Howdy Yall,
Well i am havin some trouble that i figured u guys could help me with. I no i want an electric guitar but i dont no what kind. I have a background with music. I have played the Alto sax for three years now and i am pretty good at it. Also i wanted to no if it was eaiser to self teach or to take lessons.
Thanks ahead of time Cowboy

What kind of music are you interested in playing? Jazz, classical, rock (specific), country etc. The style of music would help determine what kind of guitar. If you have time, I definitely recommend taking lessons. I taught myself for 4 years then took lessons. I discovered much of my techniques were horribly wrong and once I fized them, I became a much better guitarist.

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I`d recommend either a Les Paul or Stratocaster. Your best bet is to go to a shop and try out different models. Guitars are like food, everyone has different taste, so just find your preference. Hope that helps.

I recommend LTD by ESP guitars, i have a good lot of em (bout 9 to be specific) and theyre perfect for their price, they are high quality and show the best quality for their price ranges

depends on ur taste. gibsons (les paul)use humbuckers for their noise. and fender strats (squier) use piezo. gibsons are a deeper sound, pop-punk, rock. strats are high tones, like U2. thats all generally, cause both sounds work well together. ESP, Schecter are heavier Humbucks. i collect guitars and probably like my strat the best this month. Go to Ultimate guitar. pick a fav song learn the chords and move on from there. good luck

ohh wait also fender makes a telecaster, if ur a real cowboy, the texas ones have real nice twang.

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I found an awesome custon built Gabe White G-B bender with an E/D bender switch. This is not an advertisement, I just thought it was such a cool guitar that it deserved to be seen. Please look at the pictures and description on the site and tell me what you think-do I have good or bad taste?

I HAVE A GIBSON LES PAUL, A FENDER STRAT. IBANEZ WITH A FLOYD ROSE TREM AND A PALM BAY WITH A FLOYD ROSE. AN IBANEZ IS THE BEST FOR ROCK IF U LIKE THE VAI ROUTE, FOR BLUESEY ROCK I WOULD SAY STRAT OR GIBO MY PALM BAY IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD AND ITS AMAZING. THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU`VE GOT TO GET OUT THERE AND TRY`EM ALL DUDE.

I recommend Fender Strats, but thats just me...If youre a Hendrix, Clapton, Beck fan then get one...It just depends on your style of playing...definitely take lessons-it will make a huge difference.

i`m a self-taught guitarist and have just been mucking around on my dads acoustic for a bit over a year and ive got pretty handy. the one thing that i haven`t learnt because of not having lessons is how to use a pick. they just stuff me up and im no good at all with them so i finger pick. its tonnes easier for me to fingerpick though coz ive learnt bass guitar for nearly 3 years