woodburn@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU (09/28/85)
-------------------------------------------------------------- I'd appreciate some advice on buying my first electric guitar. My musical background is mainly piano, but I've been banging around on an old classical guitar for the past few months. As a result, I have a solid background in music theory, I can pick out a few chords, and I know the fingerboard fairly well. I'll be playing mostly blues and jazz. Favorites of mine are B. B. King, George Benson, and Earl Klugh. What I'm really looking for is something to fool around with in my free time. At the most, I'd like to jam with a few friends. My ambitions aren't that great, but most of the people that I've talked with still say "don't scrimp." They recommend buying a good guitar now that'll hold its value, then selling it in a few years and buying a great guitar. Any tips or recommendations? Please mail them to me. I'll be happy to return a summary of the responses to anyone who wants it. Tom Woodburn UUCP: ...!uiucdcs!woodburn University of Illinois ARPA: woodburn@uiuc.ARPA at Urbana-Champaign CSnet: woodburn@uiuc.CSnet P.S. I originally posted this to "net.music.guitar", but that group seems pretty quiet (like dead). Doesn't anybody read it?
rjs@hpfcla.UUCP (10/03/85)
I would recommend looking at the Fender Bullet series of guitars (especially if your budget is tight). They offer a good (not great, but good) product for an excellent price. Another suggestion is to keep an eye out for a used Fender Strat. (provided that it is in good shape and at a good price). The Gibson ES series are kindof nice (if you enjoy that type of sound). I would STRONGLY recommend buying a used one if you are interested in one in this line. The ES series is known for it's neck problems. I therefore suggest that you get one that is at least 4 years old and have the neck checked out by an expert. If it's gone for 4 (or more) years without neck trouble it's probably gonna last for a while without giving you any trouble. BTW, if you happed to see a used Gibson ES345 for sale, let me know. Bob Schneider ihnp4!hpfcla!hpfcll!rjs P.S. I didn't see your note posting to net.music.guit. You might want to verify that you can in fact post to that group.