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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 5962218" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>hershel's ideas are good too. There is some fun and flexibility in buying single pedals and experimenting with them. When I got started, I figured that pedals cost $50-100 a piece, and I could pretty much get all of them for $300 in a multi-FX rig and save a lot of money.</p><p></p><p>I prefer playing with an amp to pedals. Something about the sound in a room (and no headphone wire in the way) feels better. I don't play cranked up, 5 is about the loudest I go on my amp. If nothing else, it's like the Tube effect, tone resonating in a cabinet sounds/feels better than sound coming from tiny speakers next to my ears.</p><p></p><p>There's smaller amp to pick that can give great tone. My friend has this little Fender practice amp (15w?) that had this great warm tube-like tone (and it was a solid state). It sounded worlds better than my Crate of a similar size. Both were $40 pawn-shop purchases.</p><p></p><p>It's still worth noting that it's a matter of scale. Except for my first bass, all my axes cost about $350. Only one was new at that price. The others were all used (and thus had a higher original price). that said, I don't have anything worth over $500. My guitars will probably last me a lifetime.</p><p></p><p>Danny may have pricier axes than me, because his threshold is higher for the axe he prefers.</p><p></p><p>So my advice trends to you can get him what I consider good electric gear for the budget allotted.</p><p></p><p>It's almost easier to price out an accoustic, as all the good brands have been named, and can be had for the defined budget. Electrics bring in additional equipment recommendations.</p><p></p><p>Still, I think the list of KIDS who want an accoustic vs. an electric guitar favors the electric side of things. Too many tales exist of kids with visions of Rock in their head asking for a guitar and unwrapping a Rock-Crushing accoustic exist. Tenacious D being the only band to have turned that around....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 5962218, member: 8835"] hershel's ideas are good too. There is some fun and flexibility in buying single pedals and experimenting with them. When I got started, I figured that pedals cost $50-100 a piece, and I could pretty much get all of them for $300 in a multi-FX rig and save a lot of money. I prefer playing with an amp to pedals. Something about the sound in a room (and no headphone wire in the way) feels better. I don't play cranked up, 5 is about the loudest I go on my amp. If nothing else, it's like the Tube effect, tone resonating in a cabinet sounds/feels better than sound coming from tiny speakers next to my ears. There's smaller amp to pick that can give great tone. My friend has this little Fender practice amp (15w?) that had this great warm tube-like tone (and it was a solid state). It sounded worlds better than my Crate of a similar size. Both were $40 pawn-shop purchases. It's still worth noting that it's a matter of scale. Except for my first bass, all my axes cost about $350. Only one was new at that price. The others were all used (and thus had a higher original price). that said, I don't have anything worth over $500. My guitars will probably last me a lifetime. Danny may have pricier axes than me, because his threshold is higher for the axe he prefers. So my advice trends to you can get him what I consider good electric gear for the budget allotted. It's almost easier to price out an accoustic, as all the good brands have been named, and can be had for the defined budget. Electrics bring in additional equipment recommendations. Still, I think the list of KIDS who want an accoustic vs. an electric guitar favors the electric side of things. Too many tales exist of kids with visions of Rock in their head asking for a guitar and unwrapping a Rock-Crushing accoustic exist. Tenacious D being the only band to have turned that around.... [/QUOTE]
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