cheap electric guitar starter kit

[steveg]

Admins not sure where to post this .

Have stumbled across a very cheap deal on a electric guitar starter pack including amp for 50 quid !

Used to play when I was younger and have treated my self .

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/91385/rb/25055072860

Cheers Steve

[hovis]

Admins not sure where to post this .

Have stumbled across a very cheap deal on a electric guitar starter pack including amp for 50 quid !

Used to play when I was younger and have treated my self .

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/91385/rb/25055072860

Cheers Steve

idle banter :wink:

look ...............i would make a great mod :lol:

[steveg]

Admins can you please move this to idle banter

Cheers Steve

[northwind]

I'm prepared to bet you 10p that it'll suck ass... All of the starter kits do to some extent, but that one will most likely be worse than most. However, I'd be pleased to be proved wrong :)

[steveg]

I'll let u know , my son wants to learn the guitar and i quite fancy to play again
if i get back into playing will get another guitar , and my son will get some practice in
cheers steve

[rob13]

I dont know what/how you intend to use it, but you only get what you pay for.

Critically, id stay away from it and invest in a better bit of kit. At least if he enjoys it, it will last longer and if he doesnt then at least itll sell. The amp will be terrible, the pickups on the guitar will be very poor and it wont feel nice to play. Wood will be very cheap, strings rubbish yada yada i could go on and on.

Bottom line, buy a Yamaha or a Fender if you want Stratocaster style guitar. I think most places will do amp and guitar packages at a price of around £200 for anything worth playing. Seriously if you buy poor kit, chances are you'll be bored of it soon because theres nothing worse than trying to play with something which doesnt feel right

[_drummer_]

Have to agree it's pretty much going to suck but for someone starting (you son) it shouldn't be too bad as they've no better frame of reference.
If he gets good, treat him to something nicer :D

PS If you want any drum tracks recording foc (I'm a Jazz drummer but any style) just drop me a pm, same goes to any other musos on here.

[Warren]

read the reviews section.

[hovis]

i would (& did )pick up a good cheap 2nd hand set up :wink:

although its been under the bed for the last 10 years,

[tricky]

Its traditional to start off with a hideous, electrified cheese board isn't it ?
Mine was a truly **** "Orbiter" Les Paul copy. Which I paid £50 in 1985, second hand and then had to by an amp as well.

If the reviews are to be belived then thats a good buy.

I'm tempted to get one just to see what they're like ?

[Alpinestarhero]

I wouldnt recomend buying any musical instrument without playing it...

...so dont buy off the net, but get down to your local guitar shop and see what they have!

Matt

[arenalife]

Musical instruments are one of the few things where the very best is whats most suitable for a beginner. It's not like giving a Ferrari or R1 to a 17 year old and it overwhelms tham, if you can afford a £1000 guitar to play on it makes it far easier and enjoyable to learn.

Being practical though, the Squier Standard Series at about £179 are fine guitars that play very well and make good guitars for any player. The Squiers you see for £120 and less are more hit and miss.

Giving even a keen beginner a cheese grater is almost certainly going to put them off, I thank my parents that they got me a good guitar and I stuck with it, ahhhhhhhh.

[northwind]

Yamaha Pacifica 112... I prefer the Squier Standard Custom Teles and Tele Custom IIs, but the Paccy's a superb starting guitar- very versatile, good quality, consistent and very well priced for what you get. It's the cheapest guitar I'd want to have bought and learned on with no idea how to fix a ropey guitar, put it that way :)

[wyrdness]

read the reviews section.

I can't believe how good the reviews are for something so cheap. It does sound like a great deal for a beginners guitar. I used to have an ancient Les Paul copy that was just horrible. I wish that deals like this had been around then.

[Filipe M.]

(the amp) beats my peavey practice amp hands down.

:roll:

[Sudoxe]

I love my modified Fender Strat (not squier). I baught it off ebay, but it was cheap. And plays nicely. Even better now I have put some Lace Sensors in (ebay, from USA :wink:).

I'm currentley lusting after an SVR fender strat, but at over a grand, I dont think i'll be getting one.

I also wouldn't mind an ES-355 "Lucille" but again, that ain't happening until I win the lottery.

Dan

[northwind]

I can't believe how good the reviews are for something so cheap.

Quite a lot are, well, questionable :) Very little informed comparison, I see it getting compared with an Encore (****) and an Epi Special (also ****) Someone else says it's great that it's so light... Stuff like that. But it's better reviews than you'd expect, that's for sure, all very encouraging.

[steveg]

I started on a so called cheese grater , however had a great laugh learning to play . If its crap then hey 50 quid I can live with it to be honest I ain't expecting much for the price ....

Cheers Steve

[steveg]

Very pleased with the guitar for the money , took a look round my local music shop today as its rekindled the passion , my fingers really hurt , currently trying to practice an hour a day to get me back to speed .

Cheers Steve