be cheap. for your 1st guitar,around 500 max should be enough.
wether acoustic or electric,depends on what type of music you wanna learn.
if you wanna just play straight rock and blues,go for electric.
but if you wanna be a bit more all rounded and play like sweet stuff,go for acoustic.
ask for price,type of wood(the sound you get is totally different with different types of wood).
electric guitars need an amplifier to work,whereas acoustics need nothing.
since your a 1st time buyer,go with a friend whose a pro.trust me,it will save you from getting scammed.
learning how to distinguish fakes guitars from real,how to check the condition is quite an advanced learning curve,even i have not perfected it yet.try penang for guitar shops,im sure there are alot a good places there.
just remember to go to many stores before settling on what guitar you wanna buy.
i did the mistake of buying my acoustic at a certain place,and 2 days later there's another shop selling the exact same guitar at almost 100 bucks cheaper.

sorry if it's a bit kelam kabut,but i hope this helps

3 most important things to remember ;
-used does not mean broken.you can get great guitars at a cheap price if their used,and they may even be at a better quality than the brand new store guitars.again,go with a pro friend who can help.

-learn everything you can about guitars.the construction,the wood and it's grain,for electrics,the type of pickups,effects,and a bunch of other stuff.don't just dive into it thinking your gonna be damn good the moment you buy a guitar.you need a lot of patients,and most people lose hope halfway sometimes.

-you don't need an expensive brand guitar to be great.a cheap one that you can practice on well works fine,sometimes better.always upgrade to the expensive guitars when your better,so your money is not wasted if you decide to quit.

acoustics - yamaha,ibanez,martinez,fina.these brands are good and reasonably easy to find at a 500 and below budget.

electric - sx,fina.most electric guitars are at least 1000 bucks(including amp) for a decent set.the best guitars you can get at a good price for electrics are these two,nothing else.anything cheaper is crap and a waste of wood,wire and metal.

happy guitaring bro,if you have any questions pm me

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Added on October 13, 2010, 6:52 pmdepends.if you getting your 1st electric and your noob giler,get the pack.
if your pro,personalize what you want.

acoustics,i don't really recommend buying a pack.buy 5 things only,and one is optional ;

guitar(duh)
capo
bag
guitar picks
guitar strap(optional)

remember you get what you pay for sometimes.and sometimes being practical is better than having quality.

think about this ;
you just started out.
you buy a 2000 buck fender guitar because you nak sangat quality.
play for 2 months.
stop because frustrated,cannot play advanced stuff.
2000 ringgit gone.

or-


spend 500 bucks on a decent quality guitar
play
even if stop,not that bad of a loss.


think of guitars as an investment,like how you would your house or car.spend your money wisely.and always learn as much as you can before buying.that is most important.

This post has been edited by russellhere: Oct 13 2010, 06:52 PM

thanks,anything to help out a fellow guitarist
well the most important thing is the guitar,and you already settled on the brand and model(a good one,i might add.yamaha's are extermely underrated,no one gives them the credit they deserve)

as for the package,depends on you.
if you want to personalize the whole rig and choose it yourself,then buy the guitar je and choose everything yourself.
get the pack if you malas nak personalize,and would do that later anyway.

as for yamaha official shops,yeah they don't sell fakes for yamaha.
kinda obvious don't you think?

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Added on October 14, 2010, 3:11 pminvestment doesn't have to have a return imo.
it can be an investment for the future ; ie your kids.

eg : my best friend's cousin's late father bought like a hell of a lot of strats and tele's,including the SRV signature strat(yes,the original one,almost 15k+)
now it's all his.
and he is a f***ing fantastic guitarist.

This post has been edited by russellhere: Oct 14 2010, 03:11 PM

f310 is the best i can reccomend a person if they want quality for a good price.
yamaha's are the mutton of acoustic guitars ; understated,not many people fancy,but it's bloody brilliant,but it keeps getting no credit,because of it's lamb counterparts,like fender,epi,gibson,etc.

true.
yamaha's are good if your broke.
but if you have the money,
there are of course beter options.
but this thread isn't about the best acoustic guita,
but the best for a broke beginner.

depends on the guitar you have when you change it,and it's quality.
and the type of pickups are also important.

my opinion ; instead finding for a guitar that's fender in the morn and gibson at night,get both

or like me who pokai,
epi and squire

well i have a blues band and a rock/punk project in the works,so the les paul and the tele work perfectly covering all the main genres like rock,punk,pop,jazz,even metal kalau i tukar pickups on the lp

the type of strings really do determine the tone of an acoustic.
acoustics can sound absolutely different bro.