Music guitar advice needed.

MOhillbilly · 08-06-2008, 07:12 AM

im gonna get me one. i have nothing better to do, so whats a cheap starter that i wont have to be married to. tapes, books, tuners, ect.
i played piano and violin way back and can read abit of sheet music.

any help is appreciated.

Consistent1 · 08-06-2008, 07:14 AM

How much is cheap to you?

MOhillbilly · 08-06-2008, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Consistent1

How much is cheap to you?

300 and under.

BigChiefFan · 08-06-2008, 07:16 AM

Musician's Friend is a great place. The one in Kansas City has dings and dents with alot of the guitars, so you can get them at a discount. Even then, I would plan on paying at least a $250.

Stewie · 08-06-2008, 07:19 AM

Yamaha makes a good starter guitar. You're getting an acoustic, I assume.

MOhillbilly · 08-06-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

Yamaha makes a good starter guitar. You're getting an acoustic, I assume.

yup acoustic. got a model number?

MOhillbilly · 08-06-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

Musician's Friend is a great place. The one in Kansas City has dings and dents with alot of the guitars, so you can get them at a discount. Even then, I would plan on paying at least a $250.

what about the lower half of the western portion of the state?

Consistent1 · 08-06-2008, 07:21 AM

I have a 2007 Reverend Warhawk II HB with a Roland cube 15 amp. That set me back about $650. Here is a link to nice site for this topic. They even have a classified forum to buy used stuff.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/

Stewie · 08-06-2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

yup acoustic. got a model number?

For less than $300...

FG720S

or

FG730S

KCJohnny · 08-06-2008, 07:35 AM

Reading music may be helpful in comprehending theory, but guitar is really about you feeling the dedication inside to learning the craft with considerable physical discomfort (ouch! blisters on your fingers) and perservering out of love for the music.
You can make/discover beautiful/motivating music with a $75 guitar. Its all about heart.

Consistent1 · 08-06-2008, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Stewie

For less than $300...

FG720S

or

FG730S

Those both look pretty nice to me. I would tend to believe that if you just want an acoustic that you could get something decent for like $75-100 used. You just have to make sure it is not all messed up.

**Skip Towne** · 08-06-2008, 07:37 AM

Have you tried the pawn shops?

Reerun_KC · 08-06-2008, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KCJohnny

Reading music may be helpful in comprehending theory, but guitar is really about you feeling the dedication inside to learning the craft with considerable physical discomfort (ouch! blisters on your fingers) and perservering out of love for the music.
You can make/discover beautiful/motivating music with a $75 guitar. Its all about heart.

Theres alot of love in the air man!

**J Diddy** · 08-06-2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

300 and under.

starter guitar you might even check out a pawn shop

go with acoustic it will help you build finger strength and calluses more quickly
make sure it's got decent action ( I like mine set about 1/8-1/4 on the 12th fret

make sure you play it at the store and it sounds good, neck straight fret all the strings up and down the neck to make sure it doesn't have buzz

you can get a decent used one to start with see how you like it then move up to a nicer new more expensive version

**J Diddy** · 08-06-2008, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

Musician's Friend is a great place. The one in Kansas City has dings and dents with alot of the guitars, so you can get them at a discount. Even then, I would plan on paying at least a $250.

I didn't know there was a physical store in KC

I've just always used there website

MF is da bomb fo sure

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