Hey guys need you advice here, I'm considering getting an electric guitar and attend classes, if I feel it's necessary that is.

Anyways, I've been playing acoustic casually for the past two years now, performed a few times playing the rythm part. I wanna get an electric that costs around RM800-RM2000 at most. The genres of music that I'm particularly interested in is Blues and Rock, no heavy metal shredding stuff o.o

Anyway suggestions on what guitar to get? If this ain't the correct thread to post this then please direct me to the correct one lol.

any fingerstyle acoustic player here?

whats the difference with the jimmy page - les paul vs the normal les paul besides the signature

what electric guitar is best for a beginer

Do you want to like try starter packs? Ibanez, Epiphone maybe. But i think you dont need to, cause you already have 2 years of experience on a guitar, rather than a person who wants to start learning.
You maybe could get a Squier? Squiers are under Fender. Its like a lower grade, but it still has great sound. And its about 500 to maybe 1k+.
Or you would wanna go with a Epiphone. Instead of single coil pickups like the Squier, you can get Humbuckers, on the epiphone, with a slightly higher price.
Its actually all up to you, get to a music store. Perhaps a big one like Bentley. And try out all the guitars, see which suits your playing style.

I look at ibanez and LP guitars and may i know wat that red mark for...? Bcoz ibanez got it while LP dun has it.



Two more things, which guitar easy to play and can play most genre, ibanez or gibson and when we buy electric guitar do we need to buy amp too..?

*I dun know anything bout guitar, just wanna know some knowledge*... Hope u guys can clear out those questions.

This post has been edited by r1nk: Dec 13 2009, 02:23 PM

that thing is called a tremolo arm, u can pull it up or push it down to acheive pitch bending or vibrato like effect due to change of string tension when u push or pull it..for more read up go wiki for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremolo_arm

what genre it can play is very subjective as both brands offer a wide selection of guitars. it boils down to personal preference and requirements. plus, its not just guitars that determine what kinda genre u play, the amps, strings & pedals that u use in collaboration can control the tone of your sound for different genres

it is best you buy an amp so that u can hear what u practice, it's very differnt playing without an amp. if ure gigging and u praktis without an amp...it can sound markedly different as u may produce more noise or whatsoever due to sloppy picking or fingering which u might not have spotted when practicing without an amp

Any Fenders standard series will do in your style !

I dont want to interupt the list of great guitars. When you experts are done with the instrument can you cover playing method or skills. What I mean is strum, pluck ...

may i know what is perfect pitch? anyone?

depend on ur budget actually..
ibanez quite good if u have the budget..
squire also..

I would say it's a good choice for beginner who want something affordable and yet able to perform as expected. It's light and the neck is comfortable to grip, it's more rounded than RG neck. The configuration is simple and straight to the point, no need for adjusting the Floyd Rose (coz the lack of one) and changing string is just a matter of minutes as opposed to other Ibanez (RG and those with Floyd Rose).

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FOr more resources on acoustic guitars check out Alvarez Guitars resource site lo

http://alvarezguitars.org

Hi guys.

I'm an acoustic player, but been thinking of trying my hands on some electric.

Currently I got 3 entry level guitars in mind: Ibanez Gio, Fender Squier, Les Paul Special.

In term of playability, built, and sound, how do these three models differ?

Could you sifus mind elaborate?

My max budget would be RM1k. The lesser the better, coz need to allocate some funds for amp (nothing fancy, just for a small room) and cable.

Thus, which of these three has the best price per value?

Or izit better for me to gather more $ and go for better guitar?

I intend to play a lil bit of every genre: Rock, Jazz, Blues, Mellow etc.

Thanks in advance for your insights

This post has been edited by mhb: Jul 26 2010, 08:34 PM

Don't be shy la, just go into a bigger music shop (with many selections) and try all three of them with the same amp...

Also try the higher series besides Gio and you should be able to hear the differences..

Last time I went to Bentley Music near Ikano and try out all types of Ibanez elec guitar and I totally knew nothing about guitars.. hehe

At least you know how to play the acoustic guitar and can play something...

I end up buying a 2nd hand Fender Squier H-S-S + amp...


Good luck in your elec guitar search...

secondhand version of higher end models also do justice, coz generally the previous owner would treat their guitars good..
spending slightly above 1K will save you a lot later

another noob question here, maple fretboard gives edgier sound while rosewood more to round sound. i agreed with both that. i just want to know how bout ebony fretboard? anyone had try them?

soundwise of cos its snappier, and it also feels smoother than maple since its much tighter grain, and also looks cooler since its black

just bought 1 with ebony fretboard. with mahogany body. it is epiphone lespaul special doublecutaway MIK with korean p90 pups. anyone had try this guitar? maybe can share sumthing with me.

It's the term used for people who can hear music notes perfectly or someone who can transcribe and reproduce music exactly just from listening to it once or twice. Examples of people with perfect pitch: Bach, Mozart etc. or some modern musicians/guitarists like Malmsteen and Vai.

..or you can just google it