Best Guitar to Buy For An Adult Beginner ?

pacman murphy

Any recommendations on the best all round guitar a beginner should consider buying.

punchdrunk

pacman murphy wrote: »

Any recommendations on the best all round guitar a beginner should consider buying.

there's loads of variables to deal with here,what type of music does the person want to play etc? but i think something like this would be a solid foundation



retail is €300

this is one of squiers new vintage modified series,by all accounts great guitars and very well made
it's a bit of a cliche but really strats are good for just about all styles of music

but please,and this is key! budget about 50~60 euro for a setup
if a guitar is hard to play and doesn't stay in tune because of a badly cut nut nobody is going to endure those first few crucial months learning

hope this helps!

Fad

pacman murphy wrote: »

Any recommendations on the best all round guitar a beginner should consider buying.

First of all, what kind of music do you want to play?

Electric or Acoustic?

And what's your budget?

fguihen

punchdrunk wrote: »

but please,and this is key! budget about 50~60 euro for a setup
if a guitar is hard to play and doesn't stay in tune because of a badly cut nut nobody is going to endure those first few crucial months learning

hope this helps!

just wondering, who do you get to set up your guitar for 50-60 quid? not saying anything against your statement, I just wana know who you use.

pacman murphy

Would the Epiphone DR90 acoustic guitar be worth buying as a starter guitar or would you be better off spending more money on better one

Demeyes

pacman murphy wrote: »

Would the Epiphone DR90 acoustic guitar be worth buying as a starter guitar or would you be better off spending more money on better one

It really depends on what kind of music you want to play. No point getting an acoustic if you want to play rockier stuff all the time.
If you have any frends that play already get them to try the guitar in question, cheaper acoustics vary wildly even ones of the same model. Having someone who knows what they are doing look at it will let you know if it will be any good or not.

pacman murphy

Demeyes wrote: »

It really depends on what kind of music you want to play. No point getting an acoustic if you want to play rockier stuff all the time.
If you have any frends that play already get them to try the guitar in question, cheaper acoustics vary wildly even ones of the same model. Having someone who knows what they are doing look at it will let you know if it will be any good or not.

Could you recommend five acoustic guitars and five electro acoustic guitars worth considering and I am probably willing to spend between 150 - 200 euro.

rgjmce

I don't think you can go very wrong when buying an acoustic, most are fine but i would suggest you go and check out the guitars, hold them in your hands and see which feels best. p.s. epiphone is fine

Patricide

I say it time and time again, whatever music style you like. The best beginners electric guitar is a yamaha pacifica, H/S/S for flexibility, there well made, they sound great and feel great and they dont break the bank neither.

That and a micro cube and your SORTED.

ROC1977

punchdrunk wrote: »

there's loads of variables to deal with here,what type of music does the person want to play etc? but i think something like this would be a solid foundation



retail is €300

this is one of squiers new vintage modified series,by all accounts great guitars and very well made
it's a bit of a cliche but really strats are good for just about all styles of music

but please,and this is key! budget about 50~60 euro for a setup
if a guitar is hard to play and doesn't stay in tune because of a badly cut nut nobody is going to endure those first few crucial months learning

hope this helps!

My girlfriend got me one of those for Xmas. I'm 31 and wanted to start playing again. Last time I played for about a year when I was 10. Something I always wanted to get back too.
Best Xmas present ever. I play at least 3 -4 hours a day. No more TV or Xbox. Just guitar.

Mine is red though. Came with an AMP, tuner, picks, DVD, case, cable, strap, and headphones.

Although the cable was bad, lots of noise. Got a decent one for 15 or so euros. And I'm finding I'm actually learning to play a few songs. No lesson, just Youtube. Justinguitar.com and the lick library.

I'm delighted on how well I can play after 3 months. Not saying I'm great...not by a long shot. But getting better by the day.

Anyway my point is the fender Strat comes with everything you need to start to learn Electric guitar.
Now to save for a real Fender, or a Les Paul for next Xmas.

Captain Iggy

Patricide wrote: »

I say it time and time again, whatever music style you like. The best beginners electric guitar is a yamaha pacifica, H/S/S for flexibility, there well made, they sound great and feel great and they dont break the bank neither.

That and a micro cube and your SORTED.

I agree entirely, It's a very well-made instrument for the price it is and with its pickup config, gives you a better idea on what type of guitar to buy as 'the next step up'.

I used to play my friend's one all the time when I was a beginner (I had an Encore somethingorother- terrible guitar) and thought it was the bee's knees.

Everyone who has ever asked this question always gets the same answer - Pacifica!!

http://www.thomann.de/ie/yamaha_pacifica_112v_ovs.htm

Hockney

+1 for the Yamaha Pacifica!

If you're playing stuff at high gain settings the Squier (at least any I've come across) will let you down badly from the amount of feedback it generates.

And as someone previously stated, I'd stay well from from Encore, either electric or acoustic.

Dord

+1 for the Pacifica!

They consistently get good reviews in the magazines also.

Red Sleeping Beauty

pacman murphy wrote: »

Could you recommend five acoustic guitars and five electro acoustic guitars worth considering and I am probably willing to spend between 150 - 200 euro.

There's a cheap "begineers" acoustic guitar for about 120 ish in the Argos that I recommend. If you're starting out and don't know if you'll keep it on or not then droping 120 on a piece of wood that'll become a piece of furniture in a corner is better than dropping 300+ . Mind you then there's "resale value"/investment.

Fingers Mcginty

Alan Rouge wrote: »

There's a cheap "begineers" acoustic guitar for about 120 ish in the Argos that I recommend. If you're starting out and don't know if you'll keep it on or not then droping 120 on a piece of wood that'll become a piece of furniture in a corner is better than dropping 300+ . Mind you then there's "resale value"/investment.

same goes for Lidl and Aldi

Rockshamrover

Buy something second hand, lots of good stuff on adverts.ie. Save yourself a few bob and generally get more for your money.

professore

If you want to go acoustic (and acoustic is much handier, you just pick it up and play, and you don't have to spend 30 minutes setting up each time), try one of these :

http://www.totalmusicsupply.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=101502

I have one and they're great, proper wood body (not laminated). If you go too cheap then the sound is crap and the guitar will annoy you.

As for setup, learn to tune it yourself, it's not hard

I find the guitar one of my best investments and a great stress reliever. Good luck !