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By the way:::::: I'm I crazy in that I want to put this acoustic up and play electric? I've been playing the Ibanez rg1570 I got for my son and I can get the chords much better .... It sounds better too. Maybe I should have started with the electric. Or maybe playing the acoustic, which is harder, will make me a better electric player ???
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As far as not knowing anything about guitars at this point, I've been in this game for 55 years and I can tell you, as a regular AGF poster familiar with the individuals above, you're reaping the benefits of a couple hundred years' accumulated experience here, in most cases (certainly my own) acquired at the world-renowned School of Hard Knocks and The Discovery Academy of Electric Guitar - as in hook it up, plug it in, turn it on, twist the dials until you find the tone(s) you like, write it down so you don't forget, and hope that the crowd likes what they hear as much as you do at tonight's school gym/church basement/union hall gig (heaven help you if they didn't when/where I grew up ). You also have the advantage of simultaneous access to a variety of valid points of view on any given topic - I picked up my knowledge piecemeal on the job, as well as on the streets of New York in the '60s/70s, roaming the pawn shops and off-the-beaten-path dealers in the waning days of the "old" music business - and while we can (and often do) disagree on certain issues, you can glean a great deal of useful information from what you read, come to your own well-grounded conclusions, rest secure in the fact that nobody here would attempt to steer you wrong, and realize that Rome wasn't built in a day... In that spirit, I'll address your next post: Quote:
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If you buy something that you think sounds\looks great you'll be 10x more likely to pick it up and practice because you want to. That's the key, you need to get a guitar that makes you want to play. One thing I don't think you've mentioned was what type of music you want to play. That'll make a difference to suggestions people will give you. There's certain guitars that are more suited for different styles of music. The Ibanez RG that your son has (I own a Prestige RG) is built for speed and is 'slightly' easier to play fast than some other guitars as well as being suited for heavier rock\metal. From what you've said I think you should defo get an electric. It's what you want to play. No point keeping your acoustic and have it sitting in a corner gathering dust. |
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Picked up Squier today to play around with ....Let's see where I end up. It's all fun..... If I could just get the **** C chord!!!! |
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'70s country rock - you'll definitely need that acoustic...
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Glad you got a guitar sorted.
I think you made the right choice getting an electric. The Squiers are really good value for money, I started off on one years ago and if anything the build quality is better now than it was back then. It should suit the styles of music you like pretty well too. |
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I hope you're right because I got another rookie question I hope you guys can help me with: In the store, the owner hooked up the Squier to his in-store (larger amp) and it totally rocked. I'm not sure where he had the dials on guitar and/or amp. Got it home and plugged into amp and first got a kind of staticed, humming backfeed. I switched the plugs (changed ends) and it played. Forgot what setting I had it on nor do I remember volume. I thought all was good. Got called to supper. Got it back out and plugged up to irig and I have to turn it all the way up to hear it through headphones. Plug it back up to the amp and It sounds good but I have to turn volume up on the amp (around 6) and the guitar volume to around 7 to get some good sound. It only has 3 pick ups (if that's what they're called). Now, compare that to the Ibanez prestige 1570. the Ibanez blows the irig away with good volume and it rocks big time the little 15w amp with the volume set on 2. It has 5 pickups and I think the previous owner (who was in a rock band) did some work to it as well. So, I would think I would get more sound out of the irig with the squire. Maybe not..... Did that first little static humming backfeed harm something? Also, the plug does not entirely seat all the way into guitar. There is very tiny space right at the end. Anyway, is there anything I can check to test this or did I just get what I paid for and be happy with my baby amp and have fun while my 11 year old laughs at my weak guitar while he blows me away with his van halen rendition 😳😂😂😂? Thanks in advance |
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Forgot to ask about input jack issues. It has a nut on it. Should I try to tighten a tad ?
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Are you sure it's not just a dud lead?
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Not sure. I did try another cable/wire that worked on another guitar. Is there a way to check that ? I was thinking about unscrewing the input and taking a look but didn't want to void the warranty. |