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Argos guitar special offer

  • 04-01-2015 10:43AM
    #1
    dizzymenace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭


    argos have an offer going on where a lot of there guitar stuff is reduced and some of it is buy 3 for price of 2. i need to get strings and another capo already so i was thinking about getting this ...

    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5402524/Trail/searchtext%3EGUITAR.htm

    and i'm probably going to pick up 2 guitar stands or the acoustic guitar first aid kit. my question is is it worth it. I can't find any reviews and user reviews are unreliable. it's usually parents or grandparents buying it for children that aren't the sharpest in terms of quality.

    I'm not a professional when it comes to sound i just don't want the strings and picks breaking in my hands because they're cheap. thanks in advance,
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  • #2
    il gatto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,027 ✭✭✭il gatto


    The picks look like celluloid so they will break. Personally, I hate those capos. Strap looks ok, lead is probably poor. Strings probably likewise.
    You can get a dozen quality picks for €5 online. Same for a handy sprung capo. Look on eBay for a seller who will combine shipping and you'll get better stuff for similar money.


  • #3
    dizzymenace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 134 ✭✭dizzymenace


    il gatto wrote: »
    The picks look like celluloid so they will break. Personally, I hate those capos. Strap looks ok, lead is probably poor. Strings probably likewise.
    You can get a dozen quality picks for €5 online. Same for a handy sprung capo. Look on eBay for a seller who will combine shipping and you'll get better stuff for similar money.

    what do you make of the strings. they are the main point for me as i need new ones right now and ebay shipping would take longer than i'd prefer.


  • #4
    il gatto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,027 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Can't tell. Doesn't even mention gauge. Probably bad. Dead sounding and probably won't last. You can get strings in any music shop for €5 which would be better, you know what gauge you're getting (probably 10s) and will last longer if you don't break them.
    And a string winder is pointless. It takes no time to wind a string and you should have too much string around the post anyway. Oh, and pitch pipes are tricky and irritating to time off. Get a free phone app, tune it off YouTube or buy a clip on tuner for a tenner.


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