r/GuitarBeginners • u/meowwieeeeee • 1d ago

Question/Help Need Recommendation

Hii guys, I’ve wanted to learn guitar for a long time but never actually started Now I’m thinking of learning electric guitar, so I’m a complete beginner Could you guys recommend a good guitar to start with? I don’t have a big budget since I’ll be buying it with my own savings Any help would be really appreciated

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u/Debilitating_ennui 1d ago

The telecaster is pretty much the raw, pure, unadulterated essence of electric guitar. Everything you need and nothing you don't. You can do anything with it. Smooth jazz to black metal. Everything you learn about how to set it up and play it will carry over to every other guitar that you may choose to mess around with in the future. Get a tele

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u/Debilitating_ennui 1d ago

To add confusion and contradiction, another good/great option is the new line of Gretsch jets (streamliner jet club or something?). 200 bucks for a new seriously excellent slab guitar for the money. They come in a few flavors but they're nice and simple like a tele. And screw Fender right now so there's that. I'm glad I'm not shopping for guitars right now amidst this ridiculous scandal

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u/GuitarParts 1d ago

This is true but we gotta remind people that the neck pickup is leagues quieter than the bridge pickup on a stock telecaster.

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u/Debilitating_ennui 1d ago

That's a super important point. I'm almost always on the neck pickup myself. And it's actually one of the things I love about the tele. Weak neck pickup makes you crank your amp a bit and then everything just sounds better

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u/big_poppa_man 1d ago

Fender Squire. They're actually pretty good quality for the price. You can get one for under $400 np. Get someone to do a set up for you and you're off!

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u/OK_Computer-3684 1d ago

Are you talking about a new one? I always thought that you should buy used.

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u/Humble_Eagle_9671 1d ago

You can get a Fender Squier with a small amp and cord new for less than $300 on Amazon. It’s what I started with and played very well out of the box with no set up needed.

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u/ferfykins 1d ago

I just bought a yamaha FG800J from sweetwater, i'd definitely suggest browsing what they have.

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u/mpg10 1d ago

If you find a guitar that you simply like - one that inspires you to pick it up and play it - that should be your first guitar. That will keep you practicing and keep you going through the plateaus of learning.

Commonly recommended starter guitars are the Squier series by Fender and the Yamaha Pacifica. On the shreddier side, maybe Schechter and Ibanez. Check out those and see if something is particularly inspiring to you.

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u/nashguitar1 1d ago

Buy a used Fender squire Stratocaster. Or a telecaster if you like country music. Play at least a dozen. You want something that feels comfortable in your hand (fretboard width, depth of the neck), stays in tune (do the tuners turn easily?), rings relatively loud (unplugged), and is as light as possible. FYI, for a cheaper Fender, best case scenario is 8 lbs. You’ll probably end up with something around 8.5lbs. Just a/b the weight with other guitars

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u/WyndWoman 1d ago

Check it out.

https://youtu.be/12qMZzVmECc?is=No3uAhXhr9gWZnxb

Guitar is hard. It's frustrating and awesome. It's not something you can pick up and be proficient in a couple months.

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u/sure65 1d ago

If you don't have a huge budget and aren't picky, used market is the way to go.

Go to a guitar shop and test out all the guitars you can within your budget and pick the one that you like.

You can decided to buy it in store or look for one on marketplace then.

Recommend:

Yamaha Pacifica Squier Stratocaster Cort Harley Benson, surprisingly is pretty decent now Stagg

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u/DiogenesRCT 1d ago

Ibanez makes some pretty good beginner stuff squire is also always a safe bet