cheap electric guitar starter kit

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

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

Originally Posted by Warren

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.

Originally Posted by reviewer

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

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 ).

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]

Originally Posted by wyrdness

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