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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
Posts: 3768
Location: "Hit The North"
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| Ah, I remember "Eric the Satriani man" and what happened to that bloke with the "check out my guitar licks" multi-posts? Anyhoo, I must've been watching too much "Deliverance". At the mention of the Missi, I was a-thinkin' "Shoore got a purty pedalboard"... |
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six six six
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 8
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it is excellent that you are thinking acoustic ,most new guitarist want electric .as for your question don't cheap out ,buying a cheap guitar will hurt you in the long run,look at a guitar in the 300-500.00 dollar range,like anything else you get what you pay for.Once you decide on your guitar and make the purchase get the guitar tech at the store to lower your setup so you strings are setup almost like an electric ,it is much easier to play.As for brands you should look at fenders,washburns ,takamine,for a start don't be afraid to ask the sales guys for help.. |
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pedalboardguy
Groupie
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 39
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
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Some of the $99 to $129.00 acoustics are great for the money. Take the epiphone line for instance. After a professional set-up they are a great value. I think all aspiring electric guitarist should play acoustic first! Builds strength, cuts down on audio fatigue, teaches dynamic control, etc.. and the list goes on. It's way to easy to get caught up in the word of pedals, pedalboards, tubes, cable, strings of nickle, silver, stiff, slinky, pickup types and height adjustment, strat vs les paul, amps, speakers, cabinets, combos..and the focus moves away from playing for the sake of playin'...keep it simple. learn through experience. Ok..I'm done. uuuhhh...use medium gague strings and set the neck up at medium height...not too low. This will translate to higher action on an electric in the future. If the action is too low, it's tuff to bend a note 'cause ya can't get a finger tip under it, AND learning to play with higher action translates to heaver strings for more string TONE. Low action with a heavy string is as bad as too high with heavy strings as well. Medium is best !!...imho..ok really done now
Stevie
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Posts: 1133
Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| pedalboardguy wrote: | | I think all aspiring electric guitarist should play acoustic first! |
Perhaps, but not el cheapo nylon-strung monstrosities like I had when I was a kid. |
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pedalboardguy
Groupie
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 39
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
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...you are correct. Gotta be steel strings.
My first guitar was $15.00 out of the Sears wish book. (thanks daddy..see ya in heaven) I have the neck on the wall in my garage. Now that was a FAT ASS neck. I have no idea where the body got off to.
Steve |
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