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Getting a decent electric guitar

  • 23-03-2012 9:47pm
    #1
    c0nor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    Hi

    I have been getting away with gigging with my band on a cheap electric epiphone special for some time now but it is starting to show its cheapness (going out of tune easily, etc..). Can anyone recommend a decent guitar where these small problems associated with cheap guitars are not there? How much would I need to spend?


Comments

  • #2
    cezet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭cezet


    Hi
    Cheap is not always bad.
    Do you know Westwood name ? no ? me too.
    I bought that telecaster shape last week for €100 ( new ).
    First thing what I did, I changed both pots for 1MOhm and rewired it as two separately volume pots.
    That guitar came back to life.
    I'm also going to change a pickups so I'll spend a €60-€70 more for really good sound


  • #3
    geetar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭geetar


    define cheap?

    the fender squire classic vibes are very good bang for your buck


  • #4
    groovie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 807 ✭✭✭groovie


    I recommend that you keep an eye on Adverts.ie for a Epiphone Les Paul that has been upgraded and is being sold on. Frequently the seller is trying to recoup the cost of the upgrades mostly so for 350 ish you could buy a guitar that has better tuners and pickups and a reasonable guitar to boot.

    I think that you should bear in mind, that guitars do go out of tune for any number of reasons, poorly cut nut being one of them, poor intonation another, you should try to remove as many as possible from the equation regarding your current guitar. It's all part of the learning process.

    Disclaimer: I do not have a guitar for sale on Adverts.ie at present.


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


    One thing I notice when playing a Squier Strat versus my Fender Strat is the weight difference. The Squier feels a lot lighter and that affects the feel of it which is something that switching tuners and pickups isn't going to rectify.


  • #6
    geetar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭geetar


    Malice wrote: »
    One thing I notice when playing a Squier Strat versus my Fender Strat is the weight difference. The Squier feels a lot lighter and that affects the feel of it which is something that switching tuners and pickups isn't going to rectify.

    an upgrade to the trem block could help that significantly.

    a full steel block weighs considerably more then the thin cheap zinc ones they use on squiers.


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