First Electric Guitar | What should I be buying?

[GregF]

Any thoughts on the fender Strat Player edition? or the Epiphone SG 61 as good starter guitar?

[JakeMGA]

All of the new Fender Player series stuff is great quality, my bassist got a player P-Bass and it sounds and feels great to play,

I’m partial to Fender guitars so anything in the player range, or the Squier high end range (i.e “deluxe” or “vintage modified”) is going to be great value.

[MGA Admin]

Fender is a great brand and Epiphone have a pretty solid track record too.

My recommendation is to set yourself a budget and to get the best guitar you can within that budget. If you get the player series now you probably won’t have to upgrade ever, it’ll just be a matter of adding new things to the collection.

A good exercise is to write out your top 10 favourite guitarists, then explore what gear they use, this will give you a good indication of the kind of sound you like and what guitars are going to best help you capture it.

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