Guitar thread - must be that time of year

bilbosmeggins

Oh, and just for the record, I have used a semi-acoustic (Ibanez AS103 left-hander) with RS and it works just fine.

happychappy69

And you can now sell it to me for a fiver, Christmas spirit and all that

Hillskill

It's been about 20 years since I have owned an electric guitar but I have decided in 2014 I will be getting one. Back in the day my guitars were always smaller and at the time I had a couple of Aria's. These tended to have a slightly smaller fretboard. Are there any brands these days that have a reputation for making slightly smaller fretboards etc?

RBZ5416

Not really sure what you mean by smaller fretboard. There are several variations in guitar necks. eg

Scale - The length.
Profile - The shape & depth.
Nut - The width.
Radius - Curve of the fretboard.

Aria produced a lot of copies as well as their own designs. So unless you can remember specific models that you can search specs for, you're probably best served visiting a store & explaining what you'd like & trying a few within your budget.

Ibanez may be a place to start as they tend to produce thin necks but that may not be what you mean.

Hillskill

Sorry, in hindsight I wasn't clear. I mean spacing between frets. I found with my Aria (can't remember any specific models) I was able to play through scales loads easier then on mates guitars. So my question relates to scale.

RBZ5416

Gibson/Epiphone are shorter than standard Fender (Strat,Tele.etc.) but Fender did produce guitars with scales shorter than Gibson, such as the Mustang & Jaguar. Curt Kobain for one played these short scale guitars & Fender have re-issued some. Don't know what your budget is but there may be Mexican made versions or even Squiers at the lower end.

Hopefully someone with more knowledge of short scale models will chip in, otherwise it's back to the shop or Google!

Edit
It seems that Squier do a Mustang so may be worth searching one of those out in a store to try.

Hillskill

I'm looking at £300 to £500 for the guitar and perhaps around £300 for a decent practice amp. I used to be addicted to boss fx pedals and had tons! They have all long since been moved on and I wondered if they are necessary now. Are the multi fx pedals good enough now to be comparable to a boss flanger, delay, metal zone standalone pedal?

RBZ5416

Well I guess the first thing you need to establish is exactly how short a scale you need/want. The only way to do that is to handle a few, so we're back to the store. In broken record mode, I usually recommend buying a good used instrument rather than a lesser new one.

Have a read of Gloopy Jon's recent amp thread.

claire

Well just bought my first acoustic guitar. A yamaha f310, nothing fancy just something to get me to break the ice. Has anybody used the lick library website for learning dvds? They have a bogof deal on the now and a good few dvds in their.

happychappy69

Did you "try before you buy" or buy it "cold"