Old Gold Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 How about a nice Danelectro for the janglier, cheerier end of the goth rock spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Wirelessly posted (LG-GC900/V10a Obigo/WAP2.0 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)A 12 year old girl wouldn't be able to lift a Les Paul, never mind play it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Creamy for me, on the neck pickup with the tone rolled off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I went to Bruce Millers for lunch today so had a swatch at the Squire Telecasters - there were at least 3 variants with different pick up configurations which dictated various prices between 200 - 400 quid - what's the script there then? Bear in mind that I know about as much on the intricacies of guitar configurations as I do quantuum physics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Just different models, the Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified series are both well regarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 You'll get a Squier Affinity Telecaster model for about 140 new on the internet, and really it's all you need for a beginner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Which ones are which? One had 3 coil pick ups, 2 at bridge and one at neck. The other ones had coil at bridge and humbucker at neck, although one humbucker was narrow and oblong in shape while the other was rectangular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Fuck knows, loads of different options:Squier Guitars by Fender: The Official Website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Which ones are which? One had 3 coil pick ups, 2 at bridge and one at neck. The other ones had coil at bridge and humbucker at neck, although one humbucker was narrow and oblong in shape while the other was rectangular.I don't suppose you thought to ask someone in the shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I don't suppose you thought to ask someone in the shop?No. My complete lack of guitar knowledge (as amply demonstrated in this very thread) makes me reluctant to ask folk who work in there about guitars. It would make me feel like the dude in Hi Fidelity who goes in asking for a copy of 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. So I thought I'd ask here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 No. My complete lack of guitar knowledge (as amply demonstrated in this very thread) makes me reluctant to ask folk who work in there about guitars. It would make me feel like the dude in Hi Fidelity who goes in asking for a copy of 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. So I thought I'd ask here.Jamie and Billy are two of the least patronising people i know. Both would be perfectly happy talking to you about those guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 If it was my actual money, rather than tuppenceworth, and I def wasn't saving for a Mex Fender, then I'd get a Classic Vibe 50s TeleOr a Deluxe StratProbably the Strat. Again, this is my personal pick, based hugely on aesthetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I have a Squier Strat in sunburst with a maple neck at home that does nowt. You can have that cheap. I don't know what price would be reasonable, any ideas, cheap guitar experts?Or if anyone else fancies it give me a shout! It's in great nick, been sitting in a gig bag almost permanently for the past near 20 years....50 quid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyScaryMark Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I'm a bit of an advocate of saving up money for a better quality second hand guitar.Perhaps a Japanese or Mexican Strat?Ibanez RG550 or similar?I'd suggest it's a bit of a lottery at the beginner market for guitars although most things I've came across have been quite playable. A good practice amp, such as Roland Microcube will make a big difference also. An electronic tuner is also a worthwhile investment as you can't really play a guitar that's not in tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Aye, if I was twelve, I wouldn't want any of that Indonesian made shite. And if it's a toploader, it can get fucked as well. If My mum hadn't have put it in for a good set up first, with low action and skinny tops/heavy bottoms, I'd have cried until I got a new one. What's this mum, crackly tone pot? What the fuck are you playing at?But that's just me, if I was twelve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Aye, if I was twelve, I wouldn't want any of that Indonesian made shite. And if it's a toploader, it can get fucked as well. If My mum hadn't have put it in for a good set up first, with low action and skinny tops/heavy bottoms, I'd have cried until I got a new one. What's this mum, crackly tone pot? What the fuck are you playing at?But that's just me, if I was twelve."You must spread..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 An electronic tuner is also a worthwhile investment as you can't really play a guitar that's not in tune.You obviously don't know the work of the Shutterspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Jamie and Billy are two of the least patronising people i know. Both would be perfectly happy talking to you about those guitars.I have bought things from the Bruce Millers music section, purely because of Jamie. That guy is an absolute gentleman, and completely clued up.R n B, however, is a shop in which I will never buy anything ever again, following an incident when I bought my first proper guitar. It really did come across as that Hi Fidelity moment. Sad times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 What's this mum, crackly tone pot? What the fuck are you playing at?I wanted to give rep for that but I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 50 quid?Someone else got in touch via PM before you chief but if that doesn't happen it's yours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I have bought things from the Bruce Millers music section, purely because of Jamie. That guy is an absolute gentleman, and completely clued up.Which ones Jamie? I really want to try and give guitar a bash again. I wish I had the benefit of this thread when I bought a Squier Strat as a novice. I would have went for a Tele instead. I really like how a Tele looks. The black and chrome ones in Bruce Millers are pushing my buttons.Pity my lack of playing ability combined with my tree frog-like, bap-ended fingers will no doubt lead me to put it away in the cupboard again should I purchase... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Which ones Jamie? I really want to try and give guitar a bash again. I wish I had the benefit of this thread when I bought a Squier Strat as a novice. I would have went for a Tele instead. I really like how a Tele looks. The black and chrome ones in Bruce Millers are pushing my buttons.Pity my lack of playing ability combined with my tree frog-like, bap-ended fingers will no doubt lead me to put it away in the cupboard again should I purchase...My lack of playing ability doesn't stop me.Jamie is the pleasant chap, usually found out the actual guitar counter itself, sporting very ginger hair. Good guy, very knowledgable, and very approachable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Les Pauls have been inexcusable eversince Ocean Colour Sccene came to prominence. Hate the fuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Ocean Colour Scene are possibly the worst example ever of Les Paul-ery (I may have made that term up just now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I have bought things from the Bruce Millers music section, purely because of Jamie. That guy is an absolute gentleman, and completely clued up.R n B, however, is a shop in which I will never buy anything ever again, following an incident when I bought my first proper guitar. It really did come across as that Hi Fidelity moment. Sad times.I agree. I've been served by a couple of people in the guitar dept there, and they have both been incredibly friendly and helpful.There's one or two at RnB that are equally helpful and friendly too, but there's one in particular that I just can't stand, and everytime I've been in and asked for advice or anything, I've been made to feel like a naughty child by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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