Guitars

• Byte wrote on 2010-08-28 23:08
  My girlfriend is planning on buying me an electric guitar so I can learn how to play one. I really like the Les Paul style, but there are a lot of ways to make them sound different[from what I've read].
  
  So instead of me googling forever and reading, what do you suggest? I would like a specific type of sound[Videos Below] and I know, that it would take TONS of practice to get them to sound exactly like them =P
  
  My question is, what exactly would I need to make a guitar sound like that, what style would you suggest getting, keep it between 0-$1,000[Total].
  
  Here are the suppliers for my local music shop:
  BC Rich Guitars - Bich, Warlock, Mockingbird, Eagle, Beast, V, Kerry King
  Saga, The Source!
  Gibson Guitar: Electric, Acoustic and Bass Guitars, Baldwin Pianos
  Epiphone Musical Instruments
  Indiana Guitar Company
  Michael Kelly Guitars - Archtop Electric Guitars
  Peavey.com :: Products
  Squier� Guitars by Fender�: The Official Website STAGG MUSIC | Products - Electric Guitars
  Takamine Guitars - Takamine Pro Series Guitars, Takamine Archive/Discontinued Guitars, Takamine Accessories & More
  
  [video=youtube;Yw74sDWPH7U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U[/video]
  [video=youtube;MjNAeELQ_Z8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8[/video]
  [video=youtube;VAsbozJORxU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAsbozJORxU[/video]
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-08-29 02:58
  Just to let you Yngwie uses a custom Fender Stratocaster and I'm sure the others do too.
  Every
  
  No on Gibson.
  They are the most overrated guitar company out of all of them.
  Epiphones are the cheap version of Gibson's guitar because Gibson is their parent company.
  
  Squiers are the Cheap Version of Fenders since Fender is their parent company
  B.C. Rich is a guitar company where the models of the guitars look flashy but are horrible sound wise and I heard that they don't last long.
  Just cause a guitar model looks "Metal" doesn't mean you'll be better at playing it and anyone that thinks this is dumb.
  There is no guitar that is only for blues or only for metal any guitar can do any of these things hell you can play metal on a Semi-Hollow for all you care.
  
  Too make a guitar to sound like "That" you'll probably need to buy new pick ups and you'll definitely need to your guitar different to the standard tuning
• Finnea wrote on 2010-08-29 03:27
  In all reality I like how high your aiming. I've been playing guitar since I was quite young, however noone can attain that sound they're looking for in their music easily. At first, honestly, you'd sound horrible practicing on Vai's guitars or Malmsteen's. The guitar won't make much of a difference until you've matured as a player. I know alot about music, so if you ever want to talk, tell me.
  
  Anyway. I'd go with a squier, and get like a starter pack of some sort. After a year or two when you feel that you can plow through easy songs and know your stuff aim for a premade fender with a networth of ~500-700$. Then after you seriously feel that you've gone the distance, you can solo pretty well, and you know your instrument enough to know how to improvise clean passages with atleast above average technique; go for a guitar with a net worth of about 1000+ or even have one tailor made for you. Also keep in mind the process of switching amps, effect modules, and stuff like that.
  
  Don't know how cognitive all that was, but those are atleast roughly my opinions. Trust me when I say not to buy something so expensive at first. I see kids all the time just quit with this reeaally nice guitar to show for it. You want to make sure you're right for the instrument before investing.
• Zatrox wrote on 2010-08-29 04:58
  Agree with Finn.
  Get a cheap guitar (Squire, Ibanez, etc.) and practice with that. After some messing around (~1 year of real practice), find a guitar that suits YOUR STYLE.
  You should also know that the guitar is only a part of your final sound; consider the amps (also expensive) and pedals you will be using.
  
  You could always be like Sonic Youth and tune cheap guitars funkily, lolol.
• Finnea wrote on 2010-08-29 06:34
  If you actually watch anime.. watch la cordo de oro. It's about classical granted however if brings a certain point that I love home. Each individual person has their own sound.
  
  Also I meet your Vai and raise you Petrucci
  
  [video=youtube;k5t_b9xOY-I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5t_b9xOY-I[/video]
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-08-29 06:47
  Well just make sure if you pick starter package it's not horrible.
  I was thinking about quitting on playing Bass all together because I had to practice on one of the most horrible basses ever made.
  Also you would want to learn some scale they really help out if you learn them as soon as possible
  anyways my friend recommends to get this guitar.
  Buy ESP LTD MH-103 Quilted Maple Electric Guitar | Solid Body Electric Guitars | Musician's Friend
• Finnea wrote on 2010-08-29 06:51
  I might not go that far yet. Unless you have a definite ease choosing amps under or around $100.