lidl electric guitar set

deaglan169

hi is this worth considering for a complete newbie who might not take to playing guitar at all or if i do as a starter kit http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091026.p.Electric_Guitar_Set ive been looking at simialr kits on ebay so just wondering your thoughts on this!

Tomas911

Yamaha are decent, but whatever u do, dont buy it from lidl, (or argos for that matter) it will have no back up whats so ever. A friend of mine got a drum kit there before, once they sold out of them, they never got them again and he was screwed when it started to fall apart and needed replacement parts.
Buy it from a proper music shop.

deaglan169

thanks for advice lads im trying to find the same kit elsewere but cant find it or even buy the gear as separates

Tomas911

Where r u living?

deaglan169

monaghan and college in carlow

rafared

Take a trip down to the sound shop in drogheda. Huge selection of gear and will pricematch on everything. Keep a listen to LMFM for thier 30% off everything sales which they have 3 or 4 times a year.

Murphyt

There is a guitar shop in carlow called iminmusic or something like that, if you google it you will get the address.
All the main music shops will have deals on these kits coming up to christmas.
Also try thomann or music store.

brendansmith

http://www.buyandsell.ie/search/image_preview?pid=1108919

Tomas911

Theres a big shop in Monaghan, http://www.pianocentre.com/
I havent been there in a year or so, but last time I was there they had a good range of guitars.

deaglan169

thanks for all the help ill check them places out over weekend see what savings can be made thanks again

Sevenspeed

Would be a decent product I reckon but looks a bit pricey. Surely you could get something cheaper on the web. maybe ebay, or any of the irish sites as shipping might be cheaper

deaglan169

had a quick look around a few shops local to me and nothing really interested me not that i really know what im after what do you think of this ive read some reviews and seen some youtube clips looks decent http://www.xmusic.ie/product.php?productid=17767&cat=275&page=1 i have also been keeping an eye in buy & sell and adverts but stuff goes quick

Matqo

I just got the electric guitar, feels great. Dont know why so many people don't like it.

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Matqo wrote: »

I just got the electric guitar, feels great. Dont know why so many people don't like it.

Dont want to sound patronising, but is it your first guitar? I thought my first guitar and amp sounded great....until i upgraded.

one of the reasons the lidil guitars would be crap is the level of quality control. they are mass produced. your guitar may play great, the one next off the production line may be fit for fire wood. that guitar would have to have been built for under 50 euro when you take everything into account, unless they are below cost selling. because of this they are mainly poorly put togeather and have crap components, and wont stay in tune.

BostonB

Tadeo Quiet Trombonist wrote: »

Dont want to sound patronising, but is it your first guitar? I thought my first guitar and amp sounded great....until i upgraded....

Isn't that a bit of a truism though. A better guitar will be better by definition.

The rebranded Yamaha's electrics they used to sell were good starter guitars. But I dunno if the current ones are to the same standard. The usually advice still applies. If you know nothing, bring someone who does along to check out the quitar for you.