dba

whre to buy in UK? what to buy? s/h?

HELP!!

please

TonyFlow

Squier Strat should do (around £90 - add another £40 for a practice amp) - If he prefers les paul shaped, then epiphone should do.

Would recommend going to a local music store, as you really need to try the guitars out before you buy (as some will fell more "comfortable" than others)

Senior_AP

Epiphone Les Paul copies are very nice indeed. For a 9yr old I'd say a Strat copy as well. Squire.

Anything that feels "right". Thin, shallow neck. Light strings to start.

My first "lecky" was a Jackson!! Was far too good for me plus the neck was very deep. Got rid for a Les Paul Epiphone. Very nice bit of kit.

So, I'd say a strat copy. Squire/Hohner etc etc. Buy used as well, get them dirt cheap.

106rallye

Yamaha Pacifica always gets good write ups and imho better made than most strat type copies

Andy

Molbyman

iTrader: (2)

2nd vote for yamaha pacific. No problems with ours apart from a loose connection to switch easily repaired.
Comes with amp and lead too.

Bought my son one 3 years ago and he is still playing/taking lessons (now age 12).

dba

ta

local music store selling Fender copies for £200 inc amp and leads

Jap2Scrap

£200 is arguably too much for a first guitar. Should be able to get a Yam or even an Encore (shudder) with an amp for around £120. Remember he might give it up in 6 months

FrenchBoy

Another one for Yamaha Pacifica.
Squire Strats are very overrated IMO.
Most music shops will do a beginners package with a little amp for £150-£200

Make sure you start him off with very light strings (ask for 9's or 8's at the local music store). And make sure they give you a guitar with a low/adjustable action (this is the distance of the strings from the fretboard - the closer they are the easier it is to play).

Get him guitar lessons with someone that will teach him to actually play some songs. If he lands up with a guitar teacher that just wants to teach him to read music he'll lose interest very quickly.

Invest in a guitar tuner aswell!! It'll make it easier on you in the long run!

dba

he has a teacher,and she taught him to play Smoke On the water straight away!

the £200 deal on th local shop is teh same guitar as this,but by another make



it should be £270 but the supplier offered these up because they are out of stock of their base model

Senior_AP

Quick question, what is the arm that comes off the bridge called again?? It's on the tip of my tongue but I've totally lost it!!

Jap2Scrap

tremelo arm and it's got some newfangled name too

TonyFlow

Tremelo or whammy

Senior_AP

TREMOLO!! Thats it!!

FFS was doing my head in. Nice one.

Andy Tang

iTrader: (3)

Funnily enough as I was reading this thread, that was the tune going through my head!!

Surely there are enough kids who started and gave up soon after, so I dare say there will be a few on ebay being sold by annoyed parents!!!

FrenchBoy

Yeah, tremelo arm/bar is its official name. Whammy/**** bar is what its generally called.

Jap2Scrap

whammy bar, that's it.. sounds like something cadbury would make

dba

He has been playing acoustic guitar for a year,i said he could have an electric guitar if he lasted this long

btw,he reckons Blackmore got it wrong,he has put an extra chord in SOTW,and he reckons it sounds much better

off course i agreed

FrenchBoy

Its an ok guitar to go for, he shouldnt have any probs with it. But as has been already mentioned you can get cheaper guitars that are of similar quality. I would even argue that Yamaha's are slightly better suited to a beginner rather than a strat. Either way they aren't ripping you off.

dba

ta

awd wrx

I bought a Squier Strat and played it about 4 or 5 times before getting bored and putting it up the attic , I bought it as a kit with the amp and lead , then bought a bag and tuner , Cd's to learn ect , you can have it all for £100 if your interested , I'll never use it again...

dba

anyone got any opinions on this guitar? (my mum wants to pay,who am i to object?) the Dragons look bloody great!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

Wizzbang

Have a look around this place Regent Guitars and look especially for the Cort and Vintage ranges. This is a proper guitar shop and wont sell you a plank of wood with some strings attached (that would be an encore ).

I honestly couldnt recommend this store enough.


WizzBang

FrenchBoy

Dont know anything about those guitars so cant comment. What i would say is that if you're going to pay that sort of money then I would get an Ibanez. You can get a very good Ibanez new or second hand for that money.

I used to have an Ibanez RG550 (in luminous yellow) many years ago before i built my own custom strat.

dba

its not so much the money tbh,he has 2 lessons a week and works hard,classical lessons in the evening and a fun lesson at school,so he is seriously interested enough to get a decent guitar,and the granny is paying anyway

thanks for all the advice