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Recommendations on guitar for a beginner

  • 06-11-2007 11:05PM
    #1
    micsd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi

    As the title suggests I'm looking for recommendations on a guitar, as I'm just a beginner. I know nothing of what is a good make is or anything (completely clueless, I'm afraid :)). Can afford €150-200, can i get anything good for this? Thanks for you help.


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  • #2
    micsd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭micsd


    No worries, just found another thread with the same question :D


  • #3
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,490 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Decent budget for a beginner

    Cort, Yamaha, Ibanez, Fender would be good makes for starting out.

    For next to nothing you could get a harley benton one off Thomann, but their made out of crappy laminate lol


    Take a look thru http://www.thomann.de/ie/dreadnought_guitars.html


  • #4
    micsd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭micsd


    Thanks neon-circles, will look at the website,


  • #5
    That Guy 901
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭That Guy 901


    Are you looking for an electric or acoustic?


  • #6
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,561 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Lidl is doing Yamaha's for 199.99 with 15w Amp, strap, bag, tuner, plecs...


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  • #7
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,453 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    That Guy 901 wrote: »
    Are you looking for an electric or acoustic?
    thread can't go any further without this question being answered.


  • #8
    ThOnda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,699 ✭✭✭ThOnda


    200 is more than enough, don't worry.
    And forget about Lidl, Aldi or Argos sets! Please!!!


  • #9
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,259 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    I got the Lidl* electric (having started on an acoustic earlier this year) and am more than pleased with it. It's got an alder body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard-exactly the same as a pacifica. The pickups aren't as good as a pacifica but one could upgrade those later if one wanted. It was 199 and a set very similar but slightly inferior is 248 on Thomann. Go figure.

    Just don't knock a particular instrument because it's not sold in a traditional environment.



    *I work for them, best declare that now, but if it was muck I'd say it was muck.


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