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| Main - Modern Art - Saving up for a new guitar... | New thread | New reply |
| spiroth10 |
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 Paratroopa Level: 29 Posts: 30/143 EXP: 135500 Next: 12385 Since: 02-22-07 Last post: 5921 days Last view: 5919 days |
I'd consider myself a beginner-intermediate hobbyist. I'm flat out broke now, and am looking for a job.
the first $200-$250 (maybe a bit more, but unlikely) I get is going to a new guitar/amp/bag. I happen to know a place where I can get a squier strat pack for $199, and I'm not looking for the greatest workmanship in the world here. Hell, my friends Acoustic guitar from target is higher quality than my current (piece of crap) $25 acoustic. let me rephrase that -- I got a bag (zipper broke), strings (all steel - they rusted), a pick (unevenly thick in some parts, pickguards (looked bad, so I didn't use them), and the guitar itself -- all for $25 brand new. it was crap -- about as crappy as they get. Even with my callouses, I still get blisters from playing it. anyway, everyone I know (coach, friends, etc.) recommends this squire affinity strat, and at $200, it's a deal I can afford within the next 5-6 months (need to get a job, then I'll have the cash in about a month). my birthday is soon, and I'll probably get like $50 (my family is poor, so wouldn't dare ask for $200, even on my birthday) If I start getting really good, and I start playing at gigs or in a band, than I'll get a real standard strat -- or an American Deluxe if I have the cash. But right now, It's only me and a few friends. Even If I joined a band (I might be in one already technically -- I was invited) It'll be one of those high school garage bands, so nobody will expect a master crafted guitar to be in my hands. from other people in my situation, I see definite positive reviews on this guitar -- professionals obviously don't give it such appraise. either way, the workmanship runs loops around my current guitar. Listen, on any AND I MEAN ANY other guitar, I can play barre chords (such as F), but on mine, I just can't. people who have played their whole lives have trouble with my guitar -- but my perseverance with me had benefits -- It made me a better guitarist. so what do you guys think? squier or no? why? |
| DarkSlaya |
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 Cheep-cheep Level: 32 Posts: 27/189 EXP: 205936 Next: 506 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6007 days Last view: 5999 days |
I guy on a forum I go to from times to times (full of assholes, heh) posted this as an alternative to a squier strat pack.
But yeah, for the price a squier strat pack is worth it. Or if you can find lower end ESPs (LTDs, in other words) they generally aren't that bad. |
| spiroth10 |
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Paratroopa Level: 29 Posts: 31/143 EXP: 135500 Next: 12385 Since: 02-22-07 Last post: 5921 days Last view: 5919 days |
I'm really still pushing towards the squire package due to price, and the fact that I love the fender strat sound.
I might buy that other set though -- along with the gibson epiphone if I do. But chances are I'll get the squier. now, is the fat strat any better? Because I can get an affinity fat strat for the same price... I just really don't know the difference at all. |
| DarkSlaya |
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Cheep-cheep Level: 32 Posts: 28/189 EXP: 205936 Next: 506 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6007 days Last view: 5999 days |
I do prefer Fat Strats.
I prefer the HSS pickup combinations, compared to the SSS one. So yeah, more versatile, and all. But of course, if you can find a MIM (made in mexico) strat for a good price, they're generally good. |
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Paratroopa Level: 29 Posts: 33/143 EXP: 135500 Next: 12385 Since: 02-22-07 Last post: 5921 days Last view: 5919 days |
I want a guitar where the whammy bar actually works, and has a good sound, so after reading all the reviews I decided to create my own set:
- Squier® Quilted Top Deluxe Strat Electric Guitar (supposedly almost as good as the real thing...) -Fender Deluxe Electric Guitar Gig Bag -Vox Pathfinder V9168R 15w 1x8 Guitar Combo Amp -ProLine FretRest Guitar Stand -Fender LX-12 Chromatic Tuner -Fender ElectroVolt 1/4" Instrument Cable -Fender Super Bullets 3250R Regular Electric Guitar Strings this will cost me about $520... About how much I initially planned on spending before today... I *think* that's everything I need/want... If I'd need anything else, please enlighten me about it, as I'm not sure what it is... anyway, from what I hear, that stuff should perform awesomely at a great price. Great, authentic Fender sound, and a whole set of goodies for the same price as the mexican strat alone. is that good bang for my buck there, because it will take me a-while to save up the cash. But I think that if I get this guitar, I will have to lose my virginity to it... and sleep with it every night. I hear it's quality is on par with the Mexican standard strat, which is totally awesome at half the price! and for a little more, the guy at my local music store who I'm friends with can tweak it to make it awesome! |
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