Ha! I have so few true treasures, have to make the most of them when I can...

And his wife is taunting him by posting photos of the box on the bed.

I'm torn as to whether I should post here or start a new thread. I hesitate to do either, but chose to invade this thread and won't be offended if my post elicits a "GTFO" response.

I'm going to get myself a first-ever electric guitar for my upcoming birthday. Looking for advice.

I took a year or two of lessons during elementary/jr high ages. I learned to read music and could pick notes on my acoustic in the standard position (top 3 frets), plus strum chords to country/Eagles/etc. songs. That's where I stopped progressing, and lost interest quickly.

I'm a cheap-ass, so I don't want to spend much more than I absolutely have to in order to get one that's GOOD ENOUGH to not discourage me based on the guitar's inadequacies. Looking at reviews, I've narrowed down to a few potential options. They're probably laughable to most who have posted on this thread, but if you'd be so kind as to weigh in with some advice, I'd sure appreciate it.

Here's what I'm looking at:

https://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-Special-Satin-Worn-Cherry/dp/B06Y42YRJL/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Nkj24&content-id=amzn1.sym.bc5f3394-3b4c-4031-8ac0-18107ac75816&pf_rd_p=bc5f3394-3b4c-4031-8ac0-18107ac75816&pf_rd_r=W09BQ2RFXM5535F6E0KC&pd_rd_wg=34jQJ&pd_rd_r=53e15624-ff32-4429-a99c-fe28e6f750c6&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1

and

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-PAC012-Pacifica-Electric-Metallic/dp/B00PZYEFS4/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=yamaha+pacifica+electric+guitar&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-2&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0

The above two are based on a positive review from Paul Davids here:

OR

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IQCRJ9Y?smid=A2FV1C0FXPI98L&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=fultonstreetb-20&linkId=c43526a1ca745976310f7f3c36102837&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
.... costlier than the others, but comes with an amp and some other extras, so not really that much of a premium for the guitar.

Watch this and maybe the Anderton's video on the Sire S3.

After watching that video, watch this.

Wear a face shield so you don't get bits of DallasTeleAg's brain on you when his head explodes.

You will get quality sound and playability for not much money and will have portable gear and a lot of flexibility.

Wow... two whole videos posted of that jackass.

Paul Davids is great.

Did he insult your family or something?

Do you just hate Canadians?

He makes brief videos with good production quality and gives good gear reviews.

Brief videos are a plus for someone who might be looking at a lot of different product choices. I love watching Pete and Lee do intro and outro jams on the Anderton's gear review videos, but they are lengthy. This guy is shopping and might want to cover more ground quickly.

Today I looked at the Sweetwater site and was checking the NewGearDay posts.

Some woman in D.C. posted that she wants to learn how to play guitar and she decided to buy one from Sweetwater.

Les Paul Studio

That's a nice first guitar!!

I think the Pacifica was ahead of its time about a decade ago for a solid entry level guitar but others brands have caught up.

I'd go Squier at the sub $500 price point. If you don't mind going used you can start getting into Mexican Fenders pretty cheap as well.

I've heard the Epiphones are hit and miss (hell, everything is at this price point) but honestly you probably won't be able to tell the difference if you're just starting out.

thanks for the inputs so far!

The Sire S3 is interesting, but hard to find in stock. Same with the Spark Go, since it's on pre-order with shipping next month. I imagine the line of preorders is pretty long, so not sure i'd want to wait months and months to be able to play a new guitar (since I have no amp whatsoever at this point.) Other than that, those are certainly an interesting suggestion, that I appreciate!

where's the best place to look for used, if one were to go that route? ebay or reverb or ???

Reverb!

Or Sweetwater Gear Exchange

Plenty of Sire S3's on Reverb. One option is to find one in stock and then go directly to the shop's site if you don't want to go through Reverb. It's a great way to search stock without going to lots of sites.

What city are you in?

We can help you search.

dave99ag said:

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Plenty of Sire S3's on Reverb. One option is to find one in stock and then go directly to the shop's site if you don't want to go through Reverb. It's a great way to search stock without going to lots of sites.

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I hope he likes pink!

I'm between San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Alamo Music Center in San Antonio.

Search their inventory.

Here is an option. I don't know your budget.

https://www.alamomusic.com/sale-electric-guitars/?search_query=&min_price=100&max_price=500

Somebody mentioned a MIM Strat earlier.

Here ya go. It's nice! Go try it out! Music Go Round sounds like a reputable business.

https://www.musicgoround.com/product/41122-S000022008/used-fender-stratocaster-mim-2018-electric-guitar-sunburst

Those callouses will be back by the end of the weekend!

It's gonna be a bit rough. I've done it before though. When I was still gigging regularly I sliced a finger pretty good and couldn't play for a couple months. My first weekend back gigging I had four four hour gigs in about 36 hours. I don't think the indentations came out of my fingers for two days after.

If I was in that area tonight I would definitely stop in and ask you to play Misty for me.

Or Lady Of Spain.

TX AG 88 said:

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thanks for the inputs so far!

The Sire S3 is interesting, but hard to find in stock. Same with the Spark Go, since it's on pre-order with shipping next month. I imagine the line of preorders is pretty long, so not sure i'd want to wait months and months to be able to play a new guitar (since I have no amp whatsoever at this point.) Other than that, those are certainly an interesting suggestion, that I appreciate!

where's the best place to look for used, if one were to go that route? ebay or reverb or ???

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Spark Go ships in June if you can wait that long.

https://www.positivegrid.com/products/spark-go?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=IV_SparkGo_FCD_US&utm_content=SparkGo_MadiVanwell_KOL&adset=SparkGo_SocialEngagers

So, I'm in Nashville until Tues and The Rib is cool with going to the Gibson Garage and/or Gruhn's Guitars with me--worth it, or is it a letdown??

After looking at the websites she said "looks like a place somebody goes to by a guitar...

I haven't been but Mary went to three. See what you think.

ravingfans said:

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So, I'm in Nashville until Tues and The Rib is cool with going to the Gibson Garage and/or Gruhn's Guitars with me--worth it, or is it a letdown??

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GO! We're all counting on you.

Well, y'all inspired me to do a thing (especially DallasTeleAg and his LPSpecial)

Incoming NGD-2015 LP Junior



Unlike DallasTeleAg, I absolutely love fat, corpulent necks, and the 2015 models have them. I don't even mind the robot tuners, although I'll likely replace them with Hipshot no-drills.

This will be the second one I've had recently. The first one had a finish crack at the neck inside the cutaway which seemed to be the clearcoat only, but it bugged me so I returned it. I've been wanting another one. I figured instead of blowing money to go to the Dallas Guitar Show next week I might as well invest that money in another guitar.

One other option is Adorama. They have Slick Deals of the Day sometimes that are serious sales, but I don't anything about the experience of buying from them.

https://www.adorama.com/l/Musical-Instruments/Guitars/Electric-Guitars

Nice!

NGD!!!