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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6378532" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>That's always the hard part, buying the first one when you don't know what you'd like, or like more than what you've already tried. Danny's got more experience than me with a variety of nicer guitars. His taste and budget run higher than I've spent (which might have been more than you were going to spend).</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't sweat it too bad. Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.</p><p></p><p>Ibanez, Fender, Gibson make some affordable guitars that don't suck. Try those first.</p><p></p><p>If you can, spend at least $300 on the guitar. Not because you're handing away extra cash, but because you are filtering out the cheap stock and presumably buying a guitar actually worth that. Take notes on the guitar models/brands you like and the price. Then go google some reviews. Your main concern is that there's not a flood of negative reviews about product quality. You can surely recognize an axe that most people like, but a couple people were picky or had a single unit failure.</p><p></p><p>If you absolutely must buy cheap, buy a Fender Squire Strat. They are about $100, and are based on the Fender Stratocaster line, but are made more cheaply. It's probably the best of the cheap models.</p><p></p><p>Since you're likely buying used (which means a $300 guitar was probably a $400 guitar), you'll need some tips on identifying at-risk guitars. warped necks, worn frets, loose tuning pegs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6378532, member: 8835"] That's always the hard part, buying the first one when you don't know what you'd like, or like more than what you've already tried. Danny's got more experience than me with a variety of nicer guitars. His taste and budget run higher than I've spent (which might have been more than you were going to spend). I wouldn't sweat it too bad. Nobody ever got fired for buying IBM. Ibanez, Fender, Gibson make some affordable guitars that don't suck. Try those first. If you can, spend at least $300 on the guitar. Not because you're handing away extra cash, but because you are filtering out the cheap stock and presumably buying a guitar actually worth that. Take notes on the guitar models/brands you like and the price. Then go google some reviews. Your main concern is that there's not a flood of negative reviews about product quality. You can surely recognize an axe that most people like, but a couple people were picky or had a single unit failure. If you absolutely must buy cheap, buy a Fender Squire Strat. They are about $100, and are based on the Fender Stratocaster line, but are made more cheaply. It's probably the best of the cheap models. Since you're likely buying used (which means a $300 guitar was probably a $400 guitar), you'll need some tips on identifying at-risk guitars. warped necks, worn frets, loose tuning pegs. [/QUOTE]
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