Re: guitar for beginners

[Andy Fekete <andy.fekete@gmail.com>]

I have to say, $400 seems like an awful lot to spend for a starter guitar.

Nowadays quality is such that anyone can get a decent Strat copy, from Fender, for $199 (look for the Squire brand) -- and that includes a gig bag and a little practice amp. 

While the amp is a tosser, it's enough to get you through lessons.  And the action, sound and overall play-ability of a bottom-of-the-line Fender Squire Strat is shockingly close to guitars costing hundreds more.

The money you save you can put into a decent amp, like a DRRI.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Fred Scholl <fscholl@gmail.com> wrote:

I agree completely.

Nowadays, a beginner should not need to spend more than $400 on an entry-level guitar.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:

On Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:39:05 -0400
Jay Pontrelli <jpontrelli44@gmail.com> wrote:

> anyone have thoughts on this article
>
> http://www.guitarfella.com/best-electric-guitar/beginners/

A Flying V is one of the most uncomfortable guitars to try to learn on;
you can't play it comfortably while sitting.

A lot of these guitars are over $400, not what I call beginner!
There are a lot of good choices in both the Squire and Epiphone lines.
Thanks to comnputers, the manufacturing of lower-end necks has gotten a lot
better than when I learned how to play!

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