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There's a group of us who mostly play Rocksmith but generally chat about guitar stuff and what we've bought etc! Because of the Rocksmith link, we hang around in the Xbox One / Rocksmith forum but you don't have to play Rocksmith or do it on an Xbox to join in. As well as general guitar chat (and there are several fun threads there), we run a very informal "Song of the Week" contest where each week someone picks a song in Rocksmith, and we all play it and record our scores. We've had a short break over Christmas but the next song will start this Friday.
Very briefly, my 2p's worth would be: go to a guitar shop, talk to the assistant and try playing a few guitars and just pick one you fancy. If it's not the display model, ask the guy to open the box and have a look over the guitar with you to check that it seems OK. I would buy Rocksmith and not bother with an amp to start with, since any starter amp is likely to be not terribly good and end up not being what you want, and getting replaced afterwards.
Re styles of guitars, you can play any style on more or less any normal guitar. Buy the type of guitar you want to play (acoustic or electric); don't buy an acoustic one first because it seems like "the done thing"; it's not. The following are the classic styles of electric guitars:
Stratocaster (Fender)
Telecaster (Fender)
Les Paul (Gibson)
Semi-hollow (Gibson 335)
They come in lots of different colours and options, and many other companies have copied these basic designs. Then you've got some other styles of guitars, like Jaguars, Explorers, Vs etc etc but they all do essentially the same thing.
Two key things are worth mentioning for beginners. Firstly, some guitars come with a little arm attached to the bridge (like the Stratocaster above) called a whammy bar or tremolo arm. I would recommend getting a guitar without this arm as a first guitar. Secondly, there are two main types of pickups - single coils and humbuckers. The first two guitars above have single coils, and the second two have humbuckers. They give a different sound, and you might want to try both types before you make a choice. Humbuckers generally have a more mellow sound than single coils but there are many variations.
If you don't live near a guitar shop and are willing to take a punt on an online purchase, the Slash AFD pack that someone linked above is one good option (as are the Yamaha Pacificas, which are very well-regarded cheap guitars). You could also visit Thomann and have a browse through their own brand guitars, under the brand name "Harley Benton", which are basically Chinese copies of lots of famous guitars at very cheap prices, and generally quite decent as starter guitars.
Don't hesitate to ask more questions! There's also a ton of useful information on YouTube if you search for things like "Choosing a beginner's guitar". |
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Author: DodgeTheViper
25-11-2019 21:18:42
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