First guitar for a friend

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:35 pm

it just occured to me how quickly i bought an eletric.

i picked up guitar on boxing day '05 and by april '06 i had my ibanez artcore and an amp. i wanted to play guitar so much before starting so even three months in i knew i wasn't ever gonna put it down.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:38 pm

I remember my first guitar. My Mum bought it for me in christmas '04.
I found it one day when i went looking for prezzies and then in the downstairs closet there it was, a shiny new Encore E1.
I'd play it every til day she came home. Then i would quickly chuck it back in the box and go on about my day.

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:28 am

Noirie. wrote:
DanHeron wrote:That's cool. I think Squiers are great first guitars.
Totally. If someone wanted me to recomend them a quality first guitar i'd say either a vintage modified or a classic vibe.

yeah, the classic vibe tele is meant to be a really nice guitar

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:42 am

My first guitar was the Telecoustic. a weird guitar to learn on to be sure. Acoustic strings, electric neck.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:52 am

DanHeron wrote:A MIM Fender as a first guitar?! When I got my first guitar I could only dream of a Fender. A Â£250 Classic Vibe Squier would've been too much even. I had a standard series squier and it was fine. It didn't sound the best but it played nicely - which I think is the most important thing for a beginner.

in the US you can easily find used MIMs for around $250.

IroniaSudby · Post by **IroniaSudby** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:11 am

I remember my first guitar was a classical that i dropped.

My actual first git was the MIM Strat...good times, good guitar.

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:15 am

1st acoustic I still have, jasmine takamine deal. good starter guitar, reall good sound.

I had a sweet first electric guitar, Epiphone dot, from MF on sale for 250 (2nd). then I sold it when I saw a jag marked as MIM for 400.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 12:05 pm

damienblair17 wrote:My first guitar was the Telecoustic. a weird guitar to learn on to be sure. Acoustic strings, electric neck.

Telecoustics are awesome. Ive always wanted to play them.

My first guitar was christmas '03 when my parents got me a Yamaha f-310 acoustic, which i still have to this day.
First electric was a squier strat. I thought it was awesome, but compared to what i have now, it makes me die inside.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:07 pm

my first guitar was a squier affinty stratocaster.
horrible horrible neck.
then i bought an epi les paul. and it goes from there.
I have a MIM strat, great guitar, great cleans through my amp.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:12 am

www.rondomusic.com

greatest quality for the price, IMO.
They rival or are slightly better than MIM Fenders

Plus, they have a short tele

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:32 am

portugalwillie wrote:www.rondomusic.com

greatest quality for the price, IMO.
They rival or are slightly better than MIM Fenders

Plus, they have a short tele

The agiles I've handled were easily MIM Fender quality. Based on originality I'd say they push past them though.

The SX I played was on par with your average squier.

I'm willing to be pretty much anything off of that site is a worthwhile instrument, for the money or 100's more.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:46 am

My first was a DeArmond M-65. I'm thinking I'll drop some Dream-180's into it. The nice pearl and nickel ones. mmmmm.

I second anyone who said that the Yamaha Pacificas represent excellent guitars for the money. As for MIM strats, I think I'd much rather play a Classic Vibe Squier rather than an MIM strat, but that's just me.

I'd also advise looking in second hand shops. I don't know what it's like over there, but here you can get an astonishing amount of guitar for your money, provided you don't mind it looking a little eighties.

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:32 pm

I like the rondomusic, and am actually getting another guitar from them for xmas.

But if you want a good bang for the buck that can be had locally and off the rack, look into Fernandes Guitars. These are usually better that Squires (CV series excluded) and are cheaper that MIM. My first guitar was a Fernandes with a sustainer.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:58 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:I second anyone who said that the Yamaha Pacificas represent excellent guitars for the money. As for MIM strats, I think I'd much rather play a Classic Vibe Squier rather than an MIM strat, but that's just me.

I agree with all of this.

My first guitar was a Legend Les Paul copy got it for my birthday (March) and had to wait until the following Christmas to get my first amp - before then I plugged into my Dad's HIFI - haha. Before that I just played on my Dad's old acoustic.