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What guitar should i buy

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Hansel.
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keep it under 800
get to it
Sep 6 2008 11:23PM
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prontocuts.com
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If you have time to look, a fender Japanese strat is amazing.I have one and it destroys any american strat ever, so much that fender america made Japan never produce guitars for exporting anymore.  I got it for 300$ too at a pawn shop

But your question is SOOO WIDE, there are so many different types of guitar playing, genres etc.. What do you want to play?
Sep 6 2008 11:26PM
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CHEEZ--IT
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electric or acoustic?  if your getting an acoustic get a taylor.  for an electric get a gibson or a paul reed smith. paul reed smiths are the shiiiittt
Sep 6 2008 11:26PM
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Hansel.
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ok i guess i should hav put this n the orignal post its eletric and i dont like too many fenders
Sep 6 2008 11:28PM
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prontocuts.com
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Thats terrible advice, sorry. Most guitars should be bought by walking into a guitar shop and playing all the guitars and find one thats for you. Taylors are NICE, but the NICE ones are hard to find at $800, gibsons are FAR overpriced, and hell be able to get a fair gibson for that price, and PRS, are you kidding me? Theres no way he can get one in that price range (unless you mean the cheap 300 PRS models, which are korean crap and dont do the real prses justice




just my .02
Sep 6 2008 11:30PM
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prontocuts.com
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What do you want to play though? Jazz, blues, metal, bluegrass? etc
Sep 6 2008 11:31PM
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Malcolm
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gibsons are fucking expensive. you can get an epiphone if you really like gibsons, theyre made in the same factory i think just not as good quality. id say an ibenez. i have a holo-body and its so sweet
Sep 6 2008 11:31PM
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Hansel.
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ok i like playing metal and rock some clasic rock
Sep 6 2008 11:32PM
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charmander
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check out hagstrom.

or pawn shops.

imo oldass 60's guitars are rad
Sep 6 2008 11:32PM
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prontocuts.com
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 Epiphones are Korean/chinese, and all gibsons are made in USA
Sep 6 2008 11:32PM
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charmander
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but they have no quality control in the usa obviously.

nice epi>cheap gibbo
Sep 6 2008 11:33PM
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prontocuts.com
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Look into Jackson Dinkys, or Ibeanez(spelling?) both companies make very good shredding guitars around 600-700
But youll want active pickups for Metal
Sep 6 2008 11:33PM
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Malcolm
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doesnt gibson own epiphone or something though?

Sep 6 2008 11:35PM
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prontocuts.com
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Oh and I forgot about shecters, they make some great value guitars, korean made but QC is in USA. And youll want a locking trem ofcourse, preferably Floyd rose
Sep 6 2008 11:35PM
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prontocuts.com
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Yeah, just like Fender owns Squire.
Gibson also owns Kramer, just like fender owns Jackson and Gretch
Sep 6 2008 11:35PM
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Hansel.
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ok what model guitar outa ibanez bc rich and schecter
Sep 6 2008 11:36PM
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prontocuts.com
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First take off BC rich off your list.
the RG series have some good guitars
http://www.zzounds.com/item--IBARGR420EX
and shecter c1 classics are gorgeous, play very fast, and have a neck thru design for longer sustain, the pickups are mostly for classic rock and blues though, but get a good tube amp and it can scream
Sep 6 2008 11:38PM
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CHEEZ--IT
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this is true
Sep 6 2008 11:39PM
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prontocuts.com
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If you can push your budget to 850 this guitar would be perfect
http://www.zzounds.com/item--SCEC1FRHR
great pickups, great trem, great action
Sep 6 2008 11:41PM
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Hansel.
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so whats a good ibanez that doesnt nessarly have to be all metal
Sep 6 2008 11:41PM
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freezed
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why rule out fenders? stratocasters and telecasters are amazing guitars.
Sep 6 2008 11:42PM
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Hansel.
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i hav a strat already
Sep 6 2008 11:43PM
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prontocuts.com
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the s320 would be fine, but the c1 classic is a better all around, just it has no trem
Sep 6 2008 11:43PM
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Hansel.
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this ones a toughie just throw sum models of any company
Sep 6 2008 11:50PM
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prontocuts.com
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Honestly just go into guitar center and start dicking around with guitars
Sep 6 2008 11:53PM
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Hansel.
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i always do that but get so overwhelmed
Sep 6 2008 11:54PM
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Hansel.
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bump
Sep 7 2008 12:05AM
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smooticus
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when i was twelve and finally saved enough money for i waited for an entire year before i found the right one.  Dont rush it dude, electrics are not about quality, you can always get better pickups.  Its all about its character
Sep 7 2008 12:29AM
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popNfresh44
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epiphone les paul
Sep 7 2008 12:40AM
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clrumivier4life
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Peavey T-60. Trust me, you can't go wrong. You can get them for $300. It's such an underrated guitar, do some research and you'll see.
Sep 7 2008 3:24AM
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Silence
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Les Paul
Sep 7 2008 3:40AM
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ParkE
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PARKER GUITAR!!! BEST GUITAR EVER! a little expoensive but you can get one under or just around 800
Sep 7 2008 9:11AM
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Aaaron.
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in your price range
i would go schecter.
amazing quality, and they play real nice
you can also get a gibson SG special for that much(i have one)
and i would reccomend it anyday
if you want acoustic, there is no question
get a breedlove atlas series
they just dropped the price to 799 and it is too good to miss
i recently bought an Atlas series dreadnaught SR/25+ for $1025 and it was the best purchase i ever made
so 799 is a freaking steal
Sep 7 2008 9:26AM
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_CC_
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for acoustic id say martain.  maybe out of price range tho. 
elecric-fender, gibson, or ibnez
Sep 7 2008 9:31AM
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wlm
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JEM 555!!! IBANEZ... MY BROTHER HAS IT AND ITSS CRAAAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sep 7 2008 9:49AM
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2+2=5
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what genre of music do you play? can you name specific artists?
Sep 7 2008 1:59PM
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rontonsoop
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well depending on how much you wanna spend buy a an Alexi sig model.
Sep 7 2008 3:54PM
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rontonsoop
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an ESP Alexi signature model that is. but dont bother with the Alexi 200 they look the same but they are not as good as the 600 or even the actual model. they use cheaper wood and have a bolt on neck versus the neck thru body on the higher ones.
Sep 7 2008 3:58PM
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[~_~]
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after lots of searching I finally decided to get an Epiphone Les Paul:

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This this is sick as hell, sounds just like a lot of the Gibsons I played. Has great dynamic range, super rich groovy tone. I absolutely love it. only $435 too.

PRS guitars are fucking amazing, one day I will have a doublecut semi-hollowbody...but they are $2,000+

My advice: go to the store, try as many as you can, find what feels good. Test it out with an amp that is similar to yours, and do tests. Check for intonation, feedback, sustain, etc.

If you do enough research, you could find a really good guitar for around $500, then spend the rest on effects shit. I recommend reverb, chorus, overdrive, delay, etc.


Right now I have a Boss DD-7 delay with an overdrive pedal, and I'm about to pick up a phat reverb pedal so I can play cello bow on my guitar.
Sep 7 2008 4:18PM
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Hansel.
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any1 have experence with a ibanez iceman?
Sep 7 2008 4:58PM
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Hansel.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sep 7 2008 5:51PM
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B-VUR
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Never played an Ibanez, but i have played my fair share of gibson les pauls, do your research and you could find one for about $800.
Sep 7 2008 6:02PM
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Robby.
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ibanes shector or prs all of them are good
Sep 7 2008 7:34PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Ibanez's are mainly good shred guitars. If your going to look at BC Rich, then check out the higher end Mockingbirds, everything else BC Rich has is shit. Jackson, Epi, and ESP also make pretty good metal/blues guitars.
Sep 7 2008 8:48PM
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2+2=5
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if i had 800 bucks, i'd buy this baby

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fender jazzmaster
Sep 7 2008 9:51PM
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Swan_Solo
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Out of all bandmates I have associated with, some brands I have seen are:
Ibanez (sexy guitar, decent sound, many options at all price ranges)
Gibson Les Paul (came with case, immaculate quality)
Schecter Various 6 and 7-strings (very metal, excellent quality for the price, also good for all-around)
Fender Strat and Tele (sweet classic, all-around sound)




I'd suggest an Ibanez or Schecter for you, they offer models in many price ranges, with quality following the cash curve (more cash, better quality). They can do many sounds VERY well.
Sep 7 2008 10:11PM
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[~_~]
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Personally I think Fender Strats sound amaaazing, but are hideously ugly. But hey that's just me.
Sep 7 2008 10:29PM
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Hansel.
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ok so i went and play all guitars today im goin to buy a ibanez idk im leaning toward the iceman and want an an amp too ne suggestions
Sep 7 2008 10:42PM
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prontocuts.com
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First off get a tube amp, second, try the peavy valveking for value, they can scream ,and are pretty reliable
Sep 7 2008 10:44PM
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Swan_Solo
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Nice Choice on the guitar.

I second the Tube amp suggestion

For a vast amount more knowledge, I'd suggest the forums on Harmony-Central.com
Sep 7 2008 10:47PM
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Hansel.
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what about the line 6 spyder III line
Sep 7 2008 10:49PM
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