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Originally Posted by SpanishArmada

A strat shaped body is a safe bet for comfort and the all important cool factor

Strats are cool now are they? Cheers for the info, I'll let Hank Marvin know.

[Old Gold]

I suppose cool's a bit... harsh. What I meant is that if you're first band is punk/metal/rock/funk/whatever, you can get away with not looking like a reet tit.

Oh yes, I've seen a BC Rich Warlock in a funk band.

p.s. tell Hank that I know what he did last summer...

[HateEvent]

Don't bother Dusty, the word 'super' was omitted from the start of strat so until it is put there, the statement is infact incorrect.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by DustyDeviada

Strats are cool now are they? Cheers for the info, I'll let Hank Marvin know.

Strats are as cool as fuck

Ergonomic masterpiece

[black_matter]

Also, you might want to look into an even cheaper end of the market with guitars such as stagg, westfield etc. Quality for money in my opinion which leaves a bit of spare cash for an amp/starter kit.

[skuzzlebutt]

i was abroad for about 10 days, and missed the gtr more than i thought... so i tracked down the local music store and shelled out 70 quid for a cheap gtr that i would either leave in the hotel, sell back to the store or just plain trash it... it was a maxtone "handmade custom" for which read hand made by an indonesian machine and just as customised as the other 500,000 that came of the line that year...

surprise is it was pretty damn good for a 70 quid gtr... strat copy, reasonably stable trem, hot pickups, very flat neck... plays well sounds good you could do well worse for twice the mulah... never seen a maxtone in the uk though...

[Neill]

I reckon you could do a lot lot worse than the Pacifica.

I'd be interested to see what the Vintage guitars are like (as they seem to be getting pretty good reviews).

Also those Squier Custom Tele's would be a reasonable starter.

But what do I know, my first guitar was a Fender/Squier? Bullet that the bridge screws kept on droppingto the scratch plate... Whadya expect for £129 from Brucies (when it where the Bon Accord Centre is now!).

In case yourmaths is pish yes it was fecking years ago (almost a quarter of a century ago!)

[Skacel]

mine was a cream coloured squire strat whcih looked really good until i covered it with stickers

i hope to own a proper american model one day maybe in the not too distant future

[jon]

My first (electric) guitar was an Epi Les Paul Junior - about £99 new when I got it in '97 - and it was nae bad at all.

For someone wanting a good electric on the cheap, I would say Get A Westfield Les Paul (E4000). I've worked in guitar shops for years, and it's still the best budget electric going for under £90 that I've ever played. Anyone who tells you otherwise is talking nonsense. Fact. The Westie Goldtop especially is a great guitar by any standard, and I know countless people who have upgraded the pickups on an E4000 and gig/record with them quite happily.

Originally Posted by Neill

But what do I know, my first guitar was a Fender/Squier? Bullet that the bridge screws kept on droppingto the scratch plate... Whadya expect for £129 from Brucies (when it where the Bon Accord Centre is now!).

Well, Squiers only started being made about 84 so I guess it was a Fender.