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July 31, 2008 5:23 pm

blackiel
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Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

I have £250 - £300 to spend on a new electric... I've never owned an electric and it's my birthday soon.  smiley-biggrin

I have big hands and do not want a narrow neck. I need 43mm minimum as that is the width of my Tanglewood acoustic, which is reasonably comfortable. I've been looking at the Cort X2 and the Ibanez SA260FM, both of which are decent looking guitars and are within my price range in the UK. Anyone got any other suggestions? thanks


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August 1, 2008 4:14 am

eowyn
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

Squire makes very decent Telecaster fakes; I bought one for a student recently and the thing is really sweet.
I don't think you'd be happy with a Startocaster, but a Tele might do.

Just a suggestion of course.


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August 1, 2008 2:20 pm

blackiel
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

eowyn wrote:

Squire makes very decent Telecaster fakes; I bought one for a student recently and the thing is really sweet.
I don't think you'd be happy with a Startocaster, but a Tele might do.

Just a suggestion of course.

thanks eowyn. Yep, I tried a Strat and it felt awful in my hands. Didn't like it all. I'll look at the fake. thanks


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August 1, 2008 8:56 pm

bnm_lord
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

what kind of music do you play ? what sound are you after ?


 

 

August 2, 2008 6:09 am

blackiel
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

bnm_lord wrote:

what kind of music do you play ? what sound are you after ?

I've always played acoustic stuff with a rock bias, but I'm a rocker at heart and like all sorts of rock from classic to metal. So that's what I want to play.


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August 2, 2008 4:45 pm

bnm_lord
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

Then the Ibanez SA would be a good choice since you have both single-coils and humbuckers. You can play classic rock as well as metal.


 

 

August 2, 2008 5:59 pm

blackiel
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United Kingdom
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

thanks. I bought the Ibanez SA260FM plus a Fender 15R amp  smiley-smile


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December 30, 2008 12:33 am

JohnnySin
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Re: Need suggestions buying a new electric guitar...

sounds like a good investment! good luck!


 

 
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