers, vocalists, bassists, or keyboard players.

That's weird. When my brother and I were thinking about starting a band in high school, we received one offer after another from just about every "vocalist" that our school had to offer, even though we weren't looking for one and weren't accepting applications either. We also received a lot of offers from "lyricists."

I think this was right around the first season of American Idol though, back when everyone still thought they could sing.

EDIT: Real vocalists are impossible to find. People who think they are vocalists are impossible to avoid.

ParsonsMatt · April 28th, 2008, 02:00 AM

Does anyone have any experience with the ENGL E530 preamp?

WeAreTheLastMen · April 29th, 2008, 08:28 AM

the link BackMetalWhiteGuy posted looked helpful. Ibanez and Jackson have some pretty good lower price RGs and Dinkys

cholo11 · April 29th, 2008, 07:56 PM

For cheap begginer, I'd get an Ibanez.