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  • 30-03-2009 8:00am
    #1
    JenniferBarker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi Guys,

    Just finished some Guitar lessons which i borrowed a Guitar for! Im going to keep it up so want to get my own. Only have about €200... Any suggestions? What shoud i be looking out for etc...

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    acoustic or electric?


  • #3
    Notorious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭Notorious


    If you're looking for an electric I got a lovely Squier Stratocaster a few months ago as my first electric. Mine came from thomann:

    Affinity Strat

    Its well built and has a lovely sound (no fret buzz at all). It has had no modifications so far. The action was perfect straight out of the box (for me anyway). The only thing I changed was the strings.


  • #4
    OK-Cancel-Apply
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,528 ✭✭✭OK-Cancel-Apply


    Try something from the bottom end of the Yamaha FG series. They have a nice tone and won't leave too big a hole in your wallet.


  • #5
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    If you're just starting out playing electric guitar I would recommend a Squier. Don't forget to budget for an amp, cables, plectrums and spare strings too :).

    If you're starting out on acoustic I would recommend a Takamine.


  • #6
    JenniferBarker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭JenniferBarker


    Hi Guys,

    Yeah its acoustic so ill take a look at your suggestions!


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  • #7
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Best of luck with whatever you choose and don't forget to post pictures of it here :).


  • #8
    Organeer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭Organeer


    Hi, Try to find a shop that will let you or a friend try out all the guitars. Even different models of the same guitar can sound quite different. Any shop that doesn't let you try their guitars should be avoided. Thomann's prices may seem attractive but you can't hear them before buying. This is very important with acoustic guitars.


  • #9
    willdufauve
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭willdufauve


    Epiphone has some great guitars in your price range.
    Maybe an Epiphone Dove, or L-00. Gibson makes them in their own factory in China.

    I own high end Martin and Gibson guitars but I also have an Epiphone L-00, which is similar to my Gibson Blues King. Not quite as good a sound as the Blues King, because the sides and back are laminate, but just as well made at one tenth the cost, and a smaller body size that fits women and smaller guys.


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