Id rather play an electric guitar but some one told me i should learn with an acoustic guitar first. And can i get something decent for around a 100 bucks

This is a highly debated subject. People give a few different reasons to go acoustic so lets break those down.

1) Cost, you don’t have to buy an amp with an acoustic. Yes, this is true, but it is also true that for what you will pay for a decent playing solid top acoustic you could have gotten an electric guitar and amp. Someone mentioned amps not coming with effects, but almost all beginners amps will be solid state with built in effects. The Line 6 is a perfect example.

2) Acoustic makes your hands stronger. Again, true, but do your hands need to be strong enough to play acoustic if you only want to play electric? No.

3) Acoustic allows you to hear your mistakes better in the beginning. No one here mentioned this and to me it is the only valid point that can be made for starting on acoustic. Since the acoustic has a more pure sound you can more easily tell if you are doing something wrong usually, but honestly this is no deal breaker to me.

Any guitar teacher will tell you that about 1 in 10 of the people that start learning guitar will actually follow through with it. The other 9 will quit. So the biggest obstacle in learning guitar is just keeping your interest so you don’t give up. If you are into AC/DC for instance you won’t be happy learning on an acoustic and will be more likely to quit. If you are into Taylor Swift type stuff you’ll love acoustic. Also understand that because an acoustic will generally have higher action and thicker strings, it will be harder on your fingers to play it. When you start talking about acoustics under $300 then you have an even harder guitar to play. I have picked up many $200 electrics that played very good. I have never picked up a $200 acoustic that played well. So bottom line, get the type of guitar that your are most interested in, that’s all that matters.

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These are the different knobs on my electric guitar’s amp. Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume, and Reverb. When I play it sounds like a really clean regular guitar how do I give it that electric guitar sound?

First off, you will probably want to crank your gain first, THEN adjust the volume to where you want it. That distortion you are going for comes from the gain knob being up. So come in behind it with volume.

Your other knobs, such as bass, middle, and treble, will set your tone. I have heard you can Scoop the middle, which means turn it higher than the others like at 8 or 9, to boost your gain.

Set your bass high enough to beef it up a little. Treble can be wherever you want it.

HOWEVER, based on your particular amp model, you may not be able to acquire much of that electric guitar sound (distortion) and may need a distortion pedal such as the DS-1 by Boss…

All in the title

On eBay you can find descent ones for relatively cheap.

I want to buy an acoustic guitar. I have no knowledge whatsoever of guitars, but what can i get in the 300 euro (400 dollar) price range?

There’s no such thing as a one-size-fits-all guitar, so the best thing you could do is go to a guitar store and test drive a bunch of different models. Each brand tends to have its own feel, so one person’s ideal guitar is another’s nightmare. Since you’re a beginner, you’ll probably do better with a guitar that has a thin neck and low action (strings close to the fretboard). Those things make it much easier and more comfortable to move smoothly between chords.

Ibanez makes fantastic guitars that are built like rocks, sound great and are often nicer than guitars costing twice as much. They’re also known for having really thin necks and low action, which makes them very comfortable for most guitarists to play. There’s a model called Sage that sells for less than $200 in the US, but it’s one of the nicest guitars I’ve ever played. The sound is incredible — rich and full. And it plays nicer than most $1,000 guitars I’ve used. It has a solid spruce top, as well, which means its sound will actually improve as it ages. Here’s a link:

http://www.musicstore.com/en_EN/EUR/Guitars/Western-guitars/Ibanez-SGT120E-Vintage-Brown-Sunburst/art-GIT0010220-000

And here’s a link to a US store where you can read the reviews of the Sage guitar to see that I’m not exaggerating:

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-SGT120NT-SAGE-SERIES-Acoustic-Guitar-?sku=512326

If you handle a bunch of guitars before buying one, you’ll find that some feel more comfortable and natural in your hands than others. Ibanez, Takamine (and Jasmine by Takamine) and Alvarez guitars tend to have fairly thin necks, for instance, which makes them very user-friendly. But guitars made by Epiphone and Gibson have really chunky necks that can make them challenging for beginners to play. Trust your instincts, since they’ll serve you better than anyone else’s opinion. Most guitarists are somewhat brand loyal, but that’s only because they’ve found the brands that work for them. My brother, who owns a recording studio, swears only Gibsons and Martins are worth owning. But I’ve got smallish hands and find both brands physically impossible to play. For me, Ibanez guitars are perfect.

Ultimately, the way you feel about your guitar is more important than the price or the name on the headstock. If you go with one that feels like it belongs in your hands, you’ll be more inclined to practice and the sooner you’ll become a great guitarist. Good luck!

if u know allot about bass guitars, can u please look at both of these bass’s and look at the features and tell me witch one is better, iam debating between these two,

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-SR300-Bass-Guitar-517405-i1440401.gc

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-SR300M-Bass-Guitar-580532-i1440494.gc

thanks,

Just to clarify….

They are both the same…they do not have different necks like Ted mentioned. Also, "humbuckers" are not a brand of pick-up, its a style.

The only difference I can see from the decriptions given is that the second instrument has the pick-ups slightly tilted which they claim will give a better string to string balance.

Go to the store, pick them up and see what you like.

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