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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6378307" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Electrics come in 3 basic flavors: solidbody, semihollow, and hollowbody. Solidbody guitars- your Stratocasters, Telecasters, Les Pauls, etc.- are the cheapest to make. Semihollows chamber out the body for reduced weight, increased resonance and a more acoustic tone. Hollowbodies are most like acoustics in terms of their unplugged sound projection.</p><p></p><p>However, make no mistake- no unplugged electric sounds like an acoustic. They're not voiced for it, they physically don't resonate the same way.</p><p></p><p>Right now, my favorite (non-luthier) guitar company in the world is Reverend. Their electrics are among the best of the best in terms of delivering a well-made product that sounds good, feels good, and doesn't cost a lot. Most models are under $1000 new, and I've seen (and bought) used ones in excellent condition running $650-800. Alas, they're a smallish company out of Detroit, so they are hard to find. I'm in the Dallas area, and I usually have to shop out-of-state or online to buy them. Still, a company worth considering if you go electric.</p><p></p><p>And part of what sets them apart is the neck: they essentially have one design, a medium oval contour that is not too big, not too small. (One design also helps keep costs down.)</p><p></p><p>Their semihollows are simply killer.</p><p></p><p>Other favorites: Godin, Fernandes, Electra.</p><p></p><p>Gretsch semihollows- in particular , the Electromatics- are an option to consider. Gretsch is one of the great names, and the Electomatics are their entry-level. Definitely worth a look.</p><p></p><p>A dark horse semihollow would be the Hagstrom Tremar Deuce. It's not a common brand, but, oddly Best Buy sells them...online, at least. Generally well made.</p><p></p><p>That said, Ibanez Artcore semihollows are among the best bang for your buck semihollows on the market. I think the Reverend, Gretsch and Hagstrom are better guitars, but the Ibanez Artcores are a LOT easier to find, and they're cheaper than the Gretsches.</p><p></p><p>If you DO go electric, I would not start off with an amp. I know, that sounds insane...but I did without an amp for the first 3 years I owned an electric. Here's how: a portable digital modeling device like one of these (some are discontinued, can still be easily found):</p><p></p><p>Boss Micro-BR 4 track</p><p><a href="http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=818" target="_blank">http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=818</a></p><p></p><p>Boss Micro-BR 80 </p><p><a href="http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1167" target="_blank">http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1167</a></p><p></p><p>Pocket POD</p><p><a href="http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6-Pocket-POD-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104391875-i1173933.gc" target="_blank">http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6-Pocket-POD-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104391875-i1173933.gc</a></p><p></p><p>Tascam GT-R1</p><p><a href="http://tascam.com/product/gt-r1/" target="_blank">http://tascam.com/product/gt-r1/</a></p><p></p><p>Korg Pandora Mini</p><p><a href="http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-Mini-PXMINI-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-H70754-i1746466.gc" target="_blank">http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-Mini-PXMINI-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-H70754-i1746466.gc</a></p><p></p><p>Korg Px4</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvaXhaTW-B8&sns=em" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvaXhaTW-B8&sns=em</a></p><p></p><p>Korg Pandora Stomp</p><p><a href="http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PandoraSTOr/" target="_blank">http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PandoraSTOr/</a></p><p></p><p>Korg Px5</p><p><a href="http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-PX5D-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104821715-i1387080.gc" target="_blank">http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-PX5D-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104821715-i1387080.gc</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a visual comparison of (left to right) Tascam, my PX-5 and one of my Px4s to my old Aiwa cassette player:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s593/AJA1967/image_zps81e80cc0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Only the Tascam has decent acoustic recording capacity. All DO have features like tuners, metronomes, drum synthesizers, and digital amp & pedal modeling. IOW, they're KILLER practice tools.</p><p></p><p>So with decent headphones, you can rock out like you were playing Texas Stadium. And yes, they are all about the size of an old Walkman.</p><p></p><p>The ones I own: the Tascam has the external mics, a phrase trainer (loop & slow down stuff for practicing), and takes SD cards. Both it and the PX5 can connect directly to your computer via a USB port. It is less powerful than the PX5, but, oddly, the PX5 does not have a belt/strap hook.</p><p></p><p>The ones I don't own: The Line6 PocketPOD is, I believe, the most popular device like this; the Boss might be the most powerful (and priciest); the Pandora Mini is the smallest (its about the size of a stack of business cards), cheapest, and least powerful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6378307, member: 19675"] Electrics come in 3 basic flavors: solidbody, semihollow, and hollowbody. Solidbody guitars- your Stratocasters, Telecasters, Les Pauls, etc.- are the cheapest to make. Semihollows chamber out the body for reduced weight, increased resonance and a more acoustic tone. Hollowbodies are most like acoustics in terms of their unplugged sound projection. However, make no mistake- no unplugged electric sounds like an acoustic. They're not voiced for it, they physically don't resonate the same way. Right now, my favorite (non-luthier) guitar company in the world is Reverend. Their electrics are among the best of the best in terms of delivering a well-made product that sounds good, feels good, and doesn't cost a lot. Most models are under $1000 new, and I've seen (and bought) used ones in excellent condition running $650-800. Alas, they're a smallish company out of Detroit, so they are hard to find. I'm in the Dallas area, and I usually have to shop out-of-state or online to buy them. Still, a company worth considering if you go electric. And part of what sets them apart is the neck: they essentially have one design, a medium oval contour that is not too big, not too small. (One design also helps keep costs down.) Their semihollows are simply killer. Other favorites: Godin, Fernandes, Electra. Gretsch semihollows- in particular , the Electromatics- are an option to consider. Gretsch is one of the great names, and the Electomatics are their entry-level. Definitely worth a look. A dark horse semihollow would be the Hagstrom Tremar Deuce. It's not a common brand, but, oddly Best Buy sells them...online, at least. Generally well made. That said, Ibanez Artcore semihollows are among the best bang for your buck semihollows on the market. I think the Reverend, Gretsch and Hagstrom are better guitars, but the Ibanez Artcores are a LOT easier to find, and they're cheaper than the Gretsches. If you DO go electric, I would not start off with an amp. I know, that sounds insane...but I did without an amp for the first 3 years I owned an electric. Here's how: a portable digital modeling device like one of these (some are discontinued, can still be easily found): Boss Micro-BR 4 track [url]http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=818[/url] Boss Micro-BR 80 [url]http://www.bossus.com/gear/productdetails.php?ProductId=1167[/url] Pocket POD [url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6-Pocket-POD-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104391875-i1173933.gc[/url] Tascam GT-R1 [url]http://tascam.com/product/gt-r1/[/url] Korg Pandora Mini [url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-Mini-PXMINI-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-H70754-i1746466.gc[/url] Korg Px4 [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvaXhaTW-B8&sns=em[/url] Korg Pandora Stomp [url]http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PandoraSTOr/[/url] Korg Px5 [url]http://www.guitarcenter.com/Korg-Pandora-PX5D-Guitar-Multi-Effects-Processor-104821715-i1387080.gc[/url] Here is a visual comparison of (left to right) Tascam, my PX-5 and one of my Px4s to my old Aiwa cassette player: [IMG]http://i1307.photobucket.com/albums/s593/AJA1967/image_zps81e80cc0.jpg[/IMG] Only the Tascam has decent acoustic recording capacity. All DO have features like tuners, metronomes, drum synthesizers, and digital amp & pedal modeling. IOW, they're KILLER practice tools. So with decent headphones, you can rock out like you were playing Texas Stadium. And yes, they are all about the size of an old Walkman. The ones I own: the Tascam has the external mics, a phrase trainer (loop & slow down stuff for practicing), and takes SD cards. Both it and the PX5 can connect directly to your computer via a USB port. It is less powerful than the PX5, but, oddly, the PX5 does not have a belt/strap hook. The ones I don't own: The Line6 PocketPOD is, I believe, the most popular device like this; the Boss might be the most powerful (and priciest); the Pandora Mini is the smallest (its about the size of a stack of business cards), cheapest, and least powerful. [/QUOTE]
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