Caty: What is a good guitar to buy for a beginning guitar student?
I am 17 and I want to learn how to play guitar this year, which means that I need to buy a guitar. What would be a good guitar to buy (for a beginner), and how much would it cost? I’m kinda broke and I found one on Ebay for 30 bucks and wanted to know if that would just buy me a crappy guitar or if I bought a guitar at the price I would be getting something good for my money. I hope that makes sense.
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Answer by jcr
$ 30 on Ebay will get you a wall ornament or a toy guitar for children, not a real instrument suitable for learning on. A decent, playable entry-level instrument will run you in the $ 150-300 range and should be purchased from a store specializing in musical instruments after trying it out. There are a few halfway adequate $ 100 guitars, but not many.
Answer by Mikey, just Mikey
You need to spend at least $ 100 and even that will be barely acceptable.
Answer by Bradley
Okay, if you would like to get a sound like Jimi Hendrix, SRV, John Frusciante, etc. I would go for a *USED* Squier Stratocaster. You can get these very inexpensive used and will sound pretty good.
If you want to sound like Slash, Jimmy Page, or some type of harder rock, I would try an Epiphone Les Paul Special II. These run you around $ 100.00 on Guitar Center.
Anything under that is going to be a toy, no matter how good they make it look.
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