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mookaloid - 21/3/07 at 09:58 PM

Just fancied a cheap electric guitar - my daughter is learning to play and I strummed a little when I was a kid.

Anyone got any suggestions or a locost one for sale

I liked the look of
this

but is it just a waste of money?

Cheers

Mark


takumi - 21/3/07 at 10:03 PM

Iv got a les paul copy, humbucker pickups make a nice thick tone.. come to think of it, I havn't played it for ages...


£58 - -bargain


JoelP - 21/3/07 at 10:07 PM

cheap guitars often need a lot of fiddling to set them up. I bought one last year for similar reasons to yourself, got a £50 one on ebay, its a twat to tune (right at the bottom is wrong at the top) but it works and i have improved loads on it.

Buy a cheap one to make sure you are serious, then if in a few years you are still keen maybe get a better one.

I have a big sod off stage amp in the garage but never get round to using it!


oadamo - 21/3/07 at 11:25 PM

ive got an electric one with amp. gig bag picks. spare strings. electronic tuner. new strings on it. still like new. its the black one in the argos book had it a few years but i upgraded a while ago so not used it
its suitable for a beginner nice sound
you can have it for £50 if you want thats with post cus the other half keeps moaning about it being in the bedroom with my 2 other ones or will swap for something anything can post pics if you want


redeye - 21/3/07 at 11:55 PM

I like the look of that guitar although ive never heard of the make before

heres my baby.....Epiphone Gibson Les Paul special with a good old Marshal Valvestate



02GF74 - 22/3/07 at 08:07 AM

that on on ebay was probalby made in china by homeless orphans.


Dillinger1977 - 22/3/07 at 09:01 AM

Ive just got an Epiphone Les paul Standard.

Its a quality mid-ish range guitar so if what im playing sounds crap, its MY fault.
I didnt want to buy the cheapest thing around and be constantly thinking 'is it me or the guitar that sounds awful'

and i got it 130 quid cheaper by importing it from germany (and got another 30 quids worth of free stuff bundled with it!)

more than i expected to pay, but if for some reason i decided to sell, it'd hold its value pretty well.


Benzine - 22/3/07 at 09:44 AM

My first electric was an Epiphone Les paul Studio, I too was suprised at how well it held its value when I sold it on when I upgraded to a more expensive guitar.


JoelP - 22/3/07 at 06:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by redeye
heres my baby.....Epiphone Gibson Les Paul special with a good old Marshal Valvestate



i used to have a lovely marshal valvestate, 808 or somesuch. I still miss it